Amira Camera Tally Test

Amira.ps1

 Function Send-CameraTally
{   Param (
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
        [String[]]$Command,
        [string]$CamerIP = "IPAddress",
        [string]$Port = "23"
    )
    #Attach to the remote device, setup streaming requirements
    $WaitTime = 200
    $Socket = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient($CameraIP, $Port)
    If ($Socket)
    {   $Stream = $Socket.GetStream()
        $Writer = New-Object System.IO.StreamWriter($Stream)
        $Buffer = New-Object System.Byte[] 1024 
        $Encoding = New-Object System.Text.AsciiEncoding

          $Writer.WriteLine($Command) 
            $Writer.Flush()
            Start-Sleep -Milliseconds $WaitTime
        #camera will return Done.
        While($Stream.DataAvailable) 
        {   $Read = $Stream.Read($Buffer, 0, 1024) 
            $Result += ($Encoding.GetString($Buffer, 0, $Read))
        }
    }
    Else     
    {   $Result = "Unable to connect to camera: $($CameraIP):$Port"
    }
    #Done, now save the results to a file
    $Result
}

#Test
Get-Telnet -CameraIP "192.168.1.3" -Command "tallyengage 1"
Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
Get-Telnet -CameraIP "192.168.1.3" -Command "tallyengage 0" 

Posted in relation to https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=54115