companion-module-matrox-monarch

A BitFocus Companion module for interacting with Matrox Monarch H.264 stream encoder/recorder devices.

Supported Actions

• Start encoders/recorders
• Stop encoders/recorders

To-Do

• Parse API response and log whether encoder successfully started/stopped, or better yet, update the UI.

• Realtime feedback of encoder status (stopped, running), via polling the status API. Unfortunately polling is the only option; this is how the Monarch device's stock web interface works too.

Development

Mock Monarch

To enable basic testing without an actual device, there is a basic HTTP server that mocks out some of the device API. Right now it just responds to every request with a sample response taken from the device after a "stop encoder" call. We can add to this in the future to respond appropriately to different calls.

It uses the device defaults for auth (HTTP basic auth: admin/admin) and listens on port 80. Start it (after installing dev dependencies) like so:

node mock-monarch.js

And you'll see:

$ node mock-monarch.js
Mock Monarch is listening on 80
Received request: /Monarch/syncconnect/sdk.aspx?command=StartEncoder1