The DSan VC-2000-2 is a Cat-5-USB dongle that passes serial data from any DSan timer or cuelight product to companion software running on a Windows PC. The software can also process device data received from a network source.
The VideoClock application parses the device data, then graphically configures data elements (time remaining, phase lights, cues, etc) according to user-controlled parameters of size, color, background, position, and transparency. The resulting output can be displayed alone or on top of other running applications such as PowerPoint. If displayed alone, a window background color can be selected and keyed to be transparent so that the output can be mixed with another video signal, such as a TV broadcast.
The software application need not be installed on the PC. When the VC-2000 dongle is connected via USB, an embedded drive is enumerated. The application and your custom setups can reside there. A setup program is available to install the software. This enables it to run faster and eliminates the need for the dongle when sourcing data over a network.
Pre-configured setups are included with the VC-2000-2 dongle. They can be opened to display data immediately from a connected Limitimer or PerfectCue. Also included are custom fonts that can display time remaining at full screen width.