Hi,

Please find the below python script to run a blynclight as a status indictor. Much cheaper (and nicer looking) than some of the other equipment available. Uses vMix TCP connection.




# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sat Feb 27 22:35:03 2021

@author: jabal
"""

import socket
import time
import blynclight
sock=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

server_address = ('localhost', 8099)

try:
b=blynclight.BlyncLight.get_light()
b.color=(0,0,200)
light=True
except:
light=False
print('no light')




while 1:
time.sleep(.5)
try:
sock.connect(server_address)
except:
print('vmix not open')
vmix=0
while vmix==0:
try:
time.sleep(.5)
test=sock.sendall(b'ACTS Streaming\r\n')
data = sock.recv(100)
if str(data)[-6]=='1':
if light:
b.on=True
print('streaming')
else:
if light:
b.on=False
print('not streaming')
except:
vmix=1