With a design focused on user-centric workflow Helm is easily configured to monitor and control infrastructure devices for many different applications. Helm is Windows based and uses simple drag & drop to build panels. Using high quality graphics Helm is designed to operate in touch-screen applications. Helm controls a range of broadcast devices including: Master Control Switchers, Branding Devices, Routers, Video Servers, VTRs, Multi-Image Display Processors and Modular Interface Systems, additionally Helm can interogate external databases and return data for a variety of CG applications.

Features

• User customisable implementation and deployment
• Application/Device specific control panels
• Multi/Disparate device control from a single control panel
• Multi-channel/Multiple-Operator operation
• Event based scripting
• Control over TCP/IP, Serial and GPI
• User customisable buttons, icons and backgrounds
• Integral Timers for device & event triggers
• “Drag and drop” panel design interface
• Point & Click or Touch screen operation
• Flexible system architecture
• Powerful alarm monitoring and generation
• Seamless operation with automation
• Text entry via control panel for Character Generator applications
• Powerful controls including buttons, faders and VTR/ Server player
• Integral Tally system
• Device Media Browse and Thumbnailing in control panel
• SQL Database query option
• VDCP device driver