Settings: Working with CII

Erizos Studio supports the Central Intelligent Interface (CII) protocol, which enables communication with external automation systems (such as broadcast automation or control systems).

Currently CII supports both Serial (COM) and TCP/IP communication.

Configuration

To configure the CII connection:

1. Open the Studio App or go to the http://[serverIP]:5550 in your browser.
2. Go to Settings → Intelligent Interface.
3. Click New to create a new interface.
4. Fill in the fields described in the table below.
5. Click Save Settings to apply the configuration.

Field	Description
Enabled	Toggle to activate or deactivate the CII connection.
Name	A custom name for the interface (e.g., Automation).
Type	Choose the connection type: - Serial — to use a COM port. - TCP — to use a network connection.
Port	For TCP: specify the network port (default: 7000). For Serial: select the appropriate COM port.
Encoding	Select the character encoding used by the external system (default: UTF8).
Profile	Choose which Studio profile should use this interface.
Channel	Select the channel of the profile for communication.
Keep Manual Pages	Keeps pages triggered manually in On Air state.
Log Raw Data	Enables logging of raw CII messages for debugging.

Note

• Default TCP port is 7000, but it can be customized.
• Both Serial and TCP modes are supported — choose according to your automation system.
• If using Serial, the default baud rate is 9600.