Dataton SMARTSCRIPT allows you to control external devices from any supported software application and from custom written software. It is based on industry standards such as ActiveX for Microsoft Windows 95/NT and Xtra for Macromedia Director and Authorware. Your computer talks to the external devices through Dataton SMARTPAX QC connected with PC CABLE. SMARTPAX QC is an intelligent, diminuitive box specifically designed for multimedia device control. Software drivers downloaded into SMARTPAX QC handle the communication protocol required for each device, thereby offloading the host computer.

Software drivers are available for over 200 models of devices, such as audio video, tape and discs players, matrix switchers, slide and video projectors, production switchers, computer graphics stations, lighting, motors, animatronics, etc. Based on many years of experience, those software drivers contain all the detailed knowledge needed for reliable device control.

SMARTPAX QC connects to the serial port on your computer. Each SMARTPAX QC controls up to four devices or sub-systems. The system is easily expanded by daisy-chaining additional SMARTPAX QC units. The physical connection between SMARTPAX QC and the device to be controlled is a smartlink cable, which provides the correct signal and mating connectors. Smartlink cables are available for a variety of interfaces, ranging from simple switches and analog outputs all the way up to infrared, timecode and various kinds of serial data: RS232, RS422, DMX-512 and MIDI.

Download SMARTSCRIPT for MacOS (989 kB) computers, including the complete manual.

Download SMARTSCRIPT for Windows 95/NT (2.4 MB) computers, including the complete manual.

Download the complete SMARTSCRIPT USER’S GUIDE (357 kB) for both MacOS and Windows 95/NT computers in PDF format.

Use PC CABLE to connect the computer running SMARTSCRIPT to the first SMARTPAX QC. For more information, download the PC CABLE product sheet (288 kB).