Link Caliope OnAir to Visual Radio

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Before you start

• VRA Core runs for your studio. See Machine specs.
• The Caliope OnAir machine can reach the VRA Core machine on the Core API port, 3002 by default.

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Add the Caliope OnAir connection in VRA Cloud

1. Go to Settings → Studio → Automations in VRA Cloud.
2. Click Add Automation and pick Caliope.
3. Turn on Enabled. A new connection starts switched off.
4. Copy the URL under API endpoint. Caliope OnAir sends its data to this URL.
5. Click Add connection.

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Set up Caliope OnAir to send now playing data

1. In Caliope OnAir, go to Settings → Now Playing / Playlist → HTTP(s).
2. Paste the URL from VRA Cloud as the URL.
3. Set Content-type to application/xml.
4. Paste the template below as the template. It is the same as the Data Template in your Caliope connection in VRA Cloud.

<VRA_AutomationLink>
    <Previous>
        <mediaId>{previous.mediaId}</mediaId>
        <title>{previous.title}</title>
        <artist>{previous.artist}</artist>
        <duration>{previous.duration}</duration>
        <type>{previous.type}</type>
        <category>{previous.category}</category>
        <startTime>{previous.startTime}</startTime>
        <inPoint>{previous.inPoint}</inPoint>
    </Previous>
    <Current>
        <mediaId>{current.mediaId}</mediaId>
        <title>{current.title}</title>
        <artist>{current.artist}</artist>
        <duration>{current.duration}</duration>
        <type>{current.type}</type>
        <category>{current.category}</category>
        <startTime>{current.startTime}</startTime>
        <inPoint>{current.inPoint}</inPoint>
    </Current>
    <Next>
        <mediaId>{next.mediaId}</mediaId>
        <title>{next.title}</title>
        <artist>{next.artist}</artist>
        <duration>{next.duration}</duration>
        <type>{next.type}</type>
        <category>{next.category}</category>
        <startTime>{next.startTime}</startTime>
        <inPoint>{next.inPoint}</inPoint>
    </Next>
</VRA_AutomationLink>

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Check that VRA receives Caliope OnAir data

• Settings → Studio → Automations: the Caliope OnAir connection shows a green status dot, the title and artist of the playing item, and the time of the last update.
• AutomationLink in the main menu: the item shows under On air, and the upcoming items under Next and Rundown.

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Troubleshoot Caliope OnAir

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The Caliope OnAir connection stays idle

1. Enabled is on in the connection, and AutomationLink Enabled is on at the top of Settings → Studio → Automations.
2. The URL in Caliope OnAir uses the IP address of the VRA Core machine, not 0.0.0.0.
3. A firewall on the VRA Core machine allows incoming connections on the Core API port, 3002 by default.

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The title or artist from Caliope OnAir is wrong or empty

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Related

• Link Radio Automation
• Radio Automation Data: music track meta and item groups