Blue Pill Server

Integrate legacy controllers, serial and USB devices with the compact, PoE-powered Blue Pill Server, expanding your system integration possibilities.

The Blue Pill Server is a super compact, Power over Ethernet (PoE) device, designed to seamlessly integrate legacy UniSketch controllers into the Blue Pill ecosystem. It’s also ideal for running device cores close to remote devices. It’s capable of serving touch screen interfaces via web browsers. It can also network enable USB-A devices such as Stream Decks and X-Keys via the Raw Panel Protocol, offering a bridge to integrate them with SKAARHOJ control panels. It also supports frame grabber devices for visual presets as well as USB-to serial adaptors for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 integration.

Bill Pill Connects

The perfect wingman

Frame Shot is a perfect wing man to SKAARHOJs legendary PTZ controllers, other SKAARHOJ products receive a whole new potential by expanding existing products. You can extend your switcher operations with configurations such as these: Combine an Air Fly Pro with a XC7 joystick to add PTZ control to your switcher panel.

Extend your controller

Extend your Live Fly with XPoint 24 to have direct access to more switcher sources:

Full PTZ controller!

Combine Inline 22 and XC7 to have a full PTZ controller! Or Add XPoint 48 to Air Fly Pro to access more sources directly - like for the Live Fly example above. And of course you could add XC7 to this combo too if you wanted to. You can do this endlessly.

Get the most out of Mega Panel!

A really good example is the SKAARHOJ mega panel which consists of typically 8-10 individual controllers brought together by Blue Pill in this way:

Features

OLED display

OLED display with color support allows you to display content on your BluePill. May it be parameters from your cameras and switchers or custom graphical content, Reactor will help you create your ideal visualization. Never lose your IP again!

Tally

The LED light bar on the back of your BluePill can be configured to any color and intensity. You can also configure this feedback based on your device parameters or custom conditions. Perfect for that extra tally light!

POE PORT - Ethernet plug

USB

[Data: in+out]

[Power: in+out]

The Micro USB port on your BluePill is capable of powering your BluePill in situations where PoE is not accessible to you. It can also power external devices in cases where PoE is powering the BluePill. Additionally, it provides an option to program or reset the device through serial connection or read data from external devices.

Attach screw

BluePill is born with two ¼”-20 UNC standard screw holes for easy mounting anywhere in your setup.

Strips hanger

No screws? No problem! BluePill also comes with two slots for strips. 2.5 cm wide cutouts can be used to help you attach it anywhere! Strap it down, zip tie it, tape it, use cable binders, we won’t judge. Duct tape not included!

Reset and status LED

Reset (left) + Status (right)

These two holes are used for the reset button (left) and status LED (right).

Status LED will show you whether the BluePill is powered up, booting and running. It can also be used to identify your BluePill using its web interface.

PoE

Ethernet with PoE (IEEE802.3at)

Technical Specifications

Dimensions

Blue Pill Server

Length: 81 mm

Height: 26.4 mm

Width: 50 mm

Weight: 0.124 kg

Shipping data (Box)

Blue Pill Server

Length: 23 mm

Height: 50 mm

Width: 17 mm

Weight: 0.528 kg

Data Sheet

Hardware Specifications
Programmable OLED Tiles	128x36 pixels, color (x4); 128x16 pixels, color (x1); 128x72 pixels, color (x2)
Other	LED (x1); Color OLED Display Tile (x7)

Connectivity
Networking	100 Mbit Ethernet w/Power over Ethernet (PoE IEEE802.3af)
Power Supply	12V DC Jack 5.5mm x 2.1mm x 10mm Center Positive PoE IEEE802.3af/t
Service Port	Micro USB for updating firmwares and setting manual IP
Perpherals	USB-A 2.0 (500 mA) for Stream Deck, X-keys, additional networking adapters, frame grabbers etc.

Software
Platform	Blue Pill (Reactor, Device Cores, skaarOS Linux)
Licenses	Full Reactor and Device Core licenses included

Physical and Shipping
Product Weight	124 g
In the Box	(This Product) Getting Started Guide
Recommended Accessories (not included)	Ethernet Cable: Cat 6 S/FTP or better
Country of Origin	Denmark