The integration enables broadcast facility operators to manage power distribution directly from the MAGNUM control room — including remote outlet switching, power-cycle (reset), real-time energy monitoring, and alarm correlation via MAGNUM-NMS.
NETIO PDUs connect to MAGNUM-OS via the NETIO JSON API (HTTP REST). Once configured, Reflex periodically polls the NETIO device for outlet status and energy data, and exposes ON/OFF/Reset commands as MAGNUM control actions. Outlet state changes can be surfaced as alarms in the MAGNUM-NMS alarm table, enabling power events to be correlated with other broadcast facility events.
Integration highlights
- Read NETIO device name, outlet names, and outlet ON/OFF states
- Switch any outlet ON, OFF, or trigger a Reset (power cycle)
- Read per-outlet electrical measurements: Load (W), Current (mA), Voltage (V), Power Factor, Phase, Energy (Wh)
- Display outlet status and measurements on a MAGNUM Control Dashboard
- Generate MAGNUM-NMS alarms on outlet state change (e.g. Output 1 Off Alarm)
- Support multiple NETIO PDUs simultaneously — one Reflex driver instance per device
Configuration of NETIO device within EVERTZ MAGNUM OS
The integration relies on the NETIO JSON API (over HTTP/HTTPS). MAGNUM uses its built-in JSON Datasource and HTTP request capabilities to send commands to the PDU and receive status updates.
Preparing the NETIO Device
- Log in to the NETIO device web interface.
- Go to M2M API Protocols >> JSON API.
- Enable the protocol and set Enable READ-WRITE.
- Configure a Username and Password for the API (e.g.,
netio/netio). - Save changes
Configuring MAGNUM OS Reflex driver
The NETIO Reflex driver is provided as a pre-built MAGNUM-OS Reflex configuration (.yaml). Import it into MAGNUM-OS and configure the following parameters:
- In the MAGNUM-OS web interface, navigate to the Reflex configuration section.
- Import the NETIO Reflex driver configuration file.
- Set the device IP address and credentials:
- url: http://{NETIO_IP_ADDRESS}/netio.json
- username / password — match the Read-Write credentials from Step 3.1
- Set the polling interval (recommended: 2000 ms).
- Map Reflex context variables to MAGNUM Control Dashboard widgets (outlet state buttons, measurement labels).
- Optionally configure MAGNUM-NMS alarm rules: trigger an alarm when any outlet State changes to 0 (OFF) unexpectedly.
Special thanks
Let us thank especially Derek Louwerse from EVERTZ for the module development. We are excited to have such partner as Derek.
FAQs
- Can one MAGNUM-OS instance control multiple NETIO PDUs? Yes. Create one Reflex driver instance per NETIO device IP address. Each instance is independent
- Can NETIO outlet alarms appear in MAGNUM-NMS? Yes. Reflex can feed outlet state changes into MAGNUM-NMS alarm tables, enabling correlation with other facility alarms.
- Is polling or event-driven communication used? Reflex uses periodic HTTP GET (configurable interval). Control commands (POST) receive an immediate JSON response.