DSAN PerfectCue & Limitimer
Cliqer talks natively and two-way to the two most common DSAN devices used in live events:
- DSAN PerfectCue — the cue-light + slide-advance system on the lectern.
- DSAN Limitimer — the speaker countdown timer with its green / yellow / red signal lights.
Both connect to the computer running the Cliqer desktop app through their DSAN USB cable, and Cliqer detects them automatically. The desktop app does not need to be the focused window — cues and timer updates flow even while it runs in the background, so the same machine can drive streaming software, slides, or a confidence monitor at the same time.
PC-Ser-USB for PerfectCue, LT-Ser-USB for Limitimer), so you can have both plugged in at once without conflicts.DSAN PerfectCue — slide cueing
Cliqer bridges your online presenters and the PerfectCue hardware in both directions:
- Remote → PerfectCue: when a presenter connected through Cliqer clicks forward or back, Cliqer relays the cue straight into the PerfectCue, which advances the slides on the connected presentation computer(s) — exactly as if a hardware clicker had been pressed.
- PerfectCue → Cliqer: presses on the PerfectCue's own DSAN wireless remote are seen by Cliqer too, so on-stage and remote presenters share one cueing system.
- Cue lights: Cliqer drives the green (forward) and red (back) cue lights so the speaker on stage gets the same visual cue a local operator would give.
This makes for a clean hybrid setup — remote presenters from anywhere in the world and on-stage presenters with a traditional clicker, all on the same PerfectCue backbone, controlling PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, vMix and more.
DSAN Limitimer — speaker timer
Cliqer keeps its on-screen countdown and a physical Limitimer in sync, both ways. Which side leads is set by a single switch on the timer, and Cliqer follows it automatically — there is nothing to configure in the app.
On the back of the Limitimer, DIP switch 1 (SLAVE / MASTER) chooses the direction:
| Switch 1 | Mode | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| ON (Master) | Timer leads | The Limitimer broadcasts its state and Cliqer mirrors it — the on-screen timer shows the same time, program, sum-up window and green / yellow / red phase as the device. |
| OFF (Slave) | Cliqer leads | Cliqer drives the Limitimer — the on-screen timer (set by you or advanced by a remote presenter) sets the device's total time, sum-up time, selected program, and counts it down on the device's display and signal lights. |
Cliqer auto-detects which way the switch is set and adjusts on the fly, so you can flip between "the timekeeper runs the Limitimer and Cliqer shows it to remote speakers" and "Cliqer runs the Limitimer for a fully remote show" without touching any settings.
Setup
- Plug the DSAN cable from the device into a USB port on the computer running the Cliqer desktop app.
- Cliqer detects it automatically — a small status indicator appears in the timer bar when a PerfectCue or Limitimer is connected.
- For the Limitimer, set DIP switch 1 on the back of the unit: ON to let the timer lead, OFF to let Cliqer lead.
- That's it — no drivers to configure on top of the standard FTDI USB-serial driver that ships with macOS and Windows.
Which cable do I need?
The DSAN cables — the PerfectCue cable and the Limitimer serial cable (the KES-485 family) — are FTDI USB-to-serial cables with DSAN-programmed firmware that gives each one its product name and hardware ID. Cliqer uses that ID to recognise the device.
Can you hack a cheaper cable? Technically a generic USB-to-serial adapter wired to the device's control connector can speak the same protocol — it is not a magic cable. But it is not plug-and-play: it lacks the PC-Ser-USB / LT-Ser-USB hardware ID Cliqer auto-detects, and it needs the correct connector and pin-out to the device. For a reliable, supported setup, use the genuine DSAN cable.
Why it's reliable for live events
- Background operation — the desktop app keeps relaying cues and timer state even when another application is focused, so one machine can do several jobs.
- One cueing system — local DSAN remotes and remote Cliqer presenters drive the same hardware, with no conflict.
- Both devices at once — a PerfectCue for slides and a Limitimer for timing can run side by side on the same computer.
- Extend, don't replace — add live screen sharing, slide notes, countdown timers and unlimited remote presenters on top of the DSAN hardware you already own.
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