# Show Control Show control is the umbrella term for all the protocols that allow the various systems like lights, sound, automation, and video to communicate with each other. This is a very broad topic with many different protocols that can be used for show control and Spikemark supports the following. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.creativeconners.com/docs/spikemark-6/show-control.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.