How to DMX a Eurolite Spot?
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Hi all.
I already read all DMX related articles here...but I don't know what actor to use to trigger the Spot.
On my serial port setup I selected my USB-DMX controller.
So, am I using "ArtNet Send", "Send Serial Data", "Send Control", .... and with which data to fill in (Channel of the Spot is 21)?
And once I can (how to?) switch on / off the Spot via DMX commends, how do I change color, fadings, ...?
Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
Stephan
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Lots of questions here :) A Serial device like the USB-DMX Controller (could you link which one you are using?) needs to be enabled in the Serial menu of Isadora.
- Communications > Serial Port Setup
- Select your Device on Port 1
- Close the dialog
Now that we have our device setup complete, we can actually start building the patch.
A great starting points for this is the following patch:
https://troikatronix.com/add-ons/dx-dmx-universe-enttec-compatible/
Download this to your machine, and you will see that a couple things / actors are setup for you in Scene #2
The ones that you need are:
- Matrix Value Send
- Matrix Value receive
- Send Raw Serial Data
Matrix Value send allows you to attach a fader / numeric value to a 'input'. You will see in this actor something called 'channels' and 'channel 1 - channel 2 - channel 3'. This channels are important! They are the start-address of your fixture. You can change this start address at the light fixture in the DMX Menu.
Please be aware that the cheap lights sometimes require a 'power reset' before changes take in effect. Simply unplugging / plugging the fixture back in should cause it to work if it didn't apply when you entered your DMX start address.
Matrix Value Receive basically 'encodes' the message and allows us to format in such a way where the light fixture understands what we are trying to say. It makes the message 'DMX' compatible.
Send Raw Serial data is sending the value to the USB-Serial Device
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Hi Juriaan.
Thank you so much for your response...answering your lots of questions in between the lines :)
@juriaan said:
Lots of questions here :) A Serial device like the USB-DMX Controller (could you link which one you are using?)
https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07WV6P5W6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
needs to be enabled in the Serial menu of Isadora.- Communications > Serial Port Setup
- Select your Device on Port 1
- Close the dialog
Setup worked perfectly
Now that we have our device setup complete, we can actually start building the patch.A great starting points for this is the following patch:
https://troikatronix.com/add-ons/dx-dmx-universe-enttec-compatible/
Download" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://troikatronix.com/add-o... this to your machine, and you will see that a couple things / actors are setup for you in Scene #2
Will try to log in to download (Safari is flipping around in this moment with username, ...)
The ones that you need are:- Matrix Value Send
- Matrix Value receive
- Send Raw Serial Data
Matrix Value send allows you to attach a fader / numeric value to a 'input'. You will see in this actor something called 'channels' and 'channel 1 - channel 2 - channel 3'. This channels are important! They are the start-address of your fixture. You can change this start address at the light fixture in the DMX Menu.
Please be aware that the cheap lights sometimes require a 'power reset' before changes take in effect. Simply unplugging / plugging the fixture back in should cause it to work if it didn't apply when you entered your DMX start address.
Matrix Value Receive basically 'encodes' the message and allows us to format in such a way where the light fixture understands what we are trying to say. It makes the message 'DMX' compatible.
Send Raw Serial data is sending the value to the USB-Serial Device
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@stephan-bergmann said:
Will try to log in to download (Safari is flipping around in this moment with username, ...)
dx-8211-dmx-universe-8211-enttec-compatible-1.zip
I attached the file from the add-ons. Perhaps you can download this one?
