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Change DMX Provider |
DMX |
To properly communicate with a connected console, specify the DMX protocol. See the Community Forums for specific information about DMX connectivity. Some DMX providers limit the number of universes.
A Vision dongle is required to use MA-Net2.
To set the DMX provider:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the console to the Vision computer. Configure the computer’s IP address and Sub-net Mask according to your lighting controller’s specifications. Some consoles provide utilities for this configuration; check the console documentation. Make sure your firewall is off temporarily while selecting the provider, and then re-enable it.
2.Launch Vision.
3.Select the command.
The Select DMX Provider dialog box opens.
4.The currently selected protocol displays with an asterisk. Select a different protocol from the list if needed. The availability of protocols in the list depends on the platform.
5.If you selected MA-Net3, the Select MA3 Software Version dialog box opens. Follow the steps in Connecting to MA-Net3.
The DMX Viewer does not work with MA-Net3.
Using the MA viz-key, Vision can connect to a grandMA3 console or onPC computer and join an MA-Net3 session. First, install the viz-key driver and update Vision to communicate with the specific version of grandMA3 software that you will use for visualization. Once the update is complete, you can select the desired grandMA3 software version in Vision and connect to the MA-Net3 network.
Vision and the grandMA3 must use the same grandMA3 software version to visualize a show.
To install the viz-key driver and update Vision to communicate with your grandMA3 software:
1. Follow the steps in Setting the DMX provider; select MA-Net3 in the Select DMX Provider dialog box.
2.The Select MA3 Software Version dialog box opens. Select Updater from the list.
3.Follow the instructions for installing and updating the viz-key driver in the Connectivity Article. Once you have run the updater for a specific version of the grandMA3 software, that version becomes an option in the Select MA3 Software Version dialog box, as described in the following section.
Once you have completed the steps in the previous section, Vision can join an MA-Net3 session.
To join an MA-Net3 session:
1. Follow the steps in Setting the DMX provider; select MA-Net3 in the Select DMX Provider dialog box.
2.The Select MA3 Software Version dialog box opens. Select the desired version of grandMA3 software from the list.
3.Follow the instructions for connecting to specific versions of the grandMA3 software in the Connectivity Article.
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Change DMX Provider |
DMX |
Vision allows multiple DMX input devices to be configured and used at the same time, so you can visualize several different types of DMX input simultaneously.
Multi Input is limited to 64 universes.
To configure multiple input devices:
1. Select the command.
The Select DMX Provider dialog box opens.
2.Select MultiInput as the DMX protocol.
The DMX Source Selection dialog box opens.
3.Connect any of the DMX universes within Vision by selecting the universe, and then selecting the DMX protocol from the list.