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controllers:dmx [2022/01/30 20:23] – [Step Five: Setup in Modules] hedgiepicontrollers:dmx [2022/01/30 20:24] – [Step Four: Add DMX Devices] hedgiepi
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 For the first device, “DMX effects”, input the desired name and description in the text boxes. Click “Next”. For the first device, “DMX effects”, input the desired name and description in the text boxes. Click “Next”.
  
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 Next, select “DMX” for the Device Type, which will automatically take you to the next screen in the wizard. Next, select “DMX” for the Device Type, which will automatically take you to the next screen in the wizard.
  
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 In the next step of the wizard, you will need to know which format your device uses. If you don’t know and don’t have a device manual to reference, some guess and check can help here (using another DMX software, such as FreeStyler or QLC+, is helping in doing this quickly). If your lights are not one of the options, pick the closest. We can edit the format manually later. Clicking the desired device format will automatically take you to the next screen of the wizard. In the next step of the wizard, you will need to know which format your device uses. If you don’t know and don’t have a device manual to reference, some guess and check can help here (using another DMX software, such as FreeStyler or QLC+, is helping in doing this quickly). If your lights are not one of the options, pick the closest. We can edit the format manually later. Clicking the desired device format will automatically take you to the next screen of the wizard.
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 Example: HedgiePi’s DMX lights are actually 6 channel (like sample fixture 4), but the first 4 channels are ARGB, so HedgiePi chose ARGB as the DMX Device format. Example: HedgiePi’s DMX lights are actually 6 channel (like sample fixture 4), but the first 4 channels are ARGB, so HedgiePi chose ARGB as the DMX Device format.
  
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 Next, you’ll need to select the starting channel for the device. Then click “Next”. Next, you’ll need to select the starting channel for the device. Then click “Next”.
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 Example: The last 2 channels for HedgiePi’s DMX lights (strobe and fade) are not as useful in Horizons, so HedgiePi just skipped the channels rather than adding them.  Example: The last 2 channels for HedgiePi’s DMX lights (strobe and fade) are not as useful in Horizons, so HedgiePi just skipped the channels rather than adding them. 
  
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 Repeat the process for the “DMX Alerts”, For the starting channel, pick a value after the number of channels your “DMX Effects” devices use to avoid channel interference. Repeat the process for the “DMX Alerts”, For the starting channel, pick a value after the number of channels your “DMX Effects” devices use to avoid channel interference.
controllers/dmx.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/30 20:26 by hedgiepi