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| controllers:dmx [2022/01/30 20:21] – [Step Four: Add DMX Devices] hedgiepi | controllers:dmx [2022/01/30 20:26] (current) – [Setting up DMX lighting in Horizons] hedgiepi | ||
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| **Sample Fixture 3 - ARGB** | **Sample Fixture 3 - ARGB** | ||
| - | ^ Color ^ Address | + | ^ Color |
| - | | Red | + | | Alpha (Intensity) |
| - | | Green | + | | Red | 2 | |
| - | | Blue | 3 | | + | | Green | 3 | |
| + | | Blue | 4 | | ||
| **Sample Fixture 4 - ARGB, strobe, fade** | **Sample Fixture 4 - ARGB, strobe, fade** | ||
| - | ^ Color ^ Address | + | ^ Color |
| - | | Red | + | | Alpha (Intensity) |
| - | | Green | + | | Red | 2 | |
| - | | Blue | 3 | | + | | Green | 3 | |
| - | | Amber | + | | Blue |
| + | | Strobe | ||
| + | | Fade | 6 | | ||
| ===== Step One: Plug in DMX lights Daisy Chain ===== | ===== Step One: Plug in DMX lights Daisy Chain ===== | ||
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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. | ||
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| Once in Modules, click “Custom”. | Once in Modules, click “Custom”. | ||
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| Once inside the Custom Module, click “Events” under the “World Building” sub-heading. This will take you to a list of events that happen in game, which is where you can edit and test DMX settings for the various events. | Once inside the Custom Module, click “Events” under the “World Building” sub-heading. This will take you to a list of events that happen in game, which is where you can edit and test DMX settings for the various events. | ||
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| Start with Blue Alert by clicking on the “Blue Alert” event name. This opens an “Edit Event” Window similar to one of the two images below. | Start with Blue Alert by clicking on the “Blue Alert” event name. This opens an “Edit Event” Window similar to one of the two images below. | ||
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| Each event has several fields. For already created events, there is additional setup actions to do for DMX for each event. Click on the item under the “Actions” header, which may read “undefined” or “DMX: DMX Alerts Set To [color] for 100 ms”. Clicking this item will open an “Edit Action” window. | Each event has several fields. For already created events, there is additional setup actions to do for DMX for each event. Click on the item under the “Actions” header, which may read “undefined” or “DMX: DMX Alerts Set To [color] for 100 ms”. Clicking this item will open an “Edit Action” window. | ||
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| Inside the Edit Action window, set the Track to the desired device that we set up. Since this is an Alert light, set this to the “DMX Alerts” Track. Make sure the “Set As Base Values” box is checked and the color is set to blue according to your channels. Save these settings. Repeat this step for each Action in each Event. Note: You can edit the color mix here to work to your fixtures and color preference. If your device has an Alpha channel, be sure to set this to 255 to ensure the light turns on. | Inside the Edit Action window, set the Track to the desired device that we set up. Since this is an Alert light, set this to the “DMX Alerts” Track. Make sure the “Set As Base Values” box is checked and the color is set to blue according to your channels. Save these settings. Repeat this step for each Action in each Event. Note: You can edit the color mix here to work to your fixtures and color preference. If your device has an Alpha channel, be sure to set this to 255 to ensure the light turns on. | ||
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