Uncle Dirtnap
Active Member
If you look through my prior posts you'll see the local high school theater I'm working with has had some instability with their old colortran Innovator light board for the past few years. The theater was built in the 90s, and has 2 ETC sensor racks and originally had an old expression board.
One of the other parents stumbled across an ETC Express and we picked it up. I'm going to be setting it up, and had a few questions for the hive mind.
In the booth, there is a panel with the 6 pin ETCLink connector. This is currently plugged into the DMX out on the colortran, so I assume they are using the ETCLink wiring to carry DMX. There are no DMX ports I can find.
I thought the 6 pin ETCLink just carried dimmer feedback information, not control information or DMX, meaning I will also need DMX to the sensor racks? Why are there 2 or 3 ETC Link wall ports- just for other possible board placements?
Thanks- been reading antique networking marketing literature and it is flashing me back to my Novel certification.
-rj
One of the other parents stumbled across an ETC Express and we picked it up. I'm going to be setting it up, and had a few questions for the hive mind.
In the booth, there is a panel with the 6 pin ETCLink connector. This is currently plugged into the DMX out on the colortran, so I assume they are using the ETCLink wiring to carry DMX. There are no DMX ports I can find.
I thought the 6 pin ETCLink just carried dimmer feedback information, not control information or DMX, meaning I will also need DMX to the sensor racks? Why are there 2 or 3 ETC Link wall ports- just for other possible board placements?
Thanks- been reading antique networking marketing literature and it is flashing me back to my Novel certification.
-rj