CheeseFunnel
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Good afternoon, folks. I apologize if this has already been specifically answered in another thread. I've trolled around for the past couple of days, and haven't found an answer yet.
I recently received a new iPad 2 as a birthday gift, and would like to put it to use in my auditorium. I run a unified auditorium for the local public school district which was renovated in 2005, and the person in charge of the renovations at the time installed Strand products across the board, from the 300-series console to the SLs hanging over the stage. Our central node is controlled by a Supervisor CD80SV-SN110 unit, running to ~140 standard CD80 dimmers. We have an ad-hoc wireless access point in the ceiling that ties into the ethernet backbone in the house.
While the 300 console has been somewhat reliable (it's solid state drive is gradually failing), and the Premiere system has its ups and downs, I would really like to be able to shut the 300 down and run simple concerts with my iPad. The Strand connection software is buggy at best (sometimes I can't get a local echo on my screen), and it requires me to use a USB dongle on my laptop which can be awkward at best sometimes. Right now, purchasing a new console isn't in the school district's budget, so I have to work with what I've got and make the best of it.
I would like to install a DMX controller for my iPad, and I see that there are several options available that supposedly work over ethernet. I'm not adverse to spending money on controller software, however, I don't want to shell out a hundred bucks if it's not going to work. I would rather get a fully-featured standalone DMX controller, rather than connection software to my 300 console; we would just use the console for more complex shows where I don't want someone else's hands on my iPad. ;-)
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Rusty
I recently received a new iPad 2 as a birthday gift, and would like to put it to use in my auditorium. I run a unified auditorium for the local public school district which was renovated in 2005, and the person in charge of the renovations at the time installed Strand products across the board, from the 300-series console to the SLs hanging over the stage. Our central node is controlled by a Supervisor CD80SV-SN110 unit, running to ~140 standard CD80 dimmers. We have an ad-hoc wireless access point in the ceiling that ties into the ethernet backbone in the house.
While the 300 console has been somewhat reliable (it's solid state drive is gradually failing), and the Premiere system has its ups and downs, I would really like to be able to shut the 300 down and run simple concerts with my iPad. The Strand connection software is buggy at best (sometimes I can't get a local echo on my screen), and it requires me to use a USB dongle on my laptop which can be awkward at best sometimes. Right now, purchasing a new console isn't in the school district's budget, so I have to work with what I've got and make the best of it.
I would like to install a DMX controller for my iPad, and I see that there are several options available that supposedly work over ethernet. I'm not adverse to spending money on controller software, however, I don't want to shell out a hundred bucks if it's not going to work. I would rather get a fully-featured standalone DMX controller, rather than connection software to my 300 console; we would just use the console for more complex shows where I don't want someone else's hands on my iPad. ;-)
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Rusty
