Control/Dimming Ok...now I need to get my LED pars up and running. Could use some simple help

[flyweed]

Hey all. Ok..I've been sitting here "playing" with our new Ion. Got all the BASICS done...got the board hooked up with dual screens, 20 channel fader wing...and got all my dimmers patched 1 to 1..and have even set up 10 submasters to control our "company plot" for simple concerts, house lights, and various color cyc lights.

NOW...here is what I'd like to do next.... have 3 electrics....each electric has a dmx output on it....1st elect is DMX 8, 2nd elect is DMX 9, and 3rd elect is DMX 10(these are in relation to the Optispliter outputs) . I have on each batton (8) Blizzard Lighting PUCK PRO ZOOMS. they each use 13 DMX channels. I want to set all 8 on 1st Elect to DMX channel 200, 2nd Electric to DMX channel 214, and 3rd elect to channel DMX ch 227

the weird thing about my DMX setup is I THINK I can only use "port/universe" 2....as there is a DMX setup back near my dimmer racks where there is only one input, and that says DMX 2 and then that goes into a Fleenor Isolated splitter, and then that splits out to DMX ouputs 8,9,10,11

SO...with that said...Can someone tell me how to patch in each of my electrics to control these LED Pucks on each electric?

the 13 channels on the pucks are as follows:

Channel Value What It Does
1 000 <--> 255 Master dimmer (0% <--> 100%)
2 000 <--> 255 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%)
3 000 <--> 255 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%)
4 000 <--> 255 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%)
5 000 <--> 255 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%)
6 000 <--> 005 No Function
006 <--> 020 High power (when in normal mode)
021 <--> 030 No Function
031 <--> 255 Color change (See Color Selection Table Below)
7 000 <--> 010 No Function
011 <--> 255 Strobe speed (fastest 255)
8 000 <--> 020 No Function
021 <--> 120 Built-in programs (1 per each 10 increments)
121 <--> 220 User programs (1 per each 10 increments)
221 <--> 255 No Function
9 000 <--> 255 Master speed control
10
000 <--> 009 Dimming speed
010 <--> 049 No Function
050 <--> 099 Speed 1 (fastest)
100 <--> 149 Speed 2
150 <--> 199 Speed 3
200 <--> 255 Speed 4 (slowest)
11
000 <--> 009 No Function
010 <--> 209 1 ID per each 10, ex. 010 <--> 019 = ID1
210 <--> 255 1 ID per each 1, ex. 210 = ID21, 211=ID22
12 000 <--> 255 Zoom
13 000 <--> 255 Zoom speed (0 slowest, 255 fa

 

[chausman]

Have you read the manual? It should be fairly straight forward, and I would guess there is a profile for the Pucks already. You just need to know the address of the fixtures.

 

[Tex]

As Chase said, read the manual and know what mode the fixture is in and at what address. To patch it into the Ion, the syntax is <channel>@<universe>/<address>. Then change the Type from dimmer to the correct profile for your fixture.

 

[StNic54]

Are you asking how to patch the console or how to address the units? Your Fleenor splitter is a splitter/booster coming off of what sounds like DMX Universe Two - no matter where those outputs go, it only handles one universe. As long as your numbers don't clash with anything else on universe two, then you'll need to address the units to the desired addresses, then patch them on the console (see above by Tex). When all else fails, consult the manuals first.

 

[flyweed]

Sorry...I think I am confusing the issue more than helping. Yes, asking how to patch the console. I know how to address the fixtures. Like I said, I have 24 LED pars (8 each on 1st,2nd and 3rd electrics)..each one uses 13 channels dmx.

so I am assigning the first 8 on 1st electric to dmx 200, 2nd 8 on 2nd electric to 214, and the 3rd 8 on 3rd electric to 227 (simple enough)

I have two DMX ports/universes going out of the light board (DMX 1 and DMX 2)..I am assuming that DMX 1 is going straight to my sensor dimmer racks to control standard dimmers, and then I have a DMX output panel next to the dimmer rack that has DMX2 out..that goes into a splitter that is sending inputs to DMX 8,9,10, and 11 (various spots on stage)

So since it looks like I am controlling "moving light fixutres" with port/universe 2, does that mean I have to patch them into the board starting at 513?

THanks again

 

[derekleffew]

... so I am assigning the first 8 on 1st electric to dmx 200, 2nd 8 on 2nd electric to 214, and the 3rd 8 on 3rd electric to 227 (simple enough) ...

Simple enough, but let's complicate things (which will actually make things easier):
Channel/Fixture Numbers : DMX Addresses
1E: (201) thru (208) : 2/1, 2/14, 2/27, ..., 2/92
2E: (211) thru (218) : 2/105, 2/118, 2/131, ..., 2/196
3E: (221) thru (228) : 2/209, 2/222, 2/235, ..., 2/300

Unless one is limited on outputs (on Ion: 1024 min., 3072 max.), why limit oneself by having multiple fixtures at the same address? Once groups/palette s/direct selects are built, it's just as easy to call up many fixtures as one, but not have a limitation of all units doing the same thing. YMMV.

...So since it looks like I am controlling "moving light fixutres" with port/universe 2, does that mean I have to patch them into the board starting at 513?

I believe you CAN, but it involves a lot of unnecessarily adding/subtracting of 512. Using the "<universe>/<address>" is easier than Absolute DMX Address, particularly the more universes one has.
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