@dnathan A few questions and comments:I’m installing (8) eight-way generic dimmers into DMXIS. But the first one I installed controls all eight lights. I can change colors just fine, but I want to be able to control the lights individually for chases, etc. What am I missing?
@dnathan Did you adress the lights? I haven't looked at your link yet; if all your lights are addressed at channel one then they'll all operate simultaneously. If your lights require 8 addresses, and if you want to be able to control them individually, you'll need to give each of your lights a unique starting address, and without any overlapping channels thus: Lamp 1 address 001. Lamp 2 address 9. Lamp 3 address 17. Lamp 4 address 25. Lamp 5 address 33. Lamp 6 address 41. Lamp 7 address 49. Lamp 8 address 57. With your controller patched 1 to 1 your first lamp will be channels 1-8. Your second lamp channels 9-16. Your third lamp channels 17-24. Your fourth lamp channels 25-32. Your fifth lamp channels 33-40. Your sixth lamp channels 41-48. Your seventh lamp channels 49-56. Your eighth lamp channels 57-64.Thank you Ron.
Here are the lights: https://www.lixada.com/p-l0581us.html
They are Lixada DMX-512 RGBW LED Stage PAR Lights. They take 8 channels. By default DMXIS uses 1:1 patching, but after connecting the first light, all eight lights (daisy-chained) lit up. DMXIS does have a patching section, but I don't see how it would help. Thoughts?
@dnathan Are you winning yet? @Amiers Am I missing something??@dnathan Did you adress the lights? I haven't looked at your link yet; if all your lights are addressed at channel one then they'll all operate simultaneously. If your lights require 8 addresses, and if you want to be able to control them individually, you'll need to give each of your lights a unique starting address, and without any overlapping channels thus: Lamp 1 address 001. Lamp 2 address 9. Lamp 3 address 17. Lamp 4 address 25. Lamp 5 address 33. Lamp 6 address 41. Lamp 7 address 49. Lamp 8 address 57. With your controller patched 1 to 1 your first lamp will be channels 1-8. Your second lamp channels 9-16. Your third lamp channels 17-24. Your fourth lamp channels 25-32. Your fifth lamp channels 33-40. Your sixth lamp channels 41-48. Your seventh lamp channels 49-56. Your eighth lamp channels 57-64.
Is this making sense or am I still misunderstanding your query?
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard
My goodness, I've worked with you guys! Small world. Thank you for the offer. I'm filming in Seattle right now, so it'd be a long drive.
I don't know how to change it to DMX512, or force it to DMX, but Sunday I'll have the chance to hook them up again and try the new addresses, so I pry won't need to go that direction.
@dnathan We appear to be separated by a common language. What you've just posted IS NOT what I typed.I am so grateful for your help Ron! The way it brought in the first lamp is:
Ch1/100
Ch2/0
Ch3/0
Ch4/0
Ch5/96
Ch6/0
Ch7/0
Ch8/100
I'm not sure why it brought it in that way, but I'll change them to your recommendation:
Ch1/001 Correct.
Ch2/9 Lamp 2 NOT channel 2.
Ch3/17 Lamp 3 NOT channel 3.
Ch4/25
Ch5/33
Ch6/41
Ch7/49
Ch8/57
Question though, do I use those same addresses with Channels 9-64?
@Amiers Your turn PLEASE! I'm going nowhere fast and getting faster.So I should write that into the channel patching text box? I tried like this:
1 : 001
2 : 002
3 : 003
4 : 004
5 : 005
6 : 006
7 : 007
8 : 008
9 : 009
10 : 010
11 : 011
12 : 012
13 : 013
14 : 014
15 : 015
16 : 016
17 : 017
18 : 018
19 : 019
20 : 020
21 : 021
22 : 022
23 : 023
24 : 024
25 : 025
26 : 026
27 : 027
28 : 028
29 : 029
30 : 030
31 : 031
32 : 032
33 : 033
34 : 034
35 : 035
36 : 036
37 : 037
38 : 038
39 : 039
40 : 040
41 : 041
42 : 042
43 : 043
44 : 044
45 : 045
46 : 046
47 : 047
48 : 048
49 : 049
50 : 050
51 : 051
52 : 052
53 : 053
54 : 054
55 : 055
56 : 056
57 : 057
58 : 058
59 : 059
I got: Error on line 1 [1: 001] Invalid characters found (Valid patches include '200:340' and '3/9:35')
8 channels actually, but yes, el cheapo.
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