DMX Control

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DMX Control

•There are different options to control VERTEX with incoming DMX-Data

•Just control Playbacks or Systems or make use of DMX-512 to make a more complex Surface modulation

•VERTEX additionally introduces the concept of a Console Layer that gives you the options to control VERTEX like a lighting fixture

•With a DMX-Input Device you are able to use DMX data into scripts or into e.g. the Trigger-Editor

 

informationDMX Routing
To make use of all options below, you first have to create a DMX Routing. Use the DMX Routing Editor to set up your incoming DMX protocol (Art-Net™, sACN, MA-Net2 or DMX-512 with ioversals ioversal DMX IO)
You have to do this setup once.

Control a Playback with DMX-512

•Once a DMX Routing is created, a Playback can be controlled by incoming DMX-Data

•8 DMX-Channels allow controlling e.g. opacity, play/pause or jump to a cue

•DMX-512 settings for playback control are located in the PME (Playback Mixing Engine).

Settings

•Go to Project Explorer > PMEs

•Select PME1 (live)

•Select the Playback to be controlled by DMX

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•Go to Inspector > DMX and set the start address and universe

•Don't forget to enable the DMX Input for this Playback

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DMX Channel Map

 

DMX Address

Parameter Name

Type

Default Values

Values

1

Opacity

16bit

65535

0-65535

3

On/Off

8bit

255

0-127 Off

128-255 On

4

Play Pause Stop

8bit

45

0-10 Idle/None

11-20 Play Once

21-30 Play Loop

31-40 Pause

41-50 Stop

5

Speed Factor

8bit

128

0-124 0x - 1x

125-130 1x

131-255 1x - 4x

6

Cue Selection

16bit

0

0-65535

8

Frame Selection

16bit

0

0-65535

Control a System with DMX-512

•Once a DMX Routing is created, VERTEX can be controlled by incoming DMX-Data

•6 DMX-Channels allow controlling various elements in your project: i.e opacity, system volume, triggering Scripts by ID and many more functions.

Settings

•Select your System and go to Inspector

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•Select the DMX Tab into Inspector and do your settings for start address and universe

•Don't forget to activate the DMX Input for this System

DMX Channel Map

DMX Addresss

Parameter Name

Type

Default Value

Note

1

Live Master

16bit

0

16bit opacity 1 mode for crossfade wipe modetexture

2

fine


3

Live Volume

16bit

0

4

fine


5

Script Control

8Bit

0

0=idle 1-254 Script Id 255 Take after 1sec

6

Function Control

8Bit

0

0=idle 255 Take after 1sec  

values:

1 Enter Fullscreen,

2 Leave Fullscreen,

3 Take Over master,

4 Init Ndi,

5 init Video Inputs,

6 Reset Video Inputs,

7 Reset RenderEngines

Control a Surface with DMX-512

•Once a DMX Routing is created, VERTEX offers you the option to control a Surface by incoming DMX-Data

•With 104 DMX-Channels your are able to control most parameters of a Surface

 

Settings

•Select your Surface and go to Inspector

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•Select the DMX Tab into Inspector and do your settings for start address and universe

•Don't forget to activate the DMX Input for this System
 

DMX Channelmap for a Surface