Artnet Problem

[thomasrotten]

Hi there

I have bought a ELC node 3 and because i want to run 2 universes of pixelmad and 1 univers in to control the catalyst..
The 2 universes out is working great but i can not get the dmx in to catalyst.


I have set my cat ipadress to 2.0.0.1 sub 255.0.0.0
the elc node 3 is set to 2.0.0.100 sub 2 255.0.0.0

I have tries many tmes to change the universe id in the catalyst but now i just have found out just when catalyst starts up i can see the elc node in the dmx patch window. I can select it but the next time i tries to see what options i have the only 4 ports is this computer port 1-4..

Can anyone please help me??

with my best regards

thomas

[samsc]

screen captures of the dmx input window, and the dmx input control panels. please

[thomasrotten]

Here are my screen dumps

Please let me know if you need any more..

Thanks

thomas

[thomasrotten]

I have just read some articels about elc node 4 and it options only to broadcast the dmx in to catalyst.. What interface are you using out there in the big big world

Regards

Thomas

[NevBull]

We use Luminex DMX2's & DMX8's - very configurable interfaces

Nev.

[rolfwenzel]

I second Nevs Suggestion with Luminex, they work flawessly.
But I also have an ELC Node 4 in Use for my Travel Catalyst, which works also without any Trouble.
Make sure you have the latest Firmware (to be found @ the ELC Website) on the Node, as the older Firmware had a bug in the Artnet Protocol and did'nt make it possible to control Catalyst via DMX in.

I'm sure you've already checked, that your Ouput Universe is another Artnet Universe than your Input Universe. If not this can also lead to strange behaviour.

Good Luck

Rolf

[Ejberendsen]

Hello,

Iam now starting up a project with 5 catalyst systems, and 2 ELC node4.

The problem I have now is that I only can patch to 1 ELC Node(see pictures). I use the elc node only for dmx to ethernet conversion. In the dmx artnet screen of the Hud shows 2 elc node 4 (See pictures). They both called Node 91.

The inputs of ELC Node 1 are configured as Port A 0-0
Port B 0-1
Port C 0-2
Port D 0-3

The inputs of ELC Node 2 are configured as Port A 1-0
Port B 1-1
Port C 1-2
Port D 1-3
Hope that someone can help me.

Kind Regards,


EJ Berendsen

[rolfwenzel]

Dear EJ,

So your ELCs seem to be configured properly.
ELC Node 1 (Input A 0-0 and so on) is the same like Artnet Universe 0-3 in Catalyst (there, where "this Mac" stands behind)
ELC Node 2 (Input A 1-0) is on another Subnet and represents Artnet Universe 16 - 19 in Catalyst

Then everything should work without any trouble. As Mentioned before, please verify that the latest Firmware is on the Nodes loaded.

Best

Rolf

[Ejberendsen]

Hello rolf,

I don't understand what you meaning.
Should i see now in the catalyst control window on point 16 and 19 the second ELC Node. I don't see this.

Please can clearify our comment.

Because this not happening in my system now.

Kind Regards,

EJ Berendsen

[Ejberendsen]

Rolf,

It's working now. Now I know what you were meaning.

Thanks for you help.

EJberendsen