i added a routable data - rather than broadcast - option to the current version in january - so you can use a switch to route the data to to each box individually.Originally Posted by bswinnen
Which g5 where you using - what speed?
i added a routable data - rather than broadcast - option to the current version in january - so you can use a switch to route the data to to each box individually.Originally Posted by bswinnen
Which g5 where you using - what speed?
Great. So you actualy can talk to individual IP addresses?
That's good to know. At least this will not overload the nodes, however with 300Mhz processing power in our boxes we do have some margin
About G5: I do not have a PixelMad. We did some test with a PixelDrive and that one only broadcast data. We only use it to test our nodes to real live situations.
yes i actually talk to individual addresses. i automatically scan for artnet devices. they return their ip address, and i can send directly to that ip.Originally Posted by bswinnen
you can select broadcast or routable from the artnet info window in the full screen gui. ( See attachment below )
you can download a fully working demo from this site.
only thing that happens is a red bar output every few minutes.
by the way - i just did a show with 28 universes.
and have possible spec for many more.
just used 2 of your boxes on zazie, and they appeared in this list just fine. i added your artnet ID to the latest build so your product number appears in this list.
Hi
We´re planning on installing Catalyst 4 with the PixelMad plugin in a night club here in Norway.
I want PixelMad to control 30 ColorWeb LED nets. But I´m not sure how to set it up, connection-wise. The venue needs a cable plan, and since I´m a newbie, and nearing deadline, I would be most pleased with any assistance available!
I know naught about DMX universes or light jockey vernacular, and my mother tongue is Norwegian, so keep it simple if possible ;-)
Is this it: Mac G5 server --> Ethernet HUB --> ColorBlock PSUs --> ColorWeb LED nets?
This is the first of what will be a long stream of nOOb questions on this site, I fear.. ;-)
The setup would look a bit like this I suppose:
Mac G5 -> (Ethernet switch) -> ArtNet node -> DMX to ColorWeb panel
Depending on the number of panels you use, you need a number of DMX universes.
I think 1 panel = 48 DMX channels
So maximum 10 panels on 1 universe.
So 30 panels would mean 3 universes
You probably need 1 additional universe to control your G5 from the desk.
And maybe some more universes available for future plans.
Have a look at these nodes to convert the ArtNet to DMX:
Luminex Ethernet-DMX8
If you drop me an email on our Luminex website I can send your further detail about a possible setup.
colourweb and alkalite fixtures supported in f44
i put a test version up which does 60 universes.
f44 pixelmad 16.
m147 has support for up to 250 universes in demo mode-
this is possible with unicast artnet.
I will do some testing on 200+ universes as soon as I have some time for that...
I will also try to find out how far you can go on braodcast when using 100 Mb/s infrastructure... - you should get 250 universes as well (have seen that work on other systems...)
Olli
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Oliver Ranft, Aachen, Germany
as long as the ethernet switch routes the data directly to the artnet boxes - it should work.
You can send 1Gb ethernet out from catalyst as artnet fine - even on fibre backbone-
what breaks artnet is sending too much data down the final cable between switch and artnet box - many artnet boxes only work at 10BT.
This final stage needs to be routed.