sorry for not replying sooner, i had my head in a bucket finishing software.

pixelmad doesnt respond to network poll requests for ID over artnet, at the moment, it just acts like a dumb dmx endpoint.

it is possible your desk requires some network acknowledgement to make this happen directly.

we could have a quick look at this. i didnt have any desks to test this with, and i didnt want to add anything without testing.

there is no problem with getting rid of the etherlynx box and talking directly.
the grandma supports this.