VIII Uploading a Show - Direct to SD Card ....................39 LUMENPULSE, LUMENTOUCH and other trademarks indicated in this document are either trademarks of Lumenpulse Lighting Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, IX Hardware Configuration ........................
A PDF User manual available for download on the Lumenpulse website. Troubleshooting Tips document available for download on the Lumenpulse website Lumenstudio programming software available for download on the Lumenpulse website (Hardware Manager is part of the software download). Lumencue ™...
8 ports (1 to 8) to trigger scenes. To use the input ports, you must create a connection and much more. Lumenstudio is your direct link to accessing the full potential of your controller with an intuitive, user friendly between the Ground pin and the ports.
™ ™ 3.3. BLACKOUT Relay (energy saving) 3.8. Remote Apps and Software Control - iPhone/iPad/Android A relay can be connected between the RELAY and GND sockets of the 20 pin extension socket. This can be used to The controller can be used with one of 3 different apps.
™ ™ IV Creating A New Show 4.1.2. The areas patch Once the software is started, you will need to save your show. The files are saved with the .arc extension. Click on the left-side icon of the software title bar to open the main software menu and select “Save”...
™ ™ 4.2. Creating your scenes It is important to select a zone before to create a new scene. There is a list of scenes for every zone (areas). Select a zone from the “Areas”...
™ ™ 4.2.1.1. The fixtures mode 4.2.1.1.2. Selecting the fixtures Every fixture is represented by a little square. The selection is made with the mouse. You can use the “Ctrl” key for a mul- 4.2.1.1.1.
™ ™ 4.2.2.1. Adding an effect to the timelines 4.2.1.2. The Rects mode A rect is a virtual zone where a sequence can be played. You can for instance, play several sequences on the same LED An effect can be added to the timeline with a simple drag&drop.
™ ™ 4.2.2.2. The effects 4.2.2.2.1. Static level Once the selection is made, you must select an effect from the “Effects” window and drag it to the timeline. It is not possible This effect enables you to setup a static level for the selected fixture.
™ ™ 4.2.2.2.2. Gradient 4.2.2.2.3. Curve This effect allows you to create a fade between DMX values (color, positions...). In the case of a color gradient, it is This tool allows you to have more control over the individual channels of your fixtures and is extremely useful with LEDs.
™ ™ 4.2.2.2.5. Matrix It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects. It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixture selection. Read the “Rects mode” chapter to see how to use Rects.
™ ™ 4.2.2.2.6. Picture 4.2.2.2.7. Gif It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects. It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a An animated GIF file can be displayed on the matrix.
™ ™ 4.2.2.2.8. Video 4.2.2.2.9. Text A video can be displayed on the matrix. The software is able to play avi files if encoded correctly. It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects. It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixtures selection.
™ ™ 4.2.2.2.10. Color Manager 4.2.2.3. Rect Layers Perhaps you have used all of the effects and combined them in every way possible, but you are still looking for something If you are not familiar with “RECTS”, please refer to the Rects Mode topic. When creating effects on a rect timeline, it is different, perhaps you want to create your own effect from scratch.
Lumenstudio automatically calculates the RGB or RGBW values required to produce a specific color. However, certain fixtures calculate the RGBW color slightly differently. We can edit the way Lumenstudio calculates the values from the op- - The LIVE tab allows you to test your scenes while programming. Live mode does not serve as a remote control interface tions menu.
Double click a trigger to edit. Re-occuring events can be set here. In the example below, our scene is set to be triggered every Saturday in August. Lumenstudio will now open with no shows loaded. To load a pre-existing show, choose the File button in the top left corner and choose Open…...
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™ ™ For Lumentouch you want to choose STICK:3 A dialogue will pop up; here you will go to where your program file is saved. Be sure your file is a .arc file.
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™ ™ You will see in the middle, an interactive Lumentouch image. Currently there is no scene assigned. To assign scenes you can Once you have assigned all the scenes to the buttons, you will want to write the show to your Lumentouch.
You have now successfully loaded a show to your Lumentouch. Now you can close the program, and remove the Lu- Lumenstudio will now open with no shows loaded. To load a pre-existing show, choose the File button in the top left corner mentouch from your computer.
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™ ™ A dialogue will pop up; here you will go to where your program file is saved. Be sure your file is a .arc file. If trying to edit a show that was successfully saved on SD card, choose SD_CARD (likely the E\: Drive), then folder Show1, then the file Show.arc...
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™ ™ Once you have assigned all the scenes to the buttons, you will want to write the show to your Follow the dialogues as they pop up. The first will ask if you wish to save a copy of the show file to the memory. This will Lumentouch.
™ ™ IX Hardware Configuration Select ‘OK’ on the following dialogues. Allow the program to load the show do not try to close the program or anything while this is going on, as it may cause the show to not load properly to your Lumentouch.
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™ ™ Scene (S): Scene management DMX Output (X): Manage the timings of the DMX output messages and the page priorities (advanced function!) · S 0(off) enable: displays an empty off scene before scene 0 in each area ·...
Press next area and use the scene buttons to set the closest city zip. The firmware can be updated using the Hardware Manager which is available as part of the Lumenstudio Software download Press next area to exit the city zip setting.
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