Midi Show Control - ETC Ion Xe Operating Manual

MIDI Show Control

Eos Family consoles can receive MIDI Show Control (MSC) data from Net3 Show Control Gateways
and the built-in MIDI ports on a console or programming wing (when available). There can be up to
32 sources, and these sources can be assigned Group IDs between 1 and 32. MIDI Show Control is
one of many different types of MIDI signals – MIDI Time Code and MIDI Notes are supported, but
described elsewhere in this document. All other incoming MIDI is ignored.
Eos Family consoles can also transmit MIDI Show Control data.
MIDI Show Control Devices
MIDI Show Control data carries a device ID (MIDI channel) within the data packet. MSC setup, see
Show Control Settings (on
one for transmission. This is different than the ACN Group Tx and Rx IDs, which are the show control
gateway source ID and transmitting ID. The show control gateway, assigned an ACN Group Tx and
Rx ID, can send MIDI messages to and from several Device IDs all on the same MIDI line.
Only MSC data that matches the MSC Receive Channel in Setup, or an All Call ID (127), will be inter-
preted by your console.
All outgoing MSC data contains the specified transmit device ID, as specified in Setup, see
trol Settings (on
Eos Family Command Interpretation
MIDI Show Control commands contain a Command Format, or device type that is intended to
receive a message. Eos Family devices will respond to Lighting—General messages. All other com-
mand formats are ignored.
Eos Family consoles can receive the following MSC commands:
Go - runs a cue.
Stop - pauses a cue.
Resume - resumes a paused cue.
Set - controls a submaster, playback, or Grandmaster.
Fire - runs a macro.
In addition to the command and command format, the MSC commands also contain places for trans-
mitting devices to provide additional data, or data fields, which further specify the intended action,
like a submaster number. When Eos Family consoles output MSC, these fields cannot be edited and
correspond to the cue, submaster, or macro that is being executed.
The cue-related commands (go, stop, resume) have three fields – Cue Number, Cue List, and Cue
Path. Cue Path is not used by the console. Cue Number and Cue List are optional fields – if they are
not provided, the console runs the next cue on the master fader on the console. The Cue List and
Cue Number field, if provided, should match a cue list and/or cue number on the console.
In the command/ effect tables below, if a field is present in the MSC data, the name is indicated (such
as "Cue"). If it is not present in the data, a "-" is indicated.
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