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3.22. Getting Started Guide - Connect to onPC, 3D, Wings and Nodes
So, now that we are getting real close to the end of this Getting Started Guide, I'll like to take you through the
process of adding some external equipment.
The dot2 family consists of three different consoles. The smallest is called "dot2 core". This is the commands
section and a special Core Fader section. Then there's the "dot2 XL-F". This is the same as a core with an extra
fader wing build in. The "dot2 XL-B" is like a core with a Button Wing. A "dot2 F-Wing" have 8 executors with faders
and 16 extra executors without faders. A "dot2 B-Wing" have 48 executors without faders.
A dot2 core can have a maximum two dot2 F-Wings and two dot2 B-Wings connected. The same amount is used
with the dot2 XL console, but their build in wing counts as one from the beginning, so you can only connect three
wings.
You can connect 10 dot2 Node4 (1K)s to your system. The nodes are used to output DMX universes. They connect to
the network and can be positioned at remote locations. 5 nodes can output universe 1 through 4. 5 others can
output universe 5 through 8.
You can connect up to five dot2 consoles or onPCs and up to five 3D visualizers in one system.
All these devices connect together using a 100MB (minimum) Ethernet switch. You need to use a quality switch that
allow something called multicast. Today most switches do. Please also use good quality Ethernet cables of
minimum cat.5e specifications. They talk together using IPv6. This is a unique number that functions as an address
for each device. Your computer needs to have an IPv6 address. All new computers have this automatically, but if
yours doesn't then you'll need to set it up. There is another help page called
What is
IPv6, that might offer you some
help with this.
dot2 Wings
When you have made all the physical connections, you need to connect the equipment to the console. Press
Setup
and then dot2 Wings .
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