Connecting To A Computer; Usb Connection - Yamaha DME4io-ES Owner's Manual

Connecting to a Computer

USB Connection

To connect multiple DME Satellite units to a network, you must assign appropriate IP addresses and make other
network settings on all units. To achieve this, you need to connect the [USB] connector of one of the DME Sat-
ellite units to the USB port of the computer using USB cables, install USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer on
the computer, then assign the IP addresses to the DME Satellite units from DME Designer.
USB connections can be used in the following three ways:
(1) Set up the network (e.g., assign a unique IP address to each DME Satellite) from DME Designer.
(2) Control the DME Satellite from DME Designer.
(3) Connect to any individual DME Satellite and control that DME Satellite unit by transmitting MIDI com-
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• Refer to the "DME Setup Manual" (PDF file) for details on installing USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer.
• Make sure that the USB-MIDI Driver's THRU setting is "OFF."
• Refer to "Network Settings" on page 19 for more information on assigning IP addresses from DME Designer.
mands from a MIDI sequencer or similar software.
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• The computer on which DME Designer is running can be connected to either the group master or a slave DME series unit.
In this case, set the DME Satellite as the group master.
• The correspondence between the MIDI commands to be received/transmitted and the scene parameters can be set up using
DME Designer.
• The USB port being used by DME Designer is not available for use by a MIDI sequencer or other application.
Device Group
DME Satellite
USB Cable
DME Satellite
Ethernet Cable
Switching Hub
Ethernet
Ethernet Cable
Straight Cable
SCENE SCENE HOME HOME UTILITY UTILITY LEVEL LEVEL
USB Cable
Computer
(Running DME Designer.)
DME64N/24N
MUTE MUTE CANCEL CANCEL ENTER ENTER
Computer
(Running MIDI
Sequencer or
similar application.)