Protocol Conversion - Visual Productions QuadCore Manual

Chapter 10

Protocol Conversion

The QuadCore is fitted with several communication ports and additionally sup-
ports various Ethernet-based protocols. Although some protocols are predom-
inantly used for triggering the internal playbacks (such as UDP, OSC, etc.)
and some other protocols are mainly used for recording (such as DMX input,
Art-Net and sACN) the QuadCore is capable of converting one protocol into
another. This chapter provides an insight on which conversions are possible and
how to set them up.
All possible conversions can be organised into two categories: Converting Con-
trol Protocols and Converting DMX Universe Protocols.
10.1 Converting Control Protocols
The first category of conversions comprise the protocols typically used for trig-
gering or transporting one piece of information. The following table shows these
protocols and what kind of information they are able to carry.
Control Protocols
UDP
TCP
OSC
DMX
Art-Net
sACN
Although DMX, Art-Net and sACN are dedicated lighting protocols and natu-
rally fit in the next category, their individual channels lend themselves well for
Information
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percentage [0%,100%], number, string, colour, On/Off
number [0,255]
number [0,255]
number [0,255]
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