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Getting Started With Patching
To be able to control the lighting fixtures in your system you need to assign each
Elaho
Zone,
dimmer,
fixture
(or a group of dimmers) to a channel. This is done in Patch. The channel can
then be used to control a fixture. The channel also becomes a way to select that fixture for other
types of control like color changes, or adjustment of other parameters (in the case of a moving
fixture, for example). The fixtures in your system are controlled using EchoConnect, DMX,
streaming ACN, or Art-Net protocols, and each device uses a DMX address (or set of addresses)
to communicate with the touchscreen. Elaho Zones are not patched to a DMX value; instead
they communicate over EchoConnect to other Elaho output devices.
To access the Patch functions, press Setup >Patch.
Patch
Displays the patching screen and controls.
Elaho Zones are not patched to a DMX value; instead they are assigned to a specific channel
and communicate over EchoConnect to other Elaho output devices. Elaho Zones still need to be
assigned in patch, by pressing
Add Elaho
Zone. Zone number is an optional channel parameter
that allows the channel to be controlled by an Elaho device. Devices in the same space must be
assigned unique zone numbers, and/or devices with the same zone number must be assigned to
unique spaces.
There is a network universe that can be assigned to any sACN or Art-Net universe number in
Setup>Settings>Network. In the Patch display, the internal universe number will be displayed
first with the assigned universe in parentheses.
Complex devices with several parameters, such as position, color, or beam controls, are
described by a personality . Select the make and type of device to match the actual connected
device. Some devices have modes that must also match on the device and in the patch list.
Lighting devices with
RDM
available and enabled are found automatically and added to the list
of devices, but must still be assigned to channel numbers. Use
Add Device
to patch a complex
device that is not automatically found by RDM.
Note:
Custom fixture personalities can be loaded. Please see
Loading a Fixture Personality
for
instructions.
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