Light O Rama iDMX-1000 User Manual

Intelligent dmx512 converter

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iDMX-1000

Intelligent DMX512 Converter

User Manual

October 8, 2007

V1.01

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction Introduction.............. 4 The iDMX-1000 is a Light O Rama (LOR) controller What’s in the Box............. 4 that converts LOR protocol to DMX512 protocol. It Important Considerations......... 5 allows shows designed with the LOR Showtime Quick Start Guide ............ 6 software to control DMX512 lighting and effects General DMX Discussion.........
Page 3: Important Considerations
Unit ID to E0 would allocate Unit IDs E0, E1, E2, ,,, Status LED on the iDMX-1000 should go from EE & EF to this iDMX-1000. DMX channels 1-16 blinking to on steady when the HWU is running. would be referenced in a sequence by using circuits Connect your DMX fixture to the DMX Out on the 1-16 on Unit E0.
Page 4: General Dmx Discussion
Unit Id drop down menu to select the address of your cables using XLR-5 connectors. These cables tend iDMX-1000. Since “multiple of 16” unit addressing is to be very expensive and two wires in the cable are being used, only the most significant digit of the almost never used.
Page 5: Experimenting With The Hardware Utility
(HWU) on your PC to experiment with DMX fixture(s) You could configure this fixture to be on DMX attached to your iDMX-1000. You must have HWU channels 1-5, or you could use its address setting version 1.6.5 or later, see the Hardware Utility configuration menu to change it to channels 17-21.
Page 6 If you do not have the iDMX-1000 cabled to your PC, see the Assigning a Unit ID section (it is ok at this point to have other controllers connected to the LOR network.) For the purposes of this demo, the theoretical light...
Page 7: Sequence Editor And Idmx-1000
We will also assume you are using the “multiple of dimmed, so light output is controlled by a shutter.) 16” Unit ID scheme for the iDMX-1000. See the Move the channel 3 slider to see how the light output Assigning a Unit ID section for more information.
Page 8 Configure the remaining Sequence Editor channels for Unit ID ‘E2’ circuits 11 to 14. The two scanners are now configured in the Sequence Editor. In the following Sequence Editor Window the channel names have been changed to include the scanner DMX function, scanner number and the LOR Unit ID and circuit number.
Page 9: Hardware
If the Unit ID is set to a multiple of 16 (10, 20, 30, (USB485B, USB485) shown center and right, follow …E0 hex,) then the iDMX-1000 will take 16 Unit IDs the directions that came with the adapter to install it.
Page 10: Network Connections
Unit” and click OK to the pop up box. Use the New Unit ID drop down menu to select the unit ID you If the iDMX-1000 is to be powered over the network want and click the Change Unit ID button.
Page 11: Polarity Switch
LED blinking approximately twice/second: Controller has booted correctly and is waiting for commands. The controller is not connected to a Light O Rama network or the network is not active. LED is on solid: Controller is connected to an active...
Page 12: Nitty-Gritty
DMX channel above 256, required by the DMX512 Specification. There are then the iDMX-1000 switches to a packet size of internal jumpers that may be removed to individually 512.
Page 13: Hardware Utility Version
When the iDMX-1000 is first powered up or reset, Standalone Mode the default mode is to pass through all DMX A stand alone animation sequence (sequence with channels received on the DMX In connector to the no accompanying audio) can be downloaded into the DMX Out connector.
Page 14: Updating The Firmware
You can also use the Refresh button to find the the iDMX-1000 line and run the firmware installer. iDMX-1000, but if it is assigned a Unit ID on a Note the name of the firmware .lhx file. The normal multiple of 16 ID boundary (see the Assigning a Unit...
Page 15: Troubleshooting
Use the drop down menu to select the When the new firmware is loaded, the Status will lowest Unit ID assigned to the iDMX-1000 and click change to “Successful” and the iDMX-1000 will the “Select unit listed above” radio button under reboot.
Page 16: Idmx-1000 Unresponsive - Status Led On/Fluttering
0 to 100%, DMX from 000 to 255. 1000 section to remove the standalone sequence. DMX Fixture Does Not Respond The iDMX-1000 is connected to the PC and its Status LED is on steady indicating that it sees the heartbeat message from the Hardware Utility, Show Director, etc.
Page 17: Appendix B - Unit Id To Dmx Channel
Appendix B – Unit ID to DMX 1=129 2=130 3=131 4=132 5=133 6=134 7=135 Channel 8=136 9=137 10=138 11=139 12=140 13=141 14=142 15=143 16=144 The following table shows the mapping of LOR Unit 1=145 2=146 3=147 4=148 5=149 6=150 7=151...
Page 18: Specifications And Features
Specifications and Features Light O Rama Effects On, Off, Intensity, Fade Supported Up/Down, Twinkle and Shimmer DMX Channels Supported Intelligent Channels for fades, shimmer and twinkle Standalone Flash Up to 5,000 Light O Storage Rama commands Lighting Console Pass through mode to...