ETC ION Operation Manual page 83

• {RDM Discovery} - If enabled, Ion will obtain RDM device information when available. The
default setting is "Disabled". RDM must be enabled in the ECU before discovery is allowed.
See "Enable RDM" on page 301.
discovered RDM devices available for patching. The console will set everything required to
patch the device except the channel number. RDM discovery can be disabled at any time to
stop automatic RDM device additions and modifications.
N o t e :
N o t e :
• {Address} - A required entry field for any device. You may use the [At] key rather than the
{Address} button.
• Use the keypad to define the starting address for the device (from 1 to 32767) or a port
and offset value.
N o t e :
• You may enter a start address without defining an end address. Ion will draw this
information from the library data. If you wish to leave a larger output gap than required
by the library, use [Offset]. See
• If you specify a start address that conflicts with other channels already patched, the
conflicting channels will be unpatched after a confirmation from the user.
• {Interface} - An optional field used to specify what network interfaces should be used for the
output. When the field is left blank, the default data output is used as selected in the {Network}
section of the ECU. For more information about setting defaults, see
interface options available are Default, ACN, EDMX, ArtNet, Avab UDP, and DMX, depending
on what has been enabled in the {Network} section of the ECU for the console. If an output
option is not enabled, it will not appear in the {Interface} list.
• {Flash} - will bring a channel or address to full, and then every other second the level will
move to 15%. That will hold for 1 second, and then the level will return to full. The channel or
address will keep flashing until either the command line is cleared.
Below are some examples of patching from the {Patch} display:
Patching a generic dimmer:
[1] [At] [5] [Enter] - patches channel 1 to output 5.
[1] [Thru] [2] [4] [At] [1] [Enter] - patches channel 1-24 to outputs 1-24.
Patching a moving light:
[2] {Type} {ETC} {Revolution IM/SM Wybron} [At] [1] [1] [Enter] - patches an ETC
Revolution
5
Patch
When enabled, the console will automatically make
Ion only supports RDM devices that are connected through an external ACN
gateway. Supported gateways are the ETC Net3 4 or 2 port Gateways.
{RDM Discovery} will default back to disabled on its own on console reboot.
Press and hold the [Data] key to show the complimentary value. For example if
you have entered address value 514, the complimentary value would be port and
offset 2/2.
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fixture to channel 2, with a starting output address of 11.
Using {Offset} in Patch, page 72.
Protocols, page 299. The
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