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13 . Networking - Page 123
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Devices to be compatible.
In the Setup DMX Modules window, click on the Module that you wish to
adjust, and its properties will be shown.
This allows you to adjust settings for each module, and to select a
network adapter for ACDI, Art-Net and eDmx. Most people will only
have one network adapter, however many laptop users will have their
standard network adapter and also a Wi-Fi (wireless) adapter, both of
which will be shown.
13.6.1 Installing additional Modules
If the DMX Module that you want to use has not been installed, you can
add it by running the Pearl installer again and checking the option(s)
that you want in the setup window.
13.7 AvoTalk
AvoTalk allows devices on a standard network to communicate and
share information. In the case of Avolites consoles it allows the console
to talk to fixtures and to retrieve and change information such as
personalities and Mode information.
For example, when using a media server such as Hippotizer with the
Pearl you have the option of patching it as an “active fixture”. In order
for this to work you must download and install an “Active Fixture
Plugin” for the device you want to use and install that plugin on the
device (i.e. the Hippotizer). When the plugin is run on the active
device, it interrogates the device and generates a personality and other
information specific to that device such as media thumbnail clips, and
provides this info to the Pearl over the network using the AvoTalk
protocol. These thumbnails, for example, can then be used in the
wheel view on the Pearl to provide a preview of the media selected on a
particular media layer.
Active fixtures can also perform other tasks such as readdressing
themselves to a new DMX universe or DMX address etc and all these
tasks are performed by sending commands using AvoTalk across the
network.
AvoTalk is designed to work alongside other lighting protocols such as
eDMX or ArtNet. Once a network connection is established AvoTalk will
detect any compatible devices and start talking.
13.7.1 Example AvoTalk setup
We will look at setting up a Green Hippo Hippotizer with the Pearl using
a combination of AvoTalk and ArtNet.
You will need the following:
• Pearl Expert Titan with Software Version 1.5 (or greater)
• Green Hippo Hippotizer
• AvoTalk Hippo Plugin
• Crossover cable
1> Turn on the Pearl and the Hippotizer. For this example we
assume you have performed a wipeall on the Pearl.
2> Connect the Pearl and the Hippotizer together using the crossover