Programming
DUO
DMX
GATEWAY
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DUO
DMX
GATEWAY
5
PROGRAMMING
The DUO
DMX
GATEWAY is programmed via the
DMX-Configurator
. In the
DMX-Configurator
, scenes are
created which connect group addresses or EnOcean profiles with the dimmer channels or the scenes.
The configuration is transmitted to the device via the network or via the SD card.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: In case that the DMX-Configurator cannot find the DUODMX, you must deactivate
all network interfaces except for the currently used network interface!
5.1
ACTIVATING THE (DMX) PREVIEW FUNCTION
Together with the DUO
DMX
GATEWAY, the
DMX-Configurator
software offers the so-called
Preview
function. In the preview, any changes made to the DMX channel controllers are directly visible on the
DMX device. Thus it is possible to directly test and change the sequences and scenes, if necessary,
without having to transmit the configuration beforehand.
Note: Please note that the DMX preview permanently sends values until the DMX-Configurator is closed
and the preview is activated. If you tried to control the DMX channels via the corresponding bus system
during the transmission of values, the commands of the bus system would be overwritten by the
activated preview. So make sure to use either the preview or the appropriate control system (KNX/TP,
KNXnet/IP, EnOcean).
There are two preview variants:
1.
Broadcast preview:
All DUO
DMX
devices within the network are addressed by the preview,
irrespective of the network settings and whether they comply with those of the PC on which
the
DMX-Configurator
has been started. The preview signals are transmitted to the network by
broadcast.
2.
Unicast preview:
Only the selected DUO
DMX
GATEWAY receives the preview signals. In this
context it is important to make sure that the desired gateway and the PC are within the same
network range. The signals are transmitted to a certain IP address by unicast.
You can also determine for which of both DMX outputs the preview signals are provided. Got to
Extension
>
DUODMX GATEWAY
to activate the preview.
The DMX-Out 1 and DMX-Out 2 preview functions stand for the DUO
DMX
GATEWAY interfaces 1 and 2.
Activating the broadcast preview
In order to activate the broadcast preview, you just have to select one of the two check boxes
DMX-
Out1
or
DMX-Out2
(or both) and acknowledge your selection with OK. From now on, the preview
signals are sent to the network via broadcast and are being run by all available gateways (figure at the
top of the next page. Orange arrow).
