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Patching Discovered Dimmers and RDM Devices
When dimmers/devices are discovered, they are not automatically attached to any patched
channels in Eos. If you want the benefits of dimmer or RDM feedback, you must attach a
dimmer or device to a channel.
If you patch a dimmer/device's address to a channel, while in the device list display, the
dimmer/device will be automatically attached to that channel. However, if you patch outside
of the device list, you will need to {Attach} the device to the channel.
Note:
If the dimmer/device's address is not yet used in the patch, it is easiest to
patch the address to a channel in the dimmer list or device list screen.
<Chan> [X] {Attach} or <Address> [X] {Attach} will link that channel/address in patch and the
dimmers/devices at that address.
When a channel number is attached to a dimmer/device, by patching it or using {Attach}, the
channel’s fixture type is changed to the dimmer or device fixture type.
The advantages of attaching a dimmer to a channel are:
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The console warns you when a channel’s attached dimmer has an error or is offline.
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Items that are attached between patch and the device list will display a caret (>) beside
their channel/address in patch.
The advantages of attaching a device to a channel are:
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Its fixture type is copied to the channel.
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The console warns you when a channel’s attached device is offline or has an error.
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The device will always appear in the device list display, even if the device is offline.
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Items that are attached between patch and the device list will display a caret (>) beside
their channel/address in patch.
Errors and Warnings
One of the advantages of using dimmer and RDM feedback is error and warning reporting. If
something happens with a patched and attached dimmer/ device, you will be notified in Live,
Patch, and About with an exclamation mark.
Errors can be viewed in the About Channel and About Address displays.
The notifications you can see are:
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A red “!” means that the dimmer/ device has errors, such as overtemp, breaker trip, and
lamp out.
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Yellow “?” means that the dimmer/ device has a warning message. Warning messages
can include:
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Multiple devices’ addresses overlap
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Multiple devices or different devices at this address
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Patched fixture type mismatch
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Patched fixture address mismatch
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Offline
Detaching Devices
Pressing {Attach} twice will post the {Detach} command.
<Chan> [X] {Attach} {Attach} or <Address> [X] {Attach} {Attach} will remove the link
between that channel/address and the device at that address.