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ILDA Control
ILDA is an acronym for the International Laser Display Association and refers to both the organization
and the analog control protocol standard for all laser projectors. Typically when you hear someone
refer to ILDA control of a laser projector, they are talking about the control signal, not the organization.
The key difference between DMX and ILDA signals when it comes to controlling a laser projector such as
the Skywriter HPX is that DMX is used to control gobos built into your projector electronics and ILDA is
used to play content from your computer or other ILDA compatible playback device. With DMX you can
take the gobos programmed into the laser projector and modify them using the other DMX channels to
changes size, color, position, etc. With ILDA you get complete control over the content displayed, you
can draw entirely new gobos or display custom text and graphics.
X-Laser recommends the use of Quickshow-XL or Beyond by Pangolin Systems for controlling your laser
projector by ILDA. For comprehensive information on how to control your projector by ILDA please
consult the video tutorials that come with your software package.
Please note that ILDA uses a DB-25 cable similar in appearance to those used by parallel port printers.
Use of a standard 25 pin printer cable IS NOT RECOMMENDED as ILDA cables use a different pin out and
have additional shielding to prevent interference.
There are two ways to activate ILDA input on your Skywriter HPX M-5 projector.
1.
Using DMX or Art-Net with one Master fixture patched, change the Enable channel (channel 1)
to “External Input”, or a value in the range of 4
-7. This will route the External Input from your
ILDA source through the projection area you have set using your Master zoning.
2.
In the System Menu on the laser, set your control source to “Manual”. In your Manual
Operation Menu, set your mode to “External input”. Your laser can now output from your ILDA
source.
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