DUO DMX
Gateway
Programming
DUO DMX
Gateway
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5
PROGRAMMING
The programming of the DUO DMX Gateway is done over the DMX-Configurator. There the scenes are
set up, the Group Addresses resp. EnOcean Profiles are linked to the dim outputs or the scenes. The
configuration is transferred over the network or over an SD-card into the device.
5.1
ENABLING THE (DMX-) PREVIEW
In conjunction with the DUO DMX Gateway the
"DMX Configurator"
software provides a so called
"DMX
Preview".
In the preview all DMX channel controls changes are sent to the gateway over the network, so
you are able to see directly the changes of light. In this way, the sequences and scenes can be tested
directly and modified if necessary without transmitting the data beforehand. This makes the
configuration much more easier. Enable the Preview in order to display you configuration entries
directly at the DMX end devices by adapting the following configuration instructions.
The preview can be done in two ways
1.
Broadcast Preview:
All DUO DMX devices in the network are addressed using the preview no
matter what network settings you have and whether they just allow the PC from the DMX-
Configurator to be started. The preview will be sent via Broadcast signals into the network.
2.
Unicast Preview:
Only a selected DUO DMX Gateway receives the preview signals. It is
important to note, that the desired gateway and the PC are within the same network area. The
signals are sent via Unicast to a specific IP address.
Which of the two DMX outputs are used for the Preview signals can be choose. To activate the preview,
go to the menu "
Extensions
"> "
DUO-DMX Gateway
".
Activation of the broadcast Preview
To activate the broadcast preview just one of the two (or both) checkboxes "
DMX Out 1
" or "
DMX Out
2
” has to be selected. Choose your selection and confirm with “
OK
”. From now on, the preview will be
sent via broadcast signals into the network and interpreted by all available gateways.
Figure 15: Broadcast Preview
Note: The preview is no setting that is transmitted to the gateway or will be stored in the project
data of the DMX-Configurator. This setting is only to be activated on the client.
Activation of unicast Preview
To preview specifically addressed to a particular device, it is necessary that the appropriate device
appears in the list "
DMX Gateway
." To achieve this, click the button "
Search
". Thus, all are located in
the network devices with IP address and device name (default setting the MAC address). If one of the
devices in the list marked in blue, is the only active Preview for this device.
