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Quote from Krzysztof Korzeniowski

This switching makes sense with motorized faders.

Of course it is possible - adding this functionality.

I don't have the controller with me - but try it yourself

open js file with editor - and add additional code that I will paste below - exactly on line 170

before this line

if (msg.note == 88) {// fader buttons HI

Code

  if (msg.note == 87) {//wing select
    if (wing == 2) {
      wing = 1;
      faderValueMem[56] = 1;
      var fbuttons = [13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6];
      var buttons = [213, 212, 211, 210, 209, 208, 207, 206, 113, 112, 111, 110, 109, 108, 107, 106, 807, 806, 805, 804, 803, 802, 801, 800, 707, 706, 705, 704, 703, 702, 701, 700, 607, 606, 605, 604, 603, 602, 601, 600, 507, 506, 505, 504, 503, 502, 501, 500, 407, 406, 405, 404, 403, 402, 401, 400, 307, 306, 305, 304, 303, 302, 301, 300];
      output.send('noteon', { note: 87, velocity: 0, channel: 0 });
    } else {
      wing = 2;
      var fbuttons = [21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14];
      var buttons = [221, 220, 219, 218, 217, 216, 215, 214, 121, 120, 119, 118, 117, 116, 115, 114, 815, 814, 813, 812, 811, 810, 809, 808, 715, 714, 713, 712, 711, 710, 709, 708, 615, 614, 613, 612, 611, 610, 609, 608, 515, 514, 513, 512, 511, 510, 509, 508, 415, 414, 413, 412, 411, 410, 409, 408, 315, 314, 313, 312, 311, 310, 309, 308];
      output.send('noteon', { note: 87, velocity: 127, channel: 0 });
    }
  }

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Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I was trying it out and there seems to be a bug. I get the error as attached when I press a button. I try to debug and discovered the problem probably is something with the "var ...." in both statements. Without it no error occurs (but the board doesn't work probably ofc). I've tried to fix it but no luck so far.

It was my firewall blocking everything! I feel a bit stupid haha....

Thanks!

Hi Nasula! Thanks for your reply! Could you elaborate more on what you mean by "turning KMtest off"? Do you mean disable it in "Network centre"?

(It could very well be my problem is not win11)

Hi Krzysztof!

Thanks for the detailed reply!

I did as you say and added as a separate module the remaining channels (like dimmer, shutter, effect). For inspiration, I looked in the XML file containing the TMH-X 5 fixture you were so kindly sent me.

It seems I can't get the shutter channel working properly. This can be seen when the attached fixture is imported in Dot2. When you increase the Strobe slider/fader (under Beam) the slider doesn't move and the buttons don't work as intended. When looking at the DMX-out window you can see it never goes above 11.

After some trial and error, it seems to be the problem of "EncFrom/To and/or PsyForm/To."

I found the online docs and this forum post however it does explain what should be entered to get it working.

How do you handle these values? How do they relate to the Dot2 interface?

Thanks in advance!

Quote from Lars

Hi Dirk,

the solution is called instances.

I've created a tutorial about the way how you can use them in the fixture builder.

You can find it here: Fixture Builder Tutorials

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Lars

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The link does not work anymore. Could you point me to the right direction?

Hi All,

I tried to listen for Artnet data through different programmes.

- https://www.lightjams.com/artnetominator/#contributeSection

- https://artisticlicence.com/product/dmx-workshop/

Both I've configurated to listen to the right IP address (as described above) through the Microsoft KM-TEST loopback adapter.

Both can not capture ArtNet data that is sent out by Dot2.

So that would tell me eighter the problem is Dot2 sending it to the loopback adapter, or the loopback adapter to the ArtNetToDmx software.

I don't think the problem is with the end software not capturing it right.

Dot2 > Ethernet2/Loopback adapter > ArtNetToDmx

What would you think the problem might be?

Wouw, Thanks @Krzysztof Korzeniowski! When I have my hands on the fixtures I will test your file in two weeks!

When I open your file in Notepad I can see that the file is created in "Fixture builder v19"- is that correct? (So not with the use of the inbuild fixture builder of MA?). The reason for asking is that I want to create a fixture profile for the "Stairville Led Bar 240/8 RGB DMX 30°" which has multiple colour instances as well.

Do you perhaps have a link to a great tutorial when I can learn to build them myself?

Hi All!

For quite a time I managed successfully to use Enttect DMXUSP pro together with Dot2OnPC (v15 and later v19) bound together with ArtNetToDMX software (from Freestyler).

However, 'suddenly' It stopped working. I don't get errors - I don't see any data being received by ArtNetToDMX software. The little blue 'lights' in front of "Art-Net Detected" etc do not flash anymore.

I've but 'suddenly' between quotations because this pc has been updated from windows 10 to windows 11. Because of Corona I haven't touched Dot2 in a while. I could vaguely remember problems that started after I got in ArtNetToDMX software an error ('Error Binding'). I did not look into the issue until now. I can not tell this was before or after the windows 11 update... Could this be it? Windows is famous for great backwards compatibility. Or do I have to wipe my PC and reinstall win10? :')

My setup:

- I followed this video exactly.

- So created a loopback adapter, used as IPv4 address 2-100-100-1, use 'ethernet2' in dot 2, started a new network session, turn ArtNet on in dot2.

- For settings of Network adapter, ArtNetToDMX software and Dot2 see attachment.

What I did to fix things:

- Followed the youtube video again

- Reinstalled all the software.

- First started ArtNetToDMX software then Dot2, and another way around.

- Turned off Wifi

- Tried different IP addresses (Dot2 wont recognize my node)

- Googled

> I couldn't figure out whether the data is not sent out by Dot2 or not received properly by ArtNetToDMX software.

Do you use the same setup? What are your settings? Did you update to windows 11?

I love it! Thanks for your time and effort to further develop this!

Would be great if bwing2 and fwing2 is also accessible this way

Thank you

Thanks!

I've downloaded dot2apcmini2.

It seems only the first "scene launch" button (clip) seems to work in order to browse through the different wings. Under this "clip stop" button it seems only B-wing1 and F-wing1 to be located?. Is it correct it is not possible to cycle through the different wings with the "scene launce" buttons?

Thanks in advance!

(ive got a 'show' in 2 hours )

Quote from Krzysztof Korzeniowski

https://github.com/ArtGateOne

Hi! Your link seem to be broken

Hi there!

Since I had no luck in the fixture share I'll try my luck here.

So I would like to use the "LED TMH-X Bar 5 Moving-Head Beam" (official name)

However, when I search for its name in dot2 a "LED TMH-X" and a "LED TMH-X5" search result appear but both are not the correct fixture; they are wash moving heads instead of bars.

When I google "LED TMH-X" I get both the wash and not the moving bar I'm using. Erugh, confusing..

This is the manual:

https://www.ltt-versand.de/med…nts/c1/e2/2e/00109449.pdf

So I read this thread because I tough "let's make it myself".

Fixture Builder Tutorials

I'm a bit new to fixture creation so I don't know exactly what is meant with the following.

"the Fixture Builder can only create Fixture Types with one Instance"

The fixture consists of 5 individually addressable RGB leds.

Would it not be possible to create this in the fixture builder?

Is is this what they call "attributes" ?

Edit:

TLDR: multi-instance fixture workaround since the Eurolite TMH-X is not supported as a / one fixture.

After reading some more it can be quite complicated to have this fixture show up in dot2 as one fixture.

So I came up with a workaround. What If I add in dot2 a fixture with 11 channels pure for movement, dimmer, strobe etc. Then I add another 5x "Generic LED-RGBW" fixture. Would this work?

One moving led bar would show in my dot2 interface as 6 'fixtures': One just to control the movement, dimmer channel etc. The other 5 to individuals control the color of the individual LEDs. In total, those 6 fixtures would make up the 32 channels this fixture is made off.

Question: I found a generic RGBW 'fixture'- now I just need one for the first 11 channels to control pan, tilt, strobe, etc. Any tips to point me in the right direction?

Hopefully, someone can help me out!

Hi Mass,

It works like a charm! You are a hero.

The fiftht button (wing 0) would be the programmer right? No lights are lit.

Would be great if there is a short cut button for store, clear, delete, label, move, etc. Because doing this with a mouse is not the most convenient way when you have to do a lot - hehe

Thank you so much for sharing Mass!

-Mark

Ah thanks for your support! If you ever get to a future update I would like to know

Do you think a fix for the crashing sliders could be a bigger increment (so bigger steps) so I wont send that much data in a short time when you move the slider fast.

Hi Thanks! I couldn't rebuild becauseI got a Visual studio error. (try to install it but issue wouldn't resolve).

I manage to get v12.

At first i got an error saying it could find my apc because it was searching for number 0 but it was on number 1 on my system. So I uninstalled LoopBe because I didn't know how to change the order. (How can I?)

But then it worked! THANK YOU, I will get so much play time out of this

Quick question, when I press "stop all clips" (bottom one of the round buttons to switch wings) all my buttons light u in different colors. What does this page do? At you video it does not light up but at mine APC it does.

Secondly, at the fader wings:

- what do the small blinking lights right above the faders do? (indicating its an active fader?)

- why doe the two buttons above that not work?

Thirdly

at wing 1 and 2 the bottom left of all my buttons light up red. What does this mean?

Thank you so much!

Hi, thanks for publishing your code! This is exactly what Im looking for. However I don't seem to get it working.

Would you mind giving more instructions on how to get it to work?

What I've done so far:

I've set up dot2pc as on the picture with the password 'remote''.

I download and open your code (https://drive.google.com/file/…kLyX2ERvZr42FJXtpFAx/view)

When I open this folder I DO NOT find the file dot2apc.js. There is a file dot2apcmini.js but that DOES NOT contain your IP address (10.0.0.100 ) you gave and said I have to change into mine (I suppose 127.0.0.1 See attached image?)

I have downloaded and installed node.js.

I open the windows CMD and navigate to the folder where dot2apc.js is located. (cd desktop/light.dot2apc) I run the file by typing 'dot2apc.js'

What happens is that the dot2apc.js is opend in my code editor (notepad++). Same happens when I use 'node.js command promt').

I open the windows CMD and navigate to the folder where dot2apc.js is located. (cd desktop/light.dot2apc) I run the file by typing 'dot2apcmini.js'
What happens is that the dot2apc.js is opend in my code editor (notepad++). Same happens when I use 'node.js command promt').
When I type "node dot2apcmini.js' I get an error

The error:

Error: The module '\\?\C:\Users\mmark\Desktop\Light\dot2apcmini\node_modules\midi\build\Release\midi.node'

was compiled against a different Node.js version using

NODE_MODULE_VERSION 72. This version of Node.js requires

NODE_MODULE_VERSION 83. Please try re-compiling or re-installing

the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`).

[90m at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1122:18)[39m

[90m at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)[39m

[90m at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)[39m

[90m at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)[39m

[90m at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)[39m

at bindings (C:\Users\mmark\Desktop\Light\dot2apcmini\node_modules\[4mbindings[24m\bindings.js:112:48)

at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mmark\Desktop\Light\dot2apcmini\node_modules\[4mmidi[24m\midi.js:1:31)

[90m at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)[39m

[90m at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)[39m

[90m at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)[39m

Could you give me please more guidance?

Thanks

Your right, Thanks! When I connect dot2 to the fixtures I will see what happens.

To clarify, I'm missing the sliders of channel 12 /13.

Hello,

I imported an Infinity iB-2R Moving head. When I navigate to beam I can only adjust the value of one prism effect.

This particular light has two - as shown in the manual but also on the 'DMX OUT' window in Dot2.

There should be a second slider besides 'prism1' but there isn't.

Is there a way to add this? Or enter DMX values manually for a particular channel (and save them as a preset)? Or am I missing something?

Manual: https://assets.highlite.com/at…AL/41531_MANUAL_GB_V3.pdf