Connecting WYSIWYG to GrandMA Ultralite

[02marcg]

hi,

 

ive done a search but havent quite found what im looking for, and the GrandMA tutorial on connecting wysiwyg doesnt help.

 

im trying to connect wysiwyg to a GrandMA ultralite, ive connected the laptop running wysiwyg to the ultralite via ethernet and followed the instructions, but still no luck. Do I need to go via a hub or router or am I right to just connect direct via ethernet.

 

thanks

Marc

[Flyingwysiwyg]

Hi Marc,

 

Have you downloaded the MA driver for WYSIWYG from the MA Lighting Web site?

 

http://www.malighting.com/support.html

 

There is a donwloadable .pdf on there about connecting the MA range to WYSIWYG that talks you through it as well.

 

Regarding the networking: you can connect both together using a cross over cable (some network cards will allow you to connect PC - PC using a normally wired CAT5).

 

Or you can connect through a switch or hub if you don't have a cross over cable.

 

Hope this helps,

 

F - Wyg

 

Edited to say: You need to set the IP addresses of each PC manually and they have to be in the same Subnet.

 

For example: WYSIWYG: 192.168.0.1 and MA: 192.168.0.2

[02marcg]

hi,

 

yes I have downloaded the driver, ran through the process detailed in MA's instructions and still no look,

the laptop running wysiwyg is a newish laptop so should have a network card than can connect direct using ethernet/ cat 5.

 

:S

 

thanks for your reply

 

marc

[Flyingwysiwyg]

Marc,

 

If you are connecting a physical console, I may be wrong, but I think you will need to connect through a hub or switch or use a cross over cable.

 

F - Wyg

 

(Can you ping the consoles IP address from the laptop running WYSIWYG)?

[tom_the_LD]

Some network cards, usually the gigabit ones, have the ability to handle the crossover bit within them by doing something clever. It has a special name but I can't remember what it's called! Otherwise it will need to be a crossover cable or going via a hub/switch.

[maeterlinck]

You can usually tell quite quickly if you have a physical link by looking at the (usually) orange and green LEDs next to the port. Green is sync and should light on connection, Orange is activity and should flash/light when there is chatter.

 

If these aren't lighting then you don't have NICs that can auto sense the Rx and Tx pairs. Routing via a hub, not switch, or using a cross over cable is good practice.

 

Making a Xover cable is as simple as swapping the Rx and Tx pairs. I have a trusty old cable that I did this to with a soldering iron so no special tools required.

Good info here: http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable5.htm

 

 

Edit: Make myself factually correct...

[Flyingwysiwyg]

maeterlinck,

 

Routing via a hub, not switch, or using a cross over cable is good practice.

 

I am interested to know why you think using a switch is not good practice?

 

Cheers,

 

F - Wyg

[Germaine]

Although I'm a massive fan of wyg can I ask why you're not using GrandMA 3D. Just curious as MA 3D requires next to no setup time and its free, is it the lack of paperwork?

[02marcg]

Although I'm a massive fan of wyg can I ask why you're not using GrandMA 3D. Just curious as MA 3D requires next to no setup time and its free, is it the lack of paperwork?

 

yee... we all ready have our plan drawn up in wyg, although if I do get time I am looking at using GrandMA 3D.. do you know if there is a series 1 version as I have only found what looks like a series 2 version?

 

Marc

[02marcg]

Although I'm a massive fan of wyg can I ask why you're not using GrandMA 3D. Just curious as MA 3D requires next to no setup time and its free, is it the lack of paperwork?

 

yee... we all ready have our plan drawn up in wyg, although if I do get time I am looking at using GrandMA 3D.. do you know if there is a series 1 version as I have only found what looks like a series 2 version?

 

Marc

[Big Jay]

Marc, GrandMA3D works on both series 1 and series 2 software