Srobo512 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi all, currently in act 2 dress tech for panto and we've just rigged a DMX laser that has been lent to us. We've got it to do the effect we want at ground level on address 1, from a USB DMX dongle on my laptop. The address it's going to be on, from the ION desk, is 481. When the laser is addressed to 481 and is patched in on my laptop to address 481 it does not respond. We don't have a manual nor can we find one online. Just wondering if anyone has come across a problem before of a fixture 'ignoring' DMX addresses above a certain Vale?? Cheers,Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Only if the device doesn't implement DMX properly, but it does happen. Keep trying lower addresses until it works... Then you'll know. Also it would be worth trying it on the proper console as some DMX dongles output difficult DMX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Or it uses more than 31 channels and the higher channels are needed to turn the beam on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yeah-thats more likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srobo512 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Nope, it uses 16 channels and channels 1 and 2 control beam output. I'll try it on a lower address. Last resort, as it's only used for 1 scene is just run it from a laptop in the wings. Thanks all Cheers,Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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