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  4. Rename FLX S24 Channel Fader

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hello,

    4 hours ago, DALX said:

    I have determined that the Change all Names will change a block of channel names, either added individually or by holding down channel select buttons to select a range of channels, then tapping the Change all Names box on the screen.

    That is correct, "Change All Names" allows you to change the names of all the currently selected fixtures.

    "Change All Profiles" allows you to change this all the currently selected fixture's personalities to another fixture personality.

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  5. French Manual FLX-FLX'S & ZerOS / ZerOS 8

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    11 minutes ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    I have actually the 7.9.6 manual.

    There will not be a manual for ZerOS 7.9.7, as ZerOS 7.9.7 is only a minor revision of ZerOS 7.9.6.

    12 minutes ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    Regarding version 8 of ZerOS, do you have any idea of the new directions you are going to take?

    Will you be able to use some of our requests (ZerOS / OS 8 Forum) or you think that too difficult?

    Feature requests are something we are always keen to listen to. Most feature requests are logged on our system. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to put a date, or a version, when these will be included in ZerOS.

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  7. Fixture problems (Ledstage)

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    All custom fixture files can be removed from the console, by tapping SETUP -> Clear Options -> Clear Fixture Files.

    Fixtures contained in the library cannot be removed.

    It is a good idea to name custom fixture files in a way to avoid duplicates, such as adding "v2" to the end.

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  8. Touch Screen Monitor Recommendation

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    5 hours ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    So do you see many advantage since you have this new Prolite with capactive technology ? Or not so much ?

    They're much nicer to use as you don't have to press as hard, plus as I mentioned also allow for multitouch so you can fan using the colour picker externally.

    Edward

  9. Sirius 24 Factory reset

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Bruce,

    An effect (chase) cannot be placed directly onto a manual master (submaster). However, an effect in the memory stack can be transferred to a manual master (as per page 22 of the manual).

    See page 11 for information on how to transfer a memory to a manual master.

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  13. Touch Screen Monitor Recommendation

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    On 4/7/2020 at 10:10 AM, van den abbeele Eric said:

    Do you see  differents between your previous Touchscreens display

    The big difference is that the Prolite T2236MSC-B2 are wide screen, and support capacitive touch. Capacitive touch screen technology allows for multitouch, like on the FLX internal touchscreen, or on an iPad for example. The older Prolite T1731SR touchscreens used resistive technology, only allowing for single touch.

    Edward

  14. Control Beamshape Parameter with Fader

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Martin,

    Hope you’re well. 

    I haven’t personally looked into coding an ArtNet receiver, so am unsure what may be causing your device to stop responding temporarily. 

    Just a thought - do you have RDM enabled on the FLX? If so does your python script also emulate this? If not potentially this is where the issues lies?

    If you haven’t already, it may be worth posting on other forums more generally aimed at DMX and ArtNet coding. It may also be worth a post on the Blueroom forum.

     If you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

  15. A musical show cued completely by MIDI?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Alex,

    2 hours ago, scottydog75 said:

     Is there a deafult way to record a cue with the Trigger set to MIDI?

    Currently there is no way of customising cue setting defaults. This is logged as a future software enhancement. You should find using the arrow keys along with the enter button will help you to get into a rhythm and speed up setting many cues. 

    2 hours ago, scottydog75 said:

    Would it still be on PB1, or onto the Master PB and cue with MSC? I understand MSC can only trigger the master PB? 

    Yes I’d still keep the lighting states between tracks on the master playback and trigger with MSC if it was me, and just keep tracks on playbacks with MTC.

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  16. A musical show cued completely by MIDI?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Alex,

    All sounds good.

    If SCS can output MIDI Timecode (MTC), I think I'd be tempted to use this for the songs instead of MSC. That way in SCS you could play your track, and simultaneously start the Time Code output to the FLX.

    On FLX, for each song you could have a separate playback, containing all the lighting states required for that song. In each cue's settings, you can then put the MTC time stamp this cue needs to run at. That way a single press of the spae bar in SCS, runs the song and all lighting states. The best way to do this, is start each song at a new hour. Therefore track one outputs timecode at 1:00:00:00, song two at 2:00:00:00 and so on.

    For the rest of the production, as you say I would use MSC, as you can then tap your space bar on your laptop to trigger sound and lighting cues.

    Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

  17. Monitor for Flx 24

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi Rob,

    7 hours ago, Rob McDonald said:

    Thank you Edward. This worked not problem.😃

    Great, glad to hear it.

    7 hours ago, Rob McDonald said:

    Out of interest if I decide to use my tablet as a remote I assume I need to purchase a a wireless router. Is this correct ? If so do you suggest any particular model or brand.

    That's correct. To remotely control FLX S using a tablet or phone, you will need a wireless router connected to the console.

    Any standard wireless router or wireless access point should be fine. For demonstrations and training, we use NetGear routers.

    More information can be found below...

    http://support.zero88.com/996119181

    Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

  18. Monitor for Flx 24

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi Rob,

    You cannot have both devices with the same IP address. In the world of Ethernet, devices must have unique addresses, or else there will be conflicts. 

    Therefore please set:

    FLX S24 - 192.168.1.10

    Laptop - 192.168.1.20

    Both with subnets of 255.255.255.0. 

    Please try this and let me know how you get on. 

    Edward

  19. Monitor for Flx 24

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi Rob,

    In the ZerOS Remote Monitor software for Windows, the FLX S24 should appear automatically, if the IP address of the console and the IP address of the laptop are configured correctly. 

    An example of IP addresses you could use, are 192.168.1.10 for the FLX S24, and 192.168.1.20 for the laptop, both with subnets of 255.255.255.0.

     

    Please follow the following steps for information on how to change your laptop's IP address - the option is hidden away in Windows 10 - ...

    - The easiest way to change the IP address on a Windows 10 laptop, is open Control Panel. Tap the Windows Key, and type Control Panel to find it.

    - Then top right view by icons rather than category, and choose Network and Sharing Centre.

    - From the left hand side, choose Change Adapter Settings. Then double click on "Ethernet", and then double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP)".

    - Then choose "Use the following IP address", and type an IP in range with the console, such as 192.168.1.20 as suggested. Hit tab, and the subnet should auto populate as 255.255.255.0.

    - You can then click OK. Then open ZerOS Remote Monitor for Windows, and the FLX S24 should appear.


    If after using the laptop connected to your FLX S, you then want to plug your laptop into a network connected to the Internet, you will need to repeat the above steps, and then rather than choosing "Use the following IP Address", choose "Obtain an IP address automatically".

    The name the desk shows can be configured on the FLX S24, by tapping SETUP -> Settings -> Desk Name.

    Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

  22. Midi note mapping

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Chris,

    6 minutes ago, stowedout said:

    Hope you are all staying safe in these difficult times.

    Yes thank you - hope you are too.

    6 minutes ago, stowedout said:

    Can you confirm how playbacks are numbered for midi purposes

    ZerOS can only be set to receive a single MIDI Notes channel number. There are 16 channels in total (0-15).

    128 playbacks can therefore be triggered from a single MIDI Notes channel (MIDI Note Pitch 0-127).

    A fade time can be applied using the velocity.

    For more information see below...

    http://support.zero88.com/990063141

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  23. Theatre shut down. Things to do.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi David,

    14 hours ago, Davidmk said:

    If anyone has any other serious or entertaining suggestions to keep us amused do, please, share.

    Thanks very much for posting, and for those links.

    I'll add to this thread too - if anyone wants to refresh some lighting key terms, see below...

    https://zero88.com/jargon

    For questions on how to do the above, just let me know.

    For a 20 minute chat with myself or one of the others in the Zero 88 support team, see below...

    https://zero88.com/news/zero-88-to-provide-free-remote-training-and-support

    Edward

  24. Control Beamshape Parameter with Fader

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Martin,

    Hope you can find the reason for this soon.

    When Wireshark is running, it should put the currently sniffed NIC (Network Interface Card such as Ethernet or WiFi) into “promiscuous mode”. This means it should be able to see traffic out of range and not on the NIC’s Host Address.

    A way for your PC to become an ArtNet device, is to run a piece of software that can be controlled by ArtNet. You could use our presentation files of Capture visualisation software for this...

    http://support.zero88.com/1004254221

    Run this application, and Capture will then send an ArtPollReply packet from the PC to the source (in response to the ArtPoll), and you will then see ArtDMX being sent to your laptop. 

    If you have RDM enabled on FLX S, you will also see ArtTodRequest packets, as FLX S is asking devices for any RDM information. 

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  25. Control Beamshape Parameter with Fader

    in FLX

    Posted

    14 hours ago, martin-144 said:

    At some time my device stops replying to the ArtPoll packets,

    Hi Martin,

    ArtNet devices should always send ArtPollReply packets, to notify other ArtNet devices of its presence. If a device doesn't, it would be considered "offline", and the source would stop sending ArtDMX to that device.

    Edward

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