• grandMA2 User Manual
  • grandMA3 Mode2
  • grandMA2 Quick Start Guide
  • grandMA2 Quick Manual onPC solutions
  • MA 3D
  • MA VPU
    • Introduction
      • Help from MA technical support
      • System requirements
    • For your Safety
    • Functions and Features
      • Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU
      • Teaser Mode
      • Comparison VPU plus / VPU basic / VPU light
    • Main Features
      • Installation and Maintenance
        • Startup
        • Software update
          • Service Packs
        • Update of Fixture Types
        • Backup
          • Handling backups with the VPU
          • Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers up to # 86 on
          • Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers from # 87
          • Restoring an image with Acronis
          • Storing an image with Acronis
          • Backup the VPU content after shipment
        • Access VPU via Network
        • Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC (off-line)
        • IP Addresses
          • IP Address of the PC
          • Art-Net IP Address
        • EDID Manager
        • CITP / MSEX Protocol
    • Communication with the grandMA Desk Series
      • Connection with the grandMA desk
      • Connection with the grandMA onPC (off-line) software
      • Connection States
    • Data Management
      • Master slave
      • Principle function diagram
      • Layer Properties
      • Layer Reference
      • Virtual Outputs
        • Virtual Output: Configuration of a TripleHead2Go Digital Port
      • Predefined Constellation
    • Several MA VPU applications in one grandMA show
    • Quickstart with grandMA2
    • Program surface
      • Internal Touch-Screen VPU plus
      • Internal Screen VPU light
      • Menu Bar
        • File...
        • View...
        • Render...
        • Help...
      • Toolbar
      • Status Bar
      • Preview
      • Multi Preview
      • Content Editor
        • Content: Image Pool (I-Pool)
        • Content: Text Ticker
        • Content: Eff1 Type...Eff4 Type
        • Content: 3D Objects
        • Content: Mask
      • Warper
        • Warper Fullscreen View
        • Warper Basic Operation
        • Warping
      • File Browser
    • Features Attributes and Functions
    • Order of Effect Execution
    • Softedging
    • Keystoning
    • Pixel Mapper
      • VPU - Pixel Mapper Graphical View
        • Pixel Mapper Toolbar
        • Pixel Mapper Editor
      • VPU - Pixel Mapper Grid View
      • Console - VPU Pixel Mapper View
    • Creation of customized 3D Objects
    • Content Specifications
      • Rovi Total CodeStudio for converting your content into MPEG2
      • Hap Content Converter
    • Warnings
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • FAQ and Troubleshooting
    • Supplement MA Lighting
      • Intended use
      • Data
      • Symbols and warning labels
      • LIMITATIONS
      • Transport
      • General Safety Instructions
      • IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
      • Electric shock warning on the rear of the grandMA
      • Safety and Environment
      • Quickstart Connect VPU plus
      • Quickstart Connect VPU light
      • Switching the apparatus On/Off
      • Maintenance
      • Conformity
  • Release Notes
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Version 3.7

Connection States

When you launch MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) it tries to connect to a session where its state is set to "Session Member"​.
​The two states of the connection are indicated by the heart in the status bar. The blinking of the heart indicates the communication between the desk and MA VPU. 

Heart is broken and red: No connection to a session established.
Heart is blinking green: MA VPU is connected to a session.

ATTENTION: With the start of a new session (Create) the session founder overwrites all data of the other members. I.e. if a new session is founded by the MA VPU all data in the desk will be overwritten! 

If more than one console, visualizer or onPC editor is connected to the network the connections to the equipment will have to be properly assigned.

  • The communication between consoles, visualizer, VPU applications and onPC editors takes place in sessions. 
  • A session has only one founder. This is e.g. the master. On connection the founder transfers its data (fixture types) to the connected stations. 
  • From then on, all session members are synchronized and have equal rights.
    If a fixture is edited at a connected station the change is reflected to the master and vice versa.

A Session always has one master and several stations.

The network configuration can be managed by the ‚Settings - Network’ dialog. 

 

Network settings

 

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​If the session entry appears in red, the streaming version is wrong. You have to update the software. 

 

The upper part of the dialog shows the active sessions and their members in a tree view. MA VPU is marked green.

 

Allow Invite: 

If this button is active, the VPU can be invited to a session.

Settings: 

MA Net IP: 

Use this listbox to choose an IP address for network communication. If there is more than one IP available (e.g. multiple network cards installed) select the IP address which is linked to the grandMA desk. 

sACN/Art-Net IP: 

Use this listbox to select an IP address for the Art-Net communication of the Pixel Mapper (receive data only). 

Session ID: 

Every session in the grandMA network has a unique ID.

Session Name: 

Displays the name of a session.


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