DMX Port Configuration

The DMX outputs and inputs are configured in the Output Configuration menu. They are labeled from A and alphabetically upwards. There are also columns for MIDI, SMPTE, and the analog inputs, but this is not described in this topic. Please read about it in the Timecode section and the Remote Input section.

Access the menu by pressing the Menu key and then tap Output Configuration.

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Use the command line to open the menu:

See Ethernet DMX for how to send and receive DMX using Ethernet.

All the grandMA3 devices in the show can be listed here. They are organized in console, onPC, PU, and NetworkNode sections that can be unfolded to see the devices in each category.

DMX Ports

Each DMX port has four different settings:

XLR:

This is a number input that defines what universe the port relates to. Fixtures can be patched in universe 1 to 1024.

Mode:

Each port can have four different modes:

• Off:
  The port is turned Off.
• Out:
  DMX is sent out without RDM traffic. The universe is defined in the XLR field.
• RDM:
  DMX is sent out and RDM is active. The universe is defined in the XLR field. This is the default mode.
• In:
  DMX is received and merged into the universe specified by the XLR number. The merge uses the priority defined in Prio.

Prio (Priority):

The priority is used for merging DMX inputs. The priority set here is only used if the universe is set to Prio.

Editing this field opens a calculator with the relevant options on the right side.

The options are (from highest to lowest):

• Super:
  This priority is the LTP priority above any other playbacks and even above the programmer.
• Prog:
  The Programmer priority is between Super and the other priorities.
• Swap:
  Intensity is working as LTP with higher priority than HTP.
• HTP (Highest Takes Precedence):
  The highest intensity value will be used. Other parameters will use LTP.
• Highest:
  Highest LTP priority - like LTP but higher than both LTP and High.
• High:
  High LTP priority - like LTP but a higher priority than normal LTP.
• LTP (Latest Takes Precedence):
  This is the normal LTP priority. The newest attribute value is prioritized over the old value.
• Low:
  Low LTP - This is a lower LTP priority.
• Lowest:
  Lowest LTP - This is a lower priority than both LTP and Low.

Merge:

The options are:

• Off:
  The incoming DMX is not merged.
• Prio:
  The priority set in the Prio column is used. The highest priority wins.
• HTP:
  The highest DMX value is used.
• LowTP:
  The lowest DMX value is used.

Import and Export

Each device keeps the port configuration. The configuration can be exported to an xml file and then imported again. This makes it possible to have different configuration files for different shows.

Export a Configuration

• Select the devices that need to be exported.
• Tap the Export button -> a file browser opens.
• Selected desired drive.
• Give the file a name and tap enter/please.

All or several devices can be exported into one file, or files can be created with single devices. It is just a matter of selecting one or several devices before the export.

Import a Configuration

• Select the desired devices.
• Tap the Import button -> a file browser opens.
• Selected desired drive.
• Select the files that have a configuration for the selected devices.

Add and Remove Devices

The list of devices can be updated by tapping the Add Present button. This will add the devices that are present in the network.

Tapping Remove Absent removes the devices from the list that are no longer in the network.