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1. 12 21 43 Open usbmodem0000101D1 12 21 44 Connected 38400 Baud 12 21 44 LanBox LCX v2 11 Or in case of problems something like 12 29 59 Port Unavailable Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 5 LCedit and LanBox user manual Rigging a stage A stage example You can place as many fixtures and or groups on the stage s as you want with the menu commands New Fixture and Make Group When your fixture is not in the library use the nearest model place separate generic channel fixtures or create your own fixture with the library editor The fixtures or groups can be created deleted and duplicated with menu commands and shortcuts Selecting an item instantly changes the content in the control panel reflecting the state of the fixture or group Once a fixture or group is selected e g with the kl command you can navigate selections by using cmd opt arrow up down on PC ctrl alt arrow up down you can even extent the selection by also pressing the shift key When you hold the control key the stage enables a popup menu with commands to Cut Copy Paste and clear the background picture The background can be moved with option alt control drag
2. no identifier no and is not locked This type of layer will be there san i a SRN i until the end of the cuelist 3 and will then be automatically deleted So it s Mold E Fade es Hold S Fade perfect for jobs like a flash Note You can must for the classic Stop 0 0 D Edit 3 1 E Hold E Fede E 6 mid E fab m 8 LanBox also run a control cue in any static layer As cue 500 is used as a bouncing chase we show you below that even a simple chase can be turned into a flashy wave Note you can copy and paste the examples into the cuelist editor and store it Cuelist 500 4 steps stored 02 10 2003 11 15 show d01 for 0 10s show d02 for 0 10s show d03 for 0 10s show d04 for 0 10s d01 1 255 2 255 3 127 4 003 5 003 6 127 7 255 8 255 d02 1 255 2 255 3 255 4 255 5 127 6 003 7 003 8 127 d03 1 003 2 127 3 255 4 255 5 255 6 255 7 127 8 003 d04 1 127 2 003 3 003 4 127 5 255 6 255 7 255 8 255 You can image that when you have a nice collection of control cues it s much easier to insert a flash a wild chase etc at any time you need them The g3zz command can be typed very quickly but in the Keys chapter you will learn how to make it even shorter just one keystroke is needed then Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or register
3. In the preset groups list top left list select Other and click in the empty list below it Type Fixt Default in the field below and click again in the empty part of the lower list Fixt Default is now appeared in the lower list h select that row Fixt Default fixt Default It s now possible to select a row in the panel list right list and set the panels to your default values as in the picture Add in this way also presets for Shutter only use the intensity channel leave other channels blank and Beam only pan tilt channels After closing the fixture definition window with OK and selecting your mark on the stage you must check that in the po Ha BEERS Nm P fu fy J i 5O ps E j I COS advanced technology bu hiisasduis The Netherlands Continuous Continuous on 0 26 Continuous on 26 Continuous on 52 78 Continuous on 78 104 J Go W j A i gt E i C3 3 r ae J m eS ce 5j i i m A a T D Aj Ad 7 D o A tal O vo a Y Uo gt oo t at J oO wo iD ID j x Se O gi A J fy tw f Pj EJ g i ee w T Fixture Definition My fixture mark 1 mark base Channel Base OMX addr Design Prese riterwty 255 pan tilt F4 pan tilt pan tilt parn tit shutter 40 Delete 40 for Cancel popup item 1 is indeed Fixt default Intensity Off and Full should be item 1 and 2 of the ps
4. LanBox LCX LCE and LCM can even be reordered dynamically created custom labeled and deleted In LCedit the channels of a layer the desks are off inactive if their values are gray while black values are activated channels set to a value So if you ever get confused about our layer and active channels concept just read the what are layers story again and you will understand The operation of the LanBox firmware The firmware has a fast file system to store and retrieve all kind of data in a very efficient way An engine also called Layer gets data delivered to it s light channel s as a result of a request from the sequencer to the file system or it s delivered by network MIDI or USB commands As a result of this the status of a channel which has data will wow be active and when Auto Output is on the channel output is also switched on As 25 the result of new data faders are started for each enabled channel 5 Network Light channels The active status of a channel marks that it is used and should be stored when inserting appending replacing a scene The active status is cleared for all channels when the sequencer requests a new scene or by hand with the clear layer command When the output status of a channel is on the data from the faders are fed into the mixer The mixer works like layers in Photoshop and can be set for each layer engine to Copy HTP LTP and transparent mode The order of the layers is fr
5. Normally interactive shows also runs from power up so we use our previous cue 1 and modify it with interaction From the original cue 1 we remove the startup actions and store it as cue 5 and a copy into 6 Cue 5 and 6 are now our shows to choose from with a push button We need to modify the original cue 1 in this way Cuelist 1 11 steps stored 02 10 2003 13 54 hold for 10s lamps on go 99 1 in layer A hold for 20s testsw 001 hold for 0 50s the sample time go 002 if input 1 within 512 max go 5 1 in layer D start cue 5 if button 1 is pressed else test next input 002 go 003 if input 2 within 512 max go 6 1 in layer D start cue 6 if button 2 is pressed else test next input 003 go 001 Now run this new cue 1 in e g layer E After the initial startup this show control cue continuously test the two buttons and start show control cue 5 or 6 depending on the button pressed This was just a simple example of switch testing but many other solutions are possible It s e g also possible to use certain light channels instead of inputs or use several different cues depending on how near you come to a IR sensor As told before the LanBox Talk list is the way to gather and exchange more information Since firmware v2 11 it s possible to Go to a cuelist depending on the value of a channel You can use it on analog channels as they are channel 3061 3068 but you can also use the clock source channel 504 is seco
6. hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Running cues Once you have stored your cuelist you can test each step cue in this case just by clicking on the row By using the arrow up and down keys or the next and i eres previous step buttons in the control ne aie h m O eee window you can go to next and previous steps Although it looks the same as in edit mode but running by using the sequencer edit mode is off is different as soon as your steps have programmed hold times or other actions So for final test of your cues turn off the i Pub 404 60 18 ETET edit button Now type _ a g10 lt enter gt without quotes and your lights cross fades to cue 10 1 in 5 1 sec Cue 10 1 will hold for ever until e g you hit the space bar the lights will cross fade in 5 1 sec to cue 10 2 As you can see your cue where edited and now running e LCedite v3 1X Foe Edn Layer Toots Window Help U t M 4 Wed 114409 O o 7 Sieg OO etd Ge Te _ Pd gt ty Step OO IA to Sip 00 Wis E lem Fat oo Wid Tee fe Pugu TETEE 204 199 163 635 O51 NOJ 199 306 in the same layer the top one but you intB 00 serno 100 SenGO2 iro could also start your cue in any other a eR we IO See BONS OE O w OS gt we layer Try e g g10b and your cue is started in layer B Do I need layers when and how Up to now you only used one layer and that is fine for simple lighting work You can use
7. lt alt pgdn gt Go previous cue LCX amp LCM only lt cmd up gt and lt cmd down gt select next and previous layer lt cmd shift up gt and lt cmd shift down gt move current layer up and down lt space gt is the Go Next step shortcut unless in i cue mode lt space gt applies i cue mode lt shift space gt cancels i toggles icue mode enable cancel u selects the Go field on the control window v select the Intensity field on the control window x select the Pan field on the control window y select the Tilt field on the control window lt control gt when cursor is above the panels in the control window shows the used channel number s In the Go field of a control window lt up gt and lt down gt increments and decrements the cuestep lt shift up gt and lt shift down gt in and decrements the cuestep to multiple of 5 lt enter gt Go to entered value in current layer lt alt enter gt Go to entered value in a new layer In fixture control fields of a control window lt up gt and lt down gt increments and decrements the value lt shift up gt and lt shift down gt increments and decrements the value by 10 lt enter gt in a field applies the data lt escape gt in a field cancels the data entry lt alt enter gt activate all channels of selected fixture s lt alt backspace gt or lt alt del gt de activate all channels of selected fixture s CLI comma
8. LanBox LC II to LanBox LC We understand you are in a hurry but please read this paragraph it saves you and us a lot of trouble So before upgrading to the LanBox LC firmware please read the following steps 1 Back up ALL scenes of your current LanBox LC II with LCtools they will be lost 2 Be sure you remove your LanBox from the Chooser gt CDS devices gt List or better disable the extension CDS Devices with the extension manager and restart your Mac 3 You need to upload the LC firmware into the box The following procedure can also be used to revert back to the LCII firmware if needed or to install new firmware Choose the Tools gt Upload Firmware menu command and in the upload dialogue click Update Choose the LC v3 firmware v1 06 dat file the upload procedure is starting WAIT UNTIL UPLOADING IS COMPLETELY FINISHED After clicking the OK button your LanBox will reconnect and the interface Status Control window click advanced triangle should now list e g LanBox LC v1 06 Action commands overview Below you find the formal list of all actions Use the action dialog to see the usage of all possible parameters e Shows a lighting scene for a certain time with optional fade actions e show lt scene gt previous for lt time gt e show lt scene gt previous for lt time gt fading in out cr for lt time gt e show lt scene gt previous for lt time gt crossfading c
9. March 2010 Page 33 LCedit and LanBox user manual LAr GCOS advanced technology bu hiisasduis The Netherlands Setup for digital or serial outputs The LanBox LCX has 8 digital outputs which can be used to drive e g solid state or reed relays to turn on off classic on off devices Each digital output can however also be used as pseudo RS232 port with a fixed baudrate of 9600 baud The digital outputs can be set cleared by setting the assigned light channel to 0 or 255 The mapping can be set in LCedit s Global Settings the DigOut tab see picture below The outputs drive between 0 and about 4 Volts and can source or sink 20mA TTL compatible If you want to connect a small relay you can use e g the Hamlin HE 3621 5 Volt 500 Ohm BTW Relays or LEDs should be connected between the output and the If you want to switch more power search on sites as www farnell com for solid state relays Use a digital output as 9600 baud serial port If you want to use an output as serial output port be sure it s mapped to an unused light channel in this example to 1024 1037 The DMX values of those channels a prerrem should be zero for normal RS232 compatible output or to 255 for inverse output Output 2 1031 Output 3 1032 LanBox 01 79 Comm DMX UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut Output 4 1033 Output 5 1034 Output 6 1035 Output 7 1036 Output 8 1037 If you want e g control a DVD player with RS232 connection you need to
10. On the TCP IP setting on your computer should be Automatic otherwise set it to 192 168 1 2 mask 255 255 255 0 and no Gateway The gateway is the device to which all non local addresses are send in order to send it to other networks e g the Internet Assuming all cabling is connected and the Link LEDs are on you want to know if your network is working You could try with LCedit to connect via TCP IP to 192 168 1 77 the LanBox but a simple test is using the ping program which is on near every computer From the command line DOS in Windows or Terminal in OSX type ping 192 168 1 77 and return You should see something like PING 192 168 1 77 192 168 1 77 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 192 168 1 77 icmp_seq 0 ttl 254 time 4 057 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1 77 icmp_seq 1 ttl 254 time 3 922 ms This indicates good working of the connection between your computer and the LanBox The same way you can test your modem and other computers Note If you are using multiple LanBoxes be absolute sure that each box has an unique IP address and an unique LanBox name Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 38 EE COS advanced technology bu hisas
11. a feature in the LCX LCE and LCM to make fixed cue steps with light cues If you store your cues only at odd steps xx 1 xx 3 etc it will leave space for inserting one cue afterwards without renumbering If you want to delete a cue use replace with blank comment as action Be aware that split fades not on LC eats two steps so using steps 5 10 15 etc is more convenient Here is an example of a split fade with a 10s fade in while the fade out of 15s starts at 7 5s from the beginning at 75 of the fade in show d01 for 7 5s split fading in for 10s show previous for ever split fading out for 15s d01 1 026 2 026 3 230 4 230 5 026 6 026 If you turn on the manual fader click on advanced triangle in control window to e g crossfade Isec the Go to the current cue reload or reset and Go previous cue behave different Instead of using the cue fade time it uses the manual fade time This enables you to reload or go back to previous cue much faster so that accidental Go next or intensity changes can be corrected fast but softly Cuesteps scenes cuelists what is in the name To start with the smallest entity a cuestep holds the action information for a layer A cuestep can have been linked with lighting data it is called a scene Cuesteps must be stored in an organized way so they are stored into lists of cuesteps called cuelists A cuelist may contain up to 99 cuesteps while there can be up to 999 cuelists 500 in t
12. a new fixture definition file 0 9 Library Editor asa E gt spot lt R HES far HES Seam ES Martin HD j MYS An Marti Rot 2 mA Mar gn MA i in Martir MAL iT i Martin Mag m4 4 MAC2000 Page 20 Base Channel Base DMX addr Presets Cyan Magerita Yellow Dec GIG Dec Color Gobo Dec Gobo amp Functn 1 Dec Pas speed Dec fine Dec Gobo amp Functn 2 Der Pos speed Dec fine Dec General controis Dec Shutter Dec Effect Dec Pos speed Dec ris or Focus Dec Zoom Dec P T speed ee el Label Color Gobo Chs t Add separator above panel konstro y l Move up Move dwn When you open the library editor you get a list of existing definitions see Spot 75 picture but if your fixture is not in the list let s create it In order to speedup creation you need to have the DMX table of your fixture The manual of the fixture is also often needed in order to understand the working of the fixture and to see what iconstrips you need to make It also helps if you already have an idea whether some functions should have a big wheel a small wheel or buttons etc Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 21 LCedit and
13. before 23 00 then run a single chase cue 90 every 10 minutes Many other combinations are possible especially when using the xx anytime Keep in mind that transitions can not be done on O times there is nothing lower then 0 and that after or before can be a very long time If e g you only used the first hold it keeps running from 18 00 through 00 00 from Tuesday day 1 through Sunday day 6 it only holds on Monday day 0 from 00 00 through 18 00 Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 19 LCedit and LanBox user manual LAr GCOS advanced technology bu hiiassduis The Netherlands Interactive shows using external triggers An automated show as we described before is often very useful but what if you also want some form of interaction to change the show As an example we create a show control cue which is capable to run two different shows depending on which push button has been pressed Note The button could also have been e g pressure sensors connected to the analog inputs of a LanBox LCX If you want to use a button or switch you must connect a resistor of 4700 Ohm between the analog input and the The button is connected to the input and the OV
14. bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 28 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual xk Chase speed 6 Here you can change the speed of the chaser of the currently selected layer which you can select in menu 5 This only affects hold times not fade times xk Chase mode 6 Here you can change the mode of the chaser of the currently selected layer which you can select in menu 5 0 No Chase same as Up except chase speed is ignored 1 Up 2 Down 4 Random 6 Bounce 2 Up Loop 3 Down Loop 5 Random Loop 7 Bounce Loop Note that in loop modes the chaser will never finish until you press the stop button while in menu 5 x First channel 7 Here you can set the first channel of the range of light channels you want to view set When you change the first channel and apply the last channel is set to the same value therefore creating a range containing only the channel you chose To select a range of multiple channels first the first channel of the range and then the last channel Last channel 8 Here you can set the last channel of the range of light channels you want to view set tk Value 9 Her
15. companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 10 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual More about layers If above is still not enough for you the LanBox offers even more advanced operations on the layers like mixing two layers with Highest Takes Precedence algorithm HTP or blend it with a certain amount of lower layers transparency etc It must be clear that once you fully understand the working of this idea you can create very complex lighting by hand but you still miss a way to automate your show Luckily we even did for see that In the LanBox you can create not only cues chases with lighting information we call them scenes but you can also create cues or part of it called cue step with just control information This makes it possible to create e g a cue or complete show which starts a certain cue chase in a certain layer or output a MIDI command to start a digital audio recorder with a certain track or reacts on an external connected switch etc It s clear with the LanBox you can also automate complete shows and it can do it completely stand alone as everything is built in A LanBox can handle 31 layers 8 in an LC on which a cue can be loaded sequenced chased or edited The layers work as described above but have several more mixing modes besides simple copy from the predefined scenes Layers of the
16. concept of layers gives near unlimited possibilities but 1f it is too much for you just use 1 layer How do we activate and de activate channels Well we already said that inactive channels have grey values while activated channels have black Individual intensities values see pictures right As most of the times in LCedit there are many ways to activate pal Lot 40 MO channels here are some Si Loz 60 MO fj Los 95 MO os i TH e Set the value by key wheel up down keys presets etc ij Los e Press return to activate the selected channel s tg LOS wi ya l LO TEM e Press v return to activate all intensities of this group e Press v option alt return key to activate all channels of this group individual intensities e In order to de activate one or more channels Biot y mo e Press backspace on selected channel to de activate the channel tg L02 mo P back d i ll i ities of thi E Los mo e Press V backspace to de activate all intensities of this group fa Log W O e Press v option alt backspace to de activate all channels of this group imal LOS T o LOS mo imal LO m e Note The green square indicators have nothing to do with active but indicate if a channel is connected to the mixer Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
17. cue list When the Chaser is set it can keep on going depending of the chaser mode Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 11 LCedit and LanBox user manual abd GCOS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands Cues amp Chases Create cues amp LCedite v3 2x File Edit Layer Toots Window Help Ox 4 CS M Tuel4s0 2 The first cue we are going to make is one which has several steps which can also h be used as a chase For theatre nE applications this is unusual but initially 3 oE the steps are theatre cues Do the 3 mme following 5 me e Select the GL1 group s me e Select the top layer lt me e Do menu Layer gt Edit mode the red dot button is now pressed ot e paiaskodasroriaioios e Set all your channels to the required values for step 1 As you can see a row with red dot has appeared in the cuelist editor and a red line is now on top of the control window The red line and dot means that we have new or changed data which is not saved yet Note Your lights are still live y If you look at step 1 of the cuelist editor een you see show scene for ever cross fading for 5 1s followed by 8 columns of numbers Congratula
18. eee eo one above use the Layer menu command New Layer and select it in the list just below the Go button TIP Subscribe to the LanBox Talk e mail discussion list see our lists page If you cannot get Connected If you cannot get a connection using TCP IP check the following e If you use a direct connection between your computer and LanBox be sure to use the crossover cable black or yellow e Once you have plugged in the cable the Green eth or Cmd LED should lit else you have a cable problem e Check that your computer TCP IP settings are manual IP 192 168 1 2 Mask 255 255 255 0 e If your computer is connected to Internet it gets most of the time automatically an IP assigned The LanBox must have the same mask and the IP must be within the same IP range as your computer is Ask you network manager for advice for a fixed server IP for the LanBox If you cannot get a connection using Serial check the following e Check that you have the latest driver for your USB lt gt RS232 adapter but also that it supports virtual COM ports on Windows e Check your RS232 cable the LanBox only needs tx rx and OV common e On OS X the LanBox gets a name like usbmodem0000101D1 the number is depending on used USB port and or hub Tip Click on the advanced triangle in the upper right Control window Now you will see an Interface status box near the bottom of this window showing something like
19. it This is depending on OS and whether QuickTime is installed but on Windows dropping a bmp file on this window will always work On Macintosh systems you can drop near any file type on it but you can also paste it from e g Photoshop Next step is assigning the icons to certain DMX value ranges so you get the right icon for each DMX value Icon 1 e g will show up when the DMX value is from 0 19 20 49 shows icon 2 and so on For each icon fill in the to value as shown in the picture left The last step is assigning one or more icons to a button Each button is numbered from 1 up while 0 means no button Look at the picture for icons 3 5 which are all three assigned to button 3 The effect of this is that when the DMX value is somewhere between 50 72 you get a three step speed indicator in button 3 So it ko o gives you a rough indication of speed within this function Note It s allowed to have up to 250 buttons maximal OLZOCBRErFPFOBBBORHRITVTORBOCS 0 mm 28s Note The small wheel of the button panel is always limited to the range of a saul ta button so you don t have to worry that you turn into another function e g lamp off by accident while you where speeding up the blackout strobe speed Click OK and in the Fixture definition window again on OK in order to save our changes You will notice that your fixture already has buttons now but we also going to add icons for the color wheel The library fi
20. popup and in pb item 1 is Home To give your fixture a finishing touch you can paste a nice icons 32x32 and 16x16 into the standard fixture icons This was all about creating fixture definition files In the next chapter you will learn to use your keyboard in a very effective way Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 24 Bhd COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Keys CLI keystrokes and macros Key actions overview LCedit has several single key actions Below you find an overview of the keys and their actions Once you know these key commands together with user defined keystroke commands you can do extremely fast complex commands A must for live shows but also very handy to create cues very rapidly Note The cmd apple key is the ctrl key on Windows systems lt alt tab gt cycles over open windows lt ctrl tab gt on Windows systems lt cmd alt up gt lt cmd alt down gt selects next or previous fixture or group lt cmd shift alt up gt lt cmd shift alt down gt same as previous but adds to selection e lt alt pgup gt or lt alt space gt Go next cue LCX amp LCM only
21. sec this is sometimes called linked cues At the same time it will crossfade to the scene data in 0 9s L at constant Note The hold time and fade time are independently from each other 5 As you can see many other actions are possible but we will come to that in the show chapter Now click on OK z Your cuelist is now converted into one cue 10 which has 4 steps of 1 sec Seen Cancel GOED each If you store this you can run it just as any other cue but we want to turn it into something which keeps running a simple chase Click with the command ctrl key pressed in the action field of Rcp771 Cuelist 10 Gnodified step 5 type go 1 see picture Click on the 5 of step 5 and a red ss rv EESE dot also appears before the 5 You have just add a step by typing a OS Esr TI UE ots instead of using the dialog an action The go 1 turns this cue 9 2 shom sene for len reg toroa EE TET EET into an endless loop so it starts again step 1 after step 4 You can save this cue just by clicking the store button but you can also save it as another cue by changing the cue number field into e g 20 and then click store If you do so you have in total 5 cues namely 10 1 through 10 4 and 20 actually 20 1 which can run in any layer Edit Step Action F 2 o i 53 264 02 153 1 102 t 05 O O ww b j Notes for theater application with a LanBox As it is common in theater to use fixed cue numbers we have added
22. there are two possible actions in the box Go xx if input n is within y z and trigger Tr n GoCue x x 63 OnCh y in layer xx You need to create a control cue which runs forever in a unused layer The first example using the Go xx if input has two buttons one to start cue 50 1 in layer A while the second button starts a chase 50 1 in layer A Cuelist 20 9 steps stored 09 03 2010 09 51 001 hold for 0 50s go 001 if input 1 within 512 max input ranges from 0 1023 we test halfway switch closed lt 512 static go 50 1 in layer A 002 hold for 0 50s go 002 if input 2 within 512 max we could also use if channel 3062 within 127 max it s also inp 1 loop go 100 1 in layer A go 001 If you use a variable resistor of 4700 Ohm instead of a switch you can have 64 different cues just by turning the knob A variable resistor has three connections the slider must be connected to the LCX analog input of the two other connections one goes to OV and the other to The control cue example does a Go in the range of Cuelist 100 163 depending on the position of the variable resistor which is connected to analog input 1 Cuelist 10 4 steps stored 09 03 2010 12 35 001 hold for 0 05s Tr 0 GoCue 100 163 OnCh 3061 in layer A go 001 While above example switches cues on external hardware you can also use to switch cues from a MIDI slider an audio signal a slider of your external desk or even the wind
23. via Ethernet Just turn on Broadcast layer list in the master box and turn on Synchronize layers with same ID in the slaves If the master has e g layers A B C it will keep layers A B and C of all slaves in sync with the master Network traffic When you setup a LanBox LCX to UDP broadcast 3072 channels it generates quite a lot of traffic on your local network near 1 Megabit per second for 3072 channels If you have a stand alone network just for lighting it s no problem but if the network is part of an existing network it s a good idea to contact the network manager Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands Art Net Introduction to Art Net Page 36 LCedit and LanBox user manual Art Net is an Ethernet protocol designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence UK Ltd and based on the UDP protocol Its purpose is to allow transfer of large amounts of DMX512 data over a wide area using standard networking technology Warning Art Net uses the 2 x x x IPs by default but they are valid Internet addresses so NOT allowed for local use unless you are absolutely sure there is no connection with th
24. 0 Page 23 LCedit and LanBox user manual The continuous option makes it possible that your icons scrolling instead of jumping in the same way as your color wheel in the fixture does It scrolls e g from white value is 0 to cc value is 26 softly for each in between value The same colors jumps hard at the values between 200 and 207 while from 208 to 255 the color rotation is linear indicated with three icons If you open several pre made fixtures do not change them you will see several other examples of how we use all these icon options UM Pan 139 fine 0 Tit 117 fine 0 Color 1 a no e General controls E shutter 112 Th eo ae os A ojaa tal This is how your finished fixture now looks intensity 100 The fixture is now near finished so you can play with it and check 1f all functions are working correctly The last step is adding some standard presets Create presets for your fixture The fixtures we supply all contain at least a basic set of presets so your made fixture should have them too We have the following standard presets Pu Shutter Intensity Off Intensity Full Ls Beam Home Other Fixt Default Short name Fixture Patch Note The name of a preset is very important as only identical names are merged together for groups Bea za Other First let s make the Fixt Default In the fixture definition window of your Mark1 click on the Presets tab
25. 024 513 1024 1537 2048 __ Broadcast DMX out _ Broadcast DMX in emo Broadcast ext input Broadcast layer list Actually you only need to copy 513 1024 to 1 512 but shifting channels can Seti eet UDP port CDS 4777 Art Net 6454 4777 become very confusing so we do it the simple way again This way the mixer of the LCE is always a copy of what is going on in the LCX This means however LanBox UDP input settings From sender anyone 4777 that we must patch light channel 513 1024 to DMX 1 512 in this universe 2 box Z Art Net universe 19 9 but that is casy copy light channels 1 1024 to light channels 1 1024 of mixer _ of layer While the U2 fixture is still selected open the Patch editor Now select the first through the last row 1 512 click on the I button for auto increment and enter 513 into the set field After return DMX channel 1 512 is now patched to light Cancel ORD channel 513 1024 see picture right Synchronize layers with same ID 80 From now on you only work in the LanBox LCX which means add fixtures on the stage and create cues Be aware that a fixture can not be separated into two universes duh so it s useful to make a planning 7 oe where all fixtures should go on what universe A ar TT 3 os Note Once fixtures are placed above light channel 512 they have a blank DMX address in the fixture ah aes setup and in the cast The reason is that those channels are processed in othe
26. 10 1 through 10 4 If all went well your result is the same as in the picture left That was hard working but you just made a shifting pattern for four cues yes it still are Cues without the pattern generator Normally you won t make cues this way but it s very handy to E know how to manipulate your data Using the path and pattern tool Create Path amp Pattern f T v IG tet Step j i at s t Flower ey mata toss A n aoa gt ri p j rna m z Copy and close A Cancel Copy and close Using the path and pattern tool makes is much easier to create above s som sewn tor sew meatanga be _ asi AER SPA ABE SPN pattern Just select the table data of channel 1 8 of step 1 and do copy ae ee E ae Now click on the Path button and Pattern tab see picture above Le 24D 04 9 4 64948 4 204 15 192 051 192 O51 153 204 204 204 389 102 05 102 083 153 153 204 204 153 182 051 Wea O51 15 204 204 15107 ost 102 102 051 18 m 206 15 so AM ie The tool generates instantly 8 steps with your data rotated right by one for every step and you can even preview the result In order to get this data into your cuelist click on Copy and close and paste it into the original selected cells Your cue list now contains 8 steps with the created data pattern see the picture right re O51 102 063 15 208 204 153 103 053 103 031 19 206 153 102 O91 103 SI 16 204 306 s fe a Before we are g
27. LCedit and LanBox user manual A publication of CDS advanced technology bv Maassluis The Netherlands Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv Version 3 5 March 2010 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from CDS advanced technology bv The supplied material hardware and software is intended for use only as described in the manuals Use of undocumented features or parameters may cause damage and unpredictable results for which CDS advanced technology bv can not assume responsibility Although every effort has been made to make the supplied material and its documentation as accurate and functional as possible CDS advanced technology bv will not assume responsibility for any damage incurred or generated by such material CDS advanced technology bv reserves the right to make improvements and changes in the product described in this manual at any time without notice LanBox LC and 788 LD are trademarks of CDS advanced technology bv Page 1 LCedit and LanBox user manual Introduction What is LCedit System requirements Setup and Install TCP IP settings USB driver for Windows The Configure Interface window If you cannot get Connected Rigging a stage A stage example Place fixtures More view options Some important notes Groups Control your li
28. LanBox user manual If the fixture we need to create is near an existing one you could duplicate it use menu Duplicate Item and change it into your fixture As we want to learn how to create one from scratch we do the menu command New Fixture the library editor should be front window The first thing you need to do is select Large Wheel from the popup menu below the empty list This creates a new panel our first one and you can set the other parameters Change the name short name and label and set this panel to percentage and add separator If this fixture really has an intensity function fill in the channel offset number otherwise leave Chs blank It should like the picture right Note For channel numbers we use offset so the first channel of the DMX table is zero not one Now click below the EE GOS advanced technology bu hiisasduis The Netherlands Fixture Definition h latr ig My fixture mark 1 purat hort mame mark Base Chann r f f ici Fixture Patch Desig Presets 0 Large h tensity L t rit ervarty f ae e ra Add Ga Cancel Exa selected row of the panel list so it becomes de selected You can now add another panel by selecting a control again the popup below the list Choose this time the 16 bit trackball Add in this way panels so it s the same as the picture left Note The shutter panel has add separator not selected no in list Click on the OK button and save y
29. T D Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands Control your lights Manual control After placing the fixtures on the stage you surely want to check if your lights are working So grab the big intensity wheel on the control panel see picture right and slowly drag it to the right Several things happened The grey DMX values of the channels became black they are made active and with your mouse dragging you can set all channels to a value use 10 There are many ways to set your lights so here is a survey of most common ones e Grab amp drag the wheels note that the big intensity wheel changes all intensity channels of the selected group You may enter e g 20 to raise all channels with 20 e Enter the setting by typing the value ending with the enter key A signed value raises or lowers channel s relative to previous setting e Use Tab and shift Tab to move the focus blue where you can enter values from channel to channel BTW You may copy paste or drag a picture into the fixture controls and with RGB fixtures even the color s is set to the picture e Use arrow up down to in decrement th
30. Z 248 i ps ee a Goleeiect Scene for LO amp LHI MIDI ch Go Cue list amp stepr for L Start _ apeediim 5 31 75 Speedin r3 252 Stop Nex Step Cue ad 60115 prepemd sel Tediout a Hank select LSE amp MSB prev Step Cue pack U ODU Cha O81 0116 FEET I 21 53 53 2 66 1 32 10 4 moteout chhowt mgmt chow ale eee be i ali E A LanBox can be controlled triggered very easy from programs like MAX MSP or Isadora using MIDI In the LCedit folder there is a folder Third party support which contain several MIDI and MSC examples for MAX and Isadora If you are looking for the hex decimal values of MIDI messages try this http www midi org techspecs midimessages php As you can see in the picture above you can can control near anything from MAX including manual autofades and direct channel settings Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 31 LCedit and LanBox user manual External control and triggers Setup for external DMX desk We have seen in the MIDI chapter that you can use a MIDI commander as wing but a LanBox LCX also has a DMX input which can be used to connect a s
31. a standard computer with screen and keys The only difference is the human interface the way of working and cost Let s say you have to do the lighting of a party with a mix of performances a band a speaker a DJ First prepare your show In this case you need many cues and chases which can be called instant by a Go Setup enough layers so you can easy switch between e g a flash a blackout a static background a wild chase etc Besides the bare lighting cues it s very handy to create some shortcut control cues like cue 3 below It s starts a bouncing flash chase cue 500 in layer A and after 3 seconds it starts a normal lighting loop cue 100 and a background cue 501 4 in layers B and C Cuelist 3 8 steps stored 02 10 2003 11 39 Flash3s set layer A to chase bounce loop at 100 go 500 1 in layer A hold for 3 0s gonormal reset layer A go 100 1 in layer B go 501 4 in layer C Each time you do the command g3zz lt enter gt the flash will run for 3 seconds and ends with 100 1 in B and 501 4 in C while A is cleared after wu iaa lAa fade EE Hold E foe M amp the flash We silently introduced something new dynamic layer The zz at Run 500 2 Bnet Al Run 100 1 B the end of command g3 means create a new unlocked layer to run cue 3 Hold GE fode a Hold ERT Fate E 6 As you can see in the picture cue 3 is running in a new top layer which has P80 seid spe n ic a 7 e Oid M gge M H ld Fase Me S
32. and press your left back key 4 For every command the key name is displayed and you should press the wanted key If you do not have or want such a key press the Power or Menu key to skip this key 5 After all commands are mapped you are back in the normal menu and a cuelist IR codes cuelist 999 is written but not flashed If you want to make it permanent use the Rec button or do Save LanBox Data in LCedit Note Default the LanBox LCM LCE is configured with four play layers called A D and one edit load layer called E Each play layer can be used to run load a chase or cue independently but if there is an overlap in channels the highest layer takes precedence If nothing is running in the play layers cue xx 00 you have full manual control via the edit layer E see menu 1 7 8 and 9 Using IR control When we refer below to pressing on a button we always refer to buttons on the remote control The LCM has no buttons itself The LCM LCE display interface is menu based When the LCM LCE starts up it ll be in the main menu which only has a display state and normally shows If the MIDI adapter is connected when a LCM is turned on then the LCM will enter MIDI mode and show in the main menu You can switch to another menu by pressing the digit corresponding to the menu see below The display will briefly show the name of the menu and after that the value of that menu When multiple menus have the same num
33. ber you can switch between the menus by pressing the corresponding digit button again You can at any time return to the main menu by pressing the power button The IR Power or Menu key toggles between Home display and menu 5 layer cues this makes it possible to use minimal IR remotes like Apple remote to do Go Go next Go previous To edit the value in a menu press the Play button The value will now blink to indicate it s in edit mode You can now use the Channel Up Down buttons to alter the value or use the digit buttons to type a new value You must always type all digits so if you want to set a dmx value to 5 you ll have to press 0 0 5 Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 27 LCedit and LanBox user manual 2A COOS advanced technology bu hiassduis The Netherlands When you ve set the value you want you can apply it by pressing the play button again This may merely store the value or it may have some action associated with it See the description of the menus below To cancel edit mode without applying press the power button to return to the main menu To permanently save the current settings of the LCM go to the main menu and press and hold the
34. can change the default Hold for ever with 5 1 crossfade to whatever you need for each step This way you can quickly copy scenes from another desk into the LanBox but not only from an external desk If you are using MIDI or UDP or TCP to set channels in a layer you can copy the DMX values into a cuelist in the same way Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 32 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Setup for external switches or buttons Although you can use LCedit or LCedit for PDA to Go to cues and or Chases this is not practical for museum presentations change lighting buildings art objects etc The solution for simple changing cues chases is good old buttons or switches hardwired to the LanBox no computer needed thus simple and reliable In order to have your cues selected or started by buttons or switches you need to connect a button or up to 64 buttons to a analog input of the LCX For single switches or buttons a resistor must be mounted between the analog input and the on the connector The switch or button is connected to the input and OV In order to detect the voltage on the input
35. create some control cues The actions are as Write to MIDI but now to e g Serl Example to control Marantz PMD930 DVD player PLAY 1 does the PLAY command on digout port 1 As it can output at 8 digout channels at the same time PLAY 1 3 shows how to output at digout 1 and 3 a PLAY command Send ASCII PC RC 44 chr 13 Cuelist 901 22 steps stored 09 03 2010 22 42 PLAY1 PC RC 44 write 5B 50 43 2C 52 to SER 1 hold for 0 05s Cancel C RK write 43 2C 34 34 5D to SER 1 hold for 0 05s write 0D to SER 1 PLAY1 3 PC RC 44 write 5B 50 43 2C 52 to SER 1 write 5B 50 43 2C 52 to SER other Ch hold for 0 05s write 43 2C 34 34 5D to SER 1 write 43 2C 34 34 5D to SER 3 hold for 0 05s write OD to SER 1 write 0D to SER 3 other Ch Ww BTW 8 channels at the same time is a heavy load for the CPU but it gives freedom of use Use MIDI in or Out as RS232 port LCedit allows you to set the baudrate of the MIDI port to RS232 speeds like 9600 baud so you can use it as trigger port from RS232 if you send MIDI messages Pin 5 of the MIDI in plug goes to Common OV of RS232 plug and pin 4 of the MIDI in plug goes to TX of RS232 plug The MIDI input can be used directly with a RS232 signal but the output is inverted If you are capable to add a small npn transistor in your MIDI to RS232 cable it should work we did not tested it In you MIDI out plug connect the basis of the transistor to pin 5 of the MIDI pl
36. ddress 1 choose box 2 as interface and name it U2 We aae Cotta needs this pseudo fixture in order to have access to the post processing of universe 2 Synchronize layers with same ID box 2 the LCE Now select a fixture on the stage so box 1 is selected and go to Global settings the UDP tab see picture right Turn on broadcasting of mixer channels 1 1024 copy light channels 513 1024 Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 35 LCedit and LanBox user manual eer GCOS advanced technology bu hiiasduis The Netherlands Note Why broadcasting 1 1024 while universe 1 is in box 1 Well two reasons to keep the setup simple and all channels can now be picked up from the network by e g 3D visualization software A LanBox 01 79 Next thing to do is setting up universe 2 box 2 LCE In order to do so you must select U2 that s why it s needed and go to global settings Check that the title Comm DMX UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut LanBox UDP output settings l Use Art Net sub net 0 of global settings indicates interface 2 box 2 and set UDP input settings to copy C Broadcast mixer channels 1 512 T 1025 1536 1 1024 to light channels 1 1
37. duis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Files What is saved where and how All project data like fixtures presets and screen layout is saved in your project file in your computer by using the File menu Save or Save As However as the LanBox is a standalone controller all DMX data like cues scenes layers mappings etc must be stored inside the box so it s ready to use after power up In order to save the LanBox data into nonvolatile memory flash ROM use the menu Save LanBox Data Backup your LanBox data You can also backup your LanBox data onto your computer by using the menu command Backup use Restore to put data from your computer back to the box If you save your project file together with the backup files you can restore a complete show in the event you erased your box The backup files Backup files are located inside a box amp date directory like Demo LCX 2 2003 10 03 1403 while these directories are located inside the backup files directory The file type of backup files are tab separated text files The advantage of the text files is that backup files can be read into any word processor and particularly into spreadsheet programs This also makes it possible to make custom software that creates backup files and the files can be read edited in a spreadsheet program If you save the spreadsheet file as a tab separated text file they can be uploaded to the LanBox with restore A bac
38. e Internet With Art Net use the 10 x x x or 192 168 x x IPs as they are assigned to be used on local nets Setup for Art Net receive Art Net uses universes numbered hex 0 F and sub net O F and are written as e g 0 0 If you want to receive the data for universe 0 net 0 into LanBox light channels 1 512 do the following in Global Settings UDP tab e Mark Art Net universe and set it to 0 0 The port number for receive will change from 4777 to 6454 the Art Net port e Set To light channels to 1 512 After closing you will receive Art Net data of universe 0 0 into mixer channels 1 512 Be sure you have not activated channels in the 1 512 range else they block the Art Net data At the moment of writing Art Net Data can not be received into a layer but only into the mixer Note If you are looking for an Art Net tool for diagnostics download DMX Workshop from the Artistic Licence UK site Setup for Art Net transmitting Art Net is only supporting up to 4 universes per IP so only light channels 1 2048 can be sent onto the network Each 512 channel segment can be assigned to an Art Net universe but must be increasing sequential numbered As example we show you how to activate Art Net 0 0 and 0 1 universes from our light channels 1 1024 e Activate the marker Activate Art Net the port changes to 6454 e Set subnet to 0 e Set 1 512 to 0 e Set 513 1024 to 1 After closing the window the LanBox sends out 2 Art Net universe
39. e going to repeat this clear channel 1 of step 2 and paste again into channel 3 of step 3 and again into channel 4 of step 4 We do have now a shifted pattern but we want to wrap it after channel 8 back into ch 1 So we select with cmd ctrl clicks the overflows do menu Cut and paste it into ch 1 of step 2 so you get the result as show below in the pictures 2 5 D 7 z i i L i i G i n J a 204 153 102 051 051 102 153 204 204 153 102 051 051 102 153 204 204 353 102 053 051 102 153 208 268 204 353 102 053 051 102 153 204 153 102 051 051 102 ESS 206 ESS 204 204 153 102 051 051 102 204 353 102 051 051 302 153 206 102 153 204 204 153 102 051 05 Before Cut After Paste Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 12 Ber GCOS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual tcp77 Cuelist 10 istored z ioveverrarrene er Its time to save our cues so type 10 into the Cuelist field click on iss 04 904 189 402 O81 102 951 Store For LanBox LCM LCE or LCX also do the menu command i a a Save LanBox Data so our data is safe for power failures We have now created cuelist 10 which contains cue
40. e value with pressed shift key coarse steps are taken Using presets Fixture presets Layer control Me ce ler tp G oo 1 Intensity Off 2 Intensity Full aroe TS Step 0 0 Hold Fade popup Step 0 0 Command line Command macros LCedit and LanBox user manual O Cormmand line Fixture presets Mops eo reo Lie Fixture controls Masta vite 100 10 indiv Khoa intecaities ml LO ios ES L2 ios Mo m LOS is mS LO4 ios Mio al LOS ios UMS LOS 10 TH o Lo i s Mo LOS ioe TRS Page 8 tcp77 A GLI Command macros Layer control Go 00 Stop 0 0 Hold Fade Step 0 0 Hold F ade Step 0 0 Hold E Fade Step 0 0 Mid E Fade Edit 0 0 Hold Se Fade LCedit has many fast shortcuts to set your channels to a certain value one of them is presets There are four groups of presets ps shutter pb beam pc color and po other If you want to set your group to Full you could use ps2 by using the ps preset Even a much faster way is just type ps2 lt enter gt which is a so called CLI command Line Interface command The chapter Keys describes all short cuts CLI commands and single F CLI the command line interface control He Pe eee oe and y the pan tilt fields u the Go field Fixture controls key definitions but for now it s handy to know that a v selects the group intensity x Step 0 0 Master intensity 100 Hold Fade Ghana i Preset
41. e you can view change the value of the selected range of channel Initially all channels are disabled You can enable the selected channels by setting the value to some value and disable them by setting them below 0 If you have multiple channels selected it shows the value of the first channel however when you alter the value all selected channels will be affected When you store a scene only enabled channels are stored When building cuelists make sure all channels involved in the cuelist are enabled and all channels not involved in the cuelist are disabled x Shortcuts in menus 7 8 and 9 You can use the Fast Forward and Rewind buttons to quickly select the next previous enabled channel Channel Up Down to change the value of the selected channels and Stop to disable the selected channels ee Configure 0 Menu 0 is for configuration You have to press play enter a 4 digit configuration code and press play again to enter a specific configuration sub menu There is currently only two configuration sub menus e 0001 toggles between next and previous step commands or previous and next CUE commands e Erase All 9172 To erase all settings and light scenes chases permanently you can t undo by unplugging the LCM go to this sub menu and press and hold down the Record button for a while Note that we deliberately picked a sub menu number you ll certainly never type accidentally Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technolo
42. ed trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 17 LCedit and LanBox user manual eer GOS advanced technology bu hiiassduis The Netherlands Layer identifiers and layer locking As shown in the flash example it s possible to create a new layer even without identifier with the zz identifier Layers are normally identified by a one or two letter combination Allowed is from A Z and AA BK no identifier is also fine but then it s impossible to refer to that layer Normally a layer is locked which means that even when a cuelist is ended the layer will be kept it s static When a layer is not locked it will be automatically deleted as soon as the running cuelist has ended this happens in our flash example This is called a dynamic layer and is a feature of a LanBox not LC Automated shows Opposite from live shows are shows which are running for ever after power up These type of shows are often used in presentations and they also often use multiple media like lights sound video etc Normally you need a show controller for this but a LanBox LCX or even a LCM can also be used as show controller to certain extends We learned already how to make control cues well a show control is just one step further but we need to learn a few more action commands We further assume that the audio or video equipment can be controlled using MIDI on the LCX
43. eds to know the IP of the NTP server so it can be set using LCedit s global settings Besides the NTP server IP you also need to set your local time zone using hhmm format For NL it is 0200 in summertime else 0100 Note Please use a local NTP server as our NTP implementation does not compensate for a large latency but more important is that an every 10 minute query can be seen as an abuse of a public NTP server Clock tuning If you can t use NTP you can still tune the internal clock to maximal accuracy with another new global setting Clock tuning It can be found on the DMX tab near the clock DMX channel settings The formula is expected seconds actual seconds add or subtract 0 000011574 to 1 0 for a 1 sec per day correction It s about 0 99963220 for a LanBox LCM 0 99970608 for a LCE and 0 99998259 for a LCX Note that NTP automatically calculates this tuning value Examplel Hold until locked MTC x 00 00 10 15 go 90 1 in layer A go l Means It waits until any time there is a transition to after O hour O minutes 10 sec at frame 15 so it runs a single chase cue 90 every time at x 00 00 10 15 if the MTC source loops The x means don t care for day number and locked means the MTC time must be in locked situation Example 2 Hold until time after 1 18 00 00 00 Hold until time before x 23 00 00 00 go 90 1 in layer A Hold for 10m go l Means Wait until the time is after Tuesday 18 00 so Tuesday through Sunday but
44. en groups are placed on the stage they are assigned to Camel Gage merge and show only Identical panels but also show intensity channels separately for easy survey Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 7 LCedit and LanBox user manual lo COS advanced technology bu lisasduis The Netherlands j amp LCeditev3 2x File Edit Layer Tools Window Help Ox 4 CS m Tuel435 t To prove that the group GLI is correct 7 select the group icon If all went OK your areas ea ea ey ae Oo screen will look like the screen picture oo left meaning we are ready to control some lights i v e est cue i Ss Si p e wie Perit irri As you can see the control window does show now a big Intensity wheel for the whole group and 8 smaller wheels named LO1 L08 for each individual fixture Also the Cast window the top middle now has 8 rows with the fixture name it s light channel number it s DMX address and the used interface sb oS SS ar 2 28 gt b 5 pea Selecting fixtures can be done on the stage but also in the cast list The cast list has the advantage that you can have it sorted on e g light channel numbers ASIT O
45. et network In order to use Capture you only need to activate the LanBox F Broadcast mixer channels 1 512 T 1025 1536 DLL in Capture turn on broadcast mixer channels in the LanBox with LCedit 513 1024 1537 2048 and you will see your show visualized real time If you set the broadcast range of a n ai zU aa LCX to 1 3072 you can use all 6 universes in Capture aa ab ll LanBox UDP input settings Usage of the UDP options with MAX MSP From sender i With MAX MSP with optional Jitter you can create near anything based on obit angers e aL lighting sound MIDI and video In the developer folder of LCedit you find saben several examples how to communicate with a LanBox In order to receive the oor Re kage different LanBox broadcast types into MAX use the UDP rx example Be aware Z Synchronize layers with same ID that DMX input data will only be broadcasted when you have set the DMX input range DMX tab of global settings to a valid range Transmitting DMX data Cancel GOK directly to a LanBox is possible in two ways broadcasting like a LanBox or point to point The UDP input setting of a LanBox anyone 4777 allows receiving from any other IP including broadcasts but by assigning an IP to the from sender it will listen only for packets from that IP DMX distribution over an Ethernet network DMX 512 supports as the name indicates up to 512 channels If you need more channels you could already use multiple LanBoxe
46. force Setup for triggers and control via TCP or Serial If you open a TCP connection to port 777 of the LanBox or opens the virtual port to the LanBox USB connection you have full control on the box see LC Reference v2 0al pdf LCedit uses the same commands so anything is possible If you want to see what commands LCedi is sending and their response turn off Auto Update Turn On Debugging mode and open a Stream window If I do e g a Go 103 1 you will see in the streamwatcher window 565C006701 gt The string between is send to the box the gt is the answer the 565C means Engine Go to layer ID 5C we would use 1 for layer A 0067 Cuelist 103 and the last O1 is step 1 Keep in mind that LCedit always start with the command 65FF set to 16 bit mode so that channel numbers should always are send as two bytes so channel 2 0002 Inside the LCedit folder there is a folder Third party support which contains several TCP and serial examples for MAX MSP as well for Isadora Also these raw commands are used as the button macros in LCedit for PDA but also in the Web server script examples which can be found on our download page Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5
47. ghts Manual control Using presets An instant preset on the fly i cue What are active channels and what are layers How do we activate and de activate channels More about layers The operation of the LanBox firmware Cues amp Chases Create cues Using the path and pattern tool Using the pattern generator with RGB fixtures Running cues Do I need layers when and how Make a multistep cue a chase Notes for theater application with a LanBox Cuesteps scenes cuelists what is in the name Live and automated shows Live shows Layer identifiers and layer locking Automated shows Using internal clocks Interactive shows using external triggers Create and edit fixture definitions The fixture library Create a new fixture definition file The library files Create presets for your fixture O O DOOwWwdsnnsOoaaa A WwW B68 amp B68 NH NY ND h h A NSA SSS DARREN IZ SGS Index EA COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands Keys CLI keystrokes and macros Key actions overview Menu shortcut keys CLI commands Macros The keystroke editor IR remote and Display Setup your IR remote IR controller commands Using MIDI with LanBox Setup for MIDI Using MIDI or MSC to trigger cues Using MIDI wing commander LanBox MIDI and MAX MSP Isadora External control and triggers Setup for external DMX desk Grab values from external desk Setup for external switches or buttons Setup for triggers and co
48. gy bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 18 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Using internal clocks Besides the receiving MIDI Clock support the LanBox has two real time clocks built in 1 Time day number and time of the day in HH MM SS FF 2 Received MTC day number HH MM SS FF Both clocks have an extra indication field for frames sec value it s fixed 30 f s for time while MTC supports 24 25 30 30DF Both clocks can be made visible on assignable blocks of 6 light channels global settings DMX tab and can also be set via the same light channels locked MTC overrides this of course In order to check or set the clocks we also added a Clock fixture in the generic library Normally we use channel 501 512 for clocks The internal clock is started at power up at time 0 00 00 00 00 but will be set to the last saved LanBox data when using the light channels If NTP is working the time will be correctly just after startup NTP time synchronization The LanBox LCX and LCE can also use a NTP server to sync the internal clock with a server using the standard NTP protocol Near any Linux or OSX computer has NTP server support on Windows XP this service is standard not available The LanBox ne
49. gy bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 29 LCedit and LanBox user manual LAr GOS advanced technology bu hiisasduis The Netherlands Using MIDI with LanBox Setup for MIDI In order to use a LanBox with MIDI you do need to setup the box using LCedit a Global settings menu MIDI tab Here you find the mapping between MIDI channels eee i aeeaenenn and layers and optional Channel offset so you can set channels above 127 Note In a order to prevent unintended MIDI commands set unused MIDI channels to blank Layer 20 For MSC the MSC IDs can be found in the control window with advanced triangle Ss where each layer can have it s own MSC ID Note The SysEx ID of the box can be a l found on the main page of Global Settings and is default set to 1 one o In general a LanBox can be fully controlled as via TCP but requires SysEx commands The most common application is simply trigger cues from MIDI applications like CueBase Performer etc where you can add MIDI tracks to sound tracks for lighting synchronization To trigger cues do a Go at minimum you must be able to send MIDI cnet CD Bank Select and Program Change messages This limits you to Go xxx and Go Next Prev step or C
50. hat case you need to select TCP IP and use the name demo lanbox com with password 777 you need to have access to the Internet to use our demo box Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 A Page 4 akd LCedit and LanBox user manual Maasduis The Netherlands amp LCeditev3 2x File Edit Tools Window Help Oc 4h CS SM Tueis After clicking OK LCedit will try to oe CC e N a establish a connection with your LanBox 7 as On a network connection it will ask for a Es papapa e aa jam password use 777 as it is the default RERA my aoe Fe ake password of a LanBox If everything goes SE O well you will see a green square in the gt ES bottom right half of the control window npes o o D e Put the network name of your LanBox taa CEEP taken tenor in the name field e g LanBox 1 so you A know which LanBox you are using in this project even when it changed to e g serial e Once the connection is made and your layout looks like the picture right save the project File menu gt Save As 3 __ Lee path anc pattern tooi Note for LC users If you don t see anything in the Layer control list like Be s ro T AJS c GAs SO BON Sem
51. he LC in a LanBox A cue only in LCX LCE amp LCM compromises of one or more cuesteps in a cuelist which ends with a hold for ever or the last step of a cuelist step 0 of next cuelist So a cue can be one cuestep but also a cuelist with 99 steps LCedit has special commands to Go to next and previous Cue This is mostly used in theatre applications A chase is a cue which is made of one cuelist but can have multiple non hold for ever cuesteps A chase is special in that way that the layers sequencer can do special sequencing like bounce backward and random stepping OK we have now learned how to make cues and chases but it s still a small part of the story In order to prevent a huge manual we skipped several things so the best way is practicing Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 16 Bhd COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Live and automated shows Live shows Some people think that live shows can only be done from conventional desks well let s see A lighting desk is just a special computer with special DMX hardware and with many knobs You use special DMX hardware a LanBox and
52. he bank select is the 128 multiplier in order to Go to cuelists with a number greater then 127 There are four special Program changes with Bank select 127 Program Change 0 1 do Go Next Prev step and 2 3 Go Next Prev cue Always test your cues chases first in LCedit where e g a bank select 0 program change 20 on MIDI channel typing g20a lt return gt in LCedit b bank select 1 program change 20 on MIDI channel typing g148a lt return gt in LCedit c CC20 0 CC53 20 CC86 3 on MIDI channel 1 typing g20 3a lt return gt in LCedit d CC20 1 CC53 20 CC86 3 on MIDI channel 1 typing g148 3a lt return gt in LCedit e Note pitch 60 velocity 64 duration Isec set ch 60 to 128 and after Isec to 0 f CC65 127 set the box to ignore NoteOffs Using MIDI wing commander A MIDI commander like the BCF2000 can be used to put specific Gos under buttons but the slider and knobs can be used to set lighting channels For the BCF2000 we advice to set the LanBox to Alt MIDI set 1 as the BCF2000 s sliders knobs can not send Notes but only AfterTouch or CC messages So instead of sending a Note pitch 60 velocity xx you setup the commander to send AfterTouch 60 with slider 1 range 0 127 LanBox MIDI and MAX MSP Isadora 8086 LC MIDI Example Set DMX channeks 1 24 use crossfade of 0 28 for aroeoth fade sel fade bene Chaser amp speed MID clock 40 OFM W500 mebo 20 833 funnel 2441
53. immer packs e You do not to fill in the blank channel and DMX fields as they will be assigned automatically Only if you want have the fixture at a certain light channel or DMX address you can overrule the auto placement e The idea is to organize your fixtures in a way you can find them quickly and represents the real stage When fixtures are placed on the stage there are assigned to channel numbers but that can be changed in the fixture setup e Do not change the channel numbers once you have created cues but use the Edit Item command of a fixture to match the DMX addresses of the fixtures with channels Groups It s nice to have your fixtures on the stage window but you also want to organize your lights in groups related to function In our example we make one group of all 8 fixtures Group Setup First select fixture LO1 then use shift click to add the other 7 fixtures to the selection 3 amp make sure that the order of shift clicking is the same order as your fixtures When all 8 fixtures are selected do the Edit menu command Make Group you will get a dialog A window like the picture right Name this group GL1 check that all 8 fixtures in order in z the right list and click OK h a i LCedit allows you to create almost any combination of sub grouping in any way you i i3 want Just select one or more fixtures but also previous defined groups are allowed and mm f do the command Make Group Wh
54. imple slider desk as wing Here is how to setup in LCedit First connect the external desk with a DMX cable to the LCX DMX input Next is setup DMX in using the Global settings the DMX tab In this case it s only a 49 channel desk and I want to have them controlling my channels 50 99 In Global settings DMX tab set the DMX input channels to 1 49 to 50 99 in layer E So in this case I use my external desk as controller for layer E Check that you can see the desk values in the DMX monitor of LCedit use the bottom left pop up to switch to DMX input If it s the zki moe pas te eg ee 2 f 2 same as on your desk it s working EE GOS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LanBox 01 79 Comm DMX UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut DMX output settings DMX output offset Number of channels DMX input settings Input DMX channels to light channels of layer Light channels for clocks Time light channels 6 from MTC light channels 6 from Clock frequency tuning Now select layer E and your fixtures on ch 101 149 That s disappointing as all channels are grey and not having the desk values what s wrong You forgot to activate those channels you really want to use within the 101 149 range Try to set channel 101 by entering any value once you entered a value it s activated and it was taken over by the external desk and you can not change it anymore from LCedit Note If yo
55. kup file is a tab separated text file Each line contains data for a scene each column contains data for a DMX channel Each line is terminated with a lt CR gt 0D The header the first row contains global information about the file It consists 10 columns with the following data v2 00 LanBox name 0 0 2 0 0 0 cuelist HSB cuelist LSB After the first 10 columns the columns are filled with the numbers of used DMX channels in ascending order in this cuelist After the header a number of rows follow Each row contains data of one cuestep including the step action data The first item in each line is the step number preceded by the step type code and its 6 parameters see LC reference manual page 82 Column 9 indicates whether it is absolute scene data 0 or relative scene data 1 and column 10 is empty Note The cuestep numbers must be consecutive otherwise LCedit can t restore the file When generating a LanBox LC backup file from a custom made program you can best use the save option save range Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 39 LCedit and LanBox user manual abd GCOS advanced technology bu hiiassduis The Netherlands Upgrading from
56. l 2 via MIDI 4 If you send on MIDI ch 4 a Note 2 pitch 10 the channel 3072 will be set to 20 10 2 Much easier is to make a startup cue which sets channel 3072 512 to 10 or 20 Start this cue 1 in layer A and do within 2 secs a Save LanBox Data it will be loaded at every startup Cuelist 1 1 steps stored 30 06 2009 12 16 show d01 for 3 0s d01 512 010 ch 512 for LCM 3072 for LCX For LCM in MIDI mode set the LED display to Layer A so you can see what cue is running You need a Sony Philips or NEC based many Far East makes including Apple Remote IR remote controller Press power or 5 key to see layer status For more info read the IR setup from this manual Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 30 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Using MIDI or MSC to trigger cues We assume you have setup your LanBox for MIDI and have read the chapters about layers and active channels Keep in mind that when using MIDI triggers like a Go behaves as you did the same Go in LCedit Sending the bank select program change is in many sequencer programs the same as 14 bit Program change T
57. led mixer Suppose you use desk 1 for intensities you must turn on the channel outputs of the appropriate Intensity channels activate channels Now if you use desk tow for color channels you can imagine that when a mixer grabs all channels together you have intensities and colors under control but in separate desks This mean 1f I start a color chase on desk 2 nothing happens with the Intensities Add more desks layers and you can have independent control on moves gobos effects etc So far each desk used different channels but what happens if you have two desks for e g intensities so we use the same channels This is a conflict as you can t tie two outputs together But here comes the LanBox smart mixer which default setting is that in conflict case the channels of the highest of the pile of desk will be used So if layer A and B are both using the same activated channels layer A wins It also means that once one or more channels of layer A are de activated the same channels from layer A pops up from the mixer So whatever you do the top most player has the highest priority any lower players have a lower priority in that order This is still part of the story as the mixer can do more If you e g put it in HTP mode it will pass the highest value of the conflicting channels so you can easily create a flash while the normal chase keeps running There is also LTP blackout Transparent fade from one layer to another and more The
58. les Fixture definition files are located inside a made directory like Martin while these directories are located inside the library directory The library directory must be in the same directory as LCedit otherwise the files can not be found Each fixture definition file has an unique ID and fixture name inside the file so the filename can be anything Note New and duplicate fixture definition files can only be made by the library editor as it generates a new unique ID Never change the name or duplicate the files directly as the inside ID will not be correctly anymore and can lead to loss of fixture definitions A little bit more graphic work to go to get nice icons at the color wheel The mark1 fixture has a partly continuous color wheel so here is the strip with all the 16x16 pixels icons MEE This strip is 272x16 pixels so it contains 17 icons Now open the mark again in the library editor select the color row and click on the Iconstrip button Do the same procedure to get the icons in as you did for the shutter Note The gif and bmp versions of the iconstrips can be found in the images directory of this manual Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 201
59. lex multimedia show control A LanBox can run a show completely stand alone with or without triggers from external sources So contrary most DMX controllers it is a dedicated computer system with it s own memory to hold all show details The box has many features so take your time to discover all options If you only have simple requirements you don t need to read all chapters but be sure you understand the idea of active channels and layers We hope you will enjoy working with your LanBox O I Gee F ry a i aoe e a Maal dea Ee Ea Se Eee ie et ie eve ie SS AL Or Ae xe Note The LCedit was designed for the Macintosh OS X platform but we also have a Windows XP Vista 7 version What is LCedit LCedit is a computer program for editing the light cues sequences and shows inside the LanBox In other words LCedit is just a friendly way to program the LanBox all the real lighting work is done by the box The program has several types of windows Stage that holds the fixtures and light groups Cast lists all used fixtures and groups as a list Control for light and layer sequencer control setting layer and chaser parameters Cuelist editor for creating amp editing of cues including paths and patterns and Monitor to monitor various in out values LCedit also has several built in tools e g to edit the fixture library to manage files Utilities Backup and Restore
60. ll Before you can use LCedit the LanBox needs to be connected to your computer This can be achieved through your Ethernet network a USB port direct or with a high speed RS232 adapter Ethernet is the preferred method for LanBox LCX and the only way for a LanBox LCE The LanBox LCM or old LanBox LC must be connected by RS232 adapter TCP IP settings If you connect to a LanBox using Ethernet it uses the TCP IP protocol and the box is set to IP address 192 168 1 77 with a mask of 255 255 255 0 so your computer should be initially set to an IP of e g 192 168 1 1 with mask 255 255 255 0 If above statement is hocus pocus to you it s enough to know that each device on the network must have a unique address and area code the mask If your computer is connected to the Internet in some way you must find out to what IP and mask your computer is assigned the LanBox IP and mask must be set into the same range with LCedit s Global Settings see also Network setup If you have an old LanBox LC you must upgrade Upgrading a LanBox LC II to LanBox LC USB driver for Windows If you are going to use USB with LCedit and a LanBox LCX on Windows you need to install CDS USB modem driver In the LCedit download or the CD you will find the file cdsusb Win7 Vista XP which is needed for Windows Once you plug in the USB cable connected to the LCX windows ask you to install software for new hardware be sure you are doing this
61. manual by letting windows search in the LCedit folder The Configure Interface window After starting LCedit and opening a New project this is the first window you will see The editor needs to know Name Untitled Interface Name Untitled Interface what kind of interface you want to use _ PSeriah Appietatx mio TCP in order to communicate with a LanBox EEE Configure Interface Configung interface Serial AppleTalk MIDI f TCP IP modem 4 Enter the hostname or IP address not emai Note On OS X or Windows only serial usbmodem0012 address to connect to a LanBox gateway A ports or TCP IP can be used usbmodem0013 port number is optional and is not needed f USA49W114P1 1 normally Note If you want to connect via TCP USA49W114P2 2 USA49W114P3 3 IP LanBox LCX LCE the default IP ucaagwii4apa 4 ETT SET is 192 168 1 77 mask is usbmodemO0012 Save P ae 255 255 255 0 and the password pin nin kioto code is 777 v Connect Cancel ox gt v Connect Cancel Exa Select the medium port s or name for AppleTalk and TCP IP you can optionally save your password Now give it a descriptive name select the Connect checkbox and click OK The settings will be stored in your project file in order to connect instantly when you double click the saved project file Note If you wish to try LCedit without a LanBox you can try to use our demo LanBox if it is not in use through the Internet In t
62. mments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 26 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual IR remote and Display Setup your IR remote For this setup you need a remote IR controller using one of the following protocols Sony 12 15 or 20 bits Philips RC5 RC6 or NEC many makes including Apple remote The IR Keys can be freely mapped to a LanBox command You can control the LCM LCE with most ordinary IR remote controls but as there are so many types you should test the remote controller if it s working with the box It s possible to map IR keys to remote functions for 2 different IR remotes at the same time The IR key map is written as a cuestep so it can be exchanged with others Default IR1 is Apple remote and IR2 is the Sony RM V202 Mapping your IR remote keys to LanBox commands 1 Press any key but NOT Power or Menu if the LanBox recognizes your remote it displays either NEC RC5 RC6 or SONY If it does not react you need to find another type make of IR remote 2 Press the Power or Menu key 3 times short one long 3 times short one long you should see R1 on the display If not try from step again Note Short is less then a quarter second pressed long a full second pressed Pressing again the power key within 5 second to toggle between IR map 1 or map 2 3 Wait until the first key is displayed Left
63. n library cancer Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 9 LCedit and LanBox user manual 2A COOS advanced technology bu hiiasduis The Netherlands An instant preset on the fly i cue As we have shown you can easily change a group of light channels to another setting with intensity presets But what if we want a new setting of several lights in one action such as a black out x zed MLL and do not have a preset Use the 1 cue button When you click on the i cue button you Lo WOR m o disconnect your channels from the mixer so you can set your channels without disturbing the toz 90 MMO f toz 75 Wio current lighting Now set your channels to the required values and hit space when you want to Los 738 MO insert this temporary cue or shift space to cancel the i cue mode 106 sox mO What are active channels and what are layers To understand how cues should be created and edited the idea of layers and active channels must be clear As an analogy to the idea you can see it as a pile of lighting desks The each light channel output of each desk can be turned On or Off by software and all desk outputs come together in a special box cal
64. nd is used as command separator within a CLI command CLI command g is a Go example g100 4al go 100 4 in layer A of interface 1 where a and 1 are optional CLI commands k and 1 to select fixtures and groups example k1 1012 or k211 10 select fixtures 1 10 and group 2 CLI command m to run macros example m4 6 1 run macros 4 5 6 1 in that order CLI command n selects a layer example nb selects layer B CLI command p do presets example pclol 3 color preset 1 and other presets 1 amp 3 CLI command r in order repeat last command the cursor will be at the end of the field so you can edit the last command or just press enter to repeat it unchanged CLI command s sets channel example s1 4 12 15f 20 set chl 4 and 12 15 to 20 in layer F Menu shortcut keys Many menus have key shortcut commands if you click on a menu you can see what shortcut is available for what menu commands CLI commands While the graphical interface of LCedit is an advantage to beginners there are moments you wished fast short key commands to get things done The CLI interface was made for it and also in order to make a single keystroke see keystroke editor and macros doing a whole bunch of actions As soon as you type a CLI character the CLI interface is activated until an end of sequence command is received The allowed CLI commands are described in the single key actions overview at the beginning of
65. nd which can be send to the LanBox can be recorded Recording a macro is initiated and ended by the menu command Tools gt Record Macro A macro may contain up to 20 LanBox commands When you end the recording you will be asked a name for the macro This name popups in the command macros lists on the control window see picture A macro can be started by selecting it from the list and click on the Run button A fast way to run e g macro 2 is typing m2 see CLI commands Macros can be deleted with the Tools gt Delete Macros menu command Command macros The keystroke editor Sayaka SSDI With CLIs you have a fast way to control LCedit and with the addition of Keystroke CLI Command macros you can actually control anything with CLIs but mvt Ae wh If you want just a single keystroke in order to simulate some CLIs you can Shitt Ctr 3 k1 3kS 8 ps2 use the built in keystroke editor to assign one key to do CLI commands The keystroke editor allows you to assign very unusual key combinations like control alt shift F3 Single keystrokes are also a must if you want to use very handy hardware button jog shuttle USB devices like the Shuttle R Pro of Contour Shift Ciri 3 k1 3k5 8s2 Delete Cancel Eo Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Co
66. nds Cuelist 10 5 steps loaded 07 03 2010 20 57 Triggers 001 hold for 0 05s T504C100 Tr 0 GoCue 100 163 OnCh 504 in layer A go 001 Above very small control cue does a Go to cuelist 100 163 in layer A depending on the actual value of channel 504 divided by 4 plus the base cuelist So if ch 504 has a level of 24 cuelist 106 is started in layer A but if ch 504 is 0 cuelist 100 is started If you use channel 3061 instead of 504 a cuelist is started depending on the value of analog input 1 So if you feed the analog input with music you can create a huge smart VU meter Or you can use a big slider knob potentiometer of 4700 Ohm to select from up to 64 cuelists As a light channel can also come from other external sources via DMX input UDP Art Net MIDI etc it s now possible to start cues chases from any source at any place There are 64 trigger IDs so you can go completely wild Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Bhd COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands Create and edit fixture definitions The fixture library LCedit comes with a library of most common fixture definitions but if your fixture is not in the lib
67. now one large icon called 1 LO1 icon Hidden Label Hidden Intensity indicator Color indicator Show Numbering Position Locked PR er r skej ite Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 6 J COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual More view options e It s also possible to view the color of an RGB fixture or the actual intensity of a fixture and you can hide labels as shown on the picture right e The view menu has the following options e Set the icon size to small instead of normal e Hide icon label is shown e Hide label icon 1s shown e Show the intensity position color whatever is appropriate for the fixture e Show hide fixture numbering in label e Lock unlock the position of fixture e These view options are very useful when dealing with modern RGB LED matrix setups but also for e g a line of pars lower 8 fixtures Some important notes e Place single channel fixtures use RGB fixtures for LED panels even if you use multi channel dimmer packs or multi RGB panels The multi channel packs in the library are intended for unknown multi channel fixtures not for d
68. ntrol via TCP or Serial Setup for digital or serial outputs Use a digital output as 9600 baud serial port Use MIDI in or Out as RS232 port UDP networking Introduction Usage of the UDP options with Capture 3D Usage of the UDP options with MAX MSP DMX distribution over an Ethernet network Synchronizing cues in multiple LanBoxes Network traffic Art Net Introduction to Art Net Setup for Art Net receive Setup for Art Net transmitting Network setup and usage Files What is saved where and how Backup your LanBox data Upgrading from LanBox LC II to LanBox LC Action commands overview Last resort Resetting the box CE FCC and Safety Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 36 37 38 38 38 39 39 40 40 Page 2 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Introduction With the LanBox LC system ON you ve bought a modern desktop DMX and Show controller that can compete with the best A LanBox is not just a simple DMX interface but a complete lighting desk which can be used for comp
69. oing to run the just made cues we need to learn a bit more of the cuelists editor You can e g move the current cues to other steps by dragging a cue to a new location If you drag e g the 4 cues to step 5 10 15 and 20 you will see that the in between steps are marked with This is what theatre people often wants as they now can safely add a forgotten cue without fearing that cue numbers change Cuesteps may be copied and pasted any way you want and they can even be copy and pasted as plain text so you can exchange your cuesteps with others via e g email Just as an exercise select all steps do copy and paste them in your favorite text editor or email program Note The cuelist editor normally shows all light channels used and unused but it can show only the used channels by clicking on the Il button top right of the window Note The header of the cuelist editor shows the numbers of used light channels from 1 to the highest placed fixture channel If you select a fixture s on the stage the corresponding light channel s are blue highlighted while the selected DMX field s on the control window will be red colored channel numbers in the header This way you can quickly find what channels a fixture uses and what channel s you are modifying when changing DMX values in the control panels Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are
70. om the top layer has the highest priority to the lowest layer and can be reordered at any time Layers can have an ID like A so that they can easily be referenced MEIE u ArmA DKT PU EL Note Each layer has a master output switch to override the channel output switches If you turn off the auto output and the master output you can view or edit scenes while the data is not going to the mixer blind editing Post processing After the mixer the data of each light channel is mapped to a DMX channel patcher multiplied by the channel gain channel masters translated using a curve and limited in change rate slope limiting The resulting data is placed in the DMX output buffer and sent to the DMX cable 20 times per second The sequencers Each layer has it s own sequencer to automate loading of scenes or do special actions A so called step there are maximal 99 steps per cue list contain instructions for the sequencer and can hold scene data when it is a scene instruction The LanBox has many possible actions but most of the time they will be just scenes Each scene load activates faders with the fade time of the step instruction and is independent of the hold time of the step This makes it possible to start at a certain time with completely different fade times for different channels or have different fade in and out times for a cross fade Once a sequencer is enabled Run and it has been Go ed it keeps sequencing until the end of a
71. on the background picture Stage picture Jon Daggett Midilite Place fixtures As we are still staring to a complete empty stage it s time to do some rigging Fixture Setup LCT 2002 cp Stage 1 2 S678 101 21 22 23 2 EEr nmaoanne op annn ont Ze l i uug Haug UEG wd UUE HKEE D u 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 42 44 45 46 47 4349505 52 J 4 8 s i f oe 7 68 69 i 72 7 m U 7 P y Oe bo 3 ro A I COOS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands ry ry wr Kai v a Wash 5 Cyter 2 Wash 4 m amp Ay EE 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 3 gt 53 78 JA t FES ito Sf fea 2 place fixtures To keep it simple we are going to place just eight single dimmers a Sane so here we go F Patch Design Presets X ERCA CAEAEA EaR Select this icon and use the View menu command to change the appearance to small icon full indicators Now do the Edit menu command Duplicate Item 7 times you have now eight fixtures on your stage labeled 1 LO1 through 8 L08 Ego os Move the icons by click drag in such a way that you get about the same as the Heal 1 uos picture right Do the menu command New fixture you will get a dialog window like the picture left Select Generic single dimmer channel name it LOI and close the dialog The stage has
72. one layer to edit and run your cues but what if you want to edit a cue while your cues are running The solution is simple Run your cues in the top layer and edit them in a lower layer If both layers are using the same channels your edits are not live they are hidden by the top layer but you can still see what you are doing on the screen As soon as you need to run independently cues which are made for different groups or you have show control cues it s obvious you need to run them in separate layers You can create delete and even re order layers not on LC while any layer can be used to edit or run cues so cues are not bound to any layer If you want to stop a running cue click on stop or type g 0 lt enter gt g dot zero enter it goes to the home of the current cuelist step 0 and disconnects all channels from the mixer so lower layers become live If you want to reset a layer completely to default type g0 lt enter gt g zero enter and all layer setting are back to default If you only want to disconnect used channels from the mixer use the clear button or menu command Note There are many more options for layers but they are hidden by the advanced triangle Once you open this box of pandora near anything is possible but it can be very complex In the LanBox Talk archive you can find e g some examples of scaling and shifting shapes for moving heads Make a multistep cue a chase It s time you are going to change
73. ooking at our support pages Have fun with your box and LCedit Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 37 LCedit and LanBox user manual eer GCOS advanced technology bu hiiassduis The Netherlands Network setup and usage Building an Ethernet network Building an 10 or 100 BT Ethernet network is not difficult or expensive anymore and has big advantages over e g USB or serial connections This type of Ethernet is galvanic isolated from each device the cable length can be up to 300 meters The 10 or 100 BT means 10 or 100 Mbit twisted pair cabling also called CAT 5 cabling Such a network is built as a star topology which means each device is connected with it s own cable to a central point called hub or switch Switches are widely available and have 4 8 16 or more ports A port is like a big telephone socket but now with 8 pins and it s called RJ45 Each network device computers ADSL modem LanBox LCX or LCE must have it s own cable to the switch The TCP IP protocol Once you have an Ethernet network you must setup the devices to use it with TCP IP This protocol also used on the Internet is the most used protocol today but others al
74. our file into the library various directory as mark1 Icf As LCedit needs to know that the library has been changed do File menu Extra gt Reload Library Close the info window and you can now place your fixture on the stage If all went well it will look like the picture right While it is not a complete fixture definition missing presets icons and buttons it can already be used You need to do some graphic work in order to provide nice icons at the color wheel and the shutter buttons The mark fixture has a complicated shutter control so here is the strip with all needed small 12x12 pixels icons O 20 nx A4AOCRRAOAAS AO 40 OF This strip is 300x12 pixels so it contains 25 icons im f00 Wg Pan 139 fine 0 Tilt 17 fine 0 a cos MS General controls faa shutter 112 TH Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 22 EE GCOS advanced technology bu htasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Edit Icon Stri ote A T Now open the mark1 again in the library editor select the shutter row and click on the Iconstrip button You will get an empty Edit Icon Strip window Now how do you get the icons in
75. r for lt time gt e show lt scene gt previous for lt time gt split fading in out cr for lt time gt e Instructs a layer to Go to a certain cue step e go lt cuelist gt lt cuestep gt in layer lt layer gt e go lt cuestep gt in layer lt layer gt e go next prev in layer lt layer gt e go lt jumplabel gt e go lt cuestep gt lt jumplabel gt if input lt inputnum gt within outside lt range gt e go lt cuestep gt lt jumplabel gt if channel lt channelnum gt within outside lt range gt e Loops and holds e loop lt count gt times to lt jumplabel gt e hold for lt time gt e hold until switch is negative positive e Hold until lt locked gt MTC time is after is before transitions to before transitions to after Day Hour Minute Seconds Frame x ignore Note locked means that the MTC clock must be locked or the time must be in sync with NTP server e Layer control e suspend layer lt layer gt e resume layer lt layer gt e start layer lt layer gt e halt layer lt layer gt e reset layer lt layer gt e Layer and sequencer modes e set attributes of layer lt layer gt to none fade output solo and e set layer lt layer gt to no output copy mix HTP mix LTP add e set layer lt layer gt to mix transparent at lt percentage gt from lt percentage gt to lt percentage gt in lt time gt e set layer lt layer gt to s
76. r boxes and the LCX the master has no idea how they are setup or patched ae aa 19 S22 Note As you can see on the pictures the UDP panel of global settings has many more settings These 2 Se settings are outside the scoop of this tutorial but it s enough to know that we also provided high speed n bulk data communication using UDP which can be used by programs like MAX a A As you can image setups with multiple universes can become quite complex but with proper planning See which is a must for all large setups you can have a large up to 3072 channels 6 universes system with Setto S13 I a fraction of the cost of a lighting desk for 6 universes As Ethernet cabling is widely available it s also Store easier to setup and maintain and cheaper then DMX cabling with repeaters and splitters Synchronizing cues in multiple LanBoxes When you want to store many large scenes you will face that there is a limit on memory space in a LanBox This happens mostly when you have thousands of steps for large RGB pixel arrays which must run stand alone A solution is to split the scenes and distribute them on several LanBoxes which all run a part of the total scene The only problem with this solution is that you need to be able to keep the cues of the boxes in sync with each other but could be solved by using MIDI From firmware v2 05 and LCedit v3 3 it s now also possible to keep layers of slave LanBoxes running in sync with a master LanBox
77. rary you can create a new fixture definition file for it Be aware that some fixtures can be very complex and a good understanding of the working of LCedit is a must Fixture definitions in LCedit have no limit on the used number of channels but screen size will limit the number of controls As an example the picture right shows partly the definition design of a Martin MAC 2000 which has 21 controls and uses 24 channels Creating this fixture is basically not so much work but when you want to have nice icons buttons indicators and a basic set of presets it s a lot of work A fixture is built from panels a row in the design list A panel can have a control a label and three optional parameters like used channel offset display mode decimal or hex and separator option The panel order determines the order of the visible controls not e g the channel number order Note The top panel must be a big intensity wheel named Intensity even if your fixture has no intensity set chs to blank To optimize further correct merging in mixed groups it s wise to have as much as possible the same panel order in each fixture oul a L uD oO LCedit and LanBox user manual Fixture Definition MAC 2000P 16bit Short name Fixture Large Tracki Small small Small Small Lage Lae Small Small Large Small Small Text Stns Btns Small Small Small Small Small p Large Wheel Create
78. record key until FLSH appears on the display If after 10 seconds the display still remains at or then your remote control doesn t send signals the way we expect them You can try repeatedly pressing the record button instead it may take up to 10 15 presses quickly after each other Some menus assign special meaning to various buttons on your remote control These are listed in the menu descriptions below and do not apply when you are entering a value When entering a value you can only use Channel Up Down the digits play to apply and power to cancel IR controller commands KKK Load 1 KKK This menu to loads a previously stored scene When you go to the menu it shows the most recently loaded stored scene 2 digit cuelist 2 digit cuestep When you apply a new value it loads the scene you specified As a shortcut you can use the Fast forward and Rewind buttons to load the next and previous scene respectively equivalent to pressing play channel up down and again play ee Store 2 m Use this menu to store your lights into a scene When you go to the menu it shows the most recently loaded stored scene When you apply a new value it stores the lights set using menus 7 through 9 into the scene you specified Fade Time 3 Set the fade time which is stored into the scene along with your lights and used when you run the cuelist where it determines how long the transition to the new light values
79. s but each with it s own cues From firmware v2 x the LanBox LCX supports 3072 light channels and also the distribution of those channels via UDP on Ethernet This means that you can built a lighting system with up to 3072 channels distributed over multiple so called universes A universe is one DMX cable one LanBox with up to 512 DMX channels LanBox 01 79 Let s assume we have a LanBox LCX and we want to create a second universe with Comm DMX P UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut a LanBox LCE in order to get 1024 DMX channels First of all be sure the boxes inane aa Lic ken tales have unique IP addresses and names on the network see also network setup Broadcast mixer channels 1 512 T 1025 1536 1 1024 513 1024 1537 2048 Broadcast DMX out _ Broadcast DMX in Create in LCedit two interfaces one for each box Open the Interfaces window __ Broadcast ext input Broadcast layer list and check that your current interface has a decent name like box 1 Now apply the UDP port CDS 4777 Art Net 6454 4777 New Interface command from the Edit menu you will get a new Configure TER E interface dialog choose box 2 universe 2 as connection All fixtures on the stage From sender anyone 4777 _ Art Net universe h 0 114 should be connected to interface 1 box 1 the LCX but you must place a dummy dimmer on the first channel of each next box So place it on channel 513 use the Dengan patch tab to set it to DMX a
80. s equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Caution The electric safety depends on the used AC adapter Only use an AC adapter as specified in the table above that carries the following sign Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010
81. s may look a bit overdone for simple lamps but remember once you are going to use 100 MMO Stop o o color scrollers moving heads etc you will be very happy to have e g a pb1 to center your beams or a pol which sets your complicated fixture to default Presets can have been made as part of the fixture definition but also for a project Lets make a preset only for this project which set this group to 50 intensity First set the Intensity wheel to 50 so all channels indicate 50 While holding the option alt key click and hold on the ps popup so you get the picture as shown right Now select Make Preset and you get a dialog like this Name it Intensity 50 and click on OK Note that in this case you made the preset for multiple fixtures but if you select just one fixture you get the choice of whether it should be made for the fixture in the library or for this project Note Be careful to add presets to the library as they will be active in all current and future projects When in doubt don t put them into the library Define on Fixture presets rop Fp Jt pon 1 Intensity Off 2 Intensity Full a a divaa intensities Ej tor so THO T O mo 50 Make Preset i Prelet name immensity 50 Cancel Make Preset Preset name v LOI on stage Multiple Fixtures Layer control Go Stop 0 0 Hold Fade Stop 0 0 Hold S Fade Stop 0 0 7 Cx 4 Dimmer i
82. s numbered 0 0 and Q 1 As with our UDP if the network is part of an existing network it s a good idea to contact your network manager LanBox 01 79 Comm DMX P UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut LanBox UDP output settings _ Use Art Net sub net 0 __ Broadcast mixer channels 1 512 1025 1536 513 1024 1537 2048 Broadcast DMX out _ Broadcast DMX in Broadcast ext input _ Broadcast layer list UDP port CDS 4777 Art Net 6454 4777 LanBox UDP input settings From sender anyone 6454 v Art Net universe 0 0 copy light channels to light channels 1 512 0 of mixer _ of layer z Synchronize layers with same ID Cancel CxK LanBox 01 79 Comm DMX UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut LanBox UDP output settings v Use Art Net sub net 0 _ Broadcast mixer channels 1 512 O 1025 1536 513 1024 1 1537 2048 l _ Broadcast DMX out _ Broadcast DMX in Broadcast ext input _ Broadcast layer list UDP port CDS 4777 Art Net 6454 6454 LanBox UDP input settings From sender anyone 4777 Art Net universe lol Jol copy light channels to light channels Synchronize layers with same ID Cancel Om This concludes the LCedit tutorial You have learned a lot and we are sure you can use LCedit basically but there will be still many application specific questions to answer In that case send us an email or better join the LanBox Talk email discussions and as always start l
83. should take Fade number 3 Set the fade type which determines how the fade mentioned above works 0 No fade 1 Fade in 2 Fade out 3 Cross fade 4 7 are constant rate versions of 0 3 Hold Time 4 You can set the hold time here which is stored into the scene along with your lights and used when you run the cuelist where it determines how long the sequencer will wait until advancing to the next step Control cuelists chases It shows the cuelist cuestep of the currently selected layer You can choose between the various layer using the Channel Up Down buttons Lights in higher layers take precedence over lower layers when using the same channels If you enter a new value and apply the selected layer it will go to the cuelist cuestep you specify If the layer is on a nonzero cuestep of an existing cuelist the chaser will start running You can manually make the selected layer go to the next previous step or Cue see configure using the fast forward rew keys When the chaser hits the end of the cuelist it stops at xx 00 and disables all used channels You can manually stop by pressing stop You can use the pause button to pause and resume the chaser Note Whether and when a started cuelist will step automatically to next step is dependent of the programmed hold time of a step if itis for ever it will stay at that cue until a Next or other cue number is entered Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology
84. so exist e g EtherTalk As long as you use your network only for the LanBoxes the setup is not critical but if you also have access to the Internet via an ADSL or cable Ethernet modem it must be planned Each TCP IP device must have an IP address and a so called mask As near all IP addresses are reserved for the Internet and must be unique world wide you can NOT take a random address for private use There are two common ranges of IPs reserved for private use the 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 and 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 As the default IP of a LanBox is 192 168 1 77 with the mask on 255 255 255 0 it is the easiest way to make your local net 192 168 1 0 192 168 1 255 It should be noted that the first address 0 can not be used as it is the cable address while the last one 255 can also not be used as it is the broadcast address Note With the 255 255 255 0 mask your local network is limited to 254 addresses If you turn on NAPT in your ADSL cable modem standard in most modems and set the local address of the modem to 192 168 1 1 this is the gateway address in the TCP IP settings of all other devices you can use your LanBox and have Internet at the same time If your modem also has a fixed internet IP you can even make your LanBox accessible from the Internet by mapping TCP port 777 to 192 168 1 77 just like demo lanbox com Testing your network If you have an ADSL cable modem which also provides automatic addresses DHCP server is
85. the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 13 LCedit and LanBox user manual Using the pattern generator with RGB fixtures From LCedit v3 3 the pattern generator can also be used for RGB fixtures even if they are placed as a matrix In order to get matrix views correct it s important that RGB fixtures within a matrix have sequential light channel numbers from left to right and top to bottom In the example right there are 32 channels in use and are assigned as 8 columns and 4 rows Each cuelist step of 32 channels is now shown as an 8x4 matrix see picture right Keep in mind that for some effects like bounce it is needed to have a black pixels with a few colored pixels in order to have understandable effects The X and Y values determines the direction negative values means move left up and the amount of moves per step aad COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands Create Path amp Pattern Cancel Copy and close Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 14 Bid GCOS advanced technology bu
86. this chapter Command line Fixture presets H ps 2 pb pc 7 po gi Fixture controls Master Intensity Hi Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 25 LCedit and LanBox user manual eer GOS advanced technology bu hiassduis The Netherlands a 00 YN GS The Command Line Interface is a powerful system to get actions done by typing very short Individual intensities commands Look to the right two pictures the k1 3k5 8 selects fixtures 1 3 and 5 8 while next gt am command ps2 sets them to 100 intensity E LOZ 400 mw A sequence must end with enter return space tab while esc cancels the command clear clears m LOS 100 iO command except the first letter Multiple commands are allowed but must be separated by a L06 100 a semicolon For parameters the dash is allowed for a range while comma can be used for separate eon parameters Macros With CLIs you have a fast way to control LCedit but what if you want to have a short way for sending commands to the LanBox like setting the chaser clearing an engine gt Layer B to HIP g gn etc The answer is Macros A macro is a recorded sequence of lanbox commands this R means any comma
87. tions you have made your first cue but what is it doing Well if you Go to this cue it has no number yet until we store it will cross fade in 5 1 sec from previous channel setting to the values which are in the columns but only for the activated channels which have values As it is instructed to hold forever we call this a cue see explanation of naming later Remember A cue compromises of one or more cue steps in a cuelist and ends with a hold for ever or the last step of a cuelist Now set channel 1 8 to 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 and 80 so you get the same values now in decimal as in the pictures below By hitting the space bar means Next Step and then option alt enter you made step 2 with the same values as step 1 We do now have two cues and I am sure you can make more of them this way However I want to show you some of the capabilities of the cuelist editor so we are going to make step 2 3 and 4 which have shifted patterns of 1 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 ee ls 204 153 102 051 051 102 153 204 a s 3 a s i A 204 153 102 051 OS 10271593 204 Ve 204 133 102 OSL OSE 102 153 204 es inte panaman pang ls ASE Ae nares orm 206 153 102 051 OSE 102 E59 206 ROG Bee Oe 051 OSI 1021153208 206 264 153 102 GSE 051 202 153 204 Select the values of channels 1 8 of step 2 and do the menu command Copy Next select only channel 2 of step 2 and do menu Paste The result should be as in the pictures above Before we ar
88. to upload firmware to edit global settings of a LanBox e g set name password and to make patches DMX channels curves slope limits etc To make fast usage for power users possible LCedit also has a CLI Command Line Interface user definable presets key sequences macros etc Besides being a light editing program LCedit can be used to trigger light scenes and queues during performances If you need a more specific run time control program i e jingle machine with light queues you can use a MIDI sequencer like Performer or Logic use a show control program or built your own one with MAX examples are included System requirements Macintosh Any Intel or PPC Macintosh running OS X 10 4 or later color screen 1024x768 a 10 100 BT Ethernet or USB port Optional with high speed RS232 adapter depending on LanBox type PC Any Pentium PC Windows XP Vista 7 color screen 1024x768 1024x768 recommended a 10 100 BT Ethernet or USB port Optional with high speed RS232 adapter depending on LanBox type Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 3 LCedit and LanBox user manual 2A GCOS advanced technology bu hiiassduis The Netherlands Setup and Insta
89. top chaser e set layer lt layer gt to chase up down random bounce loop at lt percentage gt from lt percentage gt to lt percentage gt in lt time gt e Writes up to 5 bytes to a stream Stream can be midil or serl ser8 e write lt hexstring gt to lt stream gt e Up to 64 triggers calculated Go from channel value to cuelist val 4 e Tr lt id gt GoCue lt cuelist gt lt cuelist gt 63 OnCh lt channelnum gt in layer lt layer gt Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 40 EE COS advanced technology bu hisasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual Last resort Resetting the box If your LanBox does not seem to work anymore try uploading the firmware If all fails there is a last resort to recover your box Reset to factory default To open a LanBox you must remove the top 4 screws On the printed circuit board you see besides all kind of electronic components a small push button If you ever loose your password this button can save you When pressing it for more then 15 seconds when the box is powered up it clears ALL memory including the password Note the button must be pressed already before powering
90. u want to activate all selected channels just type v then enter Instead of hand activating you could have also load a cue with channels 101 149 set to zero Grab values from external desk You can also grab or edit DMX values with your external Step Action S0 54 1 5 LanBox 01 79 Cuelist Editor modified 0 501 0 99998140 6 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 1 a e 1 show scene for ever crossfading for S 1s 2 show scene for ever crossfading for S 1s desk into LCedit cuelist editor From above situation put poms vee os layer E into edit mode the cuelist editor should show like the picture right but still empty i Ra S we oe NV ES te Bw a If the Intensity field is still selected else type v hit the return key and step 1 is created with the external desk values as scene data Now change your desk sliders for next scene and hit space then return keys and step 2 is also in the cuelist editor oO c S ist O v Clear Store Delete Path G oS ee om o LanBox Ome o I SO 98 a a 5 a a ona o kl Cancel OK ca A j mw Individual intensities m Par 01 87 MMO fal Par 02 100 W O fal Par 03 35 Mo Par 04 77 WoO m Par 05 zo MoO E Par 06 85 MO jal Par 07 1 T o E Par 08 93 IO fa Par 09 mT fal Par 10 I fad Par 11 I fal Par 13 Ta fad Par 12 TH 0 01 79 GR Edit vialayerE PA fx fal Between the space return step you
91. ue but is for music synchronization enough If you want to be able to have more commands you must be able to send MIDI controller messages BTW All possible commands can be found in the LC Reference v2 0a1 pdf the EngineGo command is at page 30 Direct control of light channels is possible via MIDI Notes in a very simple way A NoteOn of pitch 60 velocity 80 sets light channel 60 to 2 80 160 Assumed offset setting in Global Settings is 0 but if you set it to e g 128 you will set light channel 60 128 188 In order to use low cost MIDI commanders like BCF2000 the LanBox firmware can be set to two alternate MIDI command sets by setting the highest light channel 512 in LCM 3072 in LCX to the value of 0 7 8 15 or 16 23 Mode Value description 0 0 7 All MIDI commands are as described in the LC Reference v2 0al pdf 1 8 15 All Poly AfterTouch messages are also seen as NoteOns 2 16 23 All CC messages except CCO bank select are seen as NoteOns and all Poly AfterTouch messages are seen as CC messages Note Mode 2 makes it s possible to use commanders which can only have CC messages from a slider but you looses easy CC access and light channels on 128 or multiple can only be accessed by using LCedit s NoteOn offset Tip If you want to set channel 3072 512 do the MIDI mapping via LCedit as follow MIDI ch layer offset 1 A 0 2 A 100 3 A 200 4 A 3070 510 for LCM You can now reach 327 channels and channel 3072 channe
92. ug emitter to pin 2 collector to pin 4 Pin 4 is also the RS232 tx which goes to the RS232 input pin 2 is the common OV Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 34 VS GCOS advanced technology bu hiiasduis The Netherlands LCedit and LanBox user manual UDP networking Introduction The LanBox LCX and LCE have several options to use the UDP protocol on an Ethernet network UDP is a fast internet protocol which makes it very suitable to transport bulk data e g DMX between devices Besides DMX data transport UDP can also be used to synchronize layers of multiple boxes and can be picked up by 3D visualization software like Capture With MAX MSP you can even receive besides all DMX data the analog inputs and transmit DMX data directly to a LanBox LCX or LCE while Isadora converts even realtime video into LanBox UDP DMX data packets Usage of the UDP options with Capture 3D Capture is delivered with a so called LanBox DLL provider which supports up to 6 universes The LanBox es LCedit and Capture must be connected to a local LanBox 01 79 Comm DMX P UDP MIDI 16 bit DigOut LanBox UDP output settings Use Art Net sub net 0 ethern
93. up and keep pressed all the time After the 15 seconds pressing release the button wait a few seconds turn off the power and on again after a few seconds Now you should be able to connect to the LanBox again but the square in the control window is orange Use firmware Upload from the menu bar to install the latest firmware again Note When you have cleared the LanBox with this button the password is 777 the name of the box is LanBox LCX 1 or LanBox LCE 1 or LanBox LCM 1 it s IP is 192 168 1 77 and ALL lighting settings and programs including the firmware are gone Note Uploading firmware can only be done with LCedit CE FCC and Safety Dimensions 86 x 104 x 45 mm LCX 166 x 104 x 65 mm Ambient temperature 0 40 degrees Celsius 100 240 V ac adapter output 6V DC 3 Power consumption max 8 VA CE This device complies with the European low voltage directive 73 23 EEG and the European EMC directive 89 336 EEG according to the following specifications Electrical safety NEN EN60950 94 This is a class II equipment and must be supplied from a SELV supply Emission NEN ENS55014 NEN EN55022 class B Immunity NEN ENS500082 1 FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Thi
94. you also have digital outputs which can be used to control external equipment In order to run a multimedia show from power up we need to make at least one special cue First this cue should contain startup steps which startups lamps maybe protect from hot restarts and initializes the external equipment when needed To control an audio recorder we added two MMC Midi Machine Commands with the write action The rest of the show control cue is just as the Flash control cue but it is endless and it must run in a static layer dynamic layers do not survive a power down Here is the same cue 3 but now made for auto run and save as cue 1 Cuelist 1 21 steps stored 02 10 2003 12 11 hold for 10s lamps on go 99 1 in layer A hold for 20s 001 Flash3s set layer A to chase bounce loop at 100 go 500 1 in layer A hold for 3 0s gonormal reset layer A go 100 1 in layer B go 501 4 in layer C MMCplay write FO 7F 7F to MIDI write 06 02 F7 to MIDI hold for 1 0m MMCrew write FO 7F 7F to MIDI write 06 05 F7 to MIDI go 001 If you start this cue e g in layer d gld lt enter gt and immediately do a Save LanBox Data after this command your show will always start with this cue and keeps running for ever Note In the classic LanBox this cue must be stored as cue 1 and write to midi is not supported Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technolo
95. your four cues in cuelist 10 into a chase or a multistep cue As the actions of all four steps are currently the same show scene for ever crossfading for 5 1s we Ss es ew cemlaingls gt e 354 398 js 3s os 99 62 can change the action for all together First select all steps as the picture shows tcp77 Cuelist 10 loaded Metece 2 j 4 5 amp 7 3 show scene for ever crossfading for 5 15 204 153 102 051 051 102 153 204 show scene for ever crossfading for 5 13 204 204 153 102 O51 051 102 153 _ Copyright 1995 2010 CDS advanced technology bv LanBox is a registered trademark of CDS advanced technology bv All other names referenced are the service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Comments suggestions questions and info www lanbox com_ Version 3 5 March 2010 Page 15 LCedit and LanBox user manual eer COS advanced technology bu hiiassduis The Netherlands Double click on the selection or do the menu command Edit Item and you get a dialog window as shown in the picture left Change the Hold step for into 1 0 s with the popup Change crossfading for to 0 9s with Sa a E Ea the right lower popup You are now changing the action of the steps from hold for ever crossfading for 5 1s into hold for 1s crossfading for SS F cusist 0 9s As we told before it means that these steps will not be a cue anymore but will automatically go to next step after 1

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