User Manual - Greenwich Instruments Ltd
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1. ss sssss XLRF 3 Dimensions 85x51x23 mm Weight 300g DMX Channels sss 192 Operating Temperature ss 10 to 50 C Power Supply ss 5V via USB B Stand Alone Current ss 60mA Compatible Operating System sy Windows XP Vista 7 Value may differ depending upon setup and hardware connected DMX Pin out 3 pin XLR male female 1 Ground 2 Signal Negative Cold 3 Signal Positive Hot Page 10 Ge ee INOTRUMENTS LID Website Sales Technical International Office Telephone Facsimile General Information http www greenwichinst com sales greenwichinst com support greenwichinst com Greenwich Instruments Ltd Meridian House Park Road Swanley Kent BR8 8AH United Kingdom 44 0 1322 668 724 44 0 1322 660 352 gil greenwichinst com As part of our on going effort to improve the value of our products we reserve the right to change specifications without notice2. Document Version 2 0 0 Updated 23 Feb 2012 GWDMxX User Manual The GWDMxX is a DMX 512 compatible lighting controller designed for use by bands DJ s displays and remote applications The GWDMxX has ten programmable buttons each button can hold a scene or a sequence of scenes making it a really simple controller to configure and use It s small size and low power requirements means it can run from a battery pack when a mains socket is not available Computer Installation and Setup The GWDMx installs as a simple Human Interface Device HID and requires no drivers The device should be detected and installed automatically by your operating system To configure the GWDMxX buttons you will need to install the software this can be found on the product CD or downloaded from our website m http greenwichinst com GWDMx The configuration software allows you to create a scene or sequence you can assign to each button A sequence consists of multiple scenes triggered by the button or at timed intervals You can also configure the fade time for each scene in the sequence Operation When connected to the PC the blue status light should fade gently up and down this indicates a communication link When connected to a 5V power supply with no USB data signals the blue status light will remain static The GWDMxX also has an Orange LED that can be configured to show the status of either the DMX output button press or au
3. last button pressed and when the power is re connected it will continue from the last scene played w Resume after power fail e Continues from last known position when power is removed and re connected Page 7 GWDMxX User Manual The GWDMxX can be used connected to the PC or powered using a mains USB plug or a USB battery power pack Once programmed the sequences are run by the relevant button and stored in on board flash memory Cue Manager v2 2 0 18 As an alternative you can use the GWDMX as a remote keypad to trigger more than the ten sequences limited by hardware With the controller connected to an available USB port run the GWDMX Configuration Program and click Cue Manager or use the Cue Manager desktop Cue Manager V 0 0 Co icon created on installation j You can add your sequences to the cue list by clicking the Add button When you have added v No DMX Overaps all you need you can toggle Blackout Stop ALL Reset ALL skin each sequence Run Stop by DM Output slam veosi 1562 entering the two digit number for that sequence ie Sequence 2 press 02 The controller can also toggle the dedicated blackout by entering 00 Each sequence displays relevant information Sequence Name Current Scene Total Scenes and the used DMX channels taken from the first non zero fader to the last non zero fader ace i MA o ae E a Here yo
4. Delete Sequence Copy Sequence To help visualise the effect you can enable Live output of the DMX while editing With the GWDMxX connected check the box Live output then when you create or edit a sequence the actual DMX values will be outputted via the GWDMxX You can even use the play feature in the editor to run through the sequence before saving and transferring to the GWDMxX general Options DMX Channels 16 Live Output Page 5 GWDMxX User Manual When you have all the sequences you require simply drag them one at a time from the list on the left and drop them on the button you want to assign on the right Using the left hand mouse button To remove a sequence from a button double right click the button ppg GREENWICH INSTRUMENTS UN Once you are ready you can connect the GWDMxX to a spare USB socket the software should automatically find the device and the Transfer To GWDMX button should be enabled Click the transfer button and all of the sequences will be sent to the relevant button on the GWDMX If you modify any sequences you will need to transfer again to update the GWDMX You do not need to drag and drop the sequence onto the required button again as it is already linked to the button Hardware Configuration When you have a GWDMX connected you can press the Configure Hardware button and the Configuration Options window will appear as below Select a device to
5. dio trigger When the buttons have been programmed with the desired scene or sequence press the relevant button to start that scene or sequence If a sequence is set to change on button push the next scene in the sequence will be set on the next consecutive button press Page 1 GWDMxX User Manual Software o OOOO censa General Options DMX Channels 16 Cue Manager Not Connected The main screen in the software has an image of the keypad on the GWDMX to the right and a list of sequences empty on first use to the left The first thing you need to do is set the number of DMX channels you want to control this can be any value from 16 to 192 16 being the default Then you are ready to create some new sequences Create New Sequence 12345678 9101 12 13 14 15 16 Trigger Type _ Common to all scenes Trigger Time Page 2 GWDMxX User Manual The new screen Basic Editor is a basic DMX control board Each channel slider is numbered across the top and the current value 0 255 is displayed below To make things easier when setting up and editing sequences the sliders can be given custom labels To edit enter your labels either double left click under one of the slider values or right click for the context menu and select Edit Channel names Also from this context menu you can h Edit Channel Names enter the channel values directly by entering Enter Channel Values the n
6. ence Menu Fade Time E Common to all scenes Scene 1of 1 g 0 15 en co Trigger Type E Common to all scenes Button Trigger Trigger Time The Fade Time is the time taken to change from one scene to another this can be different for each scene in the sequence To make the fade or trigger the same for each scene in the sequence tick the Common to all scenes box and set the required value If the sequence has only one scene another option is available in the Trigger Type drop down This is a non latching button trigger So when the button is pressed the scene will be played and when released the GWDMxX will return to where it was before the button press Great for strobes and smoke machines Sequence Menu Fade Time C Common to all scenes Cree iof i 5 Timed Auto Trigger Sound Trigger Button Trigger Non Latching Page 4 GWDMxX User Manual Enter a short and simple name for the sequence and click Save Changes You will be taken back to the main window and the new sequence will appear in the list on the left File Menu Sequence Menu nw Fade Time m ee Name AllRed m scene lof 1 J Mis Trigger Type J Trigger Time If you need to edit a sequence simply double left click it in the list on the left and the editor window will appear Or you can right click a sequence to Create Edit Delete or Copy Edit Sequence INSTRUMENTS UD hel EN kal
7. u can see sequence 1 is called RGB it is currently on scene 3 of 3 a4 eee 1 16 and controls DMX channels 1 to 4 Sequence 2 is called RGB2 is on scene 1 of 3 and controls DMX channels 5 to 8 If enabled the No DMX Overlaps option this means that when a sequence is running sequence 3 in green when I toggle 1 or 2 sequence 3 will be stopped This is because sequence 1 uses DMX channels 1 to 4 which are within the scope of sequence 3 using DMX channels 1 to 16 Similar is true for sequence 2 listed Page 8 GWDMxX User Manual The Blacking option will allow sequences to keep running when stopped only the DMX output for that sequence will be blanked Lee oe or Each sequence has four control buttons g 1 The first changes the state of the sequence red is stopped green is running 2 How the sequence is played Loop A continuous loop Reb d Rebound ie 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 Once The sequence will run once then stop 3 Previous scene manual skip 4 Next scene manual skip To synchronise your sequences there are global Stop ALL and Reset ALL buttons These will do as they say on the tin Stop ALL will stop all sequences from running and Reset ALL will reset all sequences to scene 1 Page 9 GWDMxX User Manual Specifications USB Specification _ s s 2 0 USB Connection _ _ s ids ai idici i USB B DMX Connection _ _
8. umeric value And you can select to 5 Show Values As display the value as percentage 0 100 or as an actual numeric representation 0 255 B hannel Labele 1l 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Enter a brief description into each box for the channels you are using and press OK to save Then each time you open the editor your channels will have these labels to remind you what each one does Adjust the levels to the output you require You can select multiple faders by holding shift or ctrl keys If you hold shift and select a fader it will turn blue then you can select another fader still holding shift and it will group select from the first selection to the second Or you can hold Ctrl and select individual faders 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Page 3 GWDMxX User Manual If you want to create a sequence with more than one scene click the New or Copy button you can copy any scene and it will be added to the end You can step through and edit scenes by pressing the Next and Back buttons By default a sequence will advance to the next scene on sequential button presses you can change this to an automatic timed delay by selecting Timed Auto Trigger from the trigger source and setting the Trigger Time fader The trigger time is the total time that scene is active for at the end of that time it will advance to the next scene or loop back to scene 1 if it is the last Sequ
9. use if multiple connected GWDMX 1 v Fimware V 0 2 8 Audio Level k Orange LED Fash Sound Trigger M Resume after power fail Continues from last known position when power is removed and re connected Identify Device Page 6 GWDMxX User Manual You can have multiple devices connected and select the one to program by selecting it from the drop down box at the top You can identify which device you are controlling by clicking the Identify Device button this will make the currently selected GWDMX blue LED flash for a few seconds rather than fade GWOMX 1 i GWOMX He In hardware versions with firmware earlier than 0 2 8 you will need to set the audio trip sensitivity pre June 2011 To adjust the audio sensitivity the audio level will be shown adjust the pointer below the level to set the sensitivity The level should bounce above and below the pointer in order to trigger sequences Hardware with firmware versions 0 2 8 onwards have an auto levelling trigger and this option is disabled As mentioned earlier the Orange LED can be configured to show one of the following status e Flash on DMX e Flash on button push e Flash on audio trigger These can be selected from the Orange LED drop down box If the unit is being used for commercial use you can enable the Resume after power fail option By checking this option the GWDMX will remember the
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