Congo and Arkaos

Hi everyone

I know that at this time it's a silly question to do but can anyone explain me how to connect a PC with Arkaos 3.6.1 to a Congo console?? I've got the midi cables and a Motu UltraLite to connect to PC with a PCMCIA card but I prefered, if it's possible, connect through ethernet. On the same PC I've got already a network with Congo and WYSIWYG that work's fine but with Arkaos I can do nothing.

Pedro Alves

Bullen over 14 years ago

Hi,

You should be able to connect it via ethernet using Art-Net.

Just make sure you have Art-Net on, in system settings.

Then it's just to patch it as usal in Congo.

Hope that helps

Bullen
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lidgett over 14 years ago in reply to Bullen

Is this Arkaos Midi or DMX? I don't think it's possible to connect to the Midi version over Ethernet.
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Bullen over 14 years ago in reply to lidgett

Yes, it has to be the DMX version
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Pedro Alves over 14 years ago in reply to Bullen

Hi all.

I'm back with questions about connect a Congo Jr. to a PC with Arkaos JV DMX ( the ETC version). At some point ago I've got some sucess to connect via ethernet cable (crossover) 1 Congo Jr to Arkaos but at that time I can't do anything on the console that works on Arkaos.

That console it had be used on a show and now I can't connect another console to Arkaos. I open first my Arkaos show and after I switch on the console but under the Network Nodes only appears "Congo Jr1 Server". I went to Systems Settings several times to change the IP adress but it's always the same thing.

Can someone explain to me like I'm 5 years old how to connect and work with Congo and Arkaos??????????? I read both manuals but at same point I'm lost and don't understand what it's written.

Pedro Alves
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Bullen over 14 years ago in reply to Pedro Alves

Do you have Art-Net enabled on Congo??
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Pedro Alves over 14 years ago in reply to Bullen

Yes I do. With the address 10.255.255.255
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reidar over 14 years ago in reply to Pedro Alves

With the ETC version, you don't need artnet, and you might run in to trouble if you start configuring your network the "artnet" way.

1: Check that you have a proper network link. Check LEDs on the back of your Congo, and on the network card on your computer. Or any switches in between if you have any. Unless your computer is very old, I don't think you need any special cable for a direct connection between Congo and PC.

2: The Congo needs to boot up with the network plugged, otherwise it doesn't know about it, and things will not work.

3: Check the network settings on the Arkaos computer. The IP address should be anywhere between 10.101.1.102 and 10.101.1.253.

4. You should now be able to control Arkaos.

5. If you need previews, proper layer names, effect names, and so on: Connect to the Arkaos node under Network in the browser.
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