Tcp/ip

I had a hasty look at the users manual and have to ask why you would want to use TCP/IP instead of MIDI or DMX over ArtNet, which would be a more natural fit for a lighting console.

Assuming you want to use "Production Computer Protocol" or "Display Cluster Protocol" then have a look at the Eos manual for using UDP strings in the Eos 1.9.8 Supplement. You'd have to roll your own strings base on the protocol, so you might be better off using DMX over ArtNet and asking ETC for a fixture profile.

Thanks for the response. I didn't want to purchase a gateway to go midi out of the eos. We have network jacks all over the theater so I just wanted to come  out of the console and patch down to the stage. If I go midi I have to run 175' to get to the computers, since they are on the stage and the lighting console is at the back of the house. Would TCP or UDP give go commands to Watchout or am I not understanding what TCP or UDP do?

Thanks

TCP and UDP are low level transport layers. TCP is used when transmission needs to be reliable and ordered between 2 ports. UDP is used to send datagrams, which are sort of a fire-and-forget form of messaging.

ArtNet is a protocol that makes use of the UDP transport layer to send a particular style of datagram. Eos supports sending ArtNet as one of its streaming outputs. Using ArtNet means you can patch your Watchout and control it just like any other device, assuming there is a fixture profile defined for it. So your best option is to ask for a fixture profile. AFAIK, ArtNet does not require a gateway but I have no ArtNet devices, and own an Ion which has MIDI ports on the back.

While Eos CAN send UDP strings, it should be your last resort. It is going to take a fair bit of effort to build up a library of control strings, debug them all, and the communication link, and integrate those strings into cues.

If you use UDP strings, you can enable [String MIDI TX] in setup / show control. This will send a string over UDP whenever a macro cue or sub is fired, telling you which one was fired, similar to MIDI.automatically