I have been using the ion for a few weeksnow and It continues amaze me. It’s a great desk and I am really happywith my purchase.
I do have a few more questionshowever.
1. I see inthe release notes for the new version it listwireless offline support, what are thetechnical/ip setup requirements in orderto configure my wireless network. I really would like to set this upbecause next summer I hope to be able to configure a tablet to use as basiclighting control (well I hope to be able to control both sound and lights fromthe sweet spot of the outdoor venue I work at)
2. Right now I am using the built inDMX ports however I would like to set upa net3 network in the near future. Is there a list of recommended networkhardware I can start with? I know I need a POE switch andcable to start with. Since I will be doing some one offs and other small gigswhat are the cabling options? Once upon a time I did a bitof networking and own a R45 crimper and what not. But what issues are therewith making my own cables? Does anyone know of a vendor that sells cableand connectors that can withstand rental type abuse?
3. When updating a cue is there an easy wayto tell weather the data being updated is a palate or absolute data? Whenprogramming the show I found that I was constantly updating position data formy I-Cue. Each time I moved the pan and tilt I would have to try to rememberweather or not I had used a palette in this cue or not. I am sure its just myignorance but it seams like the only thing I get in any view I saw was a red Xtelling me I had changed the parameter but not a way to tell specifically whatdata is actually being recorded.
4. With the release of the ION RPU how doesthis effect system output? I have an ION 1000 if I purchase an ION RPU (2000outputs) how many DMX channels can I actually control and still have reasonablebackup? Is this just a matter of weather I use the ION to control the RPU orrun the RPU as a backup for the ION?
5. Tabs rock. We need tabs on ION. What willit take to get EOS tabs on the ION? For now I can just run EOS Offline with acouple of the tabs that I find the most useful however really it would bebetter to be able to have a tab of Direct selects under my output view.
6. What version is the phone remote slatedto be enabled? While I wish I was made of money and could just purchase the RFUI cant for a while and the phone remote was a deciding factor in purchasing myION.
Ok I think that’s it for now. Thanks inadvance for the help.
[edited by: rhdgs at 12:05 AM (GMT -6) on Wed, Oct 08 2008]
