Programming LED Lights

I work at a high school and do not have the greatest experience with LED lighting. I have a basic knowledge of how to patch LED lights. We are fortunate to have 2 spaces where we have LED lights set up. In our mini theatre our LED lights are patched in Universe 1 and they are controlled individually,, fairly easily. I patched them like so... Channels 100 thru 110, type of light is K9 PUP, 4 channel, at address 100. This allows us to control each light seperately. However, in our auditorium space, I cannot control the lights the same way. They are in Universe 2. I have ETC Color source Par's DB, 4 channel. They are set at address 001. Channel 513 is being used to control them all at once. How do I programm these lights so that we can control them individually like we do in our other space? Do I patch the lights this way...513 thru 530 at address 001? The lights will not turn on unless 513 is engaged, then 514 is red etc...

 I am totally confused. HELP ME!

  • Hi Lisa

    in the auditorium, each LED unit needs a different DMX address, offset by 4.  unit 1 is address1, unit 2 is A5, unit 3 is A9, unit 4 is A13, and so on.

    In the console, in Patch, Channel 513 (or any number you want), Type (the correct 4 channel profile) AT 2/1, 2/5, 2/9, 2/13.  the 2/# indicates to the console that the address is in the 2nd universe.  Address 2/1 is also the same as address 513 (first address of second universe versus addresses 1 through 1024 (all addresses in both universes).

    1 - 512 in universe 1 = 1-512

    1 - 512 in universe 2 = 513 - 1024

    the Eos Family console recognize both formats of addressing.  If you hit Data while in patch the addresses will cycle through the absolue addresses (1-1024) or relative (1/1-512 and 2/1-512)  (relative to the universe the unit is patched into).

    Channel 513 @ 2/1, channel 514 @ 2/5, 515 @ 2/9 etc. will give you individual lamp control.  each unit needs a unique address and a unique channel to control it. 

    I'm assuming that the studio units are not all addressed at 100.

    Andrew

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