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Control Non-Dim Circuits via the Board (Relays (R20) Replacing CC(20) Perhaps?)

Hi,

I am the Lighting Lead at a theater in NC; I just started this fall, and so I have had time for things to settle and see where they've landed.

One of the most annoying things about our current system setup is that all our non-dim fixtures (LEDs, movers, etc) have to be controlled by a non-dim card (a Constant 20A card). This means whenever we power them up or shut down, someone has to go to the dimmer rack (unfortunately located in a random maintenance closet) and switch them on/off. I heard from a buddy of mine that it might be possible to do this from the board via a command if I were to switch the non-dim CC20 Cards to Relay Cards R20, but I have not been able to find helpful documentation or articles online of others that have done this. If anyone has any advice or can walk through what the actual setup process/board commands would be, that would be greatly appreciated! (Board is an ION)

Thanks!

Alex

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    I see this was never really addressed, so to speak;
    There is a real difference between CC 20 Cards and R20x cards. R20 Relay cards CAN be controlled from the console while a Constant Current card is exactly that - basically a pair of breakers inside the Rack Space ~ as such the only way to power down a CC20 Card is to go down and physically switch them off.
    One way to control Relay cards is to park their ADDRESSES at full.  In the PARK display enter <ADDRESS>, then the rack location of the relay card at 100. If the relay card occupies spaces 13/14 it would be <ADDRESS> 13 thru14 @ 100.
    Add these commands to the startup Macro and they will fire up when the board does.

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    I see this was never really addressed, so to speak;
    There is a real difference between CC 20 Cards and R20x cards. R20 Relay cards CAN be controlled from the console while a Constant Current card is exactly that - basically a pair of breakers inside the Rack Space ~ as such the only way to power down a CC20 Card is to go down and physically switch them off.
    One way to control Relay cards is to park their ADDRESSES at full.  In the PARK display enter <ADDRESS>, then the rack location of the relay card at 100. If the relay card occupies spaces 13/14 it would be <ADDRESS> 13 thru14 @ 100.
    Add these commands to the startup Macro and they will fire up when the board does.

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