Doug Fleenor preset box

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Greetings. Just joined, first post. Let's say we've got a Gadget II interface here that connects to a Doug Fleenor Preset 10 box. (TV studio, so all lights are static, a combination of DMX units and PAR lights) The laptop that used to run the EOS software crashed, and another laptop has replaced it. 
 This is my first foray into the world of EOS and lighting control. My understanding is that the Fleenor box records the settings that are sent from the EOS program, and can record different presets depending on your needs. My question is: Can I bypass the Fleenor box and plug the Gadget II directly into the first DMX in the daisy-chain, and modify the lights that way? Or do I just leave the Fleenor in the circuit and just make/record my changes that way? 
 Thanks.

Geoff Crisp · Answer

From what I understand, the preset box will pass through dmx like normal and then if desired record the current lighting state (dmx signal) and then has the ability to playback the dmx when the console is not turned on. You should be able to adjust the lighting state and record that directly to the console for playback without the preset box doing anything. think of the preset box as &ldquo;I need to turn on some lights but I don&rsquo;t know how to use the console&rdquo; type of thing. 
 i hope this helps your understanding and welcome to the forums 
 Regards 
 Geoff

empiire · Answer

Hi. 
 This Preset 10 box looks just like a DMX-Recorder. You feed it an input, record that to a scene/slot/preset and then the recorder will send the DMX values directly to the lights. 
 I scanned the manual really quick but I'm not finding any bypass features that might enable you to control the lights directly from the console. In this case, you need to plug the DMX output of your gadget directly into the first device on your dmx chain, as you proposed. 
 Going from EOS directly to your lights has some key advantages since you're now able to control all lights in real time, record basically infinite Cues, create effects etc... 
 Hope this helps.

Doug Fleenor preset box

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