Multiple output protocols - tricks?

Set in shell>network the protocols you want.
With the Option "Standard" all patched Channels/Adresses/Fitures will work with all choosen protocols.
In patch you can also choose for every channel/adress what protocol will be use.
For this click on "Interface" in patch.

I currently have macros & DSs for each protocol.

So all I have to do is patch & click that macro..... but I have to do that for every address. It's tedious.

But,...why so complicate?
Why you must switch from one protocol to the next?

My Dimmers are talk via sACN with the console, the MH via DMX.
I switch on one time the protocols i need and forget it....

You see, Channel 10 plays with sACN, ArtNet and DMX.
The others only with sACN and DMX
Channel 181 is connect direct at the DMX Out at backside of console.
So it dosen`t matter that he can also play with sACN. 
He will not react about sACN because he is not connect to sACN.

If you set ArtNet, sACN,..as standard in your shell, all protocols will be activate if you choose "standard" in the Patch.
Does any mad will happen if you send ArtNet to a channel-lamp that not play with ArtNet?

ArtNet is notorious for being resource-hungry. it makes a lot of sense to decide which universes are output with which protocol

Shure, i be with you.
But i see no reason for switch so often between different protocols.
If i create my setup for a new show it is possible i change from sACN to ArtNet.
But during a running show???

And if you choose at beging of a new show with what protocol you wanne work, normal you must not change.

The wish get the option for change protocols in a running show make me wonder.

Whilst I agree that it does make sense to reduce the universes, I think there is also a bit of myth from the past about the bandwidth artnet eats. 

It takes about 33 universes to use the same bandwidth as streaming a Netflix movie. 

And it does also depending a bit on the setup as one artnet universe going to 2 artnet nodes uses less than the same thing with sACN

Did you know the difference between broadcast and multicast!

Did you know the difference between broadcast and multicast!

Sorry yes actually it would be the same bandwidth for both so that was not a valid scenario, was momentarily thinking unicast. 

My point was the actual bandwidth used is neither significant given modern connectivity nor really different.  The only difference is the receiving device in the broadcast artnet scenario has to look at  the UDP packet to see whether its for its universe, whereas for sACN multicast the IP address in the packet is inspected by the ethernet hardware to see if its for a universe the node is wanting.

However given the processing speed of whatever is doing this in node and the fact its not got anything else to do anyway, its does really make much practical difference.   The only argument for why it would matter is if the network was also being used for other purposes and you didn't want the broadcast traffic to putting a load on that. 

There is no real difference in processing speed of ethernet hardware. Try program a node with an Arduino and Ethernet Shield. Yes the sACN packet is a little bit longer and you have to check some parameters more, but you have a clean network which is not flooded with bullshit data.
And you forgot the node ethernet hardware must proceed every packet completely which comes in. 
Unicast is an option that only works if all components support ArtNet4, did all your ArtNet hardware do this?

sstaub said:

There is no real difference in processing speed of ethernet hardware. Try program a node with an Arduino and Ethernet Shield.

Very good point, completely forgot about that class of device which is somewhat ironic as I actually write code for them!!