Ipad control of Express 24/48

Unfortunately, No.

The Ethernet jack on the Express was for connection to assorted ETC Net1 devices only.  This was long before the iPad/Pod/Phone and the Express software was never designed for that kind of functionality.  

SB

Thanks,

Which lighting system of ETC is the least expensive with Ipad options?

Of the current lines, Both Congo/Cobalt and Eos family systems will work with an IOS devices remotely.  In an eos Family the element would be the least expensive, or a Congo Kid in the Congo family. 

The Kid will also run Cobalt Software. Just depends on your programming style/ Location which line would be best for you. That would be a great question for your local dealers to discuss with you.

Just to clarify Greg's response a little: the console options he mentioned use our dedicated iRFR (or aRFR for Android) app on a tablet/smartphone/whatever as a remote control. They won't have any particular interaction with the Luminair software. That software appears to be a standalone application one would use instead of a traditional console. It outputs sACN data directly, and that could be converted to DMX using one of our Gateways (though I wouldn't generally recommend sending sACN over WiFi due to the potential for latency issues).

Alternately, if you don't have the budget for a new console right now and just want the ability to remotely control the one you have, there is a way to make that happen.  I've played around with using a generic app that sends serial commands over the network to a device that converts those to RS422 and connects to the wired RFU port on Express/ion family consoles.  Let me know if you want more details on how to make that work.

You could always pickup a cheap Emphasis server....and then remote-desktop into the server.  Works like a charm.

Check out another DIY solution with an Arduino receiving OSC messages from the iPad (touchOSC or likewise) and interfacing to the remote macro port.

Check out another DIY solution with an Arduino receiving OSC messages from the iPad (touchOSC or likewise) and interfacing to the remote macro port.