We just got an Ion 3K (yay!) for our backstage space (which shares the deck of the mainstage.) Our mainstage console is an MA2 fullsize, and we have a 4-port gateway to get the four universes out of the Ion we need.
Has anyone had any experience trying to get an MA and an Ion talking to the same gateway? It wouldn't have to be simultaneous - it's akin to tying the MA in as a touring console, I'd suppose - but I'd like to have the gateway set up for both consoles, to minimize grief during changeovers as they can be logistically quite tight.
This is my first time playing with gateways and sACN. Luckily the Ion worked pretty much right out of the box - but it's all largely uncharted territory for me. Any help given will need to be explained simply, I'm afraid.
The MA currently has 192.x.x.x as IP standard addressing, where the Ion uses 10.x.x.x - I'm guessing we'll have to switch one or the other over so they can both talk to the gateway - are there advantages or disadvantages swapping one of these over the other? Can both consoles actually be on at the same time, and have the system behave? That is, can Net3 gateways merge two disparate sACN sources?
We also have the iRFR and a wireless access point set up for the Ion - If the MA is in the same TCP/IP world, can it use the same wireless access point for its wireless remote? (I know this is probably a question better suited for an MA forum, but they tend not to talk about their ETC consoles there...)
Any help appreciated, even if it's in the form of bad news.
Cheers,
Jonathan
The Fredericton Playhouse
Ion 3K, Net3 4-port gateway (sACN to DMX, with RDM disabled), Linksys wireless adapter, generic gigabit switch, 192 analog CD80s, 1 Pathways protocol converter, ETC Paradigm houselights, portable 24-ch. Sensor pack.
