Extension wing ou s24

[Richard Elv]

Bonjour

Est-il possible d'étendre les fadeurs sur Flx avec une autre console s24 par exemple ?

Avoir les mêmes fonctions qu'un Wing mais au moyen d'une S24

une fonction maître esclave 

cordialité 

Richard 

[Archie D]

Hi @Richard Elv,

Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum!

Ultimately, it is highly recommended to use a ZerOS Wing to expand the available faders that can be used at one time on your console. However, using another console such as the FLX S24 is possible, but quite limited in comparison to a Wing.

For instance, with this method, when you bring up a fader of a fixture on the FLX S24, it won't automatically be selected on your main FLX console, whereas on a Wing it interacts with the console and does select it automatically (depending on the 'Auto select channels' setting in SETUP -> Settings -> Operational -> Auto select channels). You also won't be able to do record, delete, SETUP + Tap playback button etc using the method described below, DMX Input.

For using a FLX S24, you will need to configure one of your DMX output ports on the main FLX to be a DMX input instead. To do this, go to SETUP -> Universes, and tap 'DMX in' on the DMX output you wish to be a DMX input instead. On the FLX S24, you can patch in a bunch of dimmer channels (I recommend patching in the maximum available on ZerOS 8.0, which is 96). Then, connect the first DMX output port on the FLX S24 to your defined DMX input on the main FLX. You will need an adapter for the correct XLR connector to link the consoles together as they are both female XLR outputs.

After this has been done, you now have a 'DMX In' column in your Fixture Schedule within SETUP. This lets you define a DMX In address for each individual fixture patched in, so when the console receives DMX data from the defined DMX input port (e.g. I raise channel 1 on the FLX S24 which has DMX address 1 -> FLX receives that data -> Fixture 200 in the FLX has a DMX input address of 1 -> Fixture 200's intensity raises), it will respond as configured.

For playbacks, you can set a playback's DMX input address via SETUP -> Triggers -> DMX In. From there, you can tap 'Add' to add a playback to configure ready for DMX Input. In the example below (image attached), I have set Playback 1 on a FLX to be raised and lowered with DMX input address 25 coming from a FLX S24. I have done this so my first page of dimmer channels on the FLX S24 control fixtures, whereas the second page controls playbacks. (1-24 fixture control, 25-48 playback control). If you wish to use the Channels/Playbacks switcher button on the FLX S24, you could set up 96 dimmer channels (4 pages of dimming), use the first 72 (3 pages of dimming) as fixture control, but individually record each of the remaining 24 dimming channels at full as a playback each (playback 1-24), and on the main FLX you set the DMX Input address for each of your playbacks to the last page of dimming on the FLX S24. If you require control of more than 24 playbacks, you could go back further than the last page of dimming and use some of the third page too of the FLX S24.

Overall, the ZerOS Wing has been designed to interact with the FLX or any other ZerOS console, and was produced for the reason of adding extra faders that can be used at one time. Using DMX Input is rather limited, so my recommendation is to use a Wing.

But, I hope this helps, and if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask. Apologies for not translating, I figured if I did then this message would be colossal.

Archie