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Fixture Schedule

Relays

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Each fixture can be assigned an additional DMX Universe and DMX Channel to control a relay that's powering that fixture.

Multiple fixtures can have the same relay address (for example, multiple fixtures plugged into one relay). One fixture can have multiple relay addresses (for example, two identical fixtures with identical DMX addresses but plugged into two separate relays).

Relay Patch

Patching

When you touch a single fixture's relay cell, the Edit Relay Address window will be displayed. This allows you to change the DMX address of the relay. If you click the Relay button at the top of the Fixture Schedule, the Edit Relay Address window will be displayed, allowing you to readdress all of the currently selected fixtures. The DMX address you enter will be given to the first selected fixture, and the next fixture will then be given the next available DMX address after the first fixture's footprint.

You can configure which Universe a fixture is patched onto, by clicking on the Universe button top left of the window, and typing the universe. If you leave the DMX address field blank, just the universe will be changed, with the existing DMX address retained.

Relay Patch Warning

If you choose to readdress the fixture to an address that overlaps with other fixtures, you will receive a warning. This message will give the option to Cancel, allowing you to give the fixture you are addressing a different address, or you can choose Patch Anyway. Patch Anyway will give your fixture the address you defined, however leave the fixtures that were using those addresses unpatched, with no DMX address.

Unpatch

In this window you can also unpatch the fixture using the Unpatch button. A confirmation popup window will be displayed. Select the Yes button to confirm the operation. Unpatching a relay removes that relay’s information from the DMX output, effectively disabling that relay. However, the information is not removed from the showfile. Going back into Edit Relay Address and adding back in the Relay start address for that fixture will get it back up and running. This is useful when touring, where one venue may have more fixtures than another venue.


Add As Additional

Using the “Add as additional address” button instead of simply “OK”, it is possible to patch a relay, or range of relays, to more than one DMX address in one or more universes. These additional patch addresses are known as duplicates. When duplicates are patched, additional rows are added to the Fixture Schedule table (one row per duplicate address). To change or remove a duplicate, select the Address cell and choose “Unpatch”.