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1. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Al AJ A A of Vill Network Control 17 Ed o N D bis Fireplace M 0 N f BCDE Synchronization of touch controllers It is possible to choose certain areas to synchronize between controllers To do this click the Synchronization tab click the area you would like to synchronize select which controllers you want to use for the synchronization It is possible to synchronize areas even if they are on different pages In this example the Cooker area is on page B of the Central controller and on page A of the Kitchen controller v Synchronization 33 LJ Bir Central x Kitchen M 3m 4 Central X Living Room i M ER Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 35 ESA PRO VIII Network Control Synchronization of USB Ethernet controllers Several USB Ethernet controllers can be synchronized to make a stand alone show with more than 2 universes Note that this is not compatible with the touch controllers To begin with be sure that all USB Ethernet controllers are connected to a switch or router By default the controller is set to take the IP address from the router If your router doesn t have DHCP automatic IP addressing enabled connect your controller to your computer by USB and open the tools application to set a manual IP address See the Hardware tools topic of the hardware manual for more informa2. Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 31 ESA PRO Vil Writing the stand alone memory VII Writing the stand alone memory Adding your programming to the STICK or SLESA interface is as simple as dragging and dropping select the area you wish to use drag the scene from the scenes panel and onto a STICK scene or one of the SLESA memory blocks To copy all scenes within a page at one right click the interface image and select Assign All Scenes Note Only scenes dragged to the interface will be written This includes scenes with calendar and port triggers Hi Untitled ESA PRON opyvnghe c Mieelaudie 1089 2008 O 8 eae 00 00 00 Easy View 5canLibrary a E level GD Ly Editor Live Calendar Stand Alone Options Language f Areas F Name Global area Areal Area 2 Area 3 tj oC Lex N 3 P L FE S n mer i Pages Areas Scenes order ipecd LLL ile d SELECT Areal 1 Scene 1 a e_e amp e A B c D E ESA PRO Dec 16 7009 No hardware connected Page 32 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO Vill Network Control Vill Network Control It is possible to control a compatible DMX interface over a network in the same way as you would over USB Make sure your Ethernet enabled controller is set up correctly and connected to your network then start ESA Pro The start up dialog will display all connected interfaces Select the int
3. Once the software is stared you will need to save your show The files are saved with the arc extension Click on the left side icon of the software title bar to open the main software menu and select Save to open the Save as window Make sure to save your show on a regular basis in order to avoid any lose of data 1 Adding your DMX devices 1 1 The fixtures patch The Editor screen is the place where you will have to patch your fixtures This is the first thing to do to create your show Click on the Add fixtures s button from the toolbar to open the Patch manager window Here is the procedure to add new fixtures select the profile from the left side manufacturer list select the DMX universe enter the first DMX channel address of the 1st fixture enter the number of devices validate by clicking on the Patch button There is a different method to add a fixture you can directly drag amp drop the profile to the grid Then you can right click with your mouse on the fixture and select Duplicate from the menu to add more devices using the same profile F en du dem igi wb dc d s ad iie cx de di diB nine idia bd4 did imb Fir did i dE GE dE b34 a ile RFF in m noce pom gb on iB gmb OS gab Den CH da Cds Jab Dh CHE dd DAD iB MD ig HE n e Gi gd CHE MA nea wd HE MO Wu H E PET A e ETS GTI ee HB OS OR HD CHeb HEROS HO HB OCHO PHAR MER GP sia ih ne Pen DEF me db MED dd ixi on dO d xd dal c iow Fe
4. Play button from the toolbar to test your effect L5 E is s d 1 Li 40DG RDO You can modify the created points by dragging on the X Y area or by using the faders on the right side of the window It is also possible to add or remove a points To do this you must select the appropriate tool from the toolbar Add or Delete Adding a new point click on the Add button from the toolbar move your mouse to the position where you want to add a new point click with the left button to add a new point Deleting a point Page 20 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show click on the Delete button from the toolbar move your mouse over the point to delete click with the left button to delete the point It is possible to move the starting point red for the sequence Right click on your shape to do this You can also modify the direction of the movement using the CW and CCW buttons on the toolbar Changing the position of the shape Select the Move function from the toolbar in order to be able to move the shape A red square is then drawn and you can use the left button of your mouse to move it within the X Y area You can also resize the shape by moving your mouse over the red square to show the resize icon Pan Tilt Tor dg OoNDLU 00 01 00 see Lo JN cr 2 2 2 6 Matrix It is important to know that matrix effects can only be
5. Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 7 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 Creating your scenes It is important to select a zone before to create a new scene There is a list of scenes for every zone areas Select a zone from the Areas window to display the attached scenes in the Scenes window Click on the button left side of the Scenes window to create a new scene A scene is made with the timelines but the first thing to do is to select the fixtures you want to use from the Groups window We will see how to setup and use the groups in the next chapter If you have a controller with a screen an image can be added for each scene Click the load image cell to to the right of the scenes table and select the desired image The image size should be 160x128 pixels Scenes FABR F Mame ri Duration C Loop i Fade STICK Patch Blackout 20 005 O02 Loops D Os White 10 006 Always loop 0 005 2 1 Fixtures selection It is not possible to edit a scene without any fixture selected from the Groups window Two modes are available Fixtures and Rects Let us see now how to use them Page 8 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO IV Creating a new show 2 1 1 The fixtures mode 2 1 1 1 Setting up the positions It is important to setup the positions of your fixtures in order to visualize them correctly It is often easier to build your sequences if you have an id
6. an animated gif file on the selected matrix Video enables to display a video on the selected matrix Text enables to write a text static or dynamic on the selected matrix Effects Gradient e Color mixing RGB matrix effects Matrix Video Page 14 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 1 Static level This effect enables you to setup a static level for the selected fixture Once the effect is assigned to the timeline the following window is opened if the effect is assigned to a color channel 3 modes are available to setup a color color picker preset colors red green cyan manual selection of the RGB values Note it is possible to setup the durantion of the effect by clicking on the left side icon from the toolbar If the effect is assigned to a Pan Tilt timeline the following window is opened You can setup a position here as well as opening the beam with the right side button from the toolbar Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 15 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show Static Pan Tilt wy F Pan uPan mit prit 59 It is important to understand that the software will adapt the option window to the selected time line color gobo pan tilt dimmer 2 2 2 2 Gradient This effect allows you to create a fade between DMX values color positions In the case of a color gradient it is p
7. reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 10 Text It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixtures selection Read the Rects mode chapter to see how to use Rects You can insert text onto your matrix with the text tool Enter your text and click the T icon to modify the font Click play to view your text Change the position of your text by adjusting the vertical and horizontal offset properties If you wish to have scrolling text choose your direction here You can change the scrolling speed here Change the text and background colors here les se S IL et b T79DU ee TT Horizontal offset offset offset p ELT Speed Direction E Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 25 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 11 Color Manager Perhaps you have used all of the effects and combined them in every way possible but you are still looking for something different perhaps you want to create your own effect from scratch The color manager allows you to do precisely this Draw onto a matrix by selecting a color from the color wheel and clicking the pencil tool The color manager tool works in a similar way to your standard painting software package with the ability to fill draw lines draw squares and insert images Move your image around the matrix here 1 Once you are happy
8. the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document O 1989 2009 Nicolaudie Table of contents Welcome 1 I Contents 3 Ill Installation 4 IV Creating a new show 6 1 Adding your DMX devices 5 1 1 The fixtures patch 5 1 2 The areas patch 6 2 Creating your scenes 8 2 1 Fixtures selection 8 2 1 1 The fixtures mode 9 2 1 1 1 Setting up the positions 9 2 1 1 2 Selecting the fixtures 11 2 1 2 The Rects mode 12 2 2 Scenes construction 13 2 2 1 Adding an effect to the timelines 13 2 2 2 The effects 14 2 2 2 1 Static level 15 2 2 2 2 Gradient 16 2 2 2 3 Curve 17 2 2 2 4 Color mixing 19 2 2 2 5 X Y 20 2 2 2 6 Matrix 21 2 2 2 7 Picture 22 2 2 2 8 GIF 23 2 2 2 9 Video 24 2 2 2 10 Text 25 2 2 2 11 Color Manager 26 2 2 3 Rect Layers 27 2 2 4 RGBW Options 28 V Playing your scenes in Live mode 30 VI Calendar 3 1 VII Writing the stand alone memory 33 VIII Network Control 34 ESA PRO Welcome Welcome Welcome to the ESA PRO software This software has been specifically designed for the S T I C K co
9. used with Rects It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixture selection Read the Rects mode chapter to see how to use Rects Once the matrix effect has been selected and dragged to the timeline a window is opened and you will have to select the type of effect square circle Several options are available number of colors size and speed It is possible to adjust these settings with the corresponding rotary buttons Once the number of colors has been changed you can select the colors from the color picker Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 21 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show px pami Ba g deyan i Color mixing Duration O 04 Ur one 2 2 2 7 Picture It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixtures selection Read the Rects mode chapter to see how to use Rects Once the Picture effect has been selected and dragged to the timeline a window is opened and you will have to select a picture BMP JPG or PNG file to be displayed on the matrix It is important to select a picture with good dimensions It is not possible to display a 100x100 picture on a 5x5 matrix for example No Picture Page 22 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 8 GIF An animated GIF file can be displayed on th
10. with the image click here 2 to create a new step When you create a new step the previous step is copied Other steps can be copied and pasted here 3 The fade and wait time between each step can be changed by double clicking here 4 wPOOODU Fade Time Hold Time 1 00 00 00 4 00 10 00 d 255 lem so EX 15 manii Page 26 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 3 Rect Layers If you are not familiar with RECTS please refer to the Rects Mode topic When creating effects on a rect timeline it is possible to add several layers and drag different effects onto each layer Click here to add or remove a layer 1 In the example below there is a gradient layer with an overlaying text layer The text is currently blocking the effect Colors can be made transparent by right clicking the text layer and selecting properties Timelines or coy age mL XP 2000 D T R ELI a Gradient o S Rect 1 Click here 1 to enable masking Select the color you wish to mask in the example below it is the text background color blue Adjust the tolerance here 2 The opacity of the layer can also be changed Properties Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 27 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 4 RGBW Options ESA Pro automaticlly calculates the RGB or RGBW values required to produ
11. ANEI CECE 2 v Several functions are available from the toolbar Selection Select All Unselect All Invert selection Half selection Zoom zoom In and Out to change the view Lock lock the fixtures position Magnetic lock to the grid Page 10 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 1 1 2 Selecting the fixtures Every fixture is represented by a little square The selection is made with the mouse You can use the Ctrl key for a multiselection or the various option from the toolbar select ALL HALF INVERT It is also possible to create groups of fixtures Follow this procedure to create a new one Select the fixtures to be added to the group Click on the Add button left side of the toolbar A group can be deleted or renamed using the buttons on the toolbar tmu CRE pj CRE me pu pu CRE pu pun Every fixture is represented by a little square This is the default mode the selection is made with the mouse You can use the Ctrl key for a multiselection or the various option from the toolbar select ALL HALF INVERT You can also use this mode to setup the positions of your fixtures It is possible to manually drag amp drop the devices or use the different tools from the toolbar Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 11 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 1 2 The Rects mode A rect is a virtual zone where a sequence c
12. an be played You can for instance play several sequences on the same LED screen at different positions using several rects From the Rects window click on the Add rect button to create a new rect this will highlight the button and activate the rect drawing function Just click on the grid and hold the button to draw a new rect It is possible to modify its size and position with the mouse Groups 3 3 8 Lures Rects Rect 1 Rect 2 Created rects are listed on the left of the window Rect1 Rect2 and can be called at any time Do not forget that a rect is the property of a specified zone area Page 12 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO IV Creating a new show 2 2 Scenes construction A scene is built with a timeline There is a line for every single fixture selected or for a group of fixtures e g rect Several options are available link compress they are explained in the Timelines options chapter Let us see now how to build a scene with the timelines CSS Dept De s 03 T rm E m p EX ES NEL bx EL nnlli ln nn Er 2 2 1 Adding an effect to the timelines An effect can be added to the timeline with a simple drag amp drop You can read the next chapter for a description of the available effects An effect can be added to a single fixture or to a group of fixtures Click on the desired effect from the Effects win
13. bar to setup a direction for your phasing The following window is opened and you can use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the order or record a complete new direction using the rec button Page 18 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show Fixtures order OolQobn l z 3 5 E B E E d Ep 2 2 2 4 Color mixing The colour mixing tool is the easiest way to create complex colour effects Firstly select an effect from the drop down menu and then modify the different options You can vary the size speed and duration of the effect as well as changing the colours used by clicking the pallet icon You can also change the number of colours used Do not forget it is possible to change the order and direction of the effect by clicking on the Fixtures order button from the toolbar see the Curve chapter for more information Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 19 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show Tr us X 005 2 2 2 5 X Y As well as using the Curve tool to create Pan Tilt effects by creating waves you can create more specific moving effects with the Pan Tilt effects tool As with the other tools you ll need to click light beam on This sends a message to all the relevent shutter iris dimmer channels to show the light beam Select a shape from the list and enter the number of points in the opened window Hit the
14. ce a specific color However certain fixtures calculate the RGBW color slightly differently We can edit the way ESA Pro calculates the values from the options menu n T W Language i Progammed fixtures are automatically Save the show on the DMX interface Restore Do not ask anymore message By default the automatic adjustment of the white channel is linear LINEAR If all the Red Green and Blue channels are lit to 3096 this 3096 will be added by the white channel SEMI LINEAR The white channel will stay at O unless there is ateast 50 of each color EXPONENTIAL The white channel will accellerate as the RGB values are raised eg If the RGB values are at 5096 the white fader is only at 5 At 7596 the white fader is at 22 Then in the last 2596 the white fader jumps up to 100 You can also choose to have manual control of the white color fader if there is a specific color tone you wish to produce from your fixture Set RGBW options Page 28 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO V Playing your scenes in Live mode V Playing your scenes in Live mode The LIVE tab allows you to test your scenes Click here 1 to view your fixtures in 3D DUE Untitledg ESA PRO Copyright c Nicolaudie 1959 2009 Web site www nicolaudie com eo mici Editor Live Calendar Shand Alone re Options Language q IION O S Pause Previout Next ye Easy View Scanlibrary DME BD level Gl
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16. dow and drag it to the time line as show below Once the mouse button is released the software will open the effect options window a Timelines Bs Boru Effects p 5 rgb 001 1 Color RGB h B nh p Gradient Color mixing RGB matrix effects MEI NE Matrix GIF b Text Color Manager No device connected Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 13 ESA PRO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 The effects Once the selection is made you must select an effect from the Effects window and drag it to the timeline It is not possible to drag an effect is there is no fixtures selected Here is a brief description of available effects Constant level enables to assign a constant DMX level to the selected fixtures a static color for example Gradient enables to create a fade between 2 or more colors from red to green or from red to yellow to blue to green Curve advanced enables to assign a curve wave form square to one ore several channels R G B for example Color enables to assign a preset effect chaser rainbow to the selected fixtures PAN TILT enables to assign a preset effect square circle to the selected fixtures with moving channels Matrix effect enables to assign a matrix effect circle square rain to the selected LED matrix Picture enables to display a picture on the selected matrix GIF enables to display
17. e matrix It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixtures selection Read the Rects mode chapter to see how to use Rects Once the GIF effect has been selected and dragged to the timeline a window is opened and you will have to select a GIF file to be displayed on the matrix and then press the playback button to visulaize the animation It is important to select a picture with good dimensions It is not possible to display a 100x100 picture on a 5x5 matrix for example OO 10 00 Cancel Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 23 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 9 Video A video can be displayed on the matrix The software is able to play avi files if encoded correctly It is important to know that matrix effects can only be used with Rects It is not possible to drag this kind of effect onto a regular fixtures selection Read the Rects mode chapter to see how to use Rects Once the video effect has been selected and dragged to the timeline a window is opened and you will have to select a video file to be displayed on the matrix and then press the playback button to visualize It It is important to select a video with good dimensions It is not possible to display a 100x100 picture on a 5x5 matrix for example 00 10 nn No Video Page 24 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights
18. ea of your fixtures actual positions To alter to position of a fixture simply select the fixture and drag to the desired location within the group window Use the line circle square or matrix icons on the group toolbar to quickly arrange your fixtures into a shape This section explains how to set up a matrix of fixtures such as a colored wall matrix or an LED dancefloor In the example below we will be using the Matrix tool to set up a 10x10 matrix Procedure to create a 10x10 matrix Select all fixtures using your mouse or the Select all button from the toolbar Click on the Matrix button from the toolbar Enter 10 x 10 in the Matrix window Validate by clicking on OK Imagine your fixtures are not individual RGB devices but 2 x 2 matrix of 4 RGB devices 12 DMX addresses you can setup an advanced position for your matrix Select all fixtures using your mouse or the Select all button from the toolbar Click on the Matrix button from the toolbar Enter 10 x 10 in the Matrix window Click on Advanced positionning Press the Settings button from the Matrix patch window From the Advanced positionning window select 2 x 2 for the Primary matrix and press OK Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 9 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show Advanced positionning 4 1 da ibn le ff Le DS ns fe CONANA IITTITTT TC Steele tt ATI TiTITITIT BUTTON OPA TED DUE EREJE
19. erfaces you would like to use Welcome to the ESA PRO software please select your favorite operating mode Jj Click here to start in demo mode Jj Click here to work with the LISB DMX interface STICK KU1 a Click here to work with a local ETHERNET DMX interface ETHERNET Central SN D1564 IP 192 168 1 22 Kitchen SN D2975 IP 192 158 1 24 Living Rm SN D3854 IP 192 158 1 20 Do nat ask this question again Keep IEEE the current mode OK Cancel Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 33 ESA PRO VIII Network Control Writing a show to a touch controller over the network Whilst you are building your show all controllers will output the same DMX signal in real time Select the Stand Alone tab to assign scenes to the controller Click here to add a controller In this example we have 3 touch sensitive controllers Stand Alone Click here 1 to assign a hardware controller to each tab Select from one of the connected controllers here 2 Stand Alone 1 Stick Settings mar Choose a name Central Drag the scenes from the left to each controller on the right Remember that there is a restriction to the total number of areas you can use per controller depending on the device being used Page 34 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO Sofa i TV Scenes Name Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 i 0 0
20. i manuelarc ESA PRO Copyright c Nicolaudie 1989 2008 Web site www nicolaudie com Editor Live Calendar Stand Alone OF O0 e D 7 Language P Add Areas Easy View ScanLibrary DMX fixture s patch BD level 2144 i Areas PLT RAP i Scenes TIBET P S 5 Name Address d Id B Name SB Duration C Loop Pa Next B Button Global area Blackout 10s Always loop la f eios nimi ER ERU coc RE debit itu CURE PR x o mHm Q La fro Room2 Lj rab i Groups EE 88 358899 Q 0S i Effects i Timelines Effects F B DO L f B Ry rob 001 1 Color RGB Constant Gradient Curve MM Color Pan Tilt RGB matrix effects D D B Matrix ef Picture GIF No device connected ESA PRO SUNLITE is a trademark of Bruno Nicolaudie WINDOWS is a trademark of the MICROSOFT CORPORATION All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in
21. ntrol expectations Along with a state of the art design the products comes with amazing features 1024 DMX channels touch sensitive panel clock calendar remote control Installation Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 3 ESA PRO Ill Installation The S T I C K interface has to be connected to the computer through USB and requires the installation of its drivers The software installation program copies the USB drivers on the system Once the software is installed connect the interface to the computer and Windows will launch the installation wizard Simply follow the instructions to install the interface Connections All connections DMX power ports are made with the rear connectors The 9V DC power supply must be connected to the 2 Power pins and the 1st DMX universe to the 3 DMX pins of the main 9 pin connector block see the picture below This interface has 4 ports 1 to 4 to trigger 4 different scenes To use the input ports you must create a connection between the Ground pin and the ports see the picture below The interface can be powered either with the external power supply or through USB You must move the Power button next to the USB port to switch from USB to EXT It is very important to NEVER move this switch while the interface is connected to the computer Page 4 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show IV Creating a new show
22. ntroller and the SLESA UE7 It is the perfect tool to simply create your architectural show and to control the latest generation of LED products We will see how to setup and create your show within the next chapters Then we will see how to upload your show into the STICK or SLESA UE7 memory and to assign your scenes to the touch sensitive buttons Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 1 ESA PRO Il Contents Il Contents This package contains Step by step manual Installation CDROM DMX interface To be fully operational this package should be used with a PC having the following features Windows ME XP VISTA 7 or 8 1024x768 screen resolution 1280x1024 recommended 512Mo Memory 1Go recommended Clock frequency 1 Ghz Microsoft DirectX 9 0 compatible video card to use Easy View 3D software DMX 512 INTERFACE This software is compatible with the USB S T I C K and SLESA U7 interfaces It is briefly described in the following chapters but more information is available in the Hardware manual Page 2 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO Ill Installation Ill Installation The Sunlite Touch sensitive Intelligent Control Keypad which is commonly called S T I C K has the best assets to Stick to forthcoming needs and to become a new worldwide standard This complete stand alone wall mounted DMX controller is the perfect answer to interior lighting co
23. obal area j ESA PRO Dec 16 7009 No hardware connected Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 29 ESA PRO VI Calendar VI Calendar Some interfaces contain an internal clock and calendar This allows you to trigger your scenes by date and time Simply drag your scenes onto the calendar The example below will trigger scene 1 at 10am on the 26th June Untitled ESA PRO Copyright c Micelaudie 1989 2009 Web site www nicolaudie com v Options Language gt Areas ig Name Address Fj Duration C Loop J Fade E Scenes order Ar Shortcut s Global area 0 005 Always loop 0 005 Areal 0 005 Always loop 0 005 Area 2 0 005 Always loop 0 005 Area 3 0 005 Always loop 0 005 0 005 Always loop 0 005 Saturday si fi 8 53458789 gam 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 211718192021 22 23 RM LLL LLL LILLLLLLLILILLLILIL LILLILL 1 L LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 22 2526 27 28 29 30 10 scene 1 carea 300008 OSO 3 31 June 00 I5 MTWTF Ss 11 a 123456 a zx 7 B 9 10111213 12m z 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 x 2122 23 4 2508 27 5 28 29 30 1 ri a Today None 200 ESA PRO Dec 15 7000 Mo hardware connected Double click a trigger to edit Re occuring events can be set here In the example below our scene is set to be triggered every saturday in August Page 30 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO VI Calendar 10 h 00
24. ossible to add more points You must double click on the gradient zone to add a new step Then you can select it and change the color or its position within the gradient Phasing It is possible to add a delay between your fixtures using the Phasing option It is very useful to create a rainbow effect for instance Do not forget to use the Play button to preview your effect It is possible to edit an effect by double clicking on it from the time line Page 16 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show 2 2 2 3 Curve This tool allows you to have more control over the individual channels of your fixtures and is extremely useful with LEDs The first thing to do is to select the channel you want to work with Red Green and then select a waveform from the list Sinus Square Several options are available like Amplitude Offset We advise that you play with these options to see how they work with your fixtures Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 17 ESA PHO IV Creating a new show z p E EN NM E EN T Treun fi nine LU al Lurve LLL E Er Select a curve type a ais Las ae 606660 ime Phasing It is possible to add a delay between your fixtures using the Phasing option It is very useful to create a rainbow effect for instance You must click on the Fixtures order button 3rd button from the left in the tool
25. te 2 zones Room1 and Room2 From the Areas window click on the left side button to add a new zone Click on the Rename button from the toolbar to call it Room1 and repeat the operation for the second zone Areas E Mame Address Id Global area J Room Roomz Click on the Areas patch button from the toolbar to assign your fixtures You can assign your DMX devices to an area within the Areas tab or the Fixtures tab Using the Areas tab simply select the area on the left 1 then select the devices you wish to include within the area 2 Page 6 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PHO IV Creating a new show gf Number of fixtures 6 ok M Cancel This window shows a list of all DMX devices To assign a DMX device to a zone you must select the corresponding checkbox on the right side of the list There is a column for each zone and you can check their name by moving your mouse on the column header as show below Note A DMX device cannot be assigned to more than one area Assigning a fixture to a new area will remove its previous assignment G Profile amp Address id MMs COCO SES LLELLE LLELLE ELELEE EELEE ELELELELELELELELI CEELLLELD amm COC PCCP EC CCC LLELLE LLELLE LLLLLLLLE IBREREEEERESEEHESEERHERE POP nn nn ne pumnnmmnmn 1 3 rgb 4 6 rgb 7 9 rgb 10 12 rgb 13 15 rgb 15 18 rgb 19 21 rgb 22 24 rgb 25 27 rgb 28 30 rgb 31 33 rab
26. tion Once your interfaces are connected start the ESA Pro software and select the controllers from the start up dialog Additional universes can be added in the patch window universe 4 X 2113 15 18 18113 eT z 32 m nc rgb 34 36 108 HO 111 12 113 114 115 TG 117 118 113 120 The DMX universes can be assigned to the appropriate controllers by clicking the Universes Patch button The IP addresses of the detected controllers appear on the left If you have no controllers connected and want to write the show to the computer create a name for each controller by double clicking on the appropriate cell The combo boxes are used to assign a software universe to one of the 2 DMX output universes on the controller Click the DMX icon in the top left to automatically assign the universes in IP address order Page 36 Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved ESA PRO VIII Network Control 2 ETE z Editor Calendar Stand Alone e DMX Universes patch Add Areas fixture s patch Universe 1 Universe 2 beets ua Name i Global area To write your show to stand alone assign the scenes in the same way as with a 2 universe show by dragging and dropping onto the table and then choose a master and slave within the pages window When a scene is changed on the master controller the slave controllers will follow This works whether the scene has been triggered by the b
27. uttons on the interface clock and calendar jump infra red or dry contact ports The synchronization timing is accurate to 1 DMX frame making this an ideal solution for the control of a large matrix If you wish to write your show on the computer a folder will be created for each interface Insert each SD card one by one into the computer and copy the appropriate Show 1 folder to the root of the corresponding SD card Devices DMX Unive DMX Univer Age Master gt Slave Jp 5N 107011 IP 192 168 1 30 Ui T e FI qg SN 108030 IP 192 168 1 35 U3 Ud F Copyright 2006 Nicolaudie All rights reserved Page 37
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