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Eos Family Show Control User Guide

1. Open Sound Control OSC 39 40 Intensity Palette OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos ip number of intensity pal eos ip 1 ette to select eos ip fire number of intensity pal eos ip fire 1 ette to recall eos ip lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos ip 1 fire optional Focus Palette OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos fp number of focus palette eos fp 1 to select eos fp fire number of focus palette eos fp fire 1 to recall eos fp lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos fp 1 fire optional Color Palette OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos cp number of color palette eos cp 1 to select eos cp fire number of color palette eos cp fire 1 to recall eos cp lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos cp 1 fire optional Beam Palette OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos bp number of beam palette eos bp 1 to select eos bp fire number of beam palette eos bp fire 1 to recall eos bp lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos bp 1 fire Eos Family Show Control Cue OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos cue number of cue to select eos cue 1 5 eos cue lt list number gt number of cue t
2. OSC Show Control Events e eos out event cue lt cue list number gt lt cue number gt fire e eos out event cue lt cue list number gt lt cue number gt stop e eos out event sub lt sub numbers lt integer argument O Bump Off 1 Bump On gt e eos out event macro lt macro numbers e eos out event relay lt relay number gt lt group numbers lt integer argument 0 On 1 Off gt e eos out event used for time code learn Miscellaneous Console Events e eos out event show saved lt string argument with file paths e Jeos out event show loaded lt string argument with file paths e eos out event show cleared e eos out event state lt integer argument O Blind 1 Live gt Note When Eos receives the command eos ping it will reply with eos out ping You may optionally add any number of arguments and Eos will reply with the same arguments This may be useful for testing latency 44 Eos Family Show Control Index Symbols ACN MIDI Rx ID ee 4 ACN MIDI Tx ID SS SS 5 Analog Inputs 008 5 MIDI Cue List 2 2 0 2 ee 5 MIDI Time Code Rxj 4 MSC Receive Channel 4 MSC Receive aaa 4 MSC Transmit Channel 4 MSC Transmit 0 0 0 4 OSC RX Port Address 5 OSC TX IP Address 5 OSC TX Port Address 5 Relay O
3. device command 1 5 3 0 text Implicit OSC Output When UDP transmit is enabled certain OSC commands are sent out as appropriate Command Lines e eos out user lt number gt cmd lt string argument with current command line text for the current console users e Jeos out cmd lt string argument with current command line text gt OSC Settings e Jeos out user lt integer argument with current OSC user IDs e Jeos out wheel lt float argument with current OSC wheel mode 0 0 Coarse 1 0 Fine gt e Jeos out switch lt float argument with current OSC switch mode 0 0 Coarse 1 0 Fine gt e eos out show name lt string argument with show titles Active Channels and Parameters e eos out active chan lt string argument with active channels and current value from the 1st channel gt e eos out active wheel lt number gt lt string argument with parameter name and current value from the 1st channel gt Note This allows you to create an ML Controls style interface via OSC For example on the oe device setup 10 wheels eos active wheel lt 1 10 gt with matching abels If using in conjunction with eos active switch xnumbers you should still use eos out active wheel lt number gt to display feedback for that switch Active Cue Note Updated once per second e eos out active cue lt cue list number gt lt cue numbers lt float argument wit
4. COS family Show Control Setup Guide Rev B This product is intended for professional use only Read this entire document before using this product Copyright 2015 Electronic Theatre Controls Inc All rights reserved Product information and specifications subject to change Part Number 4250M2410 Rev Rev B Released 2015 07 ETC Eos and Unison are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Electronic Theatre Controls Inc in the United States and other countries All other trademarks both marked and not marked are the property of their respective owners ETC intends this document whether printed or electronic to be provided in its entirety Table of Contents Introduction a n ESE eee 1 Using this Guide n a a 2 About Eos Family Show Control 3 Show Control Setup 4 Show Control Display 8 TIME CODE iss Pha RES woe LAS KAS EE 13 Real Time Clock RTO 17 Analog Inputs and Relay Outputs 19 MIDI Show Control 21 String Interface 23 MIDI Raw 26 Open Sound Control OSC 27 Table of Contents i Eos Family Show Control Introduction Welcome to the Eos Family Show Control User Manual This manual is intended to provide basic information specific to the Eos Family show control system You may want to explore additional resources to learn more about show control
5. MIDI Time Code Rx 4 definitio ossa sr preu ee Waaa ng 3 enablingi ft E 13 N network serial UDP 24 O open sound control 27 OSC RX Port Address 5 OSC TX IP Address 5 OSC TX Port Address 5 STRING RX EE EE RE eS eee ee 5 detinitiOfi sa may one etal ahy 3 45 46 OUTPUT a pa 8 Npa a a las Nd 42 supported input 27 USING ashe kaaa ee hee Gen she 27 R real time clock RTC 17 definition essen DERS RR Aa ee 3 enabling 2 srs 2a heed deriden 17 EVERTS et dae ya ado dhe kA UNAG 17 programming 17 relay outputs 2 2 0 00000 19 relays Relay Outputs 5 definition ss sa ses KG Se DW ER ha 3 S serial see string interface Addo EE Pa ds 4 show control analog inputs 19 relay outputs 19 using time code 16 show control display adding events 15 SMPTE SMPTE Time Code Rx 4 definition a 3 enabling aa 13 string String MIDI TX 0 5 String RX Group IDs 5 String RX Port 6 STINGRA cer ind ga EIE EE oh 5 String TX Group IDs 6 String TX IP Address 6 String TX Port 6 String interface 23 commands aena 23 definiHODE as vd Mr ed MUA Mot ads 3 efabling sr ark EE EERDER ER 23
6. The following resources are recommended e John Huntington Show Networks and Control Systems Brooklyn NY Zircon Designs Press 2012 e The ETC Support Articles _http Awww etcconnect com Support Help from ETC Technical Services If you are having difficulties your most convenient resources are the references given in this user guide To search more widely try the ETC Web site at www etcconnect com If none of these resources are sufficient contact ETC Technical Services directly at one of the offices identified below Emergency service is available from all ETC offices outside of normal business hours When calling for help please have the following information handy e Console model and serial number located on rear or right side panel e Dimmer manufacturer and installation type e Other components in your system Unison other consoles etc Americas United Kingdom Electronic Theatre Controls Inc Technical Services Department 3031 Pleasant View Road Middleton WI 53562 800 775 4382 USA toll free 1 608 831 4116 service etcconnect com Asia Electronic Theatre Controls Asia Ltd Technical Services Department Room 1801 18 F Tower 1 Phase 1 Enterprise Square 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong 852 2799 1220 service etcasia com Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Technical Services Department 26 28 Victoria Industrial Estate Victoria Road London W3 6UU England 44 0 20 8896 1000
7. You will notice as events are added to the event list the time code will display on the Playback Status Display Adding Events using Learn Mode If you specify an event list within the show control display you can press the Learn hardkey to activate learn mode for that event list When in learn mode an event is created with the current list time whenever a cue is activated a submaster bump is pressed or a macro is run Once in learn mode the Learn key will remain lit to indicate that it is in learn mode If the show control display is exited the console remains in learn mode until deactivated Multiple time code lists can be in learn mode simultaneously each with their individual times This is accomplished by associating the event list and cue list together To exit learn mode the console must be in the show control display Once there select the event list then press Learn again If Learn is pressed while viewing any other screen than the show control display an empty event will be placed on all event lists that are in learn mode Open the show control display e Displays gt lt More SK gt gt Show Control Select the event list to enable learning on e cEvent 1 N Press the Learn key e lt Event gt 1 N Learn In the Status column it now says Learning and the Learn button is illuminated Type Source Internal External First Time Last Time FPS Status SMPTE 1 Off Off 00 00 00 23 59 59 30 00 00 00 00
8. in hex in order to be interpreted 22 Fire This command fires a macro MSC supports macros 1 through 127 only Therefore a numeric value of 1 127 followed by 00 in hex would accompany this command Eos Family Show Control String Interface The serial interface allows RS 232 UDP serial ACN and OSC string commands to be sent to the console Enabling Serial Receiving serial commands can be enabled in Setup see Show Control Setup page 5 Serial is disabled by default If using RS 232 from an I O gateway you need to specify the ACN Serial Group ID Serial Commands All text will be queued up until either a carriage return hex OD a r or a is encountered to show the end of the command The carriage return hex OD a r ora will act as the Enter key for the command line If the text begins with a the text that follows until the carriage return hex OD a r or a will be sent to the command line for user O and processed as if that user had typed it Commands can be directed to a specific user command line by adding lt UX gt at the beginning of the string X the user number ACN strings use the same syntax as RS 232 and UDP strings For Example e lt U2 gt Chan 1 Thru 10 At Full r sets channels 1 through 10 to full manually All other text that doesn t start with a will be sent to the console s event handler Here are a few examples Go 1 fire pla
9. lt parameter gt number for fine wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos wheel fine pan 1 0 eos wheel fine lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt number for fine wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos wheel fine pan tilt 1 0 eos wheel course lt parameter gt number for coarse wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos wheel coarse pan 1 0 eos wheel course lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt number for coarse wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos wheel coarse pan tilt 1 0 Eos Family Show Control Switch Note Switch is a variant of Wheel with the added functionality of continuously repeating wheel ticks until a subsequent OSC switch command sets the wheel ticks to zero This may be used to continuously tick a wheel while a button is held down for example The expected argument range is 1 0 to 1 0 which affects the tick rate accordingly but can be a smaller or larger range for more subtle or rapid movement OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos switch level X level wheel ticks eos switch Set OSC wheel mode 0 Course 1 Fine eos switch lt parameter gt X OSC wheel mode ticks for specified parameter ex pan eos switch lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt eos switch fine lt parameter gt X OSC wheel mode ticks for specified parameters ex red green blue X fine wheel ticks for
10. optional OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos chan number for channel to eos chan 1 select eos chan lt number gt number for channel level eos chan 1 75 useful for mapping to an OSC slider eos chan lt number gt out number for button edge eos chan 1 out 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos chan lt number gt home number for button edge eos chan 1 home 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos chan lt number gt level number for button edge eos chan 1 level 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos chan lt number gt full number for button edge eos chan 1 full eos chan lt number gt min number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos chan 1 min 1 0 down 0 0 up optional optional eos chan lt number gt max number for button edge eos chan 1 max 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos chan lt number gt number for button edge eos chan 1 eos chan lt number gt number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up feos chan 1 each parameter level optional eos chan lt number gt dmx number for channel eos chan 1 dmx 255 DMX level eos chan lt number gt param number for parameter eos chan 1 param pan 90 lt parameter gt level useful for mapping to an OSC slider eos chan lt number gt param number for all parameter eos chan 1 param pan lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt levels tilt 90 set channel 1 pan amp tilt to multiple numbers for 90 eos chan 1 p
11. 1 0 eos active switch lt index gt number of wheel ticks for the specific switch mode positive or nega tive eos active switch 1 1 0 increase value eos active switch 1 1 0 decrease value eos active switch 1 4 0 increase value rapidly eos active switch 1 0 25 increase value slowly defaults to Coarse mode but wheel mode can be changed with the eos switch command eos active switch fine lt index gt number of fine wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos active switch fine 1 1 0 eos active switch coarse lt index gt number of coarse wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos active switch coarse 1 1 0 Eos Family Show Control Direct Selects Note Eos will send the description and button labels for all OSC direct selects See Implicit OSC Output page 43 for more information OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos ds lt index gt lt target type gt lt button count gt eos ds 1 chan 10 create OSC direct select bank 1 with 10 channel buttons eos ds 2 group 25 create OSC direct select bank 2 with 25 group but tons eos ds lt index gt lt target type gt flexi lt button count gt eos ds 1 chan flexi 10 create OSC direct select bank 1 with 10 channel buttons in flexi mode eos ds lt index gt lt target type gt lt page number gt lt button count gt eos ds 1 chan 3 10 creat
12. Clock Disabled Learning Execution While Editing If the internal or external clock is running events will fire even if you are in the edit screen As soon as an event is created the event list is resorted and the new event is eligible for playback Eos Family Show Control Real Time Clock RTC Eos Family consoles have the ability to run Real Time Clock RTC events RTC events are used to run a cue submaster or macro at a specific time on specific days RTC events can run at a certain time of day like 5 00pm on Tuesdays a certain date or at a time based off of astronomical events such as sunrise and sunset Enabling Real Time Clock For RTC events to work properly time zone latitude and longitude must be set up correctly Those settings are found under the General tab in the Eos Configuration Utility ECU Also the option for internal must be set to on within the show control display As long as the internal option is set to on the RTC will execute However if internal is set to off then the events will not trigger The status in the show control list will indicate whether it is on or off There is no way to disable a single event from triggering within the event list you can only remove the event number Real Time Clock Events RTC events are created using the show control display RTC events consist of a time field a day or date field and an action Time for RTC events can be specified as local time or as time r
13. page 42 for more information OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos fader lt index gt config lt fader eos fader 1 config 10 count gt create OSC fader bank 1 with 10 faders eos fader lt index gt config lt page number gt lt fader count gt eos fader 1 config 2 10 create OSC fader bank 1 with 10 faders on page 2 Can also be used to quick jump to a specific page eos fader lt index gt page lt delta gt eos fader 1 page 1 page down by 1 eos fader 1 page 1 page up by 1 eos fader 1 page 10 page down by 10 eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 0 75 set the second fader in OSC fader bank 1 to 75 floating point number to set sub percent to unload eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 load load eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 unload Eos Family Show Control eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 stop stop eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 fire fire eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 out out eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 home home eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 min min eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 max max eos fader lt index gt lt fa
14. receive OSC However the OSC user can be set within the string of commands to follow any other user in the system The basic structure of an OSC command maintaining the user number of the console communicating to should begin with eos If the OSC command should contain a user number different than the communicating device it should begin with eos user lt number gt OSC Method Action eos chan Chan X eos user lt number gt chan Chan X as specified user OSC can also be used over a TCP connection for guaranteed delivery of commands For a remote device to send or receive OSC over TCP the device must connect to the console on port 3032 On the console String TX page 6 and String RX page 5 in Setup must be enabled In the ECU gt Settings gt Network gt Interface Protocols there is an option for changing the OSC TCP mode By default OSC 1 0 is selected Standard Network Fast File Transfer Port Port 1 v v v Vv z Vv Q T v IN TCP format for OSC 1 0 packet length headers TCP format for OSC 1 0 packet length headers TCP format for OSC 1 1 SLIP Supported OSC Input All OSC commands must begin with eos or eos user lt number gt Note All of the command examples given can also use the eos user lt number gt variant Open Sound Control OSC 27 Absolute Levels edge 1 0 down 0 0 up option
15. service etceurope com Germany Electronic Theatre Controls GmbH Technical Services Department Ohmstrasse 3 83607 Holzkirchen Germany 49 80 24 47 00 0 techserv hoki etcconnect com Please email comments about this manual to TechComm etcconnect com Using this Guide In order to be specific about where features and commands are found the following naming and text conventions will be used Facepanel buttons are indicated in bold brackets For example Live or Enter Optional keys are indicated in lt angle brackets gt for example lt Cue gt or lt Sub gt Browser menus menu items and commands you must perform are indicated in bold text For example In the File menu click Open Or Press Record Enter Alphanumeric keyboard buttons are indicated in all CAPS For example TAB or CTRL Keys which are intended to be pressed or held simultaneously are indicated with the and symbol For example Shift amp Softkeys and clickable buttons in the Central Information Area CIA are indicated in bold braces A note about lt More SK gt more softkeys this command is always indicated as optional and is only indicated once in an instruction regardless of how many pages of softkeys exist This is because there is no way to predict what softkey page you are on at any given time Press lt More Softkeys gt until you find the required command References to other parts of the manual are indicated in it
16. specified parameter ex pan eos switch fine lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt X fine wheel mode ticks for specified parameters ex red green blue eos switch course lt parameter gt X course wheel ticks for specified parameter ex pan eos switch course lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt X course wheel mode ticks for specified param eters ex red green blue Active Parameters Note for the selected channel s The parameter lt index gt is a 1 based index referencing the list of current parameters Eos will send the parameter name and current value for each active parameter so that the wheels on your OSC enabled device may be labeled appropriately OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos active wheel lt index gt Open Sound Control OSC number of wheel ticks for the specific wheel mode positive or nega tive eos active wheel 1 1 0 increase value eos active wheel 1 1 0 decrease value eos active wheel 1 4 0 increase value rapidly defaults to Coarse mode but wheel mode can be changed with the eos wheel command 31 32 eos active wheel fine lt index gt number of fine wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos active wheel fine 1 1 0 eos active wheel course lt index gt number of coarse wheel ticks positive or nega tive eos active wheel coarse 1
17. Control See String MIDI TX on page 6 When String MIDI TX is enable MIDI Show Control messages will be sent as serial string messages when certain actions happen at the console Those actions are e A cue is fired e A cue is stopped e A cue is resumed e A sub is bumped up e A sub is bumped down e A macro is fired Note String MIDI Tx is restricted by MIDI Cue List in Setup See MIDI Cue List on page 6 Enabling ACN Strings For the console to send or receive ACN string commands the following settings found in Setup gt Show gt Show Control must be enabled and configured Sending To send ACN strings String TX must be enabled and the ACN component a name must be set in the String TX IP Address field For example the ACN 5 component name could be Paradigm Paradigm Receiving To receive ACN strings String RX must be enabled and the ACN component name must be set in the String TX IP Address field with the R prefix For Sing hii example the ACN component name could be Paradigm R Paradigm Bidirectional Strings To send and receive ACN strings from devices such as a Net3 Gateway both String TX and String RX must be enabled and the ACN component name must be set in the String TX IP Address field with the B prefix For example the ACN component name could be Net3 4 Port Gateway String TX IP Address If you have multiple devices sending or receiving strings separate eac
18. MIDI Raw Relays Serial OSC and Network Serial Network UDP require minimal setup from your console and don t require the use of the show control display About Eos Family Show Control 3 Show Control Setup In Setup 5 Show 5 Show Control you can adjust settings for MIDI Show Control time code MIDI or SMPTE analog and serial functions Setup Options SMPTE Time Code Rx This touchbutton is used to control whether your console can receive SMPTE time code Choosing Disabled will disable all time code lists that have a SMPTE source The default for this setting is Enabled MIDI Time Code Rx As above but for MIDI Time Code instead of SMPTE The default for this setting is Enabled Resync Frames This touchbutton allows you to configure how many frames need to be synced before time code starts running Frames can be from 1 30 Default is 2 frames MSC Receive This touchbutton toggles the setting for receiving MIDI Show Control from an external source between Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled MSC Receive Channel Also known as a Device ID this setting configures the MIDI channel for the console to receive MIDI Show Control information Only MSC data with the same device ID will be received A device ID can be from 0 126 or if set to 127 Eos Ti Gio lon or Element will receive MSC data from all IDs All Call Eos cannot be set as an All Call receive
19. aches the last time it will reset to the first time and continue running Eos Family Show Control Note External timing sources may run faster or slower than the console s internal clock Analog inputs uses external timing sources only This is an enable or disable function for inputs Real Time Clock uses internal time only but the clock can sync with an external time server Whether using internal time from the console or using external time from a time server it is important that all the correct information for time zone latitude and longitude are properly setup Refer to the Configuration Utility appendix in your console s manual for setup information Creating an Event List Getting started with an event list is the same regardless of which show control protocol you are using To program an event list you first must open the show control display e Displays gt lt More SK gt gt Show Control Create an event list by specifying it in the command line e lt Event gt 1 Enter Specify what the list will respond to MIDI SMPTE Analog or RTC e lt Event gt 1 Type MIDI Enter Define the group or source e Events 1 Source 8 Enter Activate the internal and or external timing functions see nternal vs External Time page 10 These functions are toggle on off states e lt Event gt 1 Internal External Enter When defining an event list it is feasible to enter multiple
20. al OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos at number for the level eos at 75 useful for mapping to an OSC slider eos at out number for the button eos at out edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos at home number for the button eos at home edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos at level number for the button eos at level edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos at full number for the button eos at full edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos at min number for the button eos at min edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos at max number for the button eos at max edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos at number for the button eos at eos at number for the button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos at optional eos at dmx number for the DMX eos at dmx 128 level useful for mapping to an OSC slider eos param lt parameter gt number for the level eos param pan 270 useful for mapping to an edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional OSC slider eos param lt parameter gt out number for the button eos param pan out edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos param lt parameter gt home number for the button eos param pan home edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos param lt parameter gt level number for the button eos param pan level 28 Eos Family Show Control eos param lt parameter gt full number for the button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos param pan fu
21. alics When viewing this manual electronically click on the reference to jump to that section of the manual Note Notes are helpful hints and information that is supplemental to the main text CAUTION A Caution statement indicates situations where there may be undefined or unwanted consequences of an action potential for data loss or an equipment problem WARNING A Warning statement indicates situations where damage may occur people may be harmed or there are serious or dangerous consequences of an action Eos Family Show Control About Eos Family Show Control The Eos Family show control system is made up of Time Code MIDI or SMPTE Real Time Clock RTC analog inputs relay outputs MIDI Show Control Serial RS 232 Network Serial Network UDP and MIDI Raw MIDI Notes Available Protocols e SMPTE An analog signal indicating time that is used to sync events between multiple devices Eos Family consoles can only receive SMPTE from a Net3 Show Control Gateway MIDI Time Code MTC A digital version of SMPTE MTC can only be received through a local MIDI In port or through a Net3 Show Control Gateway Real Time Clock RTC This uses the internal astronomical time clock functions built into Eos Family consoles to trigger events Analog These can either be 0 10v inputs that are input into the console using the I O Gateway or contact closures that are input into the console using either
22. aram pan tilt 45 90 set channel 1 pan to 45 amp tilt to 90 eos chan lt number gt param number for parameter eos chan 1 param pan lt parameter gt dmx DMX level dmx 255 Open Sound Control OSC 37 eos chan lt number gt param lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt dmx number s for parameter DMX level s eos chan 1 param pan tilt dmx 255 Group Note Same syntax and behavior as Chan 38 OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos group eos group lt number gt eos group lt number gt out eos group lt number gt home eos group lt number gt level eos group lt number gt full eos group lt number gt min eos group lt number gt max eos group lt number gt eos group lt number gt eos group lt number gt dmx eos group lt number gt param lt parameter gt eos group lt number gt param lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt eos group lt number gt param lt parameter gt dmx eos group lt number gt param lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt dmx Macro OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos macro number for macro to select eos macro 1 eos macro fire number for macro to run eos macro fire 1 eos macro lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0
23. aw Define the MIDI string in this case we will use decimal e Cue 1 Execute MIDI Raw D 10 0 75 0 Enter Programming from Macros A MIDI Raw softkey is available in the macro editor display Any text entered after the string command in the macro will be sent to all string interfaces when that macro is fired Use the same conventions as you would for programming a string through a cue 26 Eos Family Show Control Open Sound Control OSC Open Sound Control OSC is a protocol that uses network communication wired or wireless to communicate between varying audio video and lighting devices Enable OSC OSC and Serial Strings can be enabled or disabled via the Show Control settings option located within Show in Setup To enable OSC input into the console enable String RX page 5 likewise to enable OSC output from the console to another device enable String TX page 6 For OSC to work over the network the option for UDP Strings amp OSC must be enabled in ECU gt Settings gt Network gt Interface Protocol Additional OSC settings are available in Setup Note By default the OSC user is the same as the current console user The OSC user can be set via OSC commands Once set the OSC user remains as specified until the user is changed Using OSC OSC commands can be sent over the network or wirelessly over the network much like that of UDP Any incoming OSC command will be sent by default to the console that is set to
24. col to use MTC SMPTE Analog or RTC Only one protocol can be used at a time per list e Source should match the Group ID used in the connected Net3 Show Control VO Gateway or the local ports on Eos Ti Eos RPU 3 Gio lon or Element e Internal enables the list to use internal timing sources See Internal vs External Time e External enables the list to use external timing sources e First Time sets the first time that the console will use when using internal timing e Last Time sets the last time that the console will use when using internal timing e FPS sets how many frames per second FPS will be used 30 25 24 e Status current status of the event list Internal vs External Time The Eos Family show control system makes use of two timing sources internal and external The different protocols use internal and external clocks in different ways Time code MIDI or SMPTE normally requires timing information from an input source like a show control gateway This timing source is referred to as external time since it is coming from a source external to your console If the external time source is not available for any reason each time code event list within your console has an internal timing source which will assume control if enabled This internal timing source requires three pieces of information to determine how to generate its timing first time last time and frame rate When the internal clock re
25. commands in the same command line This can speed up your programming of an event list For example e lt Event gt 2 Type MIDI Source 5 Enter Once the list is created you will then need to create the specific events Those steps will vary depending on what protocol is being used Show Control Display Eos Family Show Control Time Code Eos Family consoles have time code functionality available to execute a list of events that will play back following incoming internal or external timing values Time code lists can receive timing data from either SMPTE or MIDI sources Eos Family consoles accept up to 32 SMPTE sources and 32 MIDI Time Code MTC sources each are numbered from 1 32 Up to 64 sources can be received simultaneously Enabling Time Code Eos Family consoles have global settings to enable or disable reception of MIDI Time Code and SMPTE These are found in setup See Show Control Setup on page 5 If the MIDI Time Code setting is disabled all MTC event lists are disabled as well Each event list can be enabled disabled individually using the internal and or external field Off is disabled regardless of the global setting in the setup screen The same is true for SMPTE Timing Data Timing data is given in the form of hours minutes seconds frames Therefore a timing value of 06 25 15 24 would be 6 hours 25 minutes 15 seconds 24 frames The number of frames per second is determine
26. d by the timing source and the event list must be set to this same number of frames when programming Number of frames can be 24 25 or 30 Color coding The color of the time in the Status column of the event list display indicates the source of the timing data The colors and indications are Green Valid external timing is being received Red The internal clock is the data source and is running You will also see an indicator in the upper portion of the main display if valid internal or external time is seen Cue Show Control Time Address Label Type Source Internal External First Time Last Time Status MIDI Timecode MIDI O off 00 00 00 23 5 SMPTE Timecode SMPTE On 00 00 00 23 59 59 30 00 00 00 00 Cloc ANALOG On Enabled RTC Enabled Time Code 13 Timing and Clocks The internal and external clocks can be enabled separately for each time code list If you enable the external clock only events will play back as long as valid timing data is received from an external source When the timing data stops the events will stop When you enable the internal clock only it starts running immediately and triggers events appropriate to the time When both internal and external clocks are enabled the internal clock does not start running until the first valid external time is received After that it will run whenever the external time source is absent Loop times First and last times define the ov
27. der index gt eos fader 1 2 full full eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 level level eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt eos fader 1 2 Key Note For a list of supported key names in the magic sheet editor select Console Button magic sheet item and see the list of Hardkeys options OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos key lt name gt number for button edge eos key select active 1 0 1 0 down 0 0 up press Select Active but optional ton eos key select active 0 0 release Select Active but ton eos key go O press amp release Go button Note For the slash key use a backslash eos keyA Open Sound Control OSC 35 36 Address OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos addr number for address to eos addr 513 select eos addr lt address gt number for level to set eos addr 513 100 address to useful for mapping to an OSC slider eos addr lt address gt dmx number for DMX level to set address to eos addr 513 dmx 255 useful for mapping to an OSC slider Magic Sheet OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos ms number of the magic sheet to open eos ms 1 eos lt ms numbers number of the magic sheet view to open optional eos ms 1 2 Eos Family Show Control Chan 1 0 down 0 0 up
28. e OSC direct select bank 1 with 10 channel buttons on page 3 Can also be used to quick jump to a specific page eos ds lt index gt lt target type gt flexi lt page number gt lt button count gt eos ds 1 chan flexi 3 10 create OSC direct select bank 1 with 10 channel buttons on page 3 in flexi mode Can also be used to quick jump to a specific page eos ds lt index gt page lt delta gt number for page delta eos ds 1 page 1 page down by 1 eos ds 1 page 1 page up by 1 eos ds 1 page 10 page down by 10 eos ds lt index gt lt button index gt number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos ds 1 1 1 0 press first button of OSC direct select bank 1 eos ds 1 1 0 0 release first button of OSC direct select bank 1 Open Sound Control OSC 33 Note create lt index gt is a 1 based index of any number of OSC direct select banks you wish to lt target type gt may be one of the following Chan Group Macro Sub Preset IP intensity palette CP color palette BP beam palette MS Magic Sheet Curve Snap snapshot FX Effects Pixmap Fader Banks These fader banks are not the same as fader pages 34 Note lt index gt is a 1 based index of any number of discrete sets of OSC fader banks you wish to create Eos will send the description and fader labels for all OSC fader banks See Explicit OSC Output
29. ecified cue in the default cue list List Runs the next cue in the specified list Runs the next cue in the default cue list MIDI Show Control 21 Stop When accompanying a MIDI Stop command data for the following fields will result in the following actions Cue Data List Data Field Field Action Cue List Stops the specified cue 8 list if running Cue Stops the running cue from the default cue list List Stops the current cue from the specified list Stops all cues Resume When accompanying a MIDI Resume command data for the following fields will result in the following actions Cue Data List Data Field Field Action Cue List Resumes the specified cue amp list if stopped Cue Resumes the specified cue in the default cue list List Resumes the current cue in the specified list Resumes all stopped cues Set The Set command allows MSC to control potentiometers using both a numeric control number which specifies the potentiometer and a data field which controls the level 0 100 Control values are as follows Control Value Data Field Indication 1 127 0 100 Submaster 1 127 128 0 100 Primary playback in 129 0 100 Primary playback out 510 0 100 Grandmaster Accompanying any of these indications in the MSC data a numeric value of 0 100 would set the specified potentiometer to that level All other control values are ignored Note Levels transmitted must be followed with 00
30. ect order of execution throughout the day Event 3 is now listed as Event 1 The command line will change to Event 1 automatically e lt Event gt 1 Date 3 0 Month 1 0 Year 2 0 1 1 Enter sets to on October 30 2011 Creating the action for each event is the same as time code Select the event and specify either cue submaster or macro lt Event gt 1 Cue 1 2 Enter Note As there is no action softkey pressing Cue Sub or Macro assumes you are posting to the action field Date Action Label Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Si WI Macro 1 Lobby On l Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Macro 2 Lobby Off List Label Type Source Internal External First Time Last Time FPS Status CRD bobby Lights RTC On Enabled The internal option must be set to on 1 Live Table 3 Show Control Eos Family Show Control Analog Inputs and Relay Outputs Analog Inputs Eos Family consoles can accept analog input 0 10v or contact closure from a Net3 I O Gateway or only contact closures from the local ports on Eos Ti Gio lon Element or Eos Programming Wing For setting up the I O gateway please refer to the Net3 I O Gateway Setup Guide For setting up your console s local ports see Port Setup Options page 7 Analog inputs are programmed through the show control display where each analog event in the event list consists of a port address and an action Each even
31. elative to the astronomical events sunrise and sunset Local time is displayed in the 24 hour format For example if you want an event to run at 2 50pm you would need to set it for 14 50 Programming Real Time Clock Events Open the show control display e Displays gt lt More SK gt gt Show Control Create a new event list e xEvents 1 Specify the event list as RTC e xEvents 1 Type RTC Enter Enable the RTC e lt Event gt 1 Internal Enter Define the Time and Date for each event Note Commands cannot be combined on the same command line e lt Event gt 1 Time 1 5 0 0 Days Mon Wed Fri Enter sets the time for 3 00pm e xEvents 1 Days Mon Wed Fri Enter adds on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays Note Days of the week can either be entered in from their softkeys or you can enter them in from the keypad using the conventional modifiers thru Monday is 1 Define the Astronomical Time and Date e lt Event gt 2 Time Before Sunset 3 0 Enter sets the time for 30 minutes before sunset Real Time Clock RTC 17 e lt Event gt 2 Days 1 2 B 6 Enter adds on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday Define the Astronomical Time and Date e Events 3 Time After Sunrise 6 0 Enter sets the time for an hour after sunrise Note The events will renumber themselves to be in the corr
32. erall loop Times can be set anywhere from 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 When external time is being received your console ignores these times However you should still set them to match whatever loop times the external clock is using When using internal timing it is important to set the first and last times These set the start and stop or loop points of the sequence Internal clock You can set the internal clock at any time by pressing Time and entering a time To reset the internal clock press Time Enter Note You must first select the Event List lt Event List gt 1 Once selected using the time function allows you to put the internal time clock at any position between the start and ending time This is how the internal clock can be set back to 00 00 00 00 Programming a Time Code Event List Open the show control display e Displays gt lt More SK gt gt Show Control Create a new event list e lt Event gt 1 Enter Define the type of input e lt Event gt 1 Type MIDI Enter Define the source of input this is the source ID number of the Gateway 1 32 e lt Event gt 1 Source 1 Enter Specify if internal and or external timing is enabled e xEvents 1 Internal External Enter Define the first time and last time for the event list times are given as 00 00 00 00 e sEvent 1 FirstTime 2 0 1 5 LastTime 2 0 4 5 1 5 Enter Internal Ex
33. ess or addresses to which the console will send OSC strings Note Be careful when using a network with a DHCP server If your external device reboots or is issued a new IP address from a DHCP server it will no longer receive OSC strings from Eos until you change this setting to match your new IP address at your external device OSC TX Port Address This sets the UDP destination port to which the console will send OSC strings OSC RX Port Number This setting specifies the UDP port that the console will listen to for OSC receiving strings Note ETC recommends using 8000 and 8001 respectively for port numbers Remember that when setting port numbers on your external device that they should be set to the opposite of what Eos is set For example if OSC TX Port Number on Eos is set to 8000 then the RX incoming port on your external device needs to be set to 8000 and vice versa String RX This setting will enable receiving strings on all Serial RX formats and OSC inputs String RX Group IDs This button is for setting up which Serial Port Group ID from I O Gateway settings in GCE the console will listen to This only affects serial traffic from VO gateways not network UDP messages or ACN strings Group IDs are from 1 32 Remember group IDs relate to the number set in the gateway It can be set to listen to multiple group IDs by using Thru and Show Control Setup 5 String RX Port This setting specifies
34. ges The same strings for Serial RS 232 can be used for Networked Serial as well Configuration The following settings for string VO are available in Setup gt Show gt Show Control e String RX This setting will enable receiving strings on all Serial RX formats e String TX This settings will enable sending strings on all Serial TX formats e String RX Group Ids This button is for setting up which serial groups the console will listen to Group IDs are from 1 32 Remember group IDs relate to the number set in the gateway It can be set to listen to multiple group IDs by using Thru and e StringTX Group Ids This button is for setting up which serial groups the console will send to Group IDs are from 1 32 Remember group IDs relate to the number set in the gateway It can be set to send to multiple group IDs by using Thru and e String RX Port Setting for the UDP port that the console will receive strings e String TX Port Setting for the UDP port that the console will send strings e String TX IP Address Setting the IP address the console should send string to 24 Note If you are trying to control Paradigm via UDP ACN Strings or RS 232 please reference the Paradigm Serial Access Protocol document for additional information Sending Strings There are three ways that your console can send strings from cues macros or user events Sending from Cues First make sure that String TX is enab
35. h entry in the String TX IP Address field with a comma String Interface 25 MIDI Raw Also known as MIDI Strings MIDI Notes or Channelized Event Data this is an output only function from the console MIDI Raw is most commonly used for communication between musical instruments However as certain devices do exist that use MIDI Raw the consoles can output MIDI Raw to any device using a Show Control Gateway or local MIDI ports Strings are programmed either using the Execute function on a cue or using a macro Programming from Cues Once the execute button is pushed the softkeys repaint and a MIDI Raw softkey becomes available Notes can either be input using Hexadecimal values or Decimal values depending on the connected device The console will default to hexadecimal format to use decimal format simply begin the MIDI string with D Sending a MIDI Raw String From a Cue Select the cue that should be executing the string e Cue 1 Press the Execute softkey e Cue 1 Execute New softkeys will appear press the MIDI Raw softkey e Cue 1 Execute MIDI Raw Define the MIDI string in this case we will use Hexadecimal e Cue 1 Execute MIDI Raw 0A 00 4B 00 Enter Sending the same command as Decimal format Select the cue that should be executing the string e Cue 1 Press the Execute softkey e Cue 1 Execute New softkeys will appear press the MIDI Raw softkey e Cue 1 Execute MIDI R
36. h percent complete 0 0 1 0 gt e eos out active cue lt float argument with percent complete 0 0 1 0 gt e eos out active cue text lt string argument with descriptive text about the active cue ex 1 2 3 Label 0 05 75 gt e eos out pending cue lt cue list number gt lt cue numbers Open Sound Control OSC 43 e Jeos out pending cue text lt string argument with descriptive text about the pending cue ex 1 2 4 Label 0 30 75 OSC Direct Select Banks e eos out ds lt index gt lt string argument with descriptive text for the OSC direct select at lt index gt target name page number and mode gt gt e eos out ds lt index gt lt button index gt lt string argument with button label for OSC direct select at lt index gt for button lt button index gt gt OSC Fader Banks e eos out fader lt index gt lt string argument with descriptive text for the OSC fader bank at lt index gt gt e eos out fader lt index gt lt fader index gt name lt string argument with fader label for OSC fader bank at lt index gt for fader lt fader index gt gt e eos fader lt index gt lt fader index gt lt floating point number for fader percent 0 0 1 0 gt Note Eos will delay sending fader levels for faders that have been moved via OSC commands for 3 seconds If you move a fader on an OSC remote control Eos will send the actual fader level 3 seconds later
37. have an additional option of fader which will map the 0 10v input to the level of a specified submaster Note As there is no action softkey pressing Cue Sub or Macro assumes you are posting to the action field Relay Outputs Eos Family consoles can trigger relay outputs on Net3 I O Gateways and on the local relay out on Eos Ti Gio lon Element consoles and Eos Programming Wing Relay outputs are also often called remote triggers contact closures or contact outputs Relay outputs are controlled by external links in cues To Analog Inputs and Relay Outputs 19 20 program a relay there are two pieces of information that are very important the ACN Group ID and the relay address Remember the ACN Group ID is programmed into the gateway using GCE You can enter relay information using the following syntax e Cue 1 Execute Relay 1 2 On Enter 1 is the Group ID and the 2 is the relay output address Eos Family Show Control MIDI Show Control Data Sources Eos Family consoles can receive MIDI Show Control MSC data from a MIDI input source Your console can receive data from any of the available 32 sources which have Group IDs of 1 32 While MIDI consists of many types of data your console will respond to only MSC data Other MIDI transmitted data is ignored by the console Eos Family consoles can also transmit MIDI Show Control data MIDI Show Control Devices MIDI Show Control data ca
38. l data that the console transmits over an Architecture for Control Network ACN When set the console will transmit MSC data to any gateway that has its ACN MIDI Tx ID set to the same number ACN MIDI Tx ID can be from 1 32 When using the local MIDI ports on Eos Ti Gio lon or Element this setting needs to match the MIDI Tx Group ID in the ECU gt Settings gt Local I O gt Show Control Gateway gt Group IDs For example e ACN MIDI Tx ID 2 5 Enter String MIDI TX When enabled this setting will cause the console to send serial strings when certain actions happen at the console See Sending from User Events on page 45 MIDI Cue List MIDI Cue List specifies the cue list that the console will use to send MSC data If left blank and MSC Tx is enabled all cue lists will generate MSC events Otherwise only the particular list or lists selected will fire MSC events Analog Inputs This is a master setting for receiving analog inputs from a Net3 VO Gateway or the local analog ports ona Eos Ti Gio lon or Element When disabled it will turn off all analog input for all event lists Default is Enabled Relay Outputs This is a master setting for triggering external relays from a Net3 I O Gateway or the local ports on a Eos Ti Gio lon or Element When disabled it will turn off all external relays for all event lists The default is Enabled OSC TX IP Address This sets the destination IP addr
39. led or you will not be able to execute any commands To send a string via a cue it must be part of the external links When the cue is executed the string will be sent to all enabled string interfaces When the Execute softkey is used a String softkey will be displayed When String is pressed the alphanumeric keyboard will display and text entered will be displayed in the external links field of the playback status display If there is already a string linked to the selected cue the string will be displayed for editing When Cue n Execute String is on the command line pressing Next Last will step through all the strings used in that show file You can then modify the displayed string to simplify the process of entering similar strings Sending a String to Paradigm Select the cue that should be executing the string e Cue 1 Eos Family Show Control Press the Execute softkey e Cue 1 Execute New softkeys will appear press the Strings softkey e Cue 1 Execute Strings Define the serial string in this case we will trigger a Macro On in Paradigm e Cue 1 Execute Strings macro on Lights1 Enter Sending from Macros A Send String softkey is available in the Macro Editor display Any text entered after the string command in the macro will be sent to all enabled string interfaces when that macro is fired Sending from User Events String MIDI TX is an option in Setup gt Show gt Show
40. ll eos param lt parameter gt min number for the button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos param pan min edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional optional eos param lt parameter gt max number for the button eos param pan max edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos param lt parameter gt number for the button eos param pan eos param lt parameter gt number for the button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos param pan eos param lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt number for all parameter levels multiple numbers for each parameter level eos param pan tilt 45 set pan amp tilt to 45 eos param pan tilt 45 90 set pan to 45 amp tilt to 90 Open Sound Control OSC 29 30 Wheel OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos wheel level number for wheel ticks eos wheel level 1 0 for the specified wheel increase value mode positive or nega tive eos wheel level 1 0 decrease value eos wheel level 4 0 increase value rapidly defaults to Coarse mode but wheel mode can be changed with the eos wheel command below eos wheel number for wheel mode eos wheel 1 0 O coarse 1 fine eos wheel lt parameter gt number for wheel ticks positive or negative eos wheel pan 1 0 eos wheel lt parameter 1 gt lt parameter 2 gt number for wheel ticks positive or negative eos wheel pan tilt 1 0 eos wheel fine
41. mber must be specified for each event action Open the show control display e Displays gt lt More SK gt gt Show Control Select the event list e lt Event gt 1 Enter Specify a new event number e cEvents 1 Enter Add the action that the event should execute e xEvents lt 1 gt Cue 1 Enter Note As there is no action softkey pressing Cue Sub or Macro assumes you are posting to the action field Time Code Define the time code position of the event e Events lt 1 gt Time 2 0 1 5 Enter It is possible to enter multiple commands in the same command line This can speed up your programming For example e lt Event gt 2 Cue 1 5 Time 2 4 1 3 Enter Event timing can also be modified within a range Let s say an additional 5 frames needs to be KO added to multiple events e cEvents 1 Thru 4 Time 5 Enter Note You will notice as events are added to the event list the time code will display on the Playback Status Display Adding Events From Live Events can be added directly from live using the same conventions used in the Show Control Display The advantage to doing this from Live is there is no need to specify the event number as the console automatically assigns the number From the Live Display Select the cue to execute e Cue 3 Now define the time code location e Cue 3 Execute Timecode 3 2 1 5 Enter Note
42. o select in the specified cue list eos cue 1 1 5 eos cue lt list number gt lt cue num ber gt number of cue part to select in the specified cue list and cue number eos cue 1 1 5 2 eos cue fire number of cue to run eos cue fire 1 eos cue lt cue numbers fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos cue 1 5 fire eos cue lt list number gt lt cue num ber gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos cue 1 1 5 fire eos cue lt list number gt lt cue num ber gt lt part number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos cue 1 1 5 2 fire optional Other Targets OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos curve number of curve to eos curve 1 select eos fx number of effect to eos fx 1 select eos snap number of snapshot to eos snap 1 recall eos pixmap number of pixel map to eos pixmap 1 select User OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos user number for OSC user ID eos user 1 set OSC user ID to 1 eos user 1 set OSC user to match con sole eos user 0 set OSC user as background user Open Sound Control OSC 41 42 Command Line OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos cmd string with command eos cmdz Chan 1 At 75 line text unterminated command leos cmdz Chan 1 At 75 terminated command eo
43. ote trigger input on the back of your console The contact closure only reports on off even though it is considered an analog input Note The contact closures require DC voltage which is supplied by the console on pins 14 15 See the diagram below Relay Out remote trigger connector Allows you to set the Group and Address In values for the remote trigger port on the back of your console 90 Relay Out Normally Closed Remote Trigger 100 Relay Out Normally Open connector pinout 110 Relay Out Common B 7 8543 21 00000000 0090090009000 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 Eos Family Show Control Interface Protocols Additional settings are found in the ECU gt Settings gt Network Standard Network Fast File Transfer Sensor FDX3000 Feedback RDM requires Net3 FDX2000 Feedback NITO NN SO Oo KKNK TCP format for OSC 1 0 packet length headers TCP format for OSC 1 0 packet length headers TCP format for OSC 1 1 SLIP See Open Sound Control OSC page 27 for more information Show Control Setup Show Control Display The show control display allows for the creation of event lists which are comprised of events Each event list uses a different type of show control time code analog inputs or RTC and each event contains the information for when and what is being triggered The show control display can be accessed by pressing Show Control on the Display Management Home Screen Settings In addi
44. r For example e MSC Receive Channel 5 0 Enter Multiple channels can be assigned e MSC Receive Channel 1 4 Enter ACN MIDI Rx ID s This setting allows you to specify the MIDI Show Control data that your console will receive when transmitted over the Architecture for Control Network ACN When set the console will respond to MSC data from any gateway that has its ACN MIDI Rx ID set to the same number ACN MIDI Rx ID can be from 1 32 ID ranges may be used When using the local MIDI ports on Eos Ti Gio lon or Element this setting needs to match the MIDI Rx Group ID in the ECU gt Settings gt Local I O gt Show Control Gateway gt Group IDs For example e ACN MIDI Rx ID 2 5 Enter e ACN MIDI Rx ID 1 Thru 1 0 Enter MSC Transmit This setting when enabled allows the console to send MSC messages for actions taken on the console such as cue actions macros firing and submaster bumps The default setting is Disabled MSC Transmit Channel Also know as Device ID this setting allows you to establish the device ID with which your console will transmit MIDI Show Control information A device ID can be from 0 126 or if set to 127 Eos Eos Ti Gio lon or Element will transmit MSC data to all IDs All Call For example e MSC Transmit Channel 5 0 Enter 4 Eos Family Show Control ACN MIDI Tx ID This setting allows you to specify the ID number of MIDI Show Contro
45. receiving via the VO Gateway 24 T technical services anaana 1 time code Resync Frames aaaaaan 4 dies AE EE hh 14 color coding 13 enabling Hao ah ees N 13 execution while editing 16 MID ws RE N 13 programming 14 SMPTE ice sunt 2d Gaba EER ia er amp 13 UMING EE ESELS RE Ah eS 14 timing data 13 U WRU N MEE EO N OE 24 Ww web site ee EE Ee ee ee 1 Fos Family Show Control Corporate Headquarters s Middleton WI USA Tel 608 831 4116 n Service Americas service etcconnect com London UK s Tel 44 0 20 8896 1000 Service UK service etceurope com Rome IT n Tel 39 06 32 111 683 m Service UK service etceurope com Holzkirchen DE n Tel 49 80 24 47 00 0 m Service DE techserv hoki etcconnect com Hong Kong n Tel 852 2799 1220 m Service Asia service etcasia com Web s www etcconnect com s Copyright 2015 ETC All Rights Reserved 4250M2410 Rev B n Released 2015 07 Product information and specifications subject to change
46. rries a device ID MIDI channel within the data packet MSC setup see Show Control Setup page 4 allows for the specification of two device IDs one for reception and one for transmission This is different than the ACN Group Tx and Rx IDs which are the show control gateway source ID and transmitting ID Only MSC data that matches the MSC Receive Channel in Setup or an All Call ID 127 will be interpreted by your console All outgoing MSC data contains the specified transmit device ID as specified in Setup see Show Control Setup page 5 Eos Family Command Interpretation When your console receives a command from a MIDI source it will look for and support the following MIDI commands in the following ways e Go Runs a cue e Stop Pauses a cue e Resume Resumes a paused cue e Set Controls a submaster playback or Grandmaster e Fire Runs a macro The cue related commands go stop resume affect the console based on the cue field also contained within the MSC data The cue field will correspond directly to the console s cues In the command effect tables below if a field is present in the MSC data the name is indicated such as Cue If it is not present in the data a is indicated Go When accompanying a MIDI Go command data for the following fields will result in the following actions Cue Data List Data Field Field Action Cue List Runs the specified cue in the specified cue list Cue Runs the sp
47. s cmdz Chan 1 At 75 Enter terminated command eos cmd in line command line eos cmd Chan 1 At arguments 1 75 results in command line Chan 1 At 75 eos cmd Chan 1 At 2 1 75 eos cmd lt text gt lt text gt lt text gt in line command line eos cmd Chan 1 At 75 arguments optional eos cmd Chan 1 At 2 1 75 eos newcmd Same behavior as eos cmd but it resets the command line first eos event Same behavior as eos cmd but treated as con sole event eos newevent Same behavior as eos cmd but it resets the command line first Other OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos reset eos reset clears any active switches resets all persistent OSC set tings like OSC user ID amp wheel modes send ALL implicit OSC out put commands Explicit OSC Output OSC outputs exactly like Serial String outputs but the string must start with an OSC address ex device fader Optionally you may add arguments by adding to the string followed by a comma delimited list of arguments Numeric arguments with a decimal are treated as 32 bit floating point numbers Numeric arguments without a decimal are treated as 32 bit integer numbers Non numeric arguments are treated as Eos Family Show Control strings Examples e device command e device command 1 e device command 1 5 e device command 1 5 3 0 e
48. t list source references a specific Group ID which needs to match the ACN Group ID of the VO Gateway or the Group ID of the local remote trigger port and the events communicate to the individual addresses or inputs within the gateway To enable the analog event list the internal time option must be enabled This is an enable disable function for the entire event list There is also a global enable for all analog inputs found in Setup Analog Input Events Analog input events can be broken down into two categories events triggered by a contact closure and those triggered by 0 10v dimming Contact closures will fire an event when input passes a certain level Events that can be triggered this way include running a cue controlling a submaster and firing a macro 0 10v dimming can be used to trigger a fader for a submaster Create an Analog Event List Open the show control display e Displays gt lt More SK gt gt Show Control Create a new event list e lt Event gt 4 Enter Define the type of input e sEvent 4 Type Analog Enter Define the source of input e lt Event gt 4 Source 1 Enter Remember this is the Source ID of the Gateway Specify the event list to be active e lt Event gt 1 Internal Enter Create an analog input event where an input on address 1 will fire cue 10 e xEvents 4 1 Address 1 Cue 1 0 Enter Remember if you select the submaster option you will
49. ternal Last Time On On 0 20 45 15 EE Specify the number of frames per second FPS used by the timing source 24 25 or 30 e lt Event gt 1 FrameRate 2 5 Enter When working in Live to show the Time Code times in the Cue List go to the Cue List Display e Cue Cue 14 Eos Family Show Control Select the Cue List to be triggered e Cue 1 Now associate the Event List to the Selected Cue List e Cue 1 Execute Timecode 1 Enter Now in the cue display for each cue the execute column will display the time of the first event in the Time Code list that triggers that cue To change the time that a cue will be triggered by time code e Cue 1 Execute TimeCode 5 4 5 Enter Changes the time of the first event that fires cue 1 to 5 45 If no event currently triggers cue 1 it will be created in the list e Cue 1 Execute TimeCode 5 Enter Subtracts 5 from the current time would add 5 to the current time Both the Event List and the Cue List are ready for events to be added There are three ways that events can be added into the Event List Note You will notice as events are added in the Event List that the time code will display on the Playback Status Display Note This is the same process for MIDI and SMPTE Time code Adding Events from the Show Control Display Events can be added directly from the show control display however a new event nu
50. the UDP port that the console will listen to for receiving strings String TX This settings will enable sending strings on all Serial TX and OSC formats String TX Group IDs This button is for setting up which Serial Port Group ID from I O Gateway settings in GCE the console will send to This only affects serial traffic to O gateways not network UDP messages or ACN strings Group IDs are from 1 32 Remember group IDs relate to the number set in the gateway It can be set to send to multiple group IDs by using Thru and String TX Port Setting for the UDP destination port that the console will send strings String TX IP Address Sets the destination IP address or addresses that the console will send strings Port Setup Options Eos Ti Gio lon Element and Eos Programming Wing have additional ports and connectors located on the rear panel for show control Additional setup options for these ports and connectors are in the ECU gt Settings gt Local I O and in ECU gt Settings gt Network Note The local ports on Eos Ti Gio lon Element consoles and Eos Programming Wing will not broadcast information over the network and are only used in a local console system Group IDs Allows you to set the group number for the MIDI In and MIDI Out ports Group numbers can be from 1 32 Default for both ports is 1 Contact Closure remote trigger connector Allows you to set the Group and Address In values for the rem
51. the onboard closures on Eos Ti Gio lon or Element consoles Eos Programming Wing or the VO Gateway Relays Normally closed and normally open contact closure outputs SPDT under the console s control One relay is built in to Eos Ti Gio lon Element consoles and Eos Programming Wing Multiple relays are available on Net3 I O Gateways MIDI Show Control A subset of the MIDI protocol which is most commonly known as MSC these are System Exclusive SysEx messages that can be sent and received from Eos Family consoles to trigger actions MIDI In Out ports are available on Eos Ti Gio lon Element consoles Eos Programming Wing and through a Net3 Show Control Gateway String Interface Serial RS 232 Network Serial ASCII text strings that are sent or received using the RS 232 protocol or sent over the network via a UDP message MIDI Raw Also known as MIDI Strings MIDI Notes or Channelized Event Data this is an output only from the console MIDI Notes are most commonly used for communication between musical instruments Open Sound Control OSC Protocol using network communication wired or wireless that is used for communication between varying audio video and lighting devices MTC SMPTE Analog Inputs and RTC require the use of the show control display which is accessed by pressing Show Control on the Display Management Home Screen See Show Control Display page 9 for more information MIDI Show Control
52. tion to the show control display your console provides additional user definable settings for show control which can be accessed by pressing Displays gt Setup gt Show gt Show Control or Browser gt Setup gt Show gt Show Control For more information see the Show Control Setup page 5 Events The upper portion of the show control display contains the specific events that are contained in each event list An event consists of a time or address and an action An event plays back or fires when the clock reaches or passes the specified event time or an input is seen on an address Multiple events can be fired at the same time however a single action can only be placed in each event Eos Family consoles support three event actions e Cues can be run e Submasters can be bumped faded via analog only and turned on and off e Macros execute without interaction with the command line unless the macro is set to foreground mode Note If another macro is fired before the first macro completes the first macro will finish its action before the second is started Note If a macro is selected as the intended action it will fire using the macro mode specified Please see the Storing and Using Macros chapter of your console s manual for information on macro modes Eos Family Show Control e Event is the event number used to select or create a specific event from the command line Can also use Next Last
53. to select navigate through the events Show Control Display Note The event number is not fixed it is just a handle to select an event For example in time code lists the events are always chronological The event number will change to match the chronology e Time Address used to specify when the event should trigger the action This could be either time code time of day or an address used for analog inputs e Date used to specify when the event should trigger the action used only for RTC See Real Time Clock RTC on page 37 e Action is what the event is going to trigger can be a cue submaster or macro e Label names a specific event Event List The lower portion of the show control display contains the event lists used in the console Events are contained within a specific event list like cues within a cue list Each event list has a specific show control protocol type that it uses MIDI SMPTE Analog or RTC Getting started with an event list is the same regardless of which show control protocol you are using Softkeys will be available for the various event list options TimejAddress Action 10 00 00 00 Cue 91 Cue 91 Cue 91 Cue 91 Cue 91 Cue 91 10 00 39 10 Cue 91 10 01 11 27 Cue 91 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 e List is the event list number e lt Event gt 1 Enter creates event list 1 e Label names the event list e Type sets which type of show control proto
54. up optional eos macro 1 fire 1 0 Eos Family Show Control Sub 1 0 down 0 0 up optional OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos sub number for sub to select eos sub 1 eos sub lt number gt floating point number to eos sub 1 0 75 set sub percent to useful for mapping to an OSC slider eos sub lt number gt out number for button edge eos sub 1 out 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos sub lt number gt home number for button edge eos sub home 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos sub lt number gt level number for button edge eos sub 1 level 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos sub lt number gt full number for button edge eos sub 1 full eos sub lt number gt min number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos sub 1 min eos sub lt number gt max number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos sub max eos sub fire number for sub to bump eos sub fire 1 eos sub lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up eos sub 1 fire 1 0 bump sub 1 on select optional eos sub 1 fire 0 0 bump sub 1 off Preset OSC Method Arguments Examples Comments eos preset number of preset to eos preset 1 eos preset fire number of preset to recall eos preset fire 1 eos preset lt number gt fire number for button edge 1 0 down 0 0 up optional eos preset 1 fire
55. utputs 008 5 Resync Frames 0 20 0 000020 4 SMPTE Time Code Rx 4 String MIDIDO aa 5 String RX Group IDs 5 String RX Port 0 008 6 SUMING EA co EE ER RE hea hs oO a 5 String TX Group IDs 6 String TX IP Address 6 String TX Port 6 String DES pad Ee AE de ER RE wa 6 A ACN STINO Es ER ER RR Nd 25 analog Analog Inputs EE 5 detinitiOn is nt Ed de GE hc 3 analog input EVENTS e ed ER ER Ree 19 analog inputs EE Ee 19 E ETC locationis nent 1 SR EE ME ETE N 8 GFeatiNG ies aac aan EE RE 11 external time nee bee DE pe de 10 internal time anaana anaa 10 NS TE ARE OE Anang ME Ta 9 events adding 15 adding from live 15 16 adding using learn mode 16 L learn key using inshow control 16 learn mode adding events 16 live adding events 15 16 M MIDI raw ee 26 Aetinitionia ss ew NA ee 3 programming from cues 26 programming from macros 26 MIDI show control anaana 21 ACN MIDI Rx ID s 2 022 ee 4 ACN MIDI Tx ID 5 MIDI Cue List 5 MSC Receive Channel 4 MSC Receive naaa 4 MSC Transmit Channel 4 MSC Transmit 0 4 command aiee be ER EE 21 data SOUFCeS aaaea 21 definitions sa ka e EED De 3 GOVIGRS EE We Rd kaha SO Ain 21 MIDI time code
56. yback 1 e Cue 1 2 run cue 2 from list 1 on the appropriate fader Cue 1 fire pending cue from list 2 GoCue0 1 clear playback 1 fires cue 0 Release 1 release playback 1 Off 1 turn playback 1 off Resume 1 resume playback 1 e Assert 1 assert playback 1 Stop 1 stop playback 1 Stop Cue 1 2 stop cue 2 from list 1 if it is running Stop stops all Resume Cue 1 2 resume cue 2 from list 1 if it is stopped Resume resumes all SubAssert 1 assert submaster 1 SubUnload 1 unload sub 1 SubDown 5 presses sub 5 s bump button down SubUp 5 releases sub 5 s bump button SubMove 1 50 sets sub 1 to 50 PlaybackMove 1 50 sets playback 1 to 50 percent Grandmaster 1 100 set Grandmaster 1 to full there s currently only 1 Grandmaster Macro 1 fires Macro 1 String Interface 23 Note Text requires either a carriage return hex Od W or to terminate the command line Receiving via the I O Gateway For your console to receive serial date from an I O Gateway the Serial Port Group ID must match the String RX Group ID and String RX must be Enabled See Show Control Setup on page 5 Network Serial UDP Eos Family consoles have the ability to send strings which can be used to send commands to other devices such as Paradigm Crestron and other media servers The ability to send and receive strings can be done via RS232 ports if equipped ACN String EPI and UDP messa

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