SGM C5 User Manual v 1.1
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1. 12 03 2015 SGM C5 Wireless DMX Controller User Manual v 1 1 Page 1 of 15 12 03 2015 Introduction The SGM C5 is an application for controlling and managing SGM devices The application includes a time management system which can be setup to handle the output of the devices down to a minute for an entire year This user manual contains information on how to use the application and how to setup a time management system Content FV S Al COOMA NI sapere etic E aa E E E gaara ce E E E TE 3 CS IS OS SU PEE E ratte E cates tara E A scarab es ea mb E E E E A A A E E S 3 BA Se UNG a E E E E E 4 CV GAGS SW SS s A A E A E E A E E E E 4 wea ee EU a E EA A A A E N A A A E A 5 LOdE aS E r AA E A EA ste EE EE TE EA AA TAA 5 VC SS a e A T T A A E EE E E E TT 6 Adain DECO ea E A E E 6 SECU UP DOV O eeno E EO EO 6 TOP ole ACAINN oeer EN E E A E EE E 7 VAS SONG E E AAE E E EEE A E E EE AA EA E 8 SEE SN PE E E E E E T 8 WEDOK oeann E E EEN EEEN E E EEE 9 D a E E E E E EEE 10 DV GP OUD CINE S eenean EE AAE 11 JPU CI aa E E E E T O E E E ES 12 SOCCER a UME PENO N aae ancceenecancavecactussmececaaencsarseenececasneeaateevereeceeseaces 12 SPECIE Me OCU esisi E ENESE E EAA 13 Remember to I Eren E E E E EET EEE E E EEE EEE 15 DE LEE Sa EAE EA E E E E E E E E 15 Page 2 of 15 12 03 2015 Installation Guide The SGM C5 requires the Net framework 4 5 driver to work and it must be installed in a windows 72. It is also possible to make a quick adjustment This will override the output for the selected devices Click the Quick adjustment button and a popup will appear Output Settings Override Activated Figure 13 Quick Adjustment If the Override Activated flag is checked off the quick adjustment is enabled and will be used instead of the output specified by the time scheduler The flag will also be removed when a new time period starts Page 15 of 15
3. one split in the collection To edit the name and days of the split select a split from the collection and adjust it Weeks b Add Week Split b Remove Week Split Selected Week Name Weekend Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday E VV Start of week Monday Tuesday Wednesday r End of Week Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Figure 6 Week Splits Page 9 of 15 24 SGM 12 03 2015 Days Here you setup the day for the selected week split It is important to note that you need to setup the day for each of your week splits in each of your seasons A day split has a start time and is active until the next day split start time is reached Click Add Day Split to add an extra split to the collection or Remove Day Split to remove the selected split There must always be at least one split in the collection To edit the name fade in time and start time of the day split select a split from the collection and adjust it DEVE Morning ie Add Day Split Start time Evening i Remove Day Split Start time Selected Day Split Night Fadein Time be Handle Day Groups Figure 7 Day Splits Page 10 of 15 Day Group Settings 12 03 2015 Day grouping is used to minimize the number of outputs that must be handled Grouping two or more day splits will result in all of them having the same output How this is used will be described in the next se
4. the selected time period either cycle through them by clicking the left or right button or click the Select time period button Figure 9 Select time period 1 Select time b period Selected time period Day Group Group Figure 9 Select time period When clicking the Select time period button a popup will appear Select time period ow sss Night Group Group Entire Day 01 of January Weekdays Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Start time 00 00 D gt Return Figure 10 Select Time period Select the desired time period from the list to specify its output settings Page 12 of 15 12 03 2015 Specifying the output Now it is time to specify the output of the devices To do this select one or more devices from the list It is possible to select multiple devices by selecting a device hold down the shift key and select another device This will make the system select all devices in between including the selected devices Furthermore hold down the Ctrl key to add or remove single devices to or from the selection Auto Preview Output gt Set output gt Toggle Identifying Figure 11 Specifying output If you wish to identify the selected devices click the Toggle Identifying button This will make the device flash a white light To make the device stop flashing click the Toggle Identifying button again If the Auto Preview Output flag is checked off the system will us
5. This will prompt a load dialog where you can open a saved setup This is mainly used to switch between setups or to import setups created by other users Page 5 of 15 12 03 2015 Device Setup Here you add devices and set their DMX address and universe Adding Devices Click Add Device in the menu to the left This will open a popup where you can select and add devices Select the type of device you wish to add from the Device Type selector to the right The application will autosuggest a name for your device but it is possible to give the devices a name of your own choosing Clicking Add Device will add a device to the system Now select all the devices you wish to add Add Device be Add Device he Suggest Name Figure 3 Add Devices Setting up Devices After adding a device its DMX address must be set Select a device from the list and click Setup Device from the menu to the left This will open a popup Figure 4 Setup Device where you can select the desired universe and DMX Address If the device does not have a DMX address yet the application will find the first available address in the universe and apply it to the device This can be redone by clicking Suggest Name After selecting the DMX address it must be set Page 6 of 15 12 03 2015 There are two ways of setting the address either with a broadcast or without a broadcast 1 When setting an address with a b
6. ction Output Setup 4 DE Wa Ci velit E Group Settings 2 Selected Day Group Name My Night Group Create Group ie Delete Group Figure 8 Day Group Settings Fadei Time Entire Year Entire Week Night 01 of January Weekdays Mo Tu We Th Fr Start time 22 00 01 of January Weekdays Sa Su Start time 21 00 Follow these steps to create and setup a day group Create a new group 1 Give the group a name 2 Box 3 contains the day splits in the selected group and box 4 contains all the day splits in the system that has not yet been grouped Available Day Groups 01 of January Weekdays Mo Tu We Th Fr Start time 06 00 Entire Year Entire Week Evening 01 of January Weekdays Mo Tu We Th Fr Start time 13 00 Entire Year Weekend Day 01 of January Weekdays Sa Su Start time 06 00 Toadd a day split to the group simply select it from the list on the right 4 and click the add button 5 Toremove the day split from the group select it from the list on the left 3 and click the remove button 6 Page 11 of 15 12 03 2015 Output Setup This is where the output for each device in each day split or day group time period is specified It is important to setup the output for each and every time period Selecting a time period The selected time period is shown in the top left corner Figure 9 Select time period 2 To change
7. e the selected time period as its output so you can preview the outputs that you are specifying Click the Set output button to start selecting the output of the selected devices a new popup will appear Page 13 of 15 12 03 2015 Output Settings ie Add Color j Remove Color d m j Move Color Down 4 Cycle Time s 3600 nD Figure 12 Output settings The output of a device consists of a list of colors 1 The device will cycle through these colors in an endless loop To add and remove colors to the list click the add and remove buttons 2 The output must always have at least one color in the list The sliders and color picker 3 can be used to change the values of the selected color from the list 1 The time it takes to cycle through the colors 4 is located below the list The time is in seconds and should be greater than zero The area below 5 is a preview of how the colors will be cycled through Page 14 of 15 12 03 2015 Remember to Save It is recommended to save the setup now Click finish and you will be asked to save the setup Quick changes The system will automatically determine which output in the time schedule is active but it is possible to force it to allow a manually selected output To do this click the Select time period button and select the wanted time period The time scheduler is not overridden until you click the Clear button
8. ing time of a day When setting up the output of the application you set it up for each of the day splits in the time management system If this is super confusing try starting with a single seasonal split with a single week split and two or three day splits finish reading the Time Setup section first Seasons Here you split up the entire year Each split has a start date and will be active until it reaches the next start date in the seasonal split Click Add Season Split to add an extra split to the collection or Remove Season Split to remove the selected split There must always be at least one split in the collection To edit the name and start date of the split select a split from the collection and adjust it Seasons gt Add Season Split gt Remove Season Split Selected Season My Second Season Start date My First Season Start date 03 of February Start date 25 of May Figure 5 Season Splits Page 8 of 15 12 03 2015 Weeks Here you setup the week for the selected season split It is important to note that you need to setup the week for each of your seasons When you have more than one week split you can select a week split and check or uncheck the marks of the days Each day must be used exactly once Click Add Week Split to add an extra split to the collection or Remove Week Split to remove the selected split There must always be at least
9. or 8 system The application uses the ACN network protocol for outputting and does not support XLR in the current version Runthe SGM C5 Installer v1 1 exe The installer provides the Net framework 4 5 driver Creating a setup The setup consists of a few steps that must be addressed at least once It is possible to change the settings later as needed On start up the application will continue with the latest saved setup To start click Setup in the top left corner eo Co nt rol Dmxaddress Current Time period Figure 1 Creating a setup Page 3 of 15 Basic setting The Basic Settings handles saving and loading setups Here you can also choose which IP address the output is sent to ACN To choose an IP address click the Output IP dropdown list and select your IP address The IP address must be a 2 x x x address be Return Home gt gt Base Setup Basic Settings la Create new setup j Save setup as j Load setup OutputiP 2 0 0 255 Figure 2 Setting the output IP Address Create a new setup Creating a new setup will return all settings to default and remove all devices currently connected to the application 12 03 2015 Page 4 of 15 12 03 2015 Saving a setup This will prompt a save dialog The application does not have autosave function and shutting down the system without saving first will result in a loss of all changes Loading a setup
10. roadcast the application will broadcast the DMX address to all the devices connected to the transmitter within the given universe This sets the DMX address and universe in the system for the device and it allows the user to change the DMX address of the physical device To do this click the control button on the device once After broadcasting the DMX address you must click End broadcast to tell the devices that the broadcasting is over 2 When setting an address without a broadcast the application sets the selected DMX address and universe for the device in the system This means that the physical device already should be addressed Broadcast DMX Address White 1 Select Universe Broadcast Status a Standby i Set address Broadcast gt End broadcast b Set address No broadcast Select DMX Address WwW Suggest address Figure 4 Setup Device Toggle Identifying Clicking the Toggle Identifying button will toggle the identify command for the device This will make the device strobe in a white color if it is connected Page 7 of 15 12 03 2015 Time Setup The time setup is a scheduler where you can arrange the output of your devices The scheduler has a tree structure where the top nodes are the dates when your time split starts Each of these splits have week splits where you can group the days of the week and each of these week splits have day splits where you setup the start
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