Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
Any way to make this work to control NSI ND-4600 dimmer packs in order to control standard par lighting?
Re: Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
ES wrote:Any way to make this work to control NSI ND-4600 dimmer packs in order to control standard par lighting?
Run the ScanLibrary Editor and create a 1 channel dimmer.
You can then add as many of these as you like to match the number of dimmer channels you have.
Hope that helps,
Andre
Re: Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
Andre wrote:ES wrote:Any way to make this work to control NSI ND-4600 dimmer packs in order to control standard par lighting?
Run the ScanLibrary Editor and create a 1 channel dimmer.
You can then add as many of these as you like to match the number of dimmer channels you have.
Hope that helps,
The reason I said to amke a 1 channel dimmer fixture is that I think Scanlibrary Editoe does not like multiple (dimmer) channels in one fixture.
You could also just create a fixture with the number of channels you require and make them all "Free" and set the parameters from 0 - 255 or set various levels for each channel to make it easier to select.
Andre
12 Channel Dimmer
Here is a 12 Channel Dimmer as an example.
When in ScanLibrary and you try to save it it warns you about a beam problem. It is OK though.
Download fixture from here
http://justfloyd.co.uk/otherstuff/12_Channel_Dimmer.ssl
Put it in the Daslight Virtual Controller 2\ScanLibrary\_Generic folder
Hope that helps give you an idea about creating your own dimmer pack.
When in ScanLibrary and you try to save it it warns you about a beam problem. It is OK though.
Download fixture from here
http://justfloyd.co.uk/otherstuff/12_Channel_Dimmer.ssl
Put it in the Daslight Virtual Controller 2\ScanLibrary\_Generic folder
Hope that helps give you an idea about creating your own dimmer pack.
Andre
Re: Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
ES wrote:Any way to make this work to control NSI ND-4600 dimmer packs in order to control standard par lighting?
Ignore all my previous posts, just patch Par Cans for each of the 4 channels on this dimmer.
The Par Cans can be found in the _Generic folder
Andre
Re: Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
ES wrote:Any way to make this work to control NSI ND-4600 dimmer packs in order to control standard par lighting?
I'm wondering if the nature of your question had to do with the interface protocol (Micro-plex, or "MPX" versus the DMX protocol that DasLight uses). If so, you'll need to convert the DMX data stream to MPX in order to get your ND-4600 to respond properly. There is a device on the market called "DMX-lator" that will convert an incoming DMX-512 data stream to MPX. It works for NSI dimmer packs as well as those from James Lighting (MUX-64), Lightronix (LMX), SunnSpots Sunn-plex, ETA Ultraplex, and other Micro-plex compatible dimmers. The company, "DMX-Tools Co." sells this device in a number of different versions, depending on what type of dimmer pack you have and whether you're converting from or to DMX. They distribute on e-bay (just search for "DMX-later". and their website is http://www.dmx-tools.com/
Re: Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
rcr52 wrote:ES wrote:Any way to make this work to control NSI ND-4600 dimmer packs in order to control standard par lighting?
I'm wondering if the nature of your question had to do with the interface protocol (Micro-plex, or "MPX" versus the DMX protocol that DasLight uses). If so, you'll need to convert the DMX data stream to MPX in order to get your ND-4600 to respond properly. There is a device on the market called "DMX-lator" that will convert an incoming DMX-512 data stream to MPX. It works for NSI dimmer packs as well as those from James Lighting (MUX-64), Lightronix (LMX), SunnSpots Sunn-plex, ETA Ultraplex, and other Micro-plex compatible dimmers. The company, "DMX-Tools Co." sells this device in a number of different versions, depending on what type of dimmer pack you have and whether you're converting from or to DMX. They distribute on e-bay (just search for "DMX-later". and their website is http://www.dmx-tools.com/
Thanks very much for that very useful information. I forget sometimes that not all lighting fixture use DMX.
Andre
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Re: Interface with NSI Dimmer Pack
if you dimmer pack is connecting to PAR Cans then patch Par Cans to each channel that you use instead of the dimmer.