Sean Meighan

Software => LOR => Topic started by: stanward on October 20, 2014, 12:31:45 AM

Title: Converting LOR channels over to DMX
Post by: stanward on October 20, 2014, 12:31:45 AM

Hello,

I purchased the 6-port E1.31 bridge from you guys and am wondering how I can go about to get my channels re-configured from LOR to DMX.  I have two separate LOR networks (because of long distances).  You can see the block diagram setup I have in the attached jpeg file.

The LOR DMX channels will be assigned to Universe 9.  Can I have two of the ports (from your E1.31 bridge) be Universe 9?  Or do I need to have one LOR network be Universe 9 and the other Universe 10?

Can I keep the LOR Unit IDs as-is?  Or do I need to have the Unit IDs re-assigned so that I have controller 01 through 0B for each network?
(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff494/stanward/LORDMXConversionBlockDiagram.jpg)

Title: Re: Converting LOR channels over to DMX
Post by: flyinverted on October 20, 2014, 01:03:44 AM

Remember that a DMX universe has 512 channels. So yes you can have both controllers on the same Universe ID, but the channels will need to be set to not overlap.

I would put them on separate universes based on principle of keeping them separate/expansion/etc.

Title: Re: Converting LOR channels over to DMX
Post by: stanward on October 20, 2014, 01:16:33 AM

Thank you for your response.

So if I put one LOR network on "Universe 9" and the other network on "Universe 10", do I still need to change the LOR Unit IDs, or what is shown (in the block diagram above) can stay the same?

Title: Re: Converting LOR channels over to DMX
Post by: Lee_N_the_NorthWest on October 25, 2014, 09:49:09 AM

Here is the LOR file for doing this. You will need to change your unit IDs.
www.lightorama.com/Documents/DMX-DOC.pdf

Lee

Title: Re: Converting LOR channels over to DMX
Post by: stanward on October 29, 2014, 12:12:05 AM

I got xLights to successfully control my LOR controllers over the two networks.

One network is Universe 1, the other Universe 2.  I had to modify the LOR IDs so that they are 01 thru 0C (channels 1 thru 192 on Universe 1), as well as LOR IDs 01 thru 0B on Universe 2 (channels 1 thru 310).

Somehow xLights is intelligent enough to know channels 1 thru 310 on Universe 2 is actually channels 511 thru 820.