Application Guide

DMXking.com • JPK Systems Limited • New Zealand
0104-701-1.0
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Select Playback External Trigger to enable. External Trigger Broadcast permits a single unit on the network to broadcast the
Show run commands to others on the same Local Area Network.
PLAYBACK COMPLETION ACTION
When playback reaches the end of a show file there are several things which determine what happens next on the DMX512
and/or Pixel outputs.
Selecting Hold Last Scene will maintain whatever the last channel states were present at the end of a show file. If those states
were blackout or sACN stream terminate then outputs will of course be off already before the hold.
Depending on the status of DMX Output Merge Mode configuration an output may timeout as it usually would when network
stream data ceases. Selecting Timeout All Sources will shut down playback sources after 3 seconds of no stream activity. Leave
this unchecked and Hold Last Scene checked if you want the last show state to hold after playback completes.
When a Stop command is received output states are set to zero / blackout.
PLAYBACK AUTOMATION
Firmware v3.0 includes a basic scripting mechanism intended to run a sequence of show files optionally looped and optionally
auto-run at power on. The script format is fairly rigid but fully functional for the intended purpose. Using Art-Net Trigger
messages a more sophisticated playback automation system can be achieved.
A special file named “show000.txt” contains the script which is accessed through a TFTP file transfer session. In a future eDMX
Configuration Utility version a simple user interface for updating script files will be available.
The file is in ASCII text and for v3.0 firmware must start with the following lines:
DMXKING
VER=0.1
Followed by either:
AUTORUN or AUTOOFF
A list of shows:
show001
show002
show006
And finally to loop the show list (optional):
show000