Specifications

ETC Release Note:
Eos/Ion Software v1.4.0
Eos/Ion v1.4.0 Release Note Page 3 of 10 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
Incompatibility
Eos/Ion v1.4.0 is incompatible with hardware and software running ETCNet2 software prior to
those listed above.
Eos/Ion v1.4.0 is incompatible with hardware and software running ETCNet1
Key Enhancements in v1.4.0
• 1x20 Universal Fader Wing Support (Ion only) - The 1x20 Universal Fader Wing accesses
the first 20 faders - regardless of how those faders are configured - either as submasters
or playback faders.
• Offline for Mac - Mac people can now go native! Eos and Ion offline can be run on both Intel
and Power PC Macs. OS X 10.4 or higher required.
• Universal Fader Wing Support of Playbacks. Faders on the Universal Fader Wings, when
connected to either Eos or Ion, can now be configured as playback faders or submasters.
• 12,000 outputs available. New versions of Eos and Eos RPU support 12K outputs (16,000
outputs available in v1.4.1).
• 200 active playback faders and 999 cue lists. Both Eos and Ion now support storing to 999
cues lists, which can be executed on 200 active playback faders.
• 10,000 channels. Map the number of outputs supported by your desk to any of 10,000
channels.
• Submaster changes - Non-Intensity Parameters can be stored to and recalled from any of
the 300 submasters. Subs can also be setup as “Exclusive”, meaning their live
contributions will not be stored to other record targets.
• Definition of fader as proportional or intensity master (submasters and playbacks) - When
defined as a proportional master, the potentiometer controls the progress from current
state to the defined end state. When defined as an intensity master, the potentiometer
masters intensity. Note that on a submaster, the bump button “marks” the NPs on the
submaster. The button above acts as an “assert” if the submaster is active, and executes
a “Group Sub” command when not active.
• Normalized shutter controls - Each shutter is now controlled via encoders labeled “In” and
“Angle”. Opposing shutters are on the same encoder page.
• User programmable Home - Establish a Home Preset in Setup. Any parameters stored to
the preset (on a per channel basis) will now be the new home position for that channel's
parameters.
• Highlight and Lowlight - Highlight and Lowlight Presets can also be established in Setup.
The highlight preset overrides the default Highlight values.
CAUTION:
Until your ETCNet2 nodes and Net3 gateways are updated to the versions listed
below by NCE v4.2 or later, you must turn off/disable the (DHCP) Address Server
in the Eos Configuration Utility (ECU). In the ECU: Settings>Network>Net3
Settings. Make sure “Enable Address Server” is unchecked.
Software Versions that are compatible with DHCP servers:
ETCNet2 DMX Node (4.0.6)
ETCNet2 Two Port Node (v4.1.4)
ETCNet2 Video Node (v4.0.2)
Net3 Four Port Gateway (ETCNet2 mode v4.0.3 or later)