ETC Cobalt Family v7.0.0 - Manual (Page 1026)

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RDM Patching
These are the basics of working with RDM and Cobalt. These steps assume you have RDM
functioning, you have hung and cabled all of your devices, and that this is the first time you are
working with the system:
1. The outputs of the Net3 ACN DMX/RDM Gateway must have RDM Discovery enabled to allow
Cobalt to communicate with connected RDM devices. Please consult the Net3 ACN DMX/RDM
Gateway User Manual for directions on enabling and disabling RDM Discovery. Remember that only
equipment with RDM will talk back to Cobalt.
2. As soon as an RDM device is discovered on the network this will be indicated at the top of the
monitors, with a red "RDM:" and a number. The number indicates the quantity of discovered new
devices on the network. A new device is one that has not yet been patched in the current show file.
(Note: if you have already patched all of your RDM devices, you will not see the number again (when
restarting or reopening this show file). Only unpatched devices are indicated here.
3. SEE LIST: Open the RDM Device List (Browser>Patching>RDM Device List), where you can see
all discovered devices and their current addresses and settings. They are still not patched to congo -
only discovered. You now have to actively make some desicions about to which Cobalt channel you
want to patch them, and with which template. See the RDM Device List section below.
4. IDENTIFY: Press MODIFY in the Identify cell to tell the light to "identify itself". Depending on
the type of device, this may mean the light flashes on and off, or the LCD display may flash its
backlight. Consult the user manual of the device to see how the device will identify itself using RDM.
5. PATCH: In the "Patched to channel" column, enter a channel number of Cobalt and press
MODIFY. You will get a dialogue that will show if the device is known and will match a template in
Cobalt, or if you wish to force a basic template from the data the device can provide over RDM. At
most times you will find that the template is known and matched in the extended library of Cobalt.
The advantage of using the known template is that it (usually) contains additional information, like
text names for ranges and color calibration data for use with the Color Picker and Gel Picker. If it
doesn't work the way you want you always have the option of creating a template manually.