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External Fader Control via Art-Net Input
An external DMX console can be used for controlling submaster faders via Art-Net input. The "DMX In" tab, available
in the Settings window, is used to configure this feature.
The settings tab includes an overall enable for the function, specification of Art-Net universe and base DMX address,
and individual submaster control enable. The thirty DMX slots of the specified universe at the base address are
mapped sequentially to the thirty Vx76 submasters. For each submaster that is enabled in the Settings window, a
change in the incoming DMX value will be interpreted as a change in the fader position.
The Settings window shows the DMX slot assigned to each submaster, as well as the current value of that slot, and
also indicates activity on the universe with the "Packets Received" field.
Note that the fader levels are last-takes-precedence; so moving the same fader on the console will override the DMX
input until it changes. Also note that the console faders will not move to match the incoming levels, although when
switching to another submaster bank the faders will go to the current levels. The Submaster HUD window will always
show the current levels.
The top right of the Settings window allows you to set the "Value Takeover" behavior. This defines the logic in dealing
with external fader levels that do not match the latest console fader positions. (Note that the console faders currently
always work as Last Takes Precedence and do not use any pickup logic.) "Immediate" will set the submaster level to
any incoming submaster value it receives as soon as it arrives. This may result in undesirable value jumps when the
current position of a fader is different than that of the console. "Pickup" mode overcomes this issue by only applying
a submaster level value once it has crossed the current value in the console.
For example: Sub 1 is currently at 50% with the console's fader at 50% and an external Art-Net controller's fader at
50%. The external fader is moved from 50% to 75%, making Submaster 1's level 75%.
+ With Immediate Value Takeover enabled, when the operator moves the console's fader, the value will immediately
jump to 50% and continue adjustment as the fader is moved in either direction.
+ With Pickup Value Takeover, Submaster 1's value does not change until the console's fader passes 75%, at which
point the submaster's value will follow as the console's submaster is moved in either direction.