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• SnakeSys B4 334A
• SnakeSys R4 342A
• SnakeSys T2 419B
• SnakeSys R8 330A
27.4 Older ChamSys 4 Port Ethernet interfaces
Older Chamys 4 Port Ethernet Interfaces and the SnakeSys B4 interfaces manufactured prior to 2013 (serial numbers with last 4
digits less than 0268) have no storage for configuration data and so when in ChamNet mode they always get their configuration
from MagicQ every time they are powered up.
When the interface starts up it will recognise that it is in MQ Mode and then will search on the network to find a MagicQ system
that can give it a configuration. The interface will not output or input DMX data until it has received configuration from a MagicQ
system.
The MagicQ system stores the configuration information for all these older interfaces as console settings. In View Ports, press
the INSERT B4MK1 button to add a new interface. MagicQ will present a list of default profiles for configuring the interface.
An interface can be removed by putting the cursor on the line of the interface and pressing REMOVE.
If there are multiple MagicQ consoles on the network, then only the master one (as per Hot Takeover) will provide configuration
information to the interfaces.
Newer SnakeSys B4s and all other SnakeSys products will appear automatically in the list and do not need to be inserted or
removed.
27.5 Output Setup
In order to use a SnakeSys product with a MagicQ system the MagicQ system must be set up in Setup, View DMX I/O to output
or input universes over the network
When outputing from the SnakeSys product set up MagicQ universes with Output type of Art-Net or ACN with the Out Uni set
to the Art-Net or ACN universes that the SnakeSys device is set to decode.
For inputting DMX from the SnakeSys product set up MagicQ unvierses with Input type of Art-Net or ACN with the In Uni set
to the Art-Net or ACN universes that the SnakeSys device is set to generate.