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 Once your version of ArKaos VJ will be registered with a DMX-compatible serial number (or during the 21 days demo period), a DMX Setup dialog box will be available from the menus "Edit", "Preferences", "DMX Setup".
From that dialog box you will be able to choose the DMX device you want to use as well as the desired control modes and their parameters.
We will explain below how an ArKaos VJ DMX software installed on your computer can send and receive DMX signals through:
 Using the ArtNet protocol with ArKaos VJ DMX (Mac and PC)
 
 In an ArtNet network, all devices are called Nodes. A node can be a DMX console, a LED lighting unit, a DMX control software, a computer running ArKaos VJ, an ArtNet to DMX converter etc.. Each of these Nodes can communicate with each other. There are lots of DMX to ArtNet bridges and lots of specific hardware or software which can be used to merge, stream or record DMX data.
ArKaos VJ is an ArtNet Node that receives all incoming DMX data on a selected DMX universe. For your computer to appear on your ArtNet network, you have to set the IP address to something like 2.X.X.X with an IP mask 255.0.0.0. You can set it to 2.0.0.1 for example. All other ArtNet DMX units have a fixed IP address depending on the manufacturer.
For more information about ArtNet network configuration, check out the related article in our Knowledgebase or refer to the Artistic License web site.
 In the ArKaos DMX Setup dialog box, select “ArtNet” in the devices popup and click on the “Setup” button to open the specific ArtNet Setup dialog box. There you can set the DMX universe you want ArKaos to use, as well as the name of ArKaos node (useful if you are running ArKaos on more than one computer). The dialog also displays your current IP numbers.
Important: ensure that no Firewall is preventing your computer to receive data from the network.
Setting up your Enttec Open DMX USB device (PC Only)
 If your system can't find the driver for your Enttec Open DMX-USB, you can download them here.
For more information about this interface you can also check out the Enttec Support Center.
Once you've set up the drivers and rebooted your computer, you can start ArKaos VJ DMX and select the Enttec device in the DMX Setup Dialog box (menus "Edit", "Preferences", "DMX Setup").
If the Enttec device installation was not successful or if the device is not connected to the computer, you will see a message "Warning: the selected device is not available on your computer.."
A lot of information, links and ressources about the Enttec DMX-USB device can be found on Rowan Maclachlan's web site which greatly helped our developpers with the DMX support in ArKaos VJ.
Setting up your Enttec DMX USB Pro device
 The Enttec DMX USB Pro device can be purchased from our web site.
On a PC:
The Enttec DMX USB Pro device is compatible with the Virtual Com Port (VCP) supported on most Windows XP versions without additional driver. If ArKaos cannot find your device, you will have to install the drivers. You can download the Enttec DMX USB Pro drivers from here, more recent drivers may be released in the future on the Enttec web site. For more information about this interface you can also check out the Enttec Support Center.
Once you have set up the drivers, connect the Enttec DMX USB Pro interface and reboot your computer. Start ArKaos VJ and select the Enttec device in the DMX Setup Dialog box.
If the Enttec device installation was not successful or if the device is not correctly connected to the computer, you will see a message “Warning: the selected device is not available on your computer..”
On a Mac (Mac OSX only)
On Mac OSX, you will have to install the FTDI VCP (Virtual Com Port) drivers, you can download them from here. More recent drivers may be available on the FTDI Chip web site.
If the Enttec device is not correctly connected to the computer, you will see a message “Warning: the selected device is not available on your computer..” |
