ETC EOS - Patching a Dimmer; Tutorial

70 Eos Operations Manual
Patching a Dimmer
Tutorial
Step 1: To patch a dimmer you must first open the patch display. You may open the patch
display from the browser or by pressing [Displays]>{Patch}.
Step 2: Enter a channel number from the control keypad.
• When typing any number from the control keypad, and patch is in default
channel mode, channel is assumed and is placed on the command line.
• You can also use the [+], [-], [Thru], and [Group] keys to make your channel
selection.
• [1] [Thru] [5] [0] [At] [1] [Enter] patches channels 1 through 50 to
addresses 1 through 50 sequentially.
Step 3: Enter the DMX address or addresses.
• Press [At] and enter the DMX address using the control keypad. The DMX
address may be entered in standard format ([1] [0] [2] [5] [Enter]) or by using
port and offset ([3] [/] [1] [Enter]).
• Multiple addresses may be patched to a channel in a single command. For
example, [1] [0] [At] [1] [0] [5] [+] [2] [0] [5] [+] [3] [0] [5] [Enter] would patch
channel 10 to address 105, 205, and 305. When more than one device is
patched to a channel, Eos automatically creates parts for each device. This is
used if you need to access an address directly in the patch-by-channel display.
Step 4: To select a device interface, press {Interface}.
• This displays up to six buttons labeled {ACN}, {EDMX}, {ArtNet}, {Avab UDP},
{DMX}, and {Default}. Select an interface for the selected device. Once your
selection is made, the command line will populate with the selected interfaces
and terminate. If left blank, the {Default} is used as selected in the {Network}
section of the ECU. See “Protocols” on page 317.
Step 5: To label the channel press the [Label] key and enter the desired text on the
alphnumeric keyboard.
Step 6: Press {Attributes} to assign any of the following (see {Attribute} Display and
Settings, page 76):
• a proportional patch
• a curve
• a preheat setting
Step 7: Select the {Database} softkey to specify notes and keyword text related to the
selected channel for reference and future queries.
• Clicking the {Notes} or a {Text} fields opens the virtual PC keyboard on the
CIA. Pressing [Enter] returns the CIA to the database page.
If you create several addresses with multiple parts, you can select the same part for multiple
channels by selecting a channel range and using the {Part} key:
• [5] [Thru] [9] [Part] [2] [Enter]
- selects only part 2 of channels 5-9.
Note:
Alternatively, when patch is in address mode, address is assumed and is placed
on the command line. Channel mode and address mode are toggled using the
[Format] key in the patch display.