ArKaos VJ 3.6.1 DMX Page 2
1.3. How does it works?
To connect a DMX control machine to a PC running ArKaos, you can use either the ArtNet Ethernet
protocol or a DMX-USB interface. ArKaos VJ DMX ETC Edition allows to use the ETCNet2 protocol
to communicate with Congo consoles.
a. ArtNet protocol (Mac or PC)
ArtNet is a public domain DMX protocol developed by Artistic Licence. This is the first public
domain DMX through network protocol and it is compatible with several DMX consoles and
lighting devices (manufacturers have formed the “ArtNet Alliance”, more can be found on
Artistic Licence’s web site at http://www.artisticlicence.com/). If your DMX controllers does
not have native ArtNet support you can purchase converters such as the Up-Lynx UK.
Using a computer to send or receive ArtNet DMX data requires nothing more than a basic Ethernet
network adapter.
b. DMX-USB Interface
If your DMX controller does not support the ArtNet protocol, you can use a DMX-USB interface; it
is a DMX USB widget that can be used to send and receive DMX from a computer, two different
versions are available:
• Enttec Open DMX USB (PC Only)
It’s the simplest and cheapest way to communicate between your PC and your DMX
controller.
• Enttec DMX USB Pro (Mac or PC - recommended)
The DMX USB Pro widget developed by Enttec is PC & Mac compatible and benefits from
a hardware buffer to guarantee the stability of the DMX signal received, it also provides a
convenient DMX THRU connection to easily include ArKaos on your DMX line. Compared to
the Open DMX USB widget above, it also significantly reduces the delay.
Check out the “Configuration” chapter further in this document to see how to configure DMX
communication in ArKaos VJ DMX through a DMX USB interface or through the ArtNet protocol.
c. ETCNet2 protocol
ETCNet2 is the protocol used by the ETC Congo and Congo Jr. consoles. It will be available in the
ArKaos VJ DMX Preferences if you have purchased an ArKaos VHJ DMX “ETC Edition” license.
2. Interest of DMX
Video projection has now become an integrated feature in most venues such as night clubs, bars
and event halls; many tours and concerts also includes a visual show. But everyone can not afford
an extensive media server and a full-time Video Jockey!
Controlling a computer with ArKaos from a lighting console is now possible with ArKaos VJ DMX; it
offers the ease of a simple and inexpensive setup to control both your projection screens and your
light show from the same machine just by triggering ArKaos media’s and effects from buttons and
sliders from your lighting console.
Thanks to the Fixture control mode, ArKaos acts as a traditional Media Server for professional
lighting consoles such as ETC, GrandMA, Martin, Compulite etc. This mode allows a total control
over ArKaos from the DMX controller: every parameter -that previously has to be configured with the
mouse- becomes now available directly through the DMX protocol.
The DMX support in ArKaos also greatly broadens your possibilities; for example, imagine you can
now run three different visual shows on three projectors through a single DMX control machine
driving three different computers running ArKaos VJ DMX!
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