Mode

Master
Slave
Map External Memory
Merge External Memory-In to DMX-Out


Master

This is used when the Proscenium is the only controller that is operating the lights

Slave

One of the key distinctive features of ProSceniumDMX is the ability to read the DMX-512 signal coming from another console. In fact, the DMX-512 protocols defines an unidirectional data transmission from the console to the dimmers and the other lighting devices.

When set in "Slave" mode, ProSceniumDMX is able to perform features that are often only found in dedicated devices:

There is a Master/Slave mode switch with a Hotkey "Alt" + "Backspace"

Pressing these keys, or using the menu bar, switches ProSceniumDMX back and forth between the two operating modes.
The program is fully automatic and no cable change or hardware action is required. When the simpler DMXADP hardware is used without the intelligent cable option, the user is automatically prompted to remove the alternate DMX agent from the line unplugging the DMX-IN cable before setting DMXADP in Master mode.

Map External Memory

This works in two ways, either as a DMX Tester or a DMX Monitor:

a) DMX Tester

In "SLAVE" mode the exact readout of the values driven on the DMX line by the external driving agent may be obtained on ProSceniumDMX screen. This removes the need for a separate DMX tester purchase.

b) DMX Monitor

Most existing DMX consoles do not provide a full screen readout of scene composition. If you connect a ProSceniumDMX configured in "Slave" mode to such consoles, a clear and powerful channel display is provided maintaining the traditional advantages of a manual fader-based console.


Merge External Memory-In to DMX-Out

This allows the ProSceniumDMX to be used as a backup console as it is often not adequate to rely on a single console for a show lighting control. In many cases, the users end up buying two identical consoles and connecting them in parallel to be able to switch to the second one in case the first has any problem.

ProSceniumDMX provides a much better cost-performance solution. The ProSceniumDMX is, in this case a pass-through that is inserted between the primary console and the DMX-512 devices. ProSceniumDMX is set in "Slave" mode to let the DMX signal pass unmodified (this occurs even if ProSceniumDMX is switched off).

In SLAVE mode ProSceniumDMX has all the same scene management capability that in Master mode.

It is therefore possible to capture the scenes from the master console and store them on ProSceniumDMX cues on the PC disk.

In this way all cues may be transferred from the primary console to ProSceniumDMX, editing the time attributes to have the same lighting effects.

Once the backup show programming is available on ProSceniumDMX, the backup function may be accomplished just switching ProSceniumDMX in Master mode and taking control of the show.

This switches the primary console offline, letting it be accessible for maintenance while the show is continued on ProSceniumDMX through the saved scenes.

Different shows may be conventionally backed up by saving them on floppy or hard disks using the practically unlimited storage capability of ProSceniumDMX.


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