taking over a madrix install...decyphering the patching
taking over a madrix install...decyphering the patching
Hi, i've recently become responsable for a madrix5 install with 45616 fixtures worth of rgbw led strips connected to a combination of Wled and deskontroller devices. it's in a venue thats open to the public most days.
i'm currently trying to get my head around the system, i know lighting tech well, but this is my first time using madrix.
my inital goal is to understand how eveything is patched in and make some changes (e.g adding some new Led strips, change some errors in the mapping).
the only info i have is the physical location of the artnetnodes, and their ip adresses. but apart from the patch, and an archiectuaral drawing of the building. i don't have any documentation on how the pixels are actualy mapped. the workspace size in madrix is 1547x697 px which is quite unweildy to navigate. unfortunatly there is no CAD or visualiser patch.
does anybody have any general advice on how to proceed?
is there a way to export the patch as an image that i can then label and import back in as a background image?
i'm currently trying to get my head around the system, i know lighting tech well, but this is my first time using madrix.
my inital goal is to understand how eveything is patched in and make some changes (e.g adding some new Led strips, change some errors in the mapping).
the only info i have is the physical location of the artnetnodes, and their ip adresses. but apart from the patch, and an archiectuaral drawing of the building. i don't have any documentation on how the pixels are actualy mapped. the workspace size in madrix is 1547x697 px which is quite unweildy to navigate. unfortunatly there is no CAD or visualiser patch.
does anybody have any general advice on how to proceed?
is there a way to export the patch as an image that i can then label and import back in as a background image?
Re: taking over a madrix install...decyphering the patching
Hi motosega,
Welcome to the MADRIX forum!
It might be necessary to use the "highlight" function in the Device Manager or Patch Editor to find out the location of the fixtures.
1) Highlight in Device Manager
- You can highlight all fixtures connected to an interface in the Device Manager. Therefore navigate to "Preferences" > "Device Manager" > "DMX Devices", select on of the interfaces and click at the highlight button (bulb icon).
2) Highlight in Patch Editor
- It is possible to highlight a single or a range of fixtures in the Patch Editor. In order to use it please navigate to "Preferences" > "Patch Editor", activate "Highlight" in the toolbar and select the desired fixtures.
You can't export the patch as an image, but it is possible to export it in the *.csv format. This would allow you to load the patch in a visualizer software.
You can find this function in the Patch Editor via "File" > "Export Fixture List..." > "Export To CSV...".
The following tutorial explains how to add fixtures in the Patch Editor:
https://help.madrix.com/tutorials/m5/HTML/hidd_2d_patch_with_the_patch_editor.html
Welcome to the MADRIX forum!
It might be necessary to use the "highlight" function in the Device Manager or Patch Editor to find out the location of the fixtures.
1) Highlight in Device Manager
- You can highlight all fixtures connected to an interface in the Device Manager. Therefore navigate to "Preferences" > "Device Manager" > "DMX Devices", select on of the interfaces and click at the highlight button (bulb icon).
2) Highlight in Patch Editor
- It is possible to highlight a single or a range of fixtures in the Patch Editor. In order to use it please navigate to "Preferences" > "Patch Editor", activate "Highlight" in the toolbar and select the desired fixtures.
You can't export the patch as an image, but it is possible to export it in the *.csv format. This would allow you to load the patch in a visualizer software.
You can find this function in the Patch Editor via "File" > "Export Fixture List..." > "Export To CSV...".
The following tutorial explains how to add fixtures in the Patch Editor:
https://help.madrix.com/tutorials/m5/HTML/hidd_2d_patch_with_the_patch_editor.html