Tagged With "Lighting"
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AILO: A Chrismas Gift to all ONYX Users
Hello dear ONYX user, it is long time ago I have posted a topic, but now it is worth it to do it again: I have invented AILO: an Artificial Intelligent Light Operator. It is a machine learning software that learns from a human light operator how to do good light for music. How this is archieved and much more information and also presentation videos you can find on its website: http://ailo.show I hope you enjoy my development and you tell others about it (even if they are not using ONYX )...
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Using MIDI with Alcorn McBride WinScript
I'm designing a 4D simulation using an Alcorn McBride V16 Pro as the base controller. For the lights, the V16 has MIDI out which I'm sending to an SD2 lighting board. The issue is that the MIDI format is different than standard MIDI. Does anyone know any workarounds for this? Particularly if you've had experience using WinScript to program MIDI cues. I don't know if there is a way for the MIDI message to automatically convert to Elation's format or if there is a specific I/O or variable I...
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Re: Using MIDI with Alcorn McBride WinScript
Good morning, i will refer this one to our show designer engineer Ken. it may take a day or so, just an fyi
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Re: Using MIDI with Alcorn McBride WinScript
The SD2 uses standard MIDI continuous controller messages to trigger scenes. As long as you can generate those from you software you should be able to create cues. The SD2 manual has a page that shows how to make the message. Controller messages work better than notes for this controller due to the large number of scene slots.
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Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
Hello, I am looking to install Fuze Pendent lights for one of the projects. I need to know how is power connections can be done for multiple lights mounted in ceiling? Can I do loop in loop out connections or each Pendent needs to be connected with individual power connections? Can you please help with proper connectivity between multiple lights. Thanks & Regards, Manav
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
greetings, you only have power in option, please visit our website for further details. https://www.elationlighting.com/fuze-pendant
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As per the below there are 2 power supply Internal and External? Can you please advice how does that work? How the connectivity gets connected to make sure all the PD lights are connected and we get them working? My question is that do we need External Power or we can use Internal Power? If we can use Internal Power how will it work and what will be connectivity? Thanks!!!
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
where are you located? also on page 10 the general power connections are outlined. this should be sufficent information for the electrician. between this information and current load, the electrician should be able to calculate how many outlets etc would be needed based on your particular needs/ also local building codes as well.
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
go ahead and email me at gines dot gines at elation lighting dot com
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
Great!!! Thanks for the help I shall send you email soon.
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Can you please share connectivity diagram if possible? This would really help? How can we connect multiple PD Lights? If you can share some insight it would be really helpful.
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
Greetings.. there is no connectivity diagram per se since they only have one power in. your electrical contractor would have to design a grid. the specs are listed on the web page, your electrical contractor will need this information for load calculations.
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
are you going to hard wire or use the power cable?
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
Well can you please provide both methods as we would need to work with electrical contractor. As of now I don't have any information. I am new to this and would need your help to guidance as of in typical scenario how can we do the connection? Once you share this info I can get back to my electrical contractor and provide him our options and ask him to choose how they want to go with same. Thanks!!!
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
We are Located in Canada - Toronto!!! If you have any direct contact number or email to reach I can share my details or you can share with me some local contact who can help us with our questions? Your help would be really appreciated !!! Thanks & Regards, Manav
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Lighting Suppliers & Authorized Partners with Swarovski Lighting
We have a large 2500 sq ft air conditioned lighting showroom in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex with free parking and are the biggest lighting retailer in the South of England. Also, we are authorized partners with swarovski lighting. We supply everything from light bulbs, home interior light fixtures, outdoor house light fixtures, lamps and lights to complete lighting solutions. https://www.sussexlighting.co.uk/
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Platinum Wash ZFX Flickering Issue
My client has some Elation Platinum Wash ZFX Pro units in a permanent event space install. I do an annual maintenance sweep for them. Last year a couple of the units started to flicker when they get close to full on (R, G, B, W emitters all at or near full). If you take the edge off and lower some intensities, the problem goes away. I replaced the LED driver boards in both units and the problem went away. Fast forward a year and the same two units are showing the exact same problem. All the...
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Re: Platinum Wash ZFX Flickering Issue
Greetings, you will need to replace the wiring harness that goes from the base to the led via the arm.. this typically will resolve the issue. (red/blue wires) UPDATED WIRING HARNESS FOR EPW880 (elationlighting.com)
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Hi Ela. Thank you for the info! Are you an Elation employee? Is this official advice from Elation or are you just speaking from experience in the field?
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greetings, yes i work for elation, we have seen this issue on units with higher hours on them. over time the current demand increases slightly and the existing cable is not quite thick enough. this being said there maybe other issues which may require attention but based on your description this typically resolved the issue.
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Flickering Light
Hello guys, unfortunately I have a problem with the Elation KL Panel RGBWCL. Once every while the light is flickering, mostly about every 15 minutes. It doesn't matter if it's wired or the signal comes wireless. Even after an update (to V1.10). Can someone help me with this? Thank you very much!
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Just to get the message right, we have about 20 to 25 panels in our show, and the flickering is not always the same panel, but always another one...
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I would look at your DMX runs and make sure: A) That you don't have too many DMX devices on one run B) that the DMX line is terminated at the end C) If you have a DMXcat or DMX tester, try sitting in a cue/look and seeing if the flicker finder notices anything. You can also view the DMX levels while you see the flicker and see if something is being sent that shouldn't.
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Re: Power connection for Fuze Pendent Light
@Cesarsalad the fuze pendant includes a power locking cable. it also has a bare wire block as well.
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Omega-holder
I need to mount a Platinum Profile LED on an overhead grid, but I don't have the Omega-holders which shipped with the light. How can I acquire replacement Omega-holders?
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Equipment Compatiability for Church Lighting
Hello I am working with a local church regarding some new lighting and have a few questions. I am looking at the following lights: -Elation KL Fresnel 6 150W 3000K -Elation KL Fresnel 4 50W 3000K Four of the 6" Fresnels across the front. Two 4" Fresnels for backlighting the main speaker and another two 4" Fresnel for additional lighting. My main question regards controlling theses lights. The church uses the following for lighting control: -ADJ DP-DMX20L 4 channel Dimmer Packs (qty4) -Stage...
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Thank you for your response. So, just to be clear. Fixtures need to plug straight into AC with the powerCON/Edison adapter. DMX just daisy chains through the lighting fixtures. DMX addresses each fixture directly. Correct?
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Hi, these KL series of fixtures cannot be run off of a dimmer pack, or at least the ones you mentioned cannot. they need their own power source that is outside of the edison plugs on the DP-DMX20L. and they will have to be wired into DMX in the chain as new fixtures.
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Re: Platinum Wash ZFX Flickering Issue
I am facing same problem, there are 6 elation wash are flickering in my rig only whenever I turn white color or dimmer color on. no flickers in blue , red ,green,.i had parked white color for some lights looks good some times suddenly flickers. i feel it is main PCB issue not the cable . main power cable (red&blue ) seems good because I checked with multimeter they are giving right volts 28.28.
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@Vilkas did you succeed after changing cable? please let me know . thanks in advance
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Re: Platinum Wash ZFX Flickering Issue
Hi there! Yes. I succeeded changing the cable for the new version. Problem is solved. Did you meter power at the head with all emitters at full? I definitely found that with everything at full juice, there was a slight voltage drop that I thought at the time was negligible, but it turns out it was the cause of the issue. The new wiring harnesses I installed looked and felt identical to the old ones, but definitely solved the problem. My only guess is that the original harnesses must have had...
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Re: Flickering Light
Having the same problem. We have tested everything we can think of, and the flashing/flickering continues to get worse. Did you ever find a solution?
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Hi everyone, anyone still having this issue if you can tell me what Lighting console is in use and also the software/firmware version the KL Panels are on that would help us a lot in trying to help you. Thanks!
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ETC Ion XE 20 Eos Version 3.2.2.25 OS Version 10.22.02.01 Image Provisioning version: 10.22.02.01 Fixture Library Version 3.2.2.20, 21.Jun.2023 KL Panel Software Version 1.1.2 Also, we are unable to get the KL panels to talk to the board via sACN. We get no response when pinging the instruments, including when connecting an instrument directly to the board via ethernet. In some cases, when we connect them, they will flash white intermittently (between .5-2 seconds between flashes) and...
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I had a similar glitch with mine a while back. Tried updates, wired, and wireless—no luck. Turns out, it was interference messing things up. Moved some other gear around, and boom, problem solved.
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Need a profile for a SHEHDS Moving Head Light LED 36x18W Wash Zoom Effect (15-90 Degree) DJ Lights RGBWA+UV 6IN1
Our school has been using an Elation Show Designer 2 for many years. We want to add two new lights, but the person who knew how to program the board is long gone. Is there a profile that would let the board control this light SHEHDS Moving Head Light LED 36x18W Wash Zoom Effect (15-90 Degree) DJ Lights RGBWA+UV 6IN1 Any help would be appreciated. I know nothing.
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Re: Need a profile for a SHEHDS Moving Head Light LED 36x18W Wash Zoom Effect (15-90 Degree) DJ Lights RGBWA+UV 6IN1
Hi, do you have the means to load new profiles onto the console via the CF card or the serial cable? If not, then making a profile will do you no good. Let me know. Is it the SD2CF?