IDMX1000 Stand alone mode

[Denny]

Can the iDMX1000 be controlled by the LOR 1600 in stand alone mode using an animation sequence?

I have been asked to provide lighting for a high school band booster Fall Festival. Unfortunately, I have other commitments that day and cannot be at the festival. All the lighting that they want to use is DMX controlled. There would be minimal fades and most of the lighting will be constantly on. I thought the easiest way to do this would be to do a repeating 1 or 2 minute animated sequence, loaded into the memory of one of my 1600 controllers. When power is applied to the 1600, the sequence would begin and run continuously until unplugged.

[Dennis Cherry]

iDMX Manuals says:

"Starting a Standalone Sequence
If a standalone sequence has been downloaded into
the flash memory of the iDMX-1000, the Select
button may be used to start it. See the Standalone
Mode section for more information.

Standalone Mode
A stand alone animation sequence (sequence with
no accompanying audio) can be downloaded into the
flash memory of the iDMX-1000’s micro.
This sequence can contain approximately 5,000
LOR commands. These commands can also be for
controllers other than this iDMX-1000, so this
controller can direct a network of controllers in
addition to the DMX fixtures attached to it. There are
no restrictions on the types of LOR controllers in this
network.
The sequence is designed and tested using the
Showtime Software Sequence Editor. When you are
happy with the sequence, save it and exit the
Sequence Editor.
Start the Hardware Utility (see the Experimenting
with the Hardware Utility section) and click the
Refresh button to find the iDMX-1000. Use the drop
down menu next to the Refresh button to select the
iDMX-1000. Remember, if the Unit ID of the iDMX-
1000 in on a 16 boundary (see the Assigning a Unit
ID section) the iDMX-1000 will show up as 16
controllers in the drop down menu. Select the lowest
numbered address.
Tip: If your iDMX-1000 is at the default
address of ‘E0’ or you know its address, it is
easier to enter the address in the box to the
right of the Refresh button.
Click the Standalone button at the bottom of the
window. Select one of the radio buttons:

• Run when power is on – the sequence will
execute whenever the iDMX-1000 is powered

• Input (norm open switch) – the sequence will
run once when the Select button is pressed

• Input (norm closed switch) – the sequence will
run continuously after the Select button is
pressed, the iDMX-1000 must be powered off
to stop the sequence

Then click the Send Trigger info to Unit button.
Finally, Use the Open button to browse to your
sequence and click the Download button.
You also use this screen to remove downloaded
standalone sequences. You can also remove a
standalone sequence by resetting the iDMX-1000,
see the Resetting the iDMX-1000 section."

[Denny]

Thanks, Dennis. Guess I should have checked the manual first!