LXConsole

LXConsole Setup-> Channels

The Channels tab of the Setup window allows you to set the number of channels in the current document.

All functions that alter channel information can be disabled by locking the patch. When the patch is locked, disabled functions include operations in this tab, setup of individual channels and editing the channel table.

The Patch popup menu contains options for manipulating the current patch. LXConsole supports both a main and alternate patch. Switching the active patch is accomplished using the "Alternate Patch" checkbox. When you initially create an alternate patch it is a copy of the main patch.

In the patch popup, Clear Patch removes any patch information from the channels (for the current patch). Patch One to One sets the patch addresses to the same as the channel numbers for all intensity channels. Additional options in the patch popup allow you to manipulate the patches. Removing either the main or alternate results in the other becoming the main (and only) patch.

Reset Subchannels and Patch removes all subchannels leaving only intensity for each channel. The patch is also reset so each remaining intensity channel is patched to the dmx address corresponding to its number.

Subchannels are related values that are grouped together by the main channel number. Subchannels have the format nnn.sss where "nnn" is the main channel number, and sss is the subchannel number.

Subchannel numbers relate to a particular parameter and should be the same across all channels. The main channel is always an intensity value (subchannel 0). Subchannels from 1 to 49 are defined for particular purposes by LXSeries software. For instance, channel nnn.1 is always a color scroller value. Subchannels from 50 to 99 are open for custom assignment. Subchannels 100-499 may have recommended uses assigned by LXSeries. Any "fine" or "LSB" subchannel (least significant part of a 16 bit address) has a subchannel number that is 500 plus the number of the related most significant subchannel (ie. Pan is 2 so Fine Pan is 502). You create fine Subchannels by selecting the main subchannel in the table and using the "+ Fine" button.

All the subchannels that can be used in a document must be defined in the subchannel table. When you add a subchannel, you select the associated parameter from a popup menu. Select "Other" to add a custom sub-channel. Subchannels are always displayed in numeric order and can be re-named using the table.

Subchannels appear in the main window's channel table as the main channel number followed by the subchannel name.

Channel Setup Sheet

The subchannels used by any particular channel are assigned in the channel setup sheet. Hold down the control (ctrl) key and click on a channel number in the main display to access the channel setup for that channel.

An individual subchannel may have a list of defined values and levels associated with it. For example, a subchannel that controls a color scroller might have a list of colors available that correspond with the levels used to select any frame. Because more than one channel might use the same list of defined values, it is possible to import/export the list as a text file.

Channels and subchannels, including lists of defined values, can be setup by importing channel data from other LXSeries applications. Channel data can be transferred either through reading a file or through scripting.