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  • 17:00, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Heating (Created page with "Simple Heating Setup by Mick Martin | Feb 28, 2012 | Knowledge Base The client requested the following functionality, Thermistor input to produce a 0-10 volt output to control a heating valve over a 4 degree centigrade band with the set point adjustable in software. Thermistor input to give a relay output with a set point adjustable in software. Input from others via software to give relay output for system on/off. Input from others via software to give 0-10 volt outpu...")
  • 16:57, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page USB INstallation (Created page with "Artist3 ShowCAD USB Installation and Verification by Mick Martin | Mar 19, 2012 | Knowledge Base With Artist3 version 3.1.19.xx onwards the installation of the drivers for the ShowCAD USB-DMX interface is automatic. On a fresh installation of Artist3, universe 1 is connected automatically to the installed USB interface. The following outlines how to manual connect and verify interface within Artist3. Windows Device Manager Open Windows Device Manager (Start/Run/Devic...")
  • 16:56, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page ShowCAD USB-DMX (Created page with "ShowCAD USB-DMX problems by Mick Martin | Mar 19, 2012 | Knowledge Base If you are having trouble with the ShowCAD USB interface. Verify in Artist This step will determin if Artist can see the interface. Open Main Menu/Help/Log file – scroll down to the bottom of the file and find the last Log on. Scroll down further and find the line that says – ShowCAD USB–DMX. This will show how many interfaces are detected. If you interface is missing from the list, then th...")
  • 16:55, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page X-net 8 (Created page with "X-Net 8 ArtNet Addressing by Mick Martin | Mar 21, 2012 | Knowledge Base The X-Net 8 has an inexplicably complicated switch setting. In this article I do my best to explain it. Image The possible addresses are in the range 2.39.2.4 to 2.39.2.250. Each address setting occupies 2 address slots. So, for example, Sw1 = 1, Sw2 = 3, Sw3 = 0 corresponds to 2.39.2.4 to 2.39.2.5. It is important to note that the address change does not take affect until the X-Net interface is...")
  • 16:54, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Audio Time code (Created page with "Audio Time Code Sources by Bob Calvert | Mar 23, 2012 | Knowledge Base The CD/DVD drive in your computer is not recommended for timecode shows becuase in general removable optical media is are reliable. We therefore suggest that you rip the CDs to the hard drive and play the content from there. The sound quality will then be down to what is used to produce the sound. If you use a standard PC sound card, the sound may not be good enough. You can buy a quality sound card...")
  • 16:54, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page BPM (Created page with "BPM Timing by Mick Martin | Apr 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base Artist Status Bar There is a section here labelled BPM with a number box and a check box labelled Auto. Auto BPM When the box is check the BPM displayed is calculated from the input audio source. The calculation can be finely adjusted in the Status/Audio window. Click on Trigger and a dialog will open where you adjust the correction factor. Manual BMP When the BPM is in manual mode the rate can be set by adj...")
  • 16:53, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Art-net (Created page with "Simple ArtNet Setup by Mick Martin | Aug 29, 2012 | Knowledge Base This procedure sets up one 8 port XNet interface on Artnet. Computer Setup Set the IP address of the Ethernet port on the Artist computer to 2.0.0.1 and the sub-net mask to 255.0.0.0 Start Artist Right-click Navigator/Resources/Interface Manager/Artnet and select Properties In the Select Network combobox, select 2.0.0.1 Check Enable Click OK XNet Setup Connect the XNet interface Ethernet port with a...")
  • 16:52, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Undocked Window (Created page with "Can’t see an undocked window? by Mick Martin | Sep 15, 2012 | Knowledge Base Sometimes a window becomes undocked and may have been placed on a monitor that no longer exists. Select Main Menu/Windows/Default Docking. This will restore the applications docked state to the default state.")
  • 16:50, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page MIDI Input Patching (Created page with "Patch Wizard (MIDI) by Mick Martin | Nov 7, 2012 | Knowledge Base The Patch Wizard allows you to interpret MIDI messages from a connected device and execute Artist System commands. In this way you can activate cues, display lists, change levels and much more. See the list of Text Commands in the Artist help file. There are a few simple patches in the My Workspaces/Examples folder that connect to generic keyboards to provide simple cue/cue list control. Example 1 – K...")
  • 16:49, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Troubleshooting (Created page with "Found a Bug? by Mick Martin | Nov 28, 2012 | Knowledge Base In the event of finding a bug giving us good information can help resolve the matter quickly. For the most part, depending on the current development phase, bugs can be fixed within a 24 hour period. However, some bugs can be very difficult to repeat and if it can’t be replicated we can’t be sure that we fixed it. Recently we have had people send us phone camera video and snap shots of the computer screen w...")
  • 16:48, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page 3D Fixture Group (Created page with "Create a 3D fixture group by Mick Martin | Dec 15, 2012 | Knowledge Base Introduction This applies to Artist3D versions only. This example creates a 3D LED block using LED tubes with 16 pixels. Twenty of these are arranged in a 4 x 5 rectangle and suspended from the ceiling. This is really too small an array for practical use because the effects will be on a 4 x 5 graphics surface. We choose this size just to demonstrate the addressing procedure. Define the 3D Cuboid...")
  • 16:47, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Pathport (Created page with "Pathport by Mick Martin | Dec 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base Introduction Pathport is a protocol for distributing DMX data across Ethernet using inexpensive CAT5 cabling. This cabling is common place in buildings for distributing IT networks and therefore electricians are quite familiar with its use. Connection to Multiple Pathport Interfaces Your computer must have a Network card. This is then connected to an Ethernet switcher. The switcher splits the data and sends it t...")
  • 16:46, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Kinet (Created page with "Setting up KiNet from Philips by Mick Martin | May 11, 2016 | Knowledge Base The KiNet protocol distributes DMX lighting data via Ethernet for Philips/Color Kinetics power supply interfaces. KiNet does not provide for a discovery method which requires that the IP address of each Power Supply/Interface is added manually. Setting up the Artist PC Set the PC IP address to the same domain as the interfaces supplied. The IP addresses of the Philips interfaces are printed on...")
  • 16:45, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Sending UDP Packets (Created page with "Sending UPD Packets by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Knowledge Base You can add the UPD Output system command to a cue to send strings to a specific target IP. Registry Settings The UPD ports are defined in the Windows Registry. From the Run window enter ‘regedit’ and click Run. The registry editor will open. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREShowCADArtist3 Right-click in the right-hand pane and select New/DWORD Name it ‘Count’ and set the value to 1 Right-click...")
  • 16:44, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Windows Update (Created page with "Disabling Windows Update by Mick Martin | Nov 11, 2016 | Knowledge Base In some venues that are connected to the Internet it is not desirable from the computer to automatically shutdown to install updates from Microsoft. This Windows feature can be disabled by adding the a DWORD value of ‘NoAutoUpdate = 1″ to the registry key ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AutoUpdate‘")
  • 16:43, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Scheduler (Created page with "Scheduling a Windows Restart by Mick Martin | Nov 11, 2016 | Knowledge Base In some venues where the computer is left on 24/7 it may be desirable to restart the computer every night at a specific time. Win+R to open the Run dialog type ‘task scheduler’ + Enter. This opens the Windows scheduler click Create Basic Task name it ‘System Restart‘, click Next selected Daily or as required, click Next set the time of day required, click Next select Start a Progam, cli...")
  • 16:43, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page IPad and TouchOSC (Created page with "iPad and TouchOSC by Mick Martin | Nov 22, 2016 | Knowledge Base TouchOSC is an iPad app that sends MIDI messages wrapped in OSC data packets over network connections. See the web site http://hexler.net/software/touchosc Visit the Apple app store and install the TouchOSC app on any iPad you wish to connect to the Artist PC. From the Hexler web site download and install the TouchOSC Bridge on the Artist PC. This is to decode received OSC packets in to local MIDI message...")
  • 16:42, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Windows Auto Login (Created page with "Auto Login by Mick Martin | May 2, 2017 | Knowledge Base If you Windows computer has a password but you want the system to automatically log in with your password this is the procedure for you. Win+R to open the Run dialog type ‘netplwiz‘ followed by Enter to open the advance user account dialog. uncheck ‘User must enter a username and password to use this computer‘ click Apply. You will be prompted for your user details. Enter you login details and click OK.")
  • 16:41, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Wysiwyg (Created page with "Wysiwyg by Mick Martin | Apr 18, 2018 | Knowledge Base This is the procedure to set up Artist to talk to Wysiwyg. Wysiwyg provides visualisation of Artists DMX outputs. Copy Program Files/Artist3/ArtistWyg.msi to the Wysiwyg computer. This can be the same as the Artist computer or another LAN connect computer. Double click to install. Now run Artist and in Navigator/Resources/Input Output Patch right-click on Wysiwyg set Enable. If Wysiwyg is on the same compter check...")
  • 16:40, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Network Control (Created page with "Controlling Artist through an Ethernet connection by Mick Martin | Sep 14, 2018 | Knowledge Base Artist can be controlled with simple text message sent across Ethernet using a TCP/IP connection. Artist responds to the Text Commands as define in the help section Automation. Input Output Patch/Network Remotes – right click and select Properties Check Enable – note the IP address(es) and port (default 700) of this computer to enter in to your remote device Click OK...")
  • 16:39, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Auto Boot Artist (Created page with "Auto boot Artist in Windows 10 by Mick Martin | Jan 17, 2019 | Knowledge Base To automatically launch Artist create or copy a shortcut to Artist copy the shortcut to the clipboard type ‘run’ and press ‘Enter’ on the start status bar. type ‘shell:startup’ paste from the clipboard to this location.")
  • 16:30, 13 May 2024 ShowCADWikiAdmin talk contribs created page Main page:Test Page (Created page with "This is nothing more than a test page. If you see this, the test was a success.")
  • 16:19, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page User:MickShowCAD (Created page with "<inputbox> type=create width=100 break=no buttonlabel=Create new article default=(Article title) </inputbox>")
  • 16:08, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Advantech Data input (Created page with "Data input with Advantech interfaces by Mick Martin | Aug 30, 2019 | Knowledge Base Artist is designed to interface to any Advantech USB devices installed in the Advantech Device Manager. Installing Advantech Drivers Download the DAQNavi SDK from the Advantech support site. Also, download the driver for you specif interface. Ensure that the interface is disconnected from the computer Install the DAQNavi SDK Install the specific driver for your interface Connect the i...")
  • 16:02, 13 May 2024 MickShowCAD talk contribs created page Artist (ShowCAD Artist software)
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  • 13:50, 13 May 2024 User account Mick talk contribs was created
  • 13:41, 13 May 2024 MediaWiki default talk contribs created page Main Page
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