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[Flo]

I just tested some adapters on OS X:

- The DMX4All StageProfi Mk2 still works.
- The DMX4All NanoDMX works, too. Thanks for that!
- But the Eurolite DMX512-Pro does not work. It is recognized, but I can't get any output.

- It doesn't work to use more than one adapter. If I connect two of them, both are recognized. But as soon as I try to set the checkbox for the second universe I get the error message "An error occurred during opening the device". (And no output, of course.)

(All tests are made on a Mac with Yosemite, tried both with the Apple's own FTDI driver enabled and disabled)

[mcallegari]

But the Eurolite DMX512-Pro does not work. It is recognized, but I can't get any output.

The Eurolite should work in OSX only if the driver in use is "QtSerialPort". Is that your case ?
Unfortunately I don't have the device, so I mostly copied the sequence I used for the NanoDMX.

It doesn't work to use more than one adapter. If I connect two of them, both are recognized. But as soon as I try to set the checkbox for the second universe I get the error message "An error occurred during opening the device". (And no output, of course.)

More details please. Which adapters did you try to use together and which driver were you using ? (libFTDI or QtSerialPort)
Thanks

[debbio]

On archlinux x64 with ENTTEC Mk2, qlcplus-qt4 works without problem.. Adding your repository and trying the version qlcplus-qt4-git I receive a 404 error on the server, no problem with qlcplus-qt4

[mcallegari]

On archlinux x64 with ENTTEC Mk2, qlcplus-qt4 works without problem.. Adding your repository and trying the version qlcplus-qt4-git I receive a 404 error on the server, no problem with qlcplus-qt4

The Arch repository seems to be online, so if it worked with qlcplus-qt4, it should work with -git version too. (the files are in the same place)
Can you please post the complete error message ? Maybe the URL causing 404 is just wrong.

[Flo]

But the Eurolite DMX512-Pro does not work. It is recognized, but I can't get any output.

The Eurolite should work in OSX only if the driver in use is "QtSerialPort". Is that your case ?

Yes: "Driver in use: QtSerialPort"
One thing to mention: QLC+ doesn't seem to automatically set the right protocol mode for the adapters. I have to manually switch it between "DMX4All" and "Eurolite" in the settings.

It doesn't work to use more than one adapter. If I connect two of them, both are recognized. But as soon as I try to set the checkbox for the second universe I get the error message "An error occurred during opening the device". (And no output, of course.)

More details please. Which adapters did you try to use together and which driver were you using ? (libFTDI or QtSerialPort)
Thanks

I tried the combinations StageProfi+NanoDMX and NanoDMX+Eurolite. All of them use the QtSerialPort driver. How do I activate the libFTDI driver?

Are there plans to enable the two new adapters on Windows, too? And, BTW: The new feature to reset single channels in the simple desk is great! I missed that a lot.

[Flo]

I just found another little bug:
I manually set the channels per page of the simple desk to 30 (because 32 are too wide for my MacBook). Now I can't reach the last two channels (511 and 512) because after page 17 QLC+ directly jumps back to 1.

[janosvitok]

I just found another little bug:
I manually set the channels per page of the simple desk to 30 (because 32 are too wide for my MacBook). Now I can't reach the last two channels (511 and 512) because after page 17 QLC+ directly jumps back to 1.

Fixed in git.

[debbio]

Here it is the error code on archlinux:

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:: Vuoi procedere con l'installazione? [S/n] s
:: Download dei pacchetti in corso...
errore: impossibile scaricare il pacchetto 'qlcplus-qt4-git-4.10.0.20150929.063005b-0-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' da download.opensuse.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
attenzione: impossibile scaricare alcuni file
errore: impossibile eseguire l'operazione richiesta (errore inaspettato)
Si sono verificati degli errori, nessun pacchetto è stato aggiornato.
  

[mcallegari]

Here it is the error code on archlinux:

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errore: impossibile scaricare il pacchetto 'qlcplus-qt4-git-4.10.0.20150929.063005b-0-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' da download.opensuse.org : The requested URL returned error: 404

Got it. You're trying to download a version that's not on the server anymore.
See here: http://download.opensuse.org/repositori ... ra/x86_64/
Being GIT versions, I retrigger the build every few days, so you should update your packages list before trying to install a GIT version.
Now I have no idea how this is done on Arch. On Ubuntu it is something like "apt-get update"

[mcallegari]

One thing to mention: QLC+ doesn't seem to automatically set the right protocol mode for the adapters. I have to manually switch it between "DMX4All" and "Eurolite" in the settings.

In theory you should never touch the protocol mapping. Can you please delete your QLC+ preference file and start from scratch ?

I tried the combinations StageProfi+NanoDMX and NanoDMX+Eurolite. All of them use the QtSerialPort driver.

You actually found a monster bug. It was there in 4.9.x too. It's fixed now on GIT.

How do I activate the libFTDI driver?

In OSX, just disable the Apple driver and all the adapters should be detected by libFTDI.

Are there plans to enable the two new adapters on Windows, too?

No. Windows works with drivers and each adapter must have its own. With FTDI adapters it's easy cause there is a documented SDK to use them.
NanoDMX and Eurolite don't use FTDI chips, so I suppose they have their own drivers and I'm not planning to support them.

[DrumAnimal05]

I'm noticing that on Mac OS X 10.10.5 (14F27) using QLC+_4.10.0-TEST-20150925, the "Set Background Image" function isn't working for Buttons or Frames. This is a very important feature for my church. We have gradient images created that visually show what color scheme a button will recall.

Thanks,
Chris

[nedmech]

I'm noticing that on Mac OS X 10.10.5 (14F27) using QLC+_4.10.0-TEST-20150925, the "Set Background Image" function isn't working for Buttons or Frames. This is a very important feature for my church. We have gradient images created that visually show what color scheme a button will recall.

Ditto on Win7 and Linux Mint KDE 17.2 - although I only have a problem with the button background images - frame background images work OK for me on those two OS's.

[Ovis]

Hm, in test version, fixtures are not updated or I did something wron? Tested on Win7 and OS X

[Tasaei]

Hi,

with OS X 10.10.5 i can't delete thing in the virtual console with the delete button.

Don't know if i'm the only one.

[Ovis]

Hi,

with OS X 10.10.5 i can't delete thing in the virtual console with the delete button.

Don't know if i'm the only one.

What do you mean "delete button"? Are you talkin about delete button in the QLC app (this one works for me on OS X), or about backspace in your keyboard?

[Tasaei]

Hi,

with OS X 10.10.5 i can't delete thing in the virtual console with the delete button.

Don't know if i'm the only one.

What do you mean "delete button"? Are you talkin about delete button in the QLC app (this one works for me on OS X), or about backspace in your keyboard?

backspace on my keyboard

[Tasaei]

Another thing:

New project.

1 cameo flat par 6channel mode.

Function wizzard: 16 colours an the whole virtual console thing.

selecting colours in the virtual console Works great.

Now just put the red green an d blue to LTP. the colours don't work anymore.

[Flo]

In theory you should never touch the protocol mapping. Can you please delete your QLC+ preference file and start from scratch ?

OK, that worked. The protocol is now always set correctly. But the Eurolite still doesn't produce any output.

Are there plans to enable the two new adapters on Windows, too?

No. Windows works with drivers and each adapter must have its own. With FTDI adapters it's easy cause there is a documented SDK to use them.
NanoDMX and Eurolite don't use FTDI chips, so I suppose they have their own drivers and I'm not planning to support them.

It's a pity, but I can understand you. Nevertheless if you somewhen should have too much time I would be very excited...

[lorenzoandreani]

Fixture Editor: Problem with editing existing fixture.

- Open existing fixture
- Double click on channel (eg. Color Wheel)
- Edit first step 000 - 013 and edit in 000 - 001
- Insert new step 000 - 013
- Click Ok and exit, save and close

The second step is not saved

If i open the fixture the second step is not saved and QLC+ not be shown the error of lack of continuity of the steps


OSX: QLC+_4.10.0-TEST-20150925.dmg version

[bestdani]

Hi there, I'm back with two bugs / usability problems I've found.

The first affects the RGB efx feature which turned out to be a very useful thing and I'm planning make use of it, but I think it would benefit much if there's a (tiny?) modification such that the actual "hue pahse" can be shifted like shown in the following picture:

to allow a transition blue -> red -> yellow for instance.
I think the option to choose a radial color palette would also be very useful in many cases (to generate a infinite rainbow effect).

The next one affects the cue list side fader in steps mode.
I'm not sure if this is a bug or a not forseen (hopfully tiny) feature, but I would appreciate if the step can be selected by the fader before the playback button gets activated, currently it's only possible to manipulate the cue list after the list has been activated (or did I overlooked something).

I've also tested the latest git snapshot yesterday and I like the speed dial improvement that increase the usability and flexibility extremely in my case.

Greetings,
Daniel