qlc+ connecting with qlc+ via wifi

[spear]

Dear Friends,

I would like to make something like this below, but I dont know if it is possible. I want to manage my lamps remote by 2 laptops.

I figureout something like this:

1. I want to manage my devices (ledbars and other) by my first laptop (ip: 192.168.0.52) then set an output from qlc+ on this laptop to network: (artnet? OSC? I read about it but I cant understand how it works)
2. Second laptop (ip: 192.168.0.95) with qlc+ receives an information from network (via WIFI) and sends to usb device DMX512

1st laptop with qlc+ ---> WIFI ---> 2nd laptop with qlc+ ---> USB device DMX512 ---> LEDBARS and others

I would like to understand if it is possible and know how to configure it?

Thanks for every answers!

[GGGss]

This is possible through artnet f.i.

You will have to spend some time to study the matter because you are touching multiple disciplines at once.
I'd suggest you start trying to use QLC+ with your DMX interface and then step up using an artnet connection between your 2 laptops. With the wisdom you gained you can change the chain of command.

[spear]

Thanks for the answer.

I worked with USB DMX interface with one laptop. It was really simple. I saw my device in qlc+ on the Input/Outputs list and I chcecked it as an output. Averything was working.

Now I woudl like to send informations from 1qlc+ to another qlc:. You sugested do it via artnet?

Could you tell me more how it works. What should I do? I got 2 laptops in one wifi network( both are pinging each other) Main laptop ip: 192.168.0.52 second one ip: 192.168.0.95.

[mcallegari]

[moderator] moved to generic usage questions

[GGGss]

Well ...
Arrange an universe you're going to use to send artnet to.
you will have to create the number of channels needed in that universe.
Now in the settings of this universe you will have to tell artnet it has to go to the other laptop (partial send)
for more info : https://www.qlcplus.org/docs/html_en_EN ... lugin.html
I assume you haven't read this one?

on the other laptop you will have to arrange a receiving universe listening to artnet.
and then depending of what you want to do ...

[spear]

Ok, I have read the manual before but I dne something wrong.
Now I see that connection between my qlc+'s is ok.

For example I have now the simplest two dimmers in universe 1 on channel 1 and 2.
I fought that when I move my slider in Simple Desk (1st or 2nd) on my first computer the second one qlc+ do the same.

In other place I saw that I can use the input data only in Virtual Console. Could I ask for more explanation or even small project in qlc+ to see how I can use Input data sent by other qlc+?

Thenks, for help.

[GGGss]

Now let's call your laptop with artnet the master and the one with the dmx interface the slave

if it's your plan to run a show on the master, you will have to manually patch every channel used in master into the VC of slave ... this could be a lot of work.
Every (used DMX) channel will have to have an slider bound to an artnet input from master. For small project this will work fine, for larger ... a lot of work and a difficult one to debug.

You could use the pass-through setting in slave - then your lights will react on slider movement in simple on master (but not the sliders in simple on slave)
If you are looking for a solution that when you touch simple mode sliders the simple mode sliders go on the slave - this won't work ... now you are looking for a hot switching backup solution (which is only available on very expensive desks)

Good luck

[MON5TERMATT]

Hey i know this is a year old post, but how would one enable "pass through" mode on the slave PC. I have a Netbook running Artnet input and UDMX Output With my desktop Running Artnet Output, Computers ARE connected to each other and are communicating.

[GGGss]

RTFM : https://www.qlcplus.org/docs/html_en_EN ... assthrough