[About] Address

Press [About] or open [About] [Tab 29], then select an address. The following contextual tabs of information about the selected address will be displayed.

{Address}

{Address} displays the following information:

  • Address number (displayed as straight address and port/ offset)
  • Dimmer label (if any)
  • Associated channel number, which is a hyperlink to the [About] channel display.
  • Part number (if any)
  • Notes
  • Output value (sACN, Art-Net, or DMX)
  • Current output value and source of output
  • Parameter controlled by the address
  • Home Value
  • Basic patch information
  • Extended patch information (if available)
  • If it is a scroller, color/ gobo wheel, the assigned scroll or wheel is indicated
  • Information stored in the Text 1 through10 and the Notes fields in Patch > Database

{Next Part} and {Last Part} will advance to the next part or go back to the previous part. This only displays for addresses with parts.

{Go To Patch} is a shortcut to edit the patch for the address selected. This will open up the patch display.

{Fixture Notes}

{Fixture Notes} displays the following information:

  • Revision number
  • Release date
  • Open issues list (if available)
  • Usage notes including switch settings and configuration (if available)
  • Alternate fixture names (if any)

{Lamp Controls}

{Lamp Controls} displays controls for the lamp or other parameters of the device (if it is an automated fixture).

{Next / Last Unpatched}

{Next/ Last Unpatched} will allow you to see what addresses closest to the current address are currently unpatched.

{Dimmer Feedback}

{Dimmer Feedback} - appears when the current address is patched to a dimmer in an ETC Sensor rack with a CEM+ or CEM3. Sensor feedback must be enabled and the CEM+ must be running software version 3.0 or later. See Interface Protocols.

{Dimmer Feedback} displays the following information:

  • Name (dimmer name)
  • Module type
  • Rack/Position
  • Rack dimmer level (displayed as a percentage)
  • Rack dimmer source
  • Recorded load
  • Actual load

{Dimmer Feedback} also allows you to modify the following information about the selected address:

  • Firing Mode
  • Control Mode
  • Curve
  • Threshold
  • Scale Minimum
  • Scale Maximum
  • Preheat Enable
  • Preheat Timing
  • Advanced Features (AF) Enable

Select any value to modify it and enter a new one.

The following softkey commands are supported from this display:

  • {Ignore Errors}
  • {Clear Errors}

Clearing CEM+ or CEM3 errors will be temporary unless the errors have been fixed at the CEM+ or CEM3. Errors displayed will clear on their own once they have been cleared from the CEM+ or CEM3. Some CEM+ or CEM3 errors can only be cleared at the Sensor rack.

{Device Details}

This option appears when the current address is patched to a Network RDM device. RDM devices must be enabled through the Eos Configuration Utility (ECU) and discovered through Patch [Tab 12].

{Device Details} displays the information that it receives from the device; etails displayed will vary based on the device. Changes can be made to:

  • Device Label (displayed at the top by the address number)
  • DMX Address (can be changed in this display by clicking on the property or value)
  • DMX Label (same as the device label, but the label can be changed here by clicking on the property or value)
  • Type
  • Manufacturer
  • Device ID
  • Footprint
  • Versiond
  • Lamp State
  • Lamp Hours
  • Head DC Voltage
  • Lamp On/Off
  • Gel Distance Traveled
  • Gel2 Distance Traveled
  • Fan RPM
  • Ambient Temperature
  • Gel Temperature

Changes may take a few seconds to make, as they need to propagate to the RDM device and then back to Eos.

{Device Errors}

A red exclamation mark (!) or a yellow question mark (?) is used in Patch, Live (see Indicators in Live and Blind), Patch, [About] Channel, and [About] Address to indicate Eos has detected Errors and Warnings from connected RDM, CEM+, CEM3, or ACN devices.

Errors and warnings are indicated based on severity using the following colors:

  • Gray - unknown or not an error.
  • White - an advisory: something that might be worth knowing about but likely won't affect system operation.
  • Yellow - a warning: something you should know about that may affect system operation. Warning messages could include:
    • Multiple device addresses overlap.
    • A mismatch between the patched fixture type and the real fixture.
    • A mismatch between the patched address and the fixture address.
    • A device is offline.
  • Red - an error: something definitively wrong that is likely or certain to affect system operation. Error messages could include:
    • A circuit is over temperature (overtemp).
    • A breaker has tripped.
    • A lamp is out.

The relative severity of an error in any given device is determined by the device manufacturer.

Use {Clear Errors} to remove displayed errors from the list.