Lighting Application Suite 7.0 System Manual Lighting Application Suite 7.0 System Manual (original version) Edition: 04.03.15 Published by: Traxon Technologies Europe GmbH Karl Schurz-Strasse 38 Paderborn, Germany ©2014, Traxon Technologies Europe GmbH All rights reserved Comments to: [email protected] Available for free download from www.traxontechnologies.com Subject to modification without prior notice. Typographical and other errors do not justify any claim for damages. All dimensions should be verified using an actual part. Except for internal use, relinquishment of the instructions to a third party, duplication in any type or form - also extracts - as well as exploitation and/or communication of the contents is not permitted. e:cue Lighting Application Suite: - Contents 1 Changes in LAS 7.0 9 1.1 Programmer .................................................................................................. 9 2 Introduction 11 2.1 The Lighting Application Suite ....................................................................... 11 2.2 About this book ............................................................................................. 11 3 How to use this manual 12 3.1 Previous knowledge ...................................................................................... 12 3.2 Levels............................................................................................................ 12 4 About the LAS 13 4.1 Objectives ..................................................................................................... 13 4.2 Usage scenarios............................................................................................ 13 4.3 Third party products ...................................................................................... 13 5 e:net - the e:cue network 14 5.1 e:net.............................................................................................................. 14 5.2 e:bus ............................................................................................................. 14 5.3 e:pix .............................................................................................................. 15 5.4 Modes, layers and messages ........................................................................ 15 5.5 Online mode .................................................................................................. 15 5.6 Standalone mode .......................................................................................... 16 5.7 LAS remote access ....................................................................................... 16 6 Installation 17 6.1 System requirements..................................................................................... 17 6.2 Versions and upgrades .................................................................................. 17 7 LAS version overview 18 7.1 Non LCE Editions .......................................................................................... 18 7.3 LCE Editions ................................................................................................. 18 8 The LAS Credits system 19 8.1 Credits as connection extensions .................................................................. 19 8.2 DMX Credits .................................................................................................. 19 8.3 Automation Credits ....................................................................................... 19 9 Installation steps 20 9.1 Connecting the Dongle .................................................................................. 20 9.2 Compatibility with older versions ................................................................... 20 9.3 Manual updates ............................................................................................ 20 9.4 File associations ............................................................................................ 20 9.5 Dongle upgrade ............................................................................................ 21 10 Workflow in the Lighting Application Suite 22 10.1 Step 1: Create an installation image, patching ............................................... 22 10.2 Step 2: Network setup, patch import ............................................................. 23 10.3 Step 3: Creating shows ................................................................................. 24 10.4 Step 4: Export shows to the Butler ................................................................ 26 10.5 Summary ...................................................................................................... 26 11 The user interface 28 11.1 Main window ................................................................................................. 28 11.2 Adapting the application layout ...................................................................... 29 ii e:cue Lighting Application Suite: - 11.3 Keyboard/mouse handling and shortcuts ...................................................... 30 11.4 Application options in the Mini Toolbar ........................................................... 30 12 Basic setup and programming 31 12.1 Start small ..................................................................................................... 31 13 Cues and cuelists 35 13.1 Basic definitions ............................................................................................ 35 13.2 A very basic cuelist ........................................................................................ 36 14 Cues and Actions 40 14.1 The Cue Properties dialog ............................................................................. 41 14.2 The Cuelist Window menu ............................................................................. 43 14.3 The Cuelist Properties dialog ......................................................................... 45 14.4 Extras ............................................................................................................ 47 14.5 Cuelist context menu..................................................................................... 48 15 Organizing cuelists 48 15.1 The Cuelist Directory: pages .......................................................................... 48 15.2 The Cuelist Directory: banks .......................................................................... 50 15.3 Advanced cues and cuelists .......................................................................... 50 15.4 Visual settings for Cuelists ............................................................................. 51 16 Automation 52 16.1 Actions, events and Triggers.......................................................................... 52 16.2 Definitions ..................................................................................................... 52 16.3 Triggers ......................................................................................................... 53 16.4 Setting up MIDI controlled triggers ............................................................... 54 16.5 Butler DMX Engines ...................................................................................... 54 16.6 e:bus devices ................................................................................................ 55 16.7 Possible Triggers ........................................................................................... 56 16.8 Possible Actions ............................................................................................ 56 16.9 Labeled Events ............................................................................................. 61 16.10 Trigger Groups ............................................................................................. 63 16.11 Copy and paste Triggers and Actions ............................................................ 63 17 Working with fixtures and channels 64 17.1 Adding/selecting fixtures .............................................................................. 64 17.2 The Mini Toolbar ............................................................................................ 65 17.3 Selecting a channel ....................................................................................... 65 17.4 Touching ....................................................................................................... 65 17.5 Setting channel values ................................................................................... 66 18 The Color Picker 67 19 Managing devices 70 19.1 Installation of drivers ...................................................................................... 70 19.2 Device configuration ...................................................................................... 70 19.3 Using the Device Manager............................................................................. 70 19.4 Basic settings ................................................................................................ 71 19.5 Configuring a Butler XT.................................................................................. 75 19.6 Configuring a Butler XT2................................................................................ 77 19.7 Triggers and Actions for Butler XT2 ............................................................... 77 19.8 Simulating devices ........................................................................................ 79