DMX4All LAN-DMX Stage-Profi

[Ralph Schories]

Hi guys,

this community has already helped me a lot getting openHAB running. I'm very happy with the KNX and Sonos part. Fritzbox still is an issue. But now a very important part will be DMX.

I have a DMX4all LAN-DMX Stage-Profi device (NO ArtNet!) because it had a module for my Wago. But now I have some difficulties getting it to work with openHAB.

Can one of you give me some hints how I can make it work? Unfortunately I'm VERY unfamiliar with JAVA programming so I can't adapt things on my own :o(

Best regards,

Ralph.

[Davy Vanherbergen]

Hi Ralph,

You can use OLA as a bridge between OpenHAB and the Stage-Profi device. First set up a OLA daemon and configure it to talk to your device. You can use the OLA command line tools to verify that OLA can talk to your device. Once this is working, you can then configure openHAB to talk to OLA. The wiki describes how to configure openHAB for OLA.

Kind regards,

Davy

[Ralph Schories]

Hi Davy,

thanks for your answer. I already worried that I have to do it this way. As there's currently no OLA-Windows port and I really have no clue how to install it on my synology (the only linux system around here) it will obviously take me some time to get into this field...

Let's have a look how far I'll come the next time :o)

Kind regards,

Ralph.

[leutholl]

This interface useses a XPORT to translate TCP/UDP messages to serial. The DMX magic happens on the serial port behind the XPort on pint 6 (RxD) and Pin 5 (TxD). The XPort in the interface has a web or telnet configuration page - see the manual. If you change the settings so you can speak to the XPort on the serial side with UDP commands you can send the DMX by UDP.

The settings are:

Protocol RS232

Baud Rate: 9600

Flow Control: None

Data Bits: 8

Parity: None

stop Bits: 1

Page: "Connection Settings"

Protocol: UDP

Datagram Type: 01

Accept Incoming: Yes

Local Port: <choose any port over 1000 - i.e. 8899>

Remote Port: <same as Local Port>

Remote Host: <IP-Adress of openhab OR your standart gateway i.e. 192.168.1.1>

Device Address Table: set all to 0

I once implemented my own home automation system and came quite far - but then openhab overtook me. Still you can find some info in the java file of the DMX binding I did using this interface. The protocol commands can be found in the code - I think there is a documentation somewhere in the internet. Most of the commands are 1 capital Letter followed by a number. I think B stands for Blackout etc...

Hope this works.

PS: If you change the settings on the XPort, you won't be able to speak to your interface with a regular DMX software designed to work with the DMX4All Interface. But as you have openhab, you don't need this anymore and you're fine to change to UDP and send the DMX commands yourself.

leutholl

[Ralph Schories]

Hi leutholl,

thank you very much for the detailed information. In the meantime I have ordered an ArtNet Stage-Profi to solve it this way. But it still has not arrived. Maybe I'll try it with your tips to get the DMX run at the weekend with my current system.

Best regards,

Ralph.

[Carsten]

Hi,

as I'm currently also planning to set up DMX I've just a simple question. Using this Artnet device would avoid the need to run a bridge between OpenHAB and the DMX controller? Could I just connect the DMX stage profi (Artnet) with my normal network in which the OpenHAB server is running and send directly command via OpenHAB to the DMX unit?

Thx for short reply on this!
C.

[Davy Vanherbergen]

Correct. I'm using this one myself: http://shop.dmxking.com/eDMX1_p_8.html

It's was cheaper, even with shipping to europe.

Davy

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