Titan Mobile to Enttec Open DMX Ethernet

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I have an Enttec ODE interface which is designed to work with Artnet. I can successfully use this with another software program on my ipad so i know it works. I am trying to get DMX line 1 to output Arnet. I added the Arnet node to Line one and set the IP address to the IP address of the ODE node but I am not getting any DMX output from the ODE box. If i fire up my ipad and enable arnet from the program on it, it works fine.

I am making sure that the ipad is not trying to drive the same node, but I still cannot get it to work. What am i doing wrong?

ross

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What is it you're wanting to achieve? If it's just Artnet output then simply use the Ethernet port on the machine running Titan. You don't need a third-party interface.

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The laptop is networked with the Enttec ODE unit. The laptop (Titan Mobile) is in a control booth were all the dmx lines are used up. I am trying to get Titan to connect to the ODE node, send it ArtNet so that the ODE can convert it to DMX on stage.

I am trying to run another DMX line up to the control booth.

Ross

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Is the Titan laptop set to use the same IP range as the Enttec box? For example if Enttec = 10.x.x.y then laptop must be 10.x.x.y (where y is different on each device).

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Yes they are on same range. Laptop is 192.168.100.100. Enttec ODE is 192.168.100.251.

The network address shown inside of Titan is the 192.168.100.100, not the "default" adapter.

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All sounds like it should work. Are you running through a router/switch? If so can you access the gateway from a browser (assuming it also has a web interface). Alternatively try pinging the Enttec box and/or switch if used. These would all be possible methods to determine if the laptop can communicate at all with the devices and understand if it's a networking issue or not.

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Enttec comes with a software program that you can access the node with. Running from the same laptop that Titan is running from, it finds the node without any issues. I really needed this working last night. The DMX run from control booth to the stage was too long. Fortunately, one of the product guys had a dmx splitter that we installed in the line to get everything to work. Have another show there in about 10 days and really want to have this worked out. I will post some screen shots early this week after I sent things up again in the office.

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Thanks to Avo support I have this working with a crossover cable between the laptop and the Enttec ODE. My guess is that my router (Cisco home version) is doing something that is causing the issue.
Ross