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Interface Pictures
 
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Up to 16
DMX-512 Outputs (8192 channels)
The X1 system offers two basic interface options, the X1 Mini, with one USITT DMX-512 output (512 channels), and the X1, with four USITT DMX-512 outputs (2048 channels). Multiple interfaces can be attached to one X1 system for up to 16 physical outputs total. In addition, the X1 offers a direct or Ethernet connection to a number of third party software packages, like ArKaos VJ, which allows these products to be controlled without requiring a physical DMX output.
A specialized interface option, the X1 Exhibit, with eight USITT DMX-512 outputs (4096 channels) and the ability to operate turnkey (no PC) is also available.
DMX-512
Input
This is a standard USITT
DMX-512 input. Users can select a 24 to 47 channel block
from this input to control the X1's 24 Submasters, XY
Crossfaders, Grand Master, Presets, and Event Lists. The
block can be located anywhere in the 512 channel
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SMPTE
Timecode
The SMPTE timecode reader accepts 24
fps, 25 fps, 29,97 fps drop-frame (color) and 30 fps
non-drop (black-and-white). Format detection is
automatic. You can even play pre-programmed shows with a
timecode format which is different from the one
originally used for
programming.
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DMX-512
Thru (X1 and X1 Exhibit only)
This USITT DMX-512 output
mimics whatever DMX-512 signal is present on the X1's
DMX-512 Input. This is an active thru connection. In
other words the X1's Thru connector has its own
full-current RS-485 line driver, which is driven by the
electrically decoded input signal.
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24
Submasters
On the X1, a Submaster is a fader
(slider) on the Main or 'Console' window to which a Cue
can be assigned. The X1 has 24 Submasters, which can be
controlled using the mouse, keyboard, or an external
DMX-512 console.
24
Presets
On the X1, the term Preset has a very
specific meaning. An X1 Preset is a collection of Cue
assignments for all 24 of the X1’s Submasters. Since the
X1 has 24 presets, each of which can remap all 24
Submasters, operators have potentially very rapid access
to 576 Cues for manually operated
shows.
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1,000,000
Cues
Like many show control systems a Cue on the X1 is, at
its core, a collection of DMX-512 level settings.
One important difference is that unlike many lighting
consoles a X1 Cue does not automatically include level
settings for all 2048 available channels. A X1 Cue
only affects Devices that have specifically been added
to it. Devices, in turn, only affect DMX-512 channels
to which they have been assigned. This gives the
operator great flexibility. A Cue can be a complete
stage look (all fixtures, effects, etc.) or just a
subset of the available Devices (laser Cues, special
effect Cues, etc.)
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4 Event
Lists, 10,000,000 Events
On the X1,
preprogrammed shows consist of a series of Events. An
Event is a time (hours, minutes, seconds, frames [1/30th
of a second]), a Cue number, a fade out time, a fade in
time (if different) for the previous Cue, and an
optional comment.
A collection of events is called an
Event List and can be played back in several ways; in
response to an internal clock, in response to external
SMPTE timecode, or manually single stepping. The X1 has
four available Event Lists and each can be played
concurrently using its own XY Crossfader pair. This
allows different aspects of a show (lasers, moving
fixtures, conventional lights, and special effects) to
be preprogrammed separately without having to be
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LivePanel
The LivePanel application is a sophisticated chaser designed to be used with the computer keyboard. It utilizes the BlueLite X1 Core, and stores over 1,000 chases/sequences into pages of 48 for single keystroke recall. LivePanel features four independent chasers/sequencers with unlimited steps, and includes a random generator for dance floor and exhibit applications. LivePanel also uses crossfaders and built-in fading logic for smooth transitions in a single keystroke.
Expandable
The X1 includes a built in Automation API which allows it to be easily extended and adapted. Samples include MIDI input, Windows Media synchronization, a show scheduler, and the powerful LivePanel (shown above), which includes 4 powerful chaser/sequencers and single keystroke recall of over 1,000 chases or cues. |
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Unlimited Devices
On
the X1, you do not directly access DMX-512 channels.
Instead, you create named Devices that use the X1’s 2048
channels (4 universes) of DMX-512. Rather than having to
memorize that Mac 2000 #7 uses channels 49 to 79 on
universe 2, you create a Device that occupies those
channels and name it “Mac2000 7".
Devices are
then referred to by name when editing Cues, etc. One
advantage to this approach is that you can later move a
Device to a different set of DMX-512 channels without
losing any Cues you have already created for
it.
Devices have no channel limit. A Device can
contain 1 to 512 channels. (A DMX-512 universe is
limited to 512 channels by definition).
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Unlimited
Templates
Devices are created using
Templates. Templates serve two very important purposes.
First, Templates control how a Device looks in the X1
Cue Editor. For example, instead of remembering that
channel 3 on a particular fixture must be set to 155 for
green, you can pick ‘Green’ directly from a combo
box.
Second, Templates tell the X1 how
the Device should respond to cross fading, Grand Master
input, and so on. On complex fixtures, it is very common
for multiple features to be combined on a single DMX-512
channel and/or for values on one channel to alter the
behavior of others. This means that crossfades between
settings on a conventional lighting board often yield
unexpected results onstage from complex fixtures.
Templates allow the X1 to fade from ‘forward color spin’
to ‘reverse color chop’ seamlessly, comparable to a
fixture manufacturer’s own dedicated, fixture-aware
controller.
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Template
Editor
Although the X1 comes with a collection of pre-made
Templates for popular fixtures, it also has a built
in Template Editor so that you can create your own or
modify existing templates. You can also share Templates
with other X1 users at our User Forum
Unlimited Effects (Effect
Generator)Effects are available on any
Device created from a Template which includes a Position
Control. Every Position Control has its own build in
effect generator. This means that every fixture can be
set to its own shape, direction, speed, gain, and
rotation. Effect shapes can be crossfaded. That
is, an Arc will slowly morph into a Circle and so
on.
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