I’m trying to send DMX instructions to my Artnet controller (model AN404).
It’s working with Resolume Arena 6, but I don’t succeed with Touchdesigner.
I even tried to collect what Resolume is sending in a DMX IN and resend it in a DMX OUT but it’s doesn’t work.
From Resolume, I receive one channel “startcode” which is a 0, then I receive all the individual channels corresponding to the RGB of each LED.
I tried to mimic the same in Touchdesigner but my Artnet controller doesn’t understand the data (on the controller, I can see that something is received so I think my DMX configuration is correct)
Thank you for your input
My first attempt was without the startcode, directly sending the RGB data. Same, it didnt work.
For the local address field, when I live it empty, for some reason, my artnet controller doesnt see the ethernet connection.
are you multiplying the values by 255 before they go to the DMX Out CHOP?
Also make sure the DMX Out CHOP is always cooking (put a Null CHOP set to “Always Cook” just before the DMX Out CHOP)
And you definitely do NOT need to send a “startcode” channel or anything.
Local Address refers to the IP address of the computer that is running TouchDesigner, so as to choose which network adapter to send the data out of. So 192.168.1.201 should be your computer’s IP address.
Also some Art-Net devices only listen for Art-Net on a 2...* network, so try changing your computer’s IP and that Art-Net Controller’s IP addresses to something in the 2...* range (like 2.0.0.11 and 2.0.0.12 for example)
Also try setting the network address to 255.255.255.255 (broadcast) in both of these configurations to see if that makes a difference.
Without your TOE file, can’t really be sure of if there’s any other mistakes you’re making, but I think that’s most of the common ones.
