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Lighting Control System Setup

Lighting Control System Setup

This article covers the steps to connect and configure Aputure lighting fixtures for use with Vū Studio via DMX/CRMX. This example uses the Vū One Mini which comes with two Aputure Infinibar lights. Additional Aptuture lights may be easily added to any system and are available for purchase through Vū as well.

Below is an Overview of System Components followed by the Light Control setup process.

Overview of Required System Components

(Vū One Mini as installed used for this example)

The system should include the following devices. Ensure the devices are connected to power, powered on, and are connected to the internet (if applicable).

Figure 1 below shows:

  1. LED Display
  2. Left & Right Aputure Infinibar lights
  3. Kiosk tablet (included) or other device capable of accessing a browser and Vū Studio. Internet Access is required. 

Figure 1

 Back side of the system 

On the back of the Vū One Mini, ensure the following devices are powered on and have internet access if applicable: 

  1. Vū Media Server (small PC, e.g. NUC) must be hard wired to the internet. 
  2. CRMX Transmitter
    1. Some installs include the Sidus One Transmitter (Figure 2 Below). On the Sidus One, the power button is located on the right side; the device is on when there are lights illuminated to the right of the battery indicator; see #2 below)
    2. In some installs, this is an Enttec DMX box and a Godox CRMX transmitter. (Figure 3 Below)  The Godox transmitter is powered on as soon as it is plugged into the PC media server via the USB cable. 

Sidus Link Device 

Sidus Link device - Marked with #2 below

Figure 2

 Entecc Device

Enttec Device with Godox CRMX transmitter

Figure 3 

Lighting Setup 

(Vū One Mini as installed used for this example)

Setup Step 1 - Verify Connections

On the back side of the LED Display, ensure the following cables are connected properly. 

  • HDMI cable is connected from the Vū Media Server to the Display processor.
  • The Vū Media Server ethernet port should be connected to the Vū Ubiquiti switch in standard setups. This switch is then connected to site infrastructure or to a Vū Core 5G Cellular hot spot.
  • A USB-C cable should be connected from the Vū Media Server to the bottom of the Sidus One If using Enttec 
    • A USB-C cable should be connected to the left side of the Godox CRMX transmitter connected to an Enttec box. 
    • The Enttec box should be connected to the Vū Ubiquity switch with a standard Ethernet cable.
    • Make a note of the Port the Godox is using on the Enttec.  
      • If it is connected to Port 1, (as pictured above) then your light Universe below will be 0 (zero).  
      • If it is connected to Port 2, then your light Universe below will be 1.  

Setup Step 2 -  Connect Vū Media Server to Sidus One via WIFI 

(Only required for Sidus. Not required for Enttec or Vū Core) 

  1. Connect the Vū Media Server to the Sidus One wifi network (the connection will show “No internet”) 
  2. Open the Operator Menu in Vū Studio by Pressing F12 on the keyboard
  3. Click on the Network Adapter drop down and select the 192.168.x.x address of the Sidus One.
  4. Click on Quit at the bottom Right and restart the Vū Media Server software

 

 

Setup Step 3 -  Connect VūOS to Sidus One wifi network

(Only required for Sidus. Not required for Enttec or Vū Core)

 

  • On the media server (NUC), run the VūOS software, and once loaded press the F12 key to access the Operator Menu
  • On the first tab (Options), click on the Network Adapter dropdown menu and select the Sidus One IP address (example below: 192.168.1.100; if you don’t know the Sidus One IP address it should be the 2nd IP address); then exit the operator menu

 Setup Step 4 - Add each of the lights and confirm the settings.

 Light menu  

  1. On each physical light fixture, access the menu; scroll down and select DMX Settings (OPTIONAL - On some lights, you may have to select DMX Mode to reach the settings)
  2. Select DMX Profile
  3. Select item 5. HSI 8bit
  4. Select the Back button to go back to the main DMX Settings Menu
  5. Select DMX Loss Behavior
  6. Set to Hold Last Setting
  7. Press the Back button to go back to the main DMX Settings Menu
  8. Select DMX Address
  9. Enter a DMX Address (Channel) for each light
    1. Add the LEFT Infinibar light and set it to Channel 1 
    2. Add the RIGHT Infinibar light and set it to Channel 10
    3. Confirm any additional lights added have a gap of several channels between lights (more may be needed if you use lights with more channels.)
  10. Exit out to the top level menu, then select DMX Settings again. We have found that leaving the lights in the DMX settings menu or even on the DMX Address setting, ensures DMX is being used. 

 

IMPORTANT: It is not critical that these channels are exactly identical to the above. The only requirement is that each light has a few open and unused channels/addresses after the main setting and that you make note of these channels/addresses to ensure they match the settings within the Vū Studio lighting settings for your account. You may need more spacing between channels if you use lights with additional channel requirements. 

Setup Step 5 -  Pair the lights with Sidus One (or Enttec/Godox) via CRMX

NOTE - This is most easily done with 2 people because the pairing setup must be done quickly.

  1. On the front of the Sidus One or Godox is a round CRMX button. Press this button.
  2. QUICKLY enable CRMX on the light to be paired using the steps below
    1. Open the menu and scroll down to select CRMX Settings
    2. Select ON - A status should appear that says Pairing and then Success when connected.
    3. If the light was already paired with another system, you may need to unpair the light, turn off CRMX, then turn CRMX back on and press the Sync button on your CRMX transmitter again to sync the light. 
  3. Repeat this process with each light.

 

Setup Step 6 -  Connect Vū Studio to the Vū Media Server

 

  1. You should see a splash scree similar to the screen above if the system is set up and functioning properly. 
  2. On the kiosk tablet or another device with an internet browser, open https://one.vu.studio (Vū Studio) and login (registration required if 1st time use)
  3. Go to the settings menu (settings cog icon is in the top right corner)
  4. The 4-character Media Server ID (aka Wall ID) should match the one on the home page / splash screen located under the QR code on the display (above). If they do not match, type in the correct ID (all lowercase) and click Connect. When connected, you will see a green icon next to the word Connection.
  5. A shortcut to doing this manually, is to scan the QR code above with a mobile device, log in with that mobile device, and then that screen will be automatically set for any other devices that log in with that account. 

Setup Step 7 -  Confirm light channels in Vū Studio (on the device with web browser)

 

  1. In Vū Studio, ensure you are in the Library. 
  2. Open the right side control menu (remote control)
  3. Click on the “Lighting,” tab
  4. Click on the light selection dropdown and select “Lightbar - Left”. 
  5. Click the settings wheel to the right of “Lightbar - Left”. If the light does not exist, click the + sign to add a new light. 
  6. The “Universe” setting should be “1” for all lights in this system. 
    1. (For Enttec, match the Universe to the Port the Godox is plugged into above. Port 1 is Universe 0, Port 2 is Universe 1)
  7. The first channel (Intensity) should match the channel we configured earlier above. In our example it was 1, but it could be anything based on your setup. If 1 was already used by some other fixture, you may have had to set your base channel for the light to something else. In any case, you just need to make sure the Intensity channel, (the first channel), matches what you set that physical light channel to be, and the rest of the channels should sequentially follow that. 
  8. In our example above, the first light was set to Channel 1. Therefore, the channels for that light should be set to the following to match:
    1. The 1st channel, Intensity, should be set to 1.
    2. The 2nd channel, Hue, should be set to 2. 
    3. The 3rd channel, Saturation, should be set to 3.
    4. The 4th channel, Temperature, should be set to 4.
    5. The 5th channel, Strobe, should be set to 5.
  9. Click the save button where the settings wheel was located
  10. Check the channels for “Lightbar - Right,” and set those channels to 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
  11. Select “All Lights” in the light dropdown menu and move the sliders. There might be a split second delay, but the controls should now change both lights.

Optional Step - Adding additional lights to the system

  1. When adding additional lights, just be sure to leave enough space between channels so that you do not cause conflicts between lights. For example, if you set one light to channel 1 and a second light to channel 5, the 5th channel of light 1 will conflict with the 1st channel of light 2, causing strange light behavior.
  2. In Vū Studio, open the right sidebar menu and click on the “Lighting” tab.
  3. Next to the light selection dropdown, click the + button.
  4. Enter a name for the light.
  5. Match the “Universe” number to the other lights in the system
  6. Start the first channel (Intensity) with the Address/Channel of the new light (configured using the process above) and make sure the the next ~4 channels are the next 4 consecutive numbers following that channel.
  7. Click Save.