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umichalo
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 Posted - 04 Mar 2010 : 22:25:25
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Hi guys! I have another problem, I have a Chauvet hurricane 1800 flex, smoke/fog machine and I think I did everything I needed to control it from my computer but for some reason it is just not working.
I configurated it as a generic smoke machine, calculated the address (65), switched on the appropriate dipswitches(#1, #7), and it is just not responding.
Any ideas???
(maybe set it as on/off applience) I don't know! help! |
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chemicalfx
Junior Member
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2010 : 23:12:52
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| Is it pin swapped? |
Michael Cole
Pro 9 Lighting/Chicago
Pro Design/Chicago |
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umichalo
Starting Member
6 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2010 : 17:24:24
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| pin swapped? I don't know what you mean. |
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chemicalfx
Junior Member
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2010 : 20:52:21
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Nevermind, its not...I downloaded the manual for you fog machine... Your Machine is a 1 Channel fogger... You need a Single Channel Profile... IIRC, the generic fog machine profile is a 2 channel fogger... To test this you can delete the "generic fogger" and use a Single Channel Generic dimmer...
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Michael Cole
Pro 9 Lighting/Chicago
Pro Design/Chicago |
Edited by - chemicalfx on 05 Mar 2010 20:56:22 |
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umichalo
Starting Member
6 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 18:21:33
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| I'll try that, thank you! |
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hoochie
Senior Member
Chicago IL USA
999 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 20:31:14
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IIRC the generic smoke machine profile is a single channel profile. Try turning dip switch #10 to on. Also, a lot of foggers take 5 - 10 minutes to warm up. Make sure you're giving it that much time.
Also, if you have a dimmer, try it set to the same address and see what happens. |
Any event, any time, any place. http://www.chicagolightingdesign.com |
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umichalo
Starting Member
6 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 20:50:05
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| does anyone know if ENTTEC USB DMX PRO INTERFACE works with a laptop? or which one does and also works with lighjockey, mac700 wash and the fog machine? that is under $300 ??? I need to get some stuff because renting it is more expensive. |
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chemicalfx
Junior Member
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2010 : 22:30:00
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| Well.... Thats the problem.... ENTTEC USB WILL NOT WORK WITH LIGHTJOCKEY!!! You HAVE to buy a Martin USB Device! |
Michael Cole
Pro 9 Lighting/Chicago
Pro Design/Chicago |
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havok
New Member
USA
13 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2010 : 01:13:27
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I also have the Hurricane 1800 Flex. The Generic Smoke Machine profile is single channel as is the machine. No worky. I tried the 1 Channel DMX Switch Pack profile and the 1 Channel DMX Dimmer Pack profile with zero result.
The pinout info printed on the machine states 1 - Ground / 2 - Signal (-) / 3 - Signal (+)
There are only 9 dipswitches.
Is this Pin Swapped?
Thanks in Advance
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havok
New Member
USA
13 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2010 : 01:21:26
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| Also, I switched back to the generic profile, pulled up the DMX output window, mashed the smoke button on the smoke control panel and no value was generated by lightjockey. I would hope that pressing the buttom on the smoke control panel would send a value of 255 down the wire. |
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Smoke Machine
