Hi all. So I see this topic was started back in 2008. I am very new to mydmx software and I am helping a church redo their lighting. They have 4 different kinds of dimmer packs but were only using one of the kinds - which they cant remember right now. I tried the generic 4 channel profile and it did not work for any of them. Whoever set the dimmers up originally created a custom profile that only had 1 channel. This does not help me as I need all 4 channels to work. We recently did a software update and most of the fixtures set up in the system no longer respond properly anyway. We are now starting from scratch.
I am now testing them all directly to the dongle using profiles in mydmx.. I can only get one to work correctly. The others either don't respond at all or, although I have them set as separate channels in mydmx, the the channel lights on the dimmer pack turn on when I adjust the subsequent fader, whoever the light does not respond. It stays on even when the power is turned off. No change in its response - its just using the pack as a power source.
I love the idea of just entering the conventional lights as their own channel instead of putting in a 4 channel dimmer pack. I'm looking forward to trying that. Im just wondering if anyone else has had these problems with software updates. I got the elation DP 415 to work using its profile. However I'm using the Chauvet DMX-4 now to test and again, the green lights on the dimmer pack respond to the faders in my dmx, but the lights do not.
I also know I should use too many different brands together. Right now I'm just trying to trouble shoot and get something to work.
Thanks!