My Lights Won't Work?!

Hi New Tech. I am a user just like you but wanted to offer some suggestions. All of us have most likely ran into setup issues with tech gear at one time or another and with experience come to realize the importance of advance experimentation and debugging with systems. What looks feasible on paper sometimes winds up being problematic - so lead time in making changes is so valuable. With your situation - you mention the group of 8 working fine initially. Have you done the same with the other two groups/classes of lighting? Will dimmer packs/halogens work/respond if they are the only equipment connected with myDMX? In my system I have LED Pars and strips along with four Martin MX-4's. In my case, I kept running into random and unexpected responses or non-responses with the Martins. I tried using a terminator plug at the last fixture in the entire DMX chain and for a while that seemed to help, but not completely. In the end I wound up using an optical isolation device to keep the MX-4s separated but still on the same universe. I used an Enttec D-Split (other brands available to do the same thing). That worked for us. I have not tried as yet using myDMX for DMX controlled conventional lighting, but if the software library supports what you have you may have a situation of your universe not liking the mix of devices in the chain you created.

Initially, our dimmer packs weren't compatible, but we have ordered replacements for them that will be. I am just puzzled as to why- even though properly programed- the lights will behave as if they are on stand alone mode. They are all connected to the DMX line and programed, but they either don't respond at all or behave erratically. We made it through the show tonight with our 8 functional lights plus our spotlight. However, Monday we are redoing our entire system. We will find the source of our problem! Haha. This has been a crazy upgrade!

Have you skipped the 9th fixture you're attempting to plug into next and gone to a different fixture as 9th in the chain? Thus ruling out if it's a problem with the fixture?

This Software does not work properly unless you are using a MAC!!!

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Originally posted by muzikman:
This Software does not work properly unless you are using a MAC!!!

I have no issues on my Windows machine. Newtech take some time to get to know MyDMX. Its not as simple as one may think. I have had issues where nothing works, then I have to start over and unplug and replug MyDMX box back in and then its fine. A thing about light shows using this type of software/hardware is programming and getting to know the system before you attempt a show with it. /.02