Hot Takeover and Emergency Triggers
| In these examples a QuickQ Rack is the installed unit which will give up control. A QuickQ Console can be used instead, with a GeNetix Gateway for connecting to the 10Scene Wall Plates. |
Allow Other Consoles to Take Control
QuickQ can allow another console to take control of the lights automatically. You may have a QuickQ Rack installed in a venue that usually controls the room and stage lighting (maybe using 10Scene Wall Plates). When there is a production on the stage you can plug in another lighting console that outputs Art-Net or sACN and the QuickQ Rack will automatically stop outputting and give control to the console.
System Using QuickQ Rack DMX Outputs
In this system the QuickQ Rack is connected to the lights using DMX cables. During normal operation the QuickQ Rack controls the lighting and is controlled by the 10Scene Wall Panel. In the DMX Settings Window the universes that can be controlled by another console have the network set to Art-Net and Allow other consoles to control this universe is turned on and that Takeover uses a different Art-Net universe is off.
The console is connected through the network cable. The DMX outputs are set to output the same Art-Net universes as the QuickQ Rack. When the QuickQ Rack receives the Art-Net data it uses that to control the lights instead of it’s own data. The show is then controlled by the console. At the end of the show the console is disconnected and the QuickQ Rack quickly retakes control.
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If the console is a QuickQ console check that Allow other consoles to control this universe is turned off on the console.
If it is a MagicQ console check that |
System with Separated House Lights
In this system the stage lighting is plugged into DMX output 1 and the house lighting is plugged into DMX output 2. Output 1 has Allow other consoles to control this universe turned on while it is turned off for output 2. This means that the console can take control of the stage lighting but the QuickQ Rack and the 10Scene Panels remain in control of the house lighting.
Setting Up a QuickQ Console to Take Control
Any lighting console that can output Art-Net, sACN or PathPort can be used. If the other console is also a QuickQ Console you can quickly set it up by going to the Network Devices Window. When the QuickQ Rack is connected it should appear at the top of the window. Click on it then press Configure QuickQ for this Device. This will set up the DMX outputs to output to the QuickQ Rack. You can also press Grab Show to copy the show file from the QuickQ Rack onto the QuickQ Console.
System Using a DMX Node
In this system the DMX output is coming from a DMX Node. This can be any Art-Net DMX Node such as the GeNetix GN2. There is also a Ethernet switch (such as a GeNetix GS8) to connect the Rack, Console and Node together. The DMX Node is configured to receive DMX from the QuickQ Rack. When the console starts outputting Art-Net to the network the QuickQ Rack stops so that the console has control. The DMX Settings on both the Rack and the console are the same as for the DMX system.
Emergency Triggers
Emergency triggers are useful when you want to be able to take back control of the room and stage lighting and turn them all on in the event of an emergency. The trigger might be push buttons, a key switch or maybe an alarm system. They are only required when other consoles take control of the lights.
In this system the 10Scene Wall Panel is connected to 10Scene Socket 1, while the buttons are connected to sockets 2 and 3. There are multiple emergency buttons connected to the contact input on socket 2, and one reset button connected to the contact input on socket 3. Pressing any of the emergency buttons will activate the emergency look. Pressing the reset button will return the QuickQ Rack to normal operation. A switch can be used instead of the 2 buttons. This is all set up in the > 10Scene > Contact Events Window.
| Systems designed for emergency use should be checked regularly to ensure that they still work as expected. |
System with Emergency Triggers
In this system the QuickQ Rack will take back control when the emergency trigger is on. This is straight forward to add to the system where the QuickQ Rack is using it’s DMX outputs to control the lighting, however it is more complicated when it is using DMX Nodes.
The DMX Settings have changed in this system. On the QuickQ Rack Takeover uses a different Art-Net universe is on and the takeover universe is set to a different universe to the output universe. The console is outputting DMX to the takeover universes. The QuickQ Rack then copies the incoming DMX data to the output universes and sends that data to the DMX Node. When the emergency is triggered it will stop copying the data and will instead take control and output the emergency lighting state.
