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Add a discovered controller by IP

Add a discovered controller with just its IP address and protocol, then add the fixtures yourself.

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Open the discovery list

Click the gear at the top right and scroll down to Device Discovery. After a scan (see Find devices on the network) it lists every controller that answered.

All steps

  1. Open the discovery list
    Click the gear at the top right and scroll down to Device Discovery. After a scan (see Find devices on the network) it lists every controller that answered.
  2. Add the Art-Net node
    Click + (Add as Device) in the row of the node. PixDrive Studio adds it as an Art-Net device with its IP address and the port it reported; it shows up in the Devices list behind Settings.
  3. Add the PixLite
    Do the same for the PixLite 16 Mk2. Mk1 and Mk2 controllers report their input protocol, so it becomes an sACN device here. A Mk3 does not report it and is added as sACN; to bring along its outputs too, use its download button instead.
  4. Your new devices
    Close Settings. Both controllers are now in the Devices list with their address and port: 6454 for Art-Net, 5568 for sACN. They have no fixtures yet.
  5. Add a fixture by hand
    Discovery does not know what is connected to the outputs, so you add the LEDs yourself. Click Add Fixture under the Art-Net node.
  6. Match the node's output
    Name the strip and enter its LED count. The discovery list showed the node sends universes 0 and 1: put the strip on universe 0, DMX address 1, and click Add.