Re: [LCtalk] LCX memory limit

[Matthijs van Duin]

On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 10:47:26AM -0500, Jon Daggett wrote:
> > I never thought I could fill the memory of a Lanbox with a single 
> > show. I'm using about 800 Channels and  I have 5% memory left.
>
> Sounds like you probably have every channel enabled on every step.  If 
> values don't change between steps, you don't need to have those channels 
> enabled - that just wastes memory.

Be careful about that though, it only works if:
1. you only step forward through the scenes -- no stepping back or 
random access
2. no other layer has that channel enabled

So in general, omitting channels as a space optimization is not a 
practice I'd recommend... it could bite you in the ass later on.


On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 09:20:49AM -0600, Philippe Amand wrote:
> I know that there is a way to link layers but I don't understand 
> clearly how it works.

On the "master" lanbox enable "Broadcast layer list" in the UDP output 
settings.  On the "slave" lanbox enable "Synchronize layers with the 
same ID" and make sure for every layer you use in the master lanbox, you 
create a layer with the same ID in the slave lanbox.  Lock the layers 
and Save LanBox Data to make sure it'll continue to work after a reset.

Now for every cuelist you run in the master, make a cuelist with the 
same number in the slave with the same step actions.  These will then be 
run on the slave in sync with what you run on the master.

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Matthijs van Duin  --  May the Forth be with you!