About

COGS is able to connect to DMX nodes that communicate over the network, and gives you one universe (512) channels.

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When choosing a suitable node, it must be ArtNet compatible and have DHCP support.

We would recommend these brands of devices, as they are known to work well:

• Chauvet DMX-AN2
• Showtec NET-2/3 Pocket
• Showtec NET-2/5 Pocket </aside>

Connecting

• Make sure your DMX node is on DHCP mode and connected to the same local network as COGS software
• DMX also must be activated as a plugin within COGS (see: The DMX Plugin )
• Note the MAC address of the node (if you will have multiple connected on the network)
• Go to DMX-->Device
• Next to 'Paired to' it should say if any DMX nodes are available on the network
• If any are listed as available, click the dropdown and choose the MAC address of the node you want
  • If none are available and you have connected a node, check the above steps and then reset it
• When connected, the status circle goes GREEN and the IP & MAC address are displayed
• You can now connect the node to other DMX devices