About

COGS is able to connect to a specific DMX dongle that communicatse over USB from your computer running COGS and gives you one universe (512 channels).

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The only brand that works with COGS is:

• ENTTEC DMX USB Pro </aside>

Connecting

• Make sure the DMX dongle is connected via USB to the same PC that is running COGS software
• DMX must also be activated as a plugin within COGS (see: The DMX Plugin )
• Go to DMX-->Device
• Next to 'Paired to' it should say if any DMX dongles are available
• If any are available click the dropdown and choose the serial number of the dongle you want
  • If none are available and you have connected a dongle, try a reset of the dongle
• When connected the status circle goes GREEN and some further specifics, such as the port and serial number, are displayed below
• You can now connect the dongle to other DMX devices