Aurora DMX
Features:
- Simple UI
- Selectable channel color
- Cues
- Rename Cues
- Cue fade times
- Channel to dimmer patch
- ArtNet
User Requested:
- sACN/ E1.31
- Save multiple projects
- sACN Unicast protocol
- View channel level as 255 steps
- Name Channels
- Set specific channel level/ step
- RGB Color selector
- ArtNet Universe
- Preset channel levels
- Share your projects
The main screen was designed to give the light board operator a similar feel to what a production full size board would give them. It contains channels with channel number, level in percent, a level slider, and an edit button. Along the bottom is the cue list. Add Cue will create a light cue of the current channel levels and append it to the end of the cue list. If the use long presses on an existing cue they are able to edit it. Edit features are insert a new cue, remove cue, rename the cue, and change fade up and down times. In the settings menu ArtNet server is selected from a discovered list of nodes also manual entry is allowed. Default cue fade times can be assigned along with the color of the channel faders. Channel to dimmer patching is allowed in the patch view. One channel can be assigned to as many dimmers as you want.
Save project will save current state of channels, patch, and cues to a user assigned name. Load project will open a previously saved project. A long press on the project name will prompt for delete. The current project is saved when exiting or switching project. The current project name is displayed at the top right of the main page.
The free version allows only 5 channels, an in-app purchase allows up to 200 channels. The paid and free version allows patching to all 512 dimmers.
If you any new features or different DMX protocols you would like to see just send me an email and I would love to get them in there.
Two ways to get signal to a DMX512 line:Easiest: ENTTEC's ODE with a wireless router. Cheapest: Raspberry Pi running Open Lighting Architecture with ENTTEC's Open DMX USB and a wireless router.
Beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.AuroraByteSoftware.AuroraDMXDonate: https://www.paypal.me/DanFredell
Category : Tools
Reviews (13)
I needed a lightweight, simple to use dmx controller that allowed me to set the ip address of my e1.31 controller rather than assume i was already connected to it via wifi. This app should now let me easily test the 130,000+ christmas light display before I put it up allowing me to iron out all lighting faults.
Easy to setup and user friendly
Great App, could we have in a next update, in addition to RGB "fixture", a moving head fixture with a pan / tilt? Thank you !
How to turn on more then one universe.?
Great innovation!
Been using it for over a year with regular stage lighting and some RGBW/A devices. Has to be the best ArtNet control surface for Android! Would like to see some basic sequencing or chase/stepwise programming, like old physical lightboards. Hint: Use a big tablet to comfortably fit more channels on screen.
Space can be much better used, min. 8 slides vertically and 24 horizontally is wishful. Total channels too little.
This provided a simple way for me to start controlling my lights with a tablet over wifi. It communicates to my Enttec ODE device using the Art-Net protocol. I would recommend it for basic lighting that doesn't require a lot of changes during a show. The author was quick to respond to the last bug report that I made in a review. It would help users to have a pdf manual and FAQ page online to addresses common configuration problems and ways of doing things. I would be willing to share my experiences. I encourage people to buy the app to promote continued development.
From a happy paying customer: OK that little thing is so handy to check things out/focus all by yourself/manage uber-basic venues without breaking a sweat. Beware of NOT having any other equipment connected to the same node, and you _may_ need to ask Aurora to refresh its nodes a few time before it discovers yours (ArtNet "OpenDMX Ethernet" here). And the opposite, switch Aurora off before hooking your main console to the same ArtNet hub, or you're in for some serious disco-epileptic flickering :) THANKS!
The user experience is not as smooth as it could be, but it works technically well.
It works
Ran the app and worked straight away. It is easy to use with a great layout. :-)
I love it. I use it to control a small lighting show for my magic act. It would be even better if there was a keystroke I could assign to step through the pre-programmed scenes. Then I could change scenes from the stage via a bluetooth remote. That would make it perfect.