Martin LIGHTJOCKEY installation guide
Installation and
Introduction to
Programming
LightJockey
Version 2.5 for
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
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Installation ................................................................................................5
Hardware installation ....................................................................................................................... 5
Windows 2000 or Windows XP.................................................................................................5
Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 2000/XP system .................................6
Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 2000/XP system .......................8
Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 2000/XP system .............. 13
Installing the LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows 2000 system ..................13
Installing the LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows XP system .....................17
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME........................................................................... 23
Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 95/98/ME system .............................23
Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 95/98/ME system ...................25
Installing the LightJockey ADP parallel port interface on a Windows 95/98/ME system 28
Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 95/98/ME system ............ 29
Installing the LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows 95/98/ME system ..........29
Notes on removing the PCI/ISA driver .................................................................................... 33
Software installation .................................... .................................... .............................................. 34
Hardware configuration ................................................................................................................. 38
Connecting the serial data link....................................................................................................... 40
Interface XLR cable connections.............................................................................................. 40
LightJockey PCI 512 and 4064 ISA DJ cards ................................................................... 40
LightJockey PCI 2048 and 4064 ISA Club cards .............................................................. 40
DMXADP interface ...........................................................................................................41
PCMCIA interface ........ ....................................................................... .............................. 41
USB interface .......................... .................................... .................................... ..................41
Connecting to fixtures ................................................................................................ ..............41
Tips for building a trouble-free serial link................................................................................ 41
Introduction to programming ..................................................................42
Identifying the controls.................................................................................................................. 43
Main screen............................................................................................................................... 43
Sequence toolbar....................................................................................................................... 43
Cue toolbar ...............................................................................................................................44
Cue List toolbar ........................................................................................................................44
Fixture toolbar ..................................... ................................... .................................... ..............45
Configuring fixtures....................................................................................................................... 46
Example: Configure 2 MAC 600s............................................................................................46
Configuring the desktop................................................................................................................. 48
Example: Place 2 MAC 600s on desktop.................................................................................48
Striking lamps.............................................................. ................................... ............................... 49
Example: Strike MAC 600s......................................................................................................49
Programming cues ....................... .................................... .................................... .......................... 50
Cue building blocks.................................................................................................................. 50
Bottom to top cue execution........... ... ..................................................................... ..................50
Outline of programming steps ........................................................................................ ..........51
Creating new cues..................................................................................................................... 51
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Creating and editing sequences........................................ .........................................................51
Selecting fixtures .................................. .................................... ................................... .............52
Programming effects...................... .................................... .................................... ...................52
Setting the Off/Snap/Fade control ............................................................................................52
Setting scene and fade times............. ................................... .................................... .................53
Adding, inserting, and deleting scenes ............................ .. .......................................................53
Saving sequences ......................................................................................................................53
Adding sequences to a cue........................................................................................................54
Saving cues ...............................................................................................................................54
Example: Programming a cue...................................................................................................54
Step 1: Program shutter/dimmer sequence ..................... ...................................................54
Step 2: Add sequence to cue ..............................................................................................56
Step 3: Program color sequence ............. ...........................................................................56
Step 4: Program movement sequence .................................. ..............................................59
Step 5: Edit movement sequence ............................................................... ........................62
Step 6: Save the cue ................................ ..................................................................... ......63
Step 7: Edit the cue ........................ .................................... ................................................64
Additional cue operations ....................... ........................................................................ .. ........66
2532 Direct Access Controller....................................................................................................... 66
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Installation
To install LightJockey, perform the following steps:
1. “Hardware installation” on page 5
2. “Software installation” on page 34
3. “Hardware configuration” on page 38
4. “Connecting the serial data link” on page 40
This guide assumes that the installation steps will be performed in this order, but this is
not a requirement. It is possible to install the LightJockey software first, for example.
Hardware installation
The LightJockey controller software comes bundled with hardware to enable DMX
transmission to control DMX-512 fixtures from your PC. This hardware must be installed
and configured within LightJockey before use.
Follow the procedure that applies to the operating system that your PC is running:
• “Windows 2000 or Windows XP” on page 5, or
• “Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME” on page 23.
Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Support for Windows 2000 and W indows XP was introduced in LightJockey version 2.0.
Ensure that you have the appropriate version, or later, before starting these procedures.
The version number is printed on the CD. Updates can be downloaded from the Service
pages at http://www.martin.dk
In order to install the required drivers, you must be logged on to Windows 2000 with
administrator rights.
LightJockey supports four types of hardware under Windows 2000/XP:
• LightJockey PCI card. Follow the steps under “Installing the LightJockey PCI card on
a Windows 2000/XP system” on page 6
• LightJockey 4064 8-bit ISA card. Follow the steps under “Installing the LightJockey
4064 ISA card on a Windows 2000/XP system” on page 8
• LightJockey PCMCIA interface. Follow the steps under “Installing the LightJockey
PCMCIA interface on a Windows 2000/XP system” on page 13.
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• LightJockey USB interface. Follow the steps under “Installing the LightJockey
USB/DMX interface on a Windows 2000 system” on page 13, or “Installing the
LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows XP system” on page 17.
Installing the LightJockey PCI car d on a Windows 2000/XP system
The LightJockey PCI card comes in two flavors - the PCI 2048 channel version and the
PCI 512 channel version. The installation process is identical for both types.
Support for the LightJockey PCI cards was introduced in LightJockey version 2.1. Ensure
that you have this version, or later, before starting these procedures. The version is printed
on the CD. Updates can be downloaded from the Service pages at http://www.martin.dk
The card can be damaged by static electricity. Release static electric charges before
handling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object, and always avoid touching
sensitive electronic components.
Installing the card
To install the LightJockey PCI card:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Disconnect the power cord. Failure to unplug the cord could result in injury to you or
damage to the computer.
3. Remove the computer cover.
4. Find an available PCI expansion slot and remove its cover plate from the back of the
computer chassis.
5. Holding the card by the bracket and corner, push the card's copper contacts into the
expansion slot. Ensure that the card is correctly seated in the PCI slot.
6. Fasten the card to the chassis.
7. Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord.
8. Connect the DMX output cable(s) to the card. There:
• Are 2 connectors on the PCI 2048 version: The top connector has DMX output
for DMX links 1 and 2; the bottom connector has DMX output for DMX links 3
and 4, or alternatively DMX output for DMX link 3 and input for DMX in.
• Is 1 connector in the PCI 512 version, supporting both DMX input and output.
9. Restart the computer. The LightJockey PCI card is Plug and Play compatible.
Windows will automatically detect the card once it has been installed and the
New Hardware
10. Use the wizard to locate the
HardwareDrivers\PCI_ISA folder on the LightJockey CD-ROM (or in the same
sub-folder of the
wizard will start.
4064PCI.inf file which is located in the
Martin LightJockey folder, if you have already installed
LightJockey).
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Found
11. Once the driver has been installed and Windows has started, right-click on My
Computer
12. Click
13. Click
14. Check that the device
devices
, and then click Properties to open the System Properties dialog box.
Hardware.
Device Manager... to open the Device Manager dialog box.
Martin PCI4064: DMX PCI Card appears under Martin
.
15. Go to the next section, “Installing the PCI/ISA driver” on page 7.
Installing the PCI/ISA driver
Install the PCI/ISA driver:
1. Using Windows Explorer, open the
HardwareDrivers\PCI_ISA folder on the
CD-ROM, or if you have already installed LightJockey , in the same sub-folder of the
Martin LightJockey folder.
2. Double-click the
Installer application to start it. (If the driver has already been
installed then a message will appear indicting this).
3. Click
Install Driver.
4. Click
Locate Card(s) and any installed LightJockey ISA or PCI cards should appear .
5. It is not necessary to restart Windows. Go to “Software installation” on page 34.
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Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 2000/XP system
The LightJockey 4064 ISA card comes in two flavors - the 2048 DMX channel Club
version and the 512 channel DJ version. The installation process is identical for both
types.
The card can be damaged by static electricity. Release static electric charges before
handling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object, and always avoid touching
sensitive electronic components.
Setting the DIP switch on the card
The card’s DIP-switch setting is used to specify the location in memory that will be
allocated to the card. This may need to be adjusted. To find out:
1. From the Desktop, right-click
System Properties window.
2. Click
Hardware to open the following page.
My Computer and select Properties to open the
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3. Click Device Manager to open the following window.
4. Select
View→Resources by type.
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5. Expand Memory to view a list similar to the one in the following illustration.
6. If:
• No device is allocated to the memory from 000D2000 to 000D2FFF, the card’s
default DIP-switch setting (pins 2 and 5 on) will work. Y ou can no w go to “Installing
the card” on page 12.
• Any device is allocated to the memory from 000D2000 to 000D2FFF, use the
following table to locate a free block of memory and to set the DPI-switch pins
accordingly:
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Block
C0
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C SEGMENT
C6
C7
C8
C9
CA
CB
CC
CD
CE
CF
Address
Range
000C0000
000C0FFF
000C1000
000C1FFF
000C2000
000C2FFF
000C3000
000C3FFF
000C4000
000C4FFF
000C5000
000C5FFF
000C6000
000C6FFF
000C7000
000C7FFF
000C8000
000C8FFF
000C9000
000C9FFF
000CA000
000CAFFF
000CB000
000CBFFF
000CC000
000CCFFF
000CD000
000CDFFF
000CE000
000CEFFF
000CF000
000CFFFF
Pins
On
None
1D1
2D2
1, 2 D3
3D4
1, 3 D5
2, 3 D6
1, 2, 3 D7
4D8
1, 4 D9
2, 4 DA
1, 2, 4 DB
3, 4 DC
1, 3, 4 DD
2, 3, 4 DE
1, 2, 3, 4 DF
Block
D0
D SEGMENT
Address
Range
000D0000
000D0FFF
000D1000
000D1FFF
000D2000
000D2FFF
000D3000
000D3FFF
000D4000
000D4FFF
000D5000
000D5FFF
000D6000
000D6FFF
000D7000
000D7FFF
000D8000
000D8FFF
000D9000
000D9FFF
000DA000
000DAFFF
000DB000
000DBFFF
000DC000
000DCFFF
000DD000
000DDFFF
000DE000
000DEFFF
000DF000
000DFFFF
Pins
On
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1, 5
2, 5
1, 2, 5
3, 5
1, 3, 5
2, 3, 5
1, 2, 3, 5
4, 5
1, 4, 5
2, 4, 5
1, 2, 4, 5
3, 4, 5
1, 3, 4, 5
2, 3, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
7. Set the card’s DIP switch for the unoccupied memory block by moving the pins
indicated under “Pins On” to the ON position. Move all other pins to the off
position. Check that the correct DIP switches are ON, and that all other DIP
switches are OFF.
8. Close the
Device Manager window to proceed to “Installing the card” on page 12.
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Installing the card
To install the LightJockey 4064 ISA card:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Disconnect the power cord. Failure to unplug the cord could result in injury to you or
damage to the computer.
3. Remove the computer cover.
4. Find an available ISA expansion slot and remove its cover plate from the back of the
computer chassis.
5. Holding the card by the bracket and corner, push the card's copper contacts into the
expansion slot. Ensure that the card is correctly seated in the ISA slot.
6. Fasten the card to the chassis.
7. Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord.
8. Connect the DMX output cable(s) to the card. There:
• Are 2 connectors on the Club version: The top connector has DMX output for DMX
links 1 and 2; the bottom connector has DMX output for DMX links 3 and 4, or
alternatively DMX output for DMX link 3 and input for DMX in.
• Is 1 connector in the DJ version, supporting both DMX input and output.
9. You should now restart your computer and go to the following driv er installation
procedure.
Installing the PCI/ISA driver
The LightJockey 4064 ISA card is not Plug and Play compatible. It is not possible for
Windows to automatically detect the card once it has been installed. A driver installation
program is supplied on the LightJockey CD-ROM.
1. Using Windows Explorer , open the
HardwareDrivers\PCI_ISA folder on the CD-
ROM, or if you have already installed LightJockey, in the same sub-folder of the
Martin LightJockey folder.
2. Double-click the
Installer application to start it. (If the driver has already been
installed then a message will appear indicting this).
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3. Click Install Driver.
4. Click
5. It is not necessary to restart Windows. Go to “Software installation” on page 34.
Note that once the card is installed it may not show up in the Windows 2000/XP
Manager
LightJockey or the LightJockey 4064 card from functioning correctly. If this occurs,
make a note of the memory address range that the card uses and when installing new
devices in the future, ensure that they do not use memory in this range.
Locate Card(s) and any installed LightJockey ISA or PCI cards should appear .
Device
. This can occur because of a driver problem, but will not prevent the
Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 2000/XP system
The LightJockey PCMCIA interface provides two 512 channel DMX links. One link may
be used as a DMX input. For installation, please refer to the LightJockey PCMCIA
Adapter QuickStart User's Guide. Once you have installed the PCMCIA interface go to
“Software installation” on page 34.
Note that although the LightJockey PCMCIA interface is a “hot plug” interface (able to
be removed while Windows is running), do not remove and re-insert the interfaces while
LightJockey is running as the interfaces will not be re-initialized correctly. To reinitialize the interfaces, restart LightJockey.
Installing the LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows 2000 system
There are three types of LightJockey USB/DMX interface:
1. Original LightJockey USB/DMX
2. LightJockey USB/DMX II-in
3. LightJockey USB/DMX II-out
Up to four LightJockey USB/DMX out (original models or version II) and one
LightJockey USB/DMX II-in interfaces can be connected to a PC. LightJockey version
2.5, or higher, is required.
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Note regarding the Location of the USB driver
The guidelines in this section refer to the 'location of the USB driver' in several places.
The exact location of the driver files will depend on if what the installation is. If:
1. The driver has been downloaded as a separate update, the driver files will be located
where they were unzipped to on the hard drive.
2. LightJockey is installed/updated from a CD the driver are located on the CD in
\HardwareDrivers\USB2\
3. The driver is updated from a downloaded release of LightJockey, run LightJockey
once to unpack compressed files. The driver files are now located in <LightJockey
Installation>\HardwareDrivers\USB2\
Before the LightJockey USB/DMX interface can be used with LightJockey, you must
install the correct USB device driver. Note that each of the three types of LightJockey
USB/DMX interface has their own driver:
• Martin USB/DMX Interface (Unified Driver)
• Martin USB/DMX Interface II - DMX Out (Unified Driver)
• Martin USB/DMX Interface II - DMX In (Unified Driver)
1. Turn on the PC with all the interfaces attached.
2. Once Windows has detected an interface, the
Found New Hardware Wizard will
appear, prompting for a driver for a EZ-USB device.
3. Click
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Next.
4. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device, and then click Next.
5. Select
6. Click
Specify a location and click Next.
Browse to locate the folder with the driver. Click OK.
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7. If a suitable driver is found in the folder, the Wizard will list the driver name and
location. Check this information to ensure that the correct driver has been found.
Click
Next.
8. Windows will now install the driver, check that the device name has been updated.
9. Click Finish and if additional LightJockey USB/DMX interfaces are present then
repeat this procedure from step 2 until a driver for each has been installed.
10. To ensure that the drivers are properly installed and in working order open the
device manager by right-clicking
menu. Select the
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Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
My Computer, select properties from the popup
11. Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry and check that the correct
driver is displayed (without an exclamation mark, as this indicates that there is a
problem.
To ensure that LightJockey routes DMX data to the correct interface when
operating with multiple LightJockey USB/DMX interfaces, always connect:
• All USB/DMX interfaces to the USB port(s) on the PC before applying power to
the PC. This includes a first time setup and configuration.
• Each USB/DMX interface to the same physical USB port on the PC.
Installing the LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows XP system
There are three types of LightJockey USB/DMX interface:
1. Original LightJockey USB/DMX
2. LightJockey USB/DMX II-in
3. LightJockey USB/DMX II-out
Up to four LightJockey USB/DMX out (original model or version II) and one
LightJockey USB/DMX II in interfaces can be connected to a PC. LightJockey version
2.5, or higher, is required.
Note regarding the Location of the USB driver
The guidelines in this section refer to the 'location of the USB driver' in several places.
The exact location of the driver files will depend on if what the installation is. If:
1. The driver has been downloaded as a separate update, the driver f iles will be located
where they were unzipped to on the hard drive.
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2. LightJockey is installed/updated from a CD the driver are located on the CD in
\HardwareDrivers\USB2\
3. The driver is updated from a downloaded release of LightJockey, run LightJockey
once to unpack compressed files. The driver files are now located in <LightJockey
Installation>\HardwareDrivers\USB2\
Before the LightJockey USB/DMX interface can be used with LightJockey, you must
install the correct USB device driver. Note that each of the three types of LightJockey
USB/DMX interface has their own driver:
• Martin USB/DMX Interface (Unified Driver)
• Martin USB/DMX Interface II - DMX Out (Unified Driver)
• Martin USB/DMX Interface II - DMX In (Unified Driver)
1. Turn on the PC with all the interfaces attached.
2. Once Windows has detected an interface, the
Found New Hardware Wizard will
appear, prompting for a driver for a EZ-USB device).
3. Select
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Install from a list or specific location, then click Next.
4. Select Don't search, I will choose the driver to install, click Next.
5. In the list of hardware types, select
6. Click
7. Click
Have Disk.
Browse to locate the folder with the driver and then click OK.
Universal Serial Bus controllers and click Next.
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8. If a suitable driver is found in the folder, the Wizard will list the driver name and
location. Check this information to ensure that the correct driver has been found.
Click
Next.
9. A warning may appear, stating that this driver has not been digitally signed (checked
by Microsoft). Click
Continue Anyway to continue.
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10. Windows will no w install the driv er . Check th e fi nishing dial og identifie s the de vice
correctly.
11. Click
Finish and if additional LightJockey USB/DMX interfaces are present then
repeat this procedure from step 2 until a driver for each has been installed.
12. To ensure that the drivers are properly installed and in working order open the
device manager by right-clicking
menu. Select the
13. Expand the
Hardware tab and then click Device Manager.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry and check that the correct
My Computer, select properties from the popup
driver is displayed (without an exclamation mark, as this indicates that there is a
problem.
To ensure that LightJockey routes DMX data to the correct interface when
operating with multiple LightJockey USB/DMX interfaces, always connect:
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