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DMX Core

Quick Start

This walkthrough takes you from a fresh DMX Core 100 to controlling a light and playing back a show. It assumes you’ve completed Installation (or installed the desktop software) and powered the unit on.

There are two common workflows. You can follow either — or both — and they share the same first two steps:

  • Control fixtures directly — Set up a fixture in the DMX Core 100 and save a look as a preset. Start with Path A.
  • Record & play back — Capture a show from external lighting software and replay it on demand. Start with Path B.

Step 1 — Connect to the Web UI

Most setup happens in the browser-based Web UI.

  1. Find the device IP address under Main Menu > About on the touchscreen (desktop software users: use http://localhost:8000).
  2. Open http://<device-ip>:8000 (or https://<device-ip>:8001) in a browser on the same network.
  3. Log in with your PIN — the default admin PIN is 1111.

See Connecting to the Web UI for full details.

Step 2 — Check Your Output

An output tells the DMX Core 100 where to send DMX data — which protocol and universe. A new install already includes a default sACN output on universe 1, so for a simple single-universe setup you may not need to change anything here.

  1. In the Web UI, go to Settings > Outputs to review the configured outputs.
  2. If you need a different protocol or more universes, edit the default output or click Add: choose a Protocol (Art-Net or sACN are the most common for network setups), set the Universe, and save.

See Output Config for all options.

Path A — Control a Fixture and Save a Preset

Add a fixture

The DMX Core 100 ships with built-in generic profiles for common RGB and RGBW fixtures — PAR washes and LED strips/pixels. For a simple RGB light you don’t need to find or import a profile; just pick one of the built-ins when adding the fixture.

  1. (Other fixtures only) If your light isn’t a generic RGB/RGBW type, import its profile first: download one from Lightkey or Daslight (SSL2), then upload it in the Web UI under File Explorer.
  2. Go to Settings > Fixtures and click Add.
  3. Select the Profile — a built-in generic RGB/RGBW profile, or one you imported — and the Personality (channel mode), then set the DMX address and universe to match your physical fixture.
  4. Click Save.

Full details are in Fixture Setup.

Control it and save a preset

  1. Go to Lighting > Fixture Control.
  2. Select your fixture and adjust its color and dimmer — the light responds in real time.
  3. Once you have a look you like, go to Lighting > Presets and save the current state as a new preset.
  4. Activate the preset any time by clicking its play icon to instantly recall that look.

See Fixture Control and Presets to go further with zones, effects, and fading.

Path B — Record and Play Back a Show

Record a cue

  1. Set your external lighting software (or console) to output Art-Net or sACN to the DMX Core 100 on the universe(s) from your output configuration.
  2. In the Web UI, go to Utilities > Record.
  3. Press Preview to start listening — you’ll see incoming DMX data on the channel monitor.
  4. Run your show, then press Save Cue to capture the full dynamic sequence (or Save Snapshot to capture a single moment as a preset).

Full details are in Recording.

Play it back

  1. Go to Lighting > Cues.
  2. Click the play icon next to your cue to start playback. Use the progress bar to pause, resume, or scrub.

See Cues for fade, loop, and dimmer settings.

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