Manual: ShowNET - Network Interface
Manual: ShowNET - Network Interface
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a)
SHOWEDITOR
- free laser show software
The Showeditor laser software is included with this ShowNET mainboard for free. It is a
full feature laser control software with LIVE and Timeline control mode and many free
laser shows included in delivery.
The software can be downloaded for free on:
https://www.showeditor.com
After downloading and installing the software, open the .exe file on the computer and
execute the software to operate the show laser system.
Details on installation and use of the software please find on the aforementioned website.
b)
SHOWCONTROLLER
- professional laser show and multimedia control software
suite
The ShowNET mainboard fully supports the direct control of the laser via Showcontroller
as well. Showcontroller is a mightly software tool with many professional features. It is
very intuitive and thus easy to get started with, too.
The Software and a Demo Version can be downloaded on:
https://www.showcontroller.com
A license dongle key can be obtained from where this interface has been purchased.
3. Trigger own effects and ILDA files on the SD card
This network interface comes with a microSD card that can hold ILDA files with laser
frames and animations that can be triggered in different ways. It is possible to just use
the standard files that come with delivery or change the files to new, custom ones.
a) Upload own ILDA files to the SD card
Besides the possibility to just upload *.ild files to the microSD card with a standard card
reader, it is also possible to remotely load ILDA files to the plugged in SD card via LAN
without having to extract the SD card from the interface.
To change the ILDA files, open the admin tool and select the tab ‚SD Card‘ as shown in the
picture below:
Select the folder with the ILDA files on the local hard drive by clicking on the button with
the three points on it:
IMPORTANT: Custom laser files have to be stored in *.ild format and must be named with
a number from ‚001.ild‘ to ‚255.ild‘. Each number represents a DMX value on the respective
fader.
To upload *.ild files greater than 6 MB, please use an external card reader. Otherwise the
import may cause problems.
Select the *.ild files to be uploaded from the computer (left side) to the integrated SD card
memory (right side).
Click on the button with the two arrows to the right to upload the *.ild files to the integ-
rated SD card. The files are copied and saved now.
Be aware that, due to the optimized data structure on the interface, the upload of
ILDA files can take a while! (several minutes!)
IMPORTANT: It is not possible to upload any other data than *.ild files to the SD card!
Due to the huge number of available micro SD cards in the market, it cannot be guaran-
teed that all cards are compatible with the ShowNET interface. The use of standard sized
(max. 2GB) SD cards instead of high capacity SDHC or XDHC cards is recommended.
It is also possible to copy the existing *.ild files on the SD card to the computer by selec-
ting the files on the right side. Then click on the button with the two arrows to the left.
With the button ‚invert selection‘ it is possible to select all files with just one click.
The button with the exclamation mark formats the SD card and thus deletes all exisiting
files.
To delete single files, select the very *.ild file and then click on the button with the ‚X‘ on
it (next to the one with the exklamation mark).
In case they got deleted by accident, the standard files card can be downloaded on
https://www.laser-interface.com
b) Stand-Alone Mode / Automatic Mode / Playback Mode
Dip switch setting
switch
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
On (1) / Off (0) 0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
In stand-alone mode the ILDA files on the plugged in SD card are triggered automatically.
