Eurolite (and enttec) pro plugin problem

I think I know where the error occurs, now I have to find out why it happens.
It should not be Windows 7 related, I'm using Windows 7 64Bit and everything works.

Here a new version, now with output of the scanned COM-Ports.
Please send me a screenshot of your devicemanager where I can see the com-ports.

Hi,

Is there any update on this problem? I have just started to work with DMX-controlled lighting (I'm usually doing sound) and I can't get DMXControl to run on my Windows 7 64-bit machine. Every time I try and select the Enttec Pro plugin, the app crashes and Windows closes it.

I have tried installing again and also changing virtual com port (tried 1 3 and 6). As I have a tight deadline I have ordered an Enttec Open USB interface to try it and I'm setting up in Freestyler as a fall-back (which 'just worked' first time), but it's frustrating not to be able to start learning the app when there's a stage show in 3 weeks (lighting man has fallen ill and I was volunteered to take over!)

If I try and configure the Enttec Pro plugin, the app goes quiet for a few seconds and then gets closed. If I select the plugin, up pops a window saying "Error during activation of plugin 'Enttec Pro DMX driver' Error -2147417848 method '~''of object '~' failed. Try again?"

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Does your OpenDMX Interface work with DMXControl using the OpenDMX-Plugin?

Stefan

I haven't received it yet - it's due to arrive late next week.

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Edit: 8th June. KMTronic (Enttec OpenDMX) interface has just arrived. I plugged it in and it worked immediately so there does seem to be an issue with the Enttec Pro driver.

My plan was to have one DMX interface as a spare in case the main one failed during a performance, and I wanted different two different makes just in case one type didn't work with some fittings.

Any thoughts on this or anything I can try to help with debugging?

Is there any update on this or can anyone else confirm whether they have problems with the Enttec pro plugin . or is it just me?

Show starts tonight and there's a loose wire on the KMTronic's fixed-in DMX lead (!!) so I either have to carry on and dare not move the unit (aargh!), get out the soldering iron and fix/break it or re-setup the cues in Freestyler so I can use my other DMX interface.

No pressure!

I have the same problem. I have a Enttec Pro running on Windows 7.

Note that I was working fine on an earlier version of DMX Pro a year or so ago. But, my Vista laptop broke, so I had to start over. But, I had not actually needed to do any real lighting since then. When I finally got around to working with DMX Control on the new laptop, I became frustrated it wouldn't work, and just forgot about it.

I picked up on it again, when I agreed to do a lecture on the subject, and was going to demo DMX Control. I installed version 3 again, but when it would not work, I installed version 2 also. When that failed, I uninstalled both, and then reinstalled version2. But, the same results as the prior folks.

Note that there are no "drivers" for Enttec's DMX Pro for Vista or Win 7, since it is just a serial port, and the USB Serial drivers are already in the Operating System. On my system it is on Com port 5.

My lecture is on Thursday PM in the U.S. I just tried Freestyler, but couldn't figure out how to get it going in a short amount of time. The Mini Stage Console from chromakinetics.com was my next effort, since it is such a simple interface. But, it will not accept keystrokes unless it has the focus. So, I can't run sound cues and use this.

Can anyone recommend a super-simple lighting program that I can demonstrate for this group of puppeteers and other variety artists who may have a small lighting system? I really can't afford to dump more hours into this, so I need a program with a very short learning curve.

Joe Dunfee;

I taught a lighting workshop a month ago, but had to omit DMXControl, since it would not work on my computer because of the problem with the Enttec USB Pro not working. I was going to volunteer to teach a lighting class for another group, but I want to wait until I can get DMXControl to work. I saw another thread that linked to a German language thread.

Here is the message that linked to the German thread, new user - software won't start

Is the problem solved?

Joe Dunfee

Hi,
I don't have an Enttec Interface but the output dll posted in this post seems to work well, at least Alex, Floyd and tezzele said, that it works. So try it and see if it works ;).
Regards
JP

That link is to a message that has the file, Enttec Pro.out.dll.pdf. However, when I attempt to open that PDF, I get the message from Adobi Reader that it is not a PDF file. Is this file intended to be an Adobi PDF? Should I rename it to remove the ".pdf" part, so that it is named Enttec Pro.out.dll ?

Then, if the file should end with .dll, what do I do with the dll file?

[edit... I used a translation site, and yes, it looks like you must remove the .pdf. It was added because apparently uploading a .dll is not permitted. But, I still don't know what to do with the .dll file. ]

-Joe Dunfee

Hi
You have to replace the original EnttecPro.out.dll in the DMXControl installation directory.
Floyd

Quote from cadcoke5

Is this file intended to be an Adobi PDF? Should I rename it to remove the ".pdf" part, so that it is named Enttec Pro.out.dll ?

Then, if the file should end with .dll, what do I do with the dll file?

Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention this point. As Floyd said, rename the file (remove the .pdf) and copy it into the directory of DMXC. But before you do that, rename the original dll-file in the DMXC-directory to have a backup of it. DMXC should not be running during the copy-process. Hope, your Interface work with DMXC after that
Regards
JP

Before exchanging the plugin DLL, could you please try to "execute" the .reg file in the attached ZIP archive to test a theory I have? Simply double-click the file and confirm you want to import it into the registry. Does the (existing) plugin work afterwards?

Kind regards,
Stefan

First, thank you for your attention to this problem.

I had uninstalled both versions of DMX control a few months ago, when I couldn't get them to work. So, for this new round of tests, I installed the Version 3.0.1.2 beta 1, and then ran the vbctrls.reg file as you requested.

However, when I attempted to install the Enttex DMX USB Pro interface, Enttec brand was not listed. I searched the entire program directory for anytyhing with "enttec" and nothign was found.

Then, I placed the Enttec Pro.out.dll file in the same directory where the other brands are located. C:\Program Files (x86)\DMXControl3.0\Kernel\Plugins. I restarted DMX Control 3. However, again, the Entec brand interface did not show up.

-Joe Dunfee

Hi,
the Interface is not listed because DMXC 3 is still a beta version and supports only a fiew Interfaces. This will be changed in the next time and support for new interfaces will be added, but this need some time (and there are some more important things to be implemented first). So this file, Stefan posted, works only with the DMXC 2 series. The stable version of DMXC 2 is 2.12.1.
Regards
JP

P.S.: Once your Interface works with DMXC 2 you can test DMXC 3 as well. Until your Interfase is added to the list of supported interfaces, you can send the DMX-Output of DMXC 3 via Art-Net to DMXC 2. In our Wiki, there is a tutorial, how to setup this connection (DMXC 3 tut 24)
P.P.S.: The latest version of DMXC 3 is 3.0.4.0 (Beta 4). The instalation file should be in the Beta-Thread

I downloaded and installed version 2 of DMXControl. Then, I re-ran the vbctrls registry file you linked to ealier. DMXControl did not give an error message when it was started, but the interface didn't seem to run either.

So, I copied the new Enttec Pro.out.dll file over the existing one in the program directory, and re-ran DMXControl. The error message attached below came up. I went past it, and tried to use it, but there was no DMX output. I have also attached a screen shot showing the details of the configuration. Note that the settings screen showed the same thing on both attempts. Also, I looked at my device manager to see that the device is connected on COM5.

-Joe Dunfee

Any update on this problem?

I would like an update as well.

-Joe Dunfee