Problem with Gobo Shake?

Eddiie · January 13, 2014 at 8:45 AM

I cannot get this to work, please tell me what I am doing wrong. When removing the comment from the GoboShake area, the device will not appear in the Device Manger list.

Editing post screwed up the code, sorry - trying to fix it.

Code

<gobowheel dmxchannel="3" ><goborotation dmxchannel="4"><step type="stop" mindmx="0" maxdmx="0" /><range type="cc" minval="0.1" maxval="8" mindmx="8" maxdmx="127" /><step type="stop" mindmx="128" maxdmx="135" /><range type="ccw" minval="0.1" maxval="8" mindmx="136" maxdmx="255" /></goborotation><!--<goboshake dmxchannel="3" /><step type="open" caption="Open" mindmx="0" maxdmx="0" />          <step type="gobo" caption="Stars" mindmx="14" maxdmx="14" >            <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="116" maxdmx="135" />          </step>          <step type="gobo" caption="Cross" mindmx="28" maxdmx="28" >            <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="136" maxdmx="155" />          </step>          <step type="gobo" caption="Spiralgraph" mindmx="42" maxdmx="42" >            <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="156" maxdmx="175"          </step>          <step type="gobo" caption="Meteor" mindmx="56" maxdmx="56" >            <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="176" maxdmx="195" />          </step>          <step type="gobo" caption="Blackhole" mindmx="70" maxdmx="70" >           <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="196" maxdmx="215" />          </step>          <step type="gobo" caption="Triangle" mindmx="84" maxdmx="84" >            <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="216" maxdmx="235" />          </step>          <step type="gobo" caption="Line of dots" mindmx="98" maxdmx="98" >            <step handler="goboshake" mindmx="236" maxdmx="255" />          </step>         </goboshake>-->      <wheelrotation>        <range type="cw" mindmx="220" maxdmx="255" minval="0,1" maxval="2" />      </wheelrotation>    </gobowheel>

If I copy an existing DDF - Brightlight - Indigo 150, the device 'works', gobo buttons show up, how do I shake?

Code

<shake />
      <step type="open" caption="Open" mindmx="0" maxdmx="9" />
      <step type="gobo" caption="Stars" mindmx="14" maxdmx="27" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="116" maxdmx="135" minval="0,1" maxval="3" />
      </step>      <step type="gobo" caption="Cross" mindmx="28" maxdmx="41" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="136" maxdmx="155" minval="0,1" maxval="3" /
>      </step>
      <step type="gobo" caption="Sprialgraph" mindmx="42" maxdmx="55" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="156" maxdmx="175" minval="0,1" maxval="3" />
      </step>
      <step type="gobo" caption="Meteor" mindmx="56" maxdmx="69" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="175" maxdmx="195" minval="0,1" maxval="3" />
      </step>
      <step type="gobo" caption="Blackhole" mindmx="70" maxdmx="83" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="196" maxdmx="215" minval="0,1" maxval="3" />
      </step>
      <step type="gobo" caption="Triangle" mindmx="84" maxdmx="97" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="216" maxdmx="235" minval="0,1" maxval="3" />
      </step>
      <step type="gobo" caption="Line of Dots" mindmx="98" maxdmx="115" >
		<step handler="shake" mindmx="236" maxdmx="255" minval="0,1" maxval="3" />
      </step>

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**fisl** · January 13, 2014 at 6:25 PM

The Kernel tells you where the error is:

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2014-01-13 18:18:10,410 [3] WARN  org.dmxc.lumos.Kernel.Devices.Factory.AbstractDeviceFactory - Warning while loading DDF: Thread9270_Eddiie.xmlSystem.Xml.XmlException: Name cannot begin with the '< ' character, hexadecimal value 0x3C. Line 28, position 6.   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args)   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Int32 pos, String res, String[] args)   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes()   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()   at System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadNode(Boolean skipOverWhitespace)   at System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequence(XmlDocument parentDoc)   at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace)   at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader)   at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(Stream inStream)   at org.dmxc.lumos.Kernel.Devices.Factory.AbstractDeviceFactory.get_AvailableDevices() in D:\dmxc3\branch\Lumos\3.0\Lumos\src\Kernel\Devices\Factory\AbstractDeviceFactory.cs:Line 81.

Code

<step handler="goboshake" mindmx="156" maxdmx="175"

should be

Code

<step handler="goboshake" mindmx="156" maxdmx="175" />

If you use an editor with syntax highlighting these kind of errors are much easier to spot.

Dennis

***JPK*** · January 13, 2014 at 7:19 PM

Hi,
Eddiie

Quote from fisl

The Kernel tells you where the error is:

This exactly what I said in the other Thread ;). Just lock into the kernel-log and you know, what's wrong :).
Regards
JP

Eddiie · January 14, 2014 at 9:57 AM

Ah that was a typo in pasting the code. It was OK in the DDF.

Taking advice I opened in XMLNotepad and found errors, also see them in the Kernel window! Fixed.

Now the problem moves to inside DMXControl3, error window -

Device Manager -> Add Device -> Select my DDF ->
"There has been an Error when loading the DDF <file name>.xml:
There has to be at least one range / step with proper values set."

</goboshake>

Honestly, I do not understand minval= and maxval= I typically do not include them and let DMXControl3 finger them out.
I've tried adding them and it does not help.

Is there a good working DDF with a Gobo shake that works I can use as another example?
Maybe I should try the DDF creator for this light.

I also cannot get the dimmer to work correctly. They put too many things on one channel..
Strobe, Dimmer, Shutter, other things can't use.

**fisl** · January 14, 2014 at 10:27 PM

Code

<goboshake dmxchannel="3" >

should be

Code

<goboshake dmxchannel="3" />

However if gobo and goboshake share the same channel you should omit dmxchannel="3".

It should look somewhat like

Code

<gobowheel dmxchannel="0">
  <goboshake />
  <step type="open" caption="Open" mindmx="0" maxdmx="13" />
  <step type="gobo" caption="Gobo 1" mindmx="14" maxdmx="27">
    <range handler="goboshake" mindmx="112" maxdmx="127" minval="0.1" maxval="3" />
  </step>
      ...
</gobowheel>

Eddiie · January 20, 2014 at 1:05 AM

I am going to give up on this.
Maybe someone else can get it to work.
Attached is my XML and zip files containing graphics.

Good luck.

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