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QDmx Command Line Interface

This page give you examples on how to use the Command Line Interface.

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Server

Start server

    qdmx startserver

Stop server

    qdmx stopserver

Ping server

    qdmx ping

Setup server executable

    qdmx setupqdmxsv /path/to/qdmxsv

Universes management

List universes

    qdmx list

Configure universe

    qdmx configure artnet:192.168.0.255:0:OUT

Get or configure universe

    qdmx get dummy:0

Universe

Start universe

    qdmx startuniv 1
    - or -
    qdmx startuniv artnet:192.168.0.255:0:OUT

Set active channels count

    qdmx setactive 1 12
    - or -
    qdmx setactive artnet:192.168.0.255:0:OUT 12

Send DMX data

    qdmx setchannel 1 0 255 128 255 32
    - or -
    qdmx setchannel artnet:192.168.0.255:0:OUT 0 255 128 255 32

Stop universe

    qdmx stopuniv 1
    - or -
    qdmx stopuniv artnet:192.168.0.255:0:OUT

Simple shell script

#!/bin/bash

UNIV="artnet:192.168.0.255:0:OUT"

# Ensure that universe is configured
qdmx get $UNIV
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Unable to configure !"
  exit 1
fi

# Start universe : DMX will be send from this point
qdmx startuniv $UNIV

# Defines how many channels are used (to prevent transmiting 508 empty channels for nothing)
qdmx setactive $UNIV 4

# Set channel1=128 channel2=255 channel3=255 channel4=128
qdmx setchannel $UNIV 0 128 255 255 128

sleep 1

qdmx setchannel $UNIV 0 255 255 128 128

sleep 1

qdmx setchannel $UNIV 0 255 128 128 255