Limited to 16 DMX universes?

[avclubvids]

As fixtures continue to add channels (there are some individual fixtures on the market with 512ch of DMX each) the need for more and more universes is not theoretical, it is here now. Why is Arena limited to 16 DMX universes? I could understand if there was a cheaper version of the software but this is the top of your product line, it should at minimum support hundreds, and realistically could support close to 1000 universes. Touch Designer has no limit, which is why it is becoming the only tool for controlling lots of LEDs and many-channeled fixtures. Why does this (very low) limit exist?

[Zoltán]

16 subnets * 16 Universes that's 256 universes to any destination IP.
We have to yet come across a fixture which uses more than 256 universes.

Advanced screen setup can do 1024 Lumiverses, all can be spanned to 256 universes.

[avclubvids]

Thank you for this, I had ignored the Subnet for some reason. Mental block.

Are Lumaverses "nets" in Artnet parlance? I've found that most Artnet endpoints work better when Resolume is in "Broadcast" instead of using a specific target IP for a Lumaverse, so it seems like there might be some confusion if I try to use multiple Lumaverses in Broadcast mode unless I can explicitly define their net numbers. Also, some newer fixtures take Artnet directly via RJ45, so I cannot set Resolume to a single IP for them, I need to broadcast to multiple fixtures from each Lumaverse. Hopefully, Lumaverses are nets and I can control their net number easily!

[Zoltán]

Lumiverse is the internal, logical Universe in Resolume. You can route a Lumierse to a specific output Universe.

Artnet directly via RJ45 is regular ethernet networking. All devcies on the network should have a unique IP address. Maybe that's what's not set up properly, and so only broadcast works?

[avclubvids]

Ok, so an example - how do I send DMX to universe #311-312? Resolume can only address Universes 0-255 per Lumaverse, so while we can send up to 256 universes to any one IP or via Broadcast from a Lumaverse, we cannot address any universe numbered above 255.

The way Lumaverses work right now, they can either Broadcast, or connect to a single IP per Lumaverse, but we have multiple devices that we need to target via Artnet per Lumaverse, perhaps there could be a way to specify an IP range per Lumaverse as a third alternative?

But the issue with only being able to address 0-255 Universe IDs is a problem, unless there is a way to work around that?

[Zoltán]

Do you have more than 256 fixtures?
You don't need to have them on a different Universe, if you do unicast.

[avclubvids]

Yes, we have a ton of addressable LEDs, so our universe count is higher than 256. Some shows use sACN to address many hundreds if not a couple thousand universes. There are single fixtures these days with 512DMX channels each.