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Unison Mosaic DesignerUser Manualv1.11Copyright © 2009-2013 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc..All rights reserved.Production information and specifica

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDisable Audio Input 113Toggle eDMX Pass-Thru 113Hardware Reset 113Triggers - TPC triggers 114TPC triggers 114TPC But

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTriggers - BasicThese basic triggers allow you to use the Controller's realtime and astronomical clock, digital

Triggers - BasicThere is also an advanced dialog that allows you to specify a precise mask of when the trigger should fire, using acombination of year

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNOTE: Astronomical triggers are only tested by the Time Server and then shared over the network so any con-ditions a

Triggers - BasicPause AllPauses all timelines at their current position - effects and media will also freeze.Resume TimelineResumes playback of a paus

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualThe fader modifies the programmed intensity for all fixtures within the group. On startup all groups have theirfader

Triggers - AdvancedTriggers - AdvancedUnison Mosaic Controllers support numerous serial communication ports and optional Remote Devices and thefollowi

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNow define the string of input characters to be matched as the trigger. There are three formats in which serialstrin

Triggers - AdvancedPress Remove to delete a command string and Clear to delete them all.The resulting hexadecimal string will be constructed automatic

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDALI Ballast ErrorRIO D, TPC with TPC-RIO or DALI-S Expansion Module required.Use this to trigger from a DALI ballas

Triggers - AdvancedUse this trigger if you want to act upon a change of the electrical state of a specific DALI bus. Buses can be inone of three state

ContentsDALI Ballast Error 125Actions that use variables 125Start, Release, Toggle, Resume and Pause Timeline 125Set, Increase and Decrease Intensity

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSet TimecodeUse this to set the timecode position for one of the six Time Sources (set the appropriate timecode form

Triggers - AdvancedSet Text SlotThe Set Text Slot trigger action allows you to change the value of a text slot from a trigger, see the Dynamic Textpre

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualbe set to 1. For the original MSC hardware this should be set to 1 if using the onboard RS232 port, or 2 or 3 ifusin

Triggers - AdvancedPress Append New to add and define another command string to be output, the Raise and Lower buttons can beused to define the output

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTriggers - TPC triggersThese triggers allow you to link the TPC's user interface with Designer's powerful

Triggers - TPC triggersset red, green and blue, so coupling the TPC Colour Change trigger with the Set Fixture RGB action requires verylittle configur

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTPC actionsSet TPC Control ValueUse this action to show feedback on TPC controls by changing their current value(s).

Triggers - TPC triggersDisable TPCThe entire user interface of a TPC can be enabled or disabled. Set the Controller number to the target TPC, thenchoo

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTriggers - ConditionsSometimes you only want a trigger to function in certain circumstances, for example during the

Triggers - ConditionsChoosing "Every day" means all years, months and days are in the mask, so they will all satisfy the condition.Similarly

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualConnecting the Controller via USB 137Ethernet 137DHCP (default) 137Link local (DHCP error) 137Static IP (optional) 1

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNOTE: Conditions are always tested on the Controller that handles the trigger. Real time triggers are alwayshandled

Triggers - ConditionsAnalog InputThe revised MSC hardware and TPC with TPC-RIO have 8 inputs that can be configured as digital or analoginputs in the

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDALI Ballast ErrorUse this condition to determine if any or a single ballast(s) have reported a fixture error.DALI B

Triggers - VariablesTriggers - VariablesVariables are a way of collecting numbers from inputs and using them in actions. Some examples would be:l Rece

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual<x> or <X>Will match a hexadecimal character (ASCII, 0-f) and store its numeric value (0-15) as the next

Triggers - VariablesDALI InputIf the trigger is using a Min to Max range then the matching number will be stored as variable 1.DALI Ballast ErrorIf Al

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSet, Increase and Decrease IntensityThe intensity level or increment can be passed in by a variable. Select the &quo

Triggers - VariablesDALI Stop Emergency TestThe DALI ballast address on a specific interface can be passed in by variable. Select the relevant "V

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualRun ScriptVariables can be accessed from Lua scripts.Set BPS Button LEDThe button number and intensity level can be

SimulateSimulateThe simulator allows you to preview your programming on the plan:The window comprises 3 sections: The main portion of the window is yo

ContentsMSC X 151DMX Proxy (MSC 1 only) 152ETCNet2 152KiNet power supplies 152DVI (MSC X only) 152Network - Controller Interfaces 154Configure TPC-RIO

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSkip backwards & forwardsWhen the simulator is running or paused these buttons skip backwards or forwards in 10

SimulateSimulating with audioIf you need to simulate a timeline that will play in sync with an audio track in your final presentation then you canuse

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualPress Ctrl (Apple) + F8 or tear off the Simulate mode tab to open this window. Incredibly helpful in speeding upyour

UploadUploadOnce you have confirmed that your programming is as you want you can upload to the Controllers by either press-ing the Upload button on th

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualIssuesWhen you open the Upload dialog, there is a tab which lists potential errors with your project. Designer will

Network - OverviewNetwork - OverviewUnison Mosaic products are designed to operate on an Ethernet network for maximum scalability and the rangecan be

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualController and can not be used stand-alone nor remotely. Expansion Modules have varying configuration options,see Ex

Network - Controller connectionNetwork - Controller connectionBefore you can configure and upload to the Controllers they must be connected to the PC

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDefault gatewayMust be consistently set to either nothing or a valid IP address.Managed switches and firewallsManage

Network - Controller connectionIf a controller is on a different network, and is not discovered on USB, it will appear as grey in the network spread-s

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualKiNet 165Font 165Report spreadsheet 165Exporting a report 165Web interface - Default pages 166Home 166Project Status

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualOnce all the connected Controllers have compatible firmware you can associate them with project Controllersand confi

Network - Controller associationNetwork - Controller associationIt is here that you connect your project programming in Designer with real, networked

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualwant to modify the list of project Controllers.To add and set the type of a project TPC or MSC:1. Press the Add Cont

Network - Controller associationOnce all your project Controllers have been associated with real Controllers you can configure them, test your pro-gra

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualMac OS X users:Pressing the File Transfer button in the Network pane will launch an FTP client on Mac OS X. By defau

Network - Controller configurationNetwork - Controller configurationWith a Controller selected, choose the Controller Config tab:Uniquely, these setti

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWatchdogCheck this to enable the internal watchdog that will reset the Controller automatically in case of a softwar

Network - Controller configuration3. The Controller will resetDate and TimeAll Controllers have an internal realtime clock which is battery backed and

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualUsing the TPC.cfg or MSC.cfg file to store the Controller's configuration on the memory card allows a Controlle

Network - Controller propertiesNetwork - Controller propertiesWith a Controller selected, choose the Controller Properties tab:IdentificationUse these

ContentsAre project files compatible across versions and platforms? 183Can I have multiple versions of Designer on my computer? 183What documentation

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSet whether the backlight brightness should automatically adjust for changes in the ambient light level, andwhether

Network - Controller protocolsNetwork - Controller protocolsWith a Controller selected, choose the Protocols tab which is also available from the Patc

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDMX Proxy (MSC 1 only)If a Designer project has a TPC and an MSC 1, the TPC can output local DMX via the MSC's

Network - Controller protocolsThe X and Y offset of the pixel matrix within the 1024x768 DVI output can be set as required. The size of the pixelmatri

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNetwork - Controller InterfacesChoose the Interfaces tab to configure the input/output interfaces for a Controller,

Network - Controller InterfacesSerial Port(s) (not standalone TPC)Use these fields to configure the Controller's integrated RS232 or RS232/485 se

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualMSC 1 & 2: Expansion ModulesA variety of Expansion Modules are available to augment the original MSC 1 & 2 h

Network - Controller InterfacesSee timeline properties for usage.AUDIOThe Audio Expansion Module allows realtime manipulation of intensity and timelin

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDALI-SThe DALI Slave Expansion Module allows one or more Controllers to be controlled by any DALI compatible sys-tem

Network - Remote DevicesNetwork - Remote DevicesPlease refer to the documentation supplied with the units for hardware details and installation instru

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualI get loads of warnings about custom fixtures when opening a project file? 192I have forgotten the Controller's

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualProject vs real Remote DevicesThe list of Remote Devices is split into two sections: At the top is the list of proje

Network - Remote DevicesTo delete a project Remote Device:1. Select the project Remote Device by clicking the left hand button, the row will highlight

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualRemote Input Output (RIO) device propertiesSerial PortThe RIO 80, RIO 44 and RIO 08 have a multi-protocol serial por

Network - Remote Devicesl Regenerate for - select the number of frames that will be generated by the RIO A's software flywheel in theevent of a d

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualReportDesigner can automatically produce reports to aid in producing documentation for the project:Report toolbarUse

ReportTimelineProvides a summary of each timeline. Use the pull-down to select the timeline.TriggerProvides a summary of the trigger programming. Comp

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWeb interface - Default pagesThe Controller's internal web interface is a very powerful diagnostic and manageme

Web interface - Default pagesProject StatusThe status page provides feedback on the current state of playback:TimelinesAll timelines are listed with t

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualUse this page in conjunction with the Control and Log pages to interrogate and debug an installation.LogThe log can

Web interface - Default pagesOutputView outputSelect the Protocol/DMX Port to examine a numerical snapshot of the control data being output, refreshed

ContentsTPC user interface control 209Accessing the current state of the digital inputs on this Controller 209Accessing the values of DMX inputs on th

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualInputDMXSelect the DMX input or Expansion Module(s) (if any connected) to examine a snapshot of the DMX values being

Web interface - Default pagesEmergency Test ScheduleOnly populated if the current interface has emergency ballasts present. View information about whe

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualControlPassword protected if set. Enter "admin" for the User Name and then the password.A Controller can b

Web interface - Default pagesAll the Controller's configuration settings are displayed and can be changed here, see configuration for details.Rem

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWeb interface - Command lineThe Controller has a command line entry box in the Control page of its web interface. Te

Web interface - Command line1-25@100%r255b255g0Set fixtures 1 thru 25 to 100% intensity, red to 255, blue to 255 and green to 0immediatelyClearing fix

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWeb interface - Custom page(s)To add a custom web page, or set of pages, to the web interface on a Controller, go to

Web interface - Custom page(s)Injecting variablesYou can capture variables and inject them into the numbered trigger by specifying a "var" f

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualIssuesWhen you Upload, Designer will check things like triggers and hardware configuration to make sure that there a

IssuesDALI programming has changed on Interface '?' since theballast configuration was last uploadedUpdate the DALI ballasts, see DALITimeli

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWorking with gradients 233Listing 13 234Listing 14 234Listing 15 234Working with properties 235Boolean properties 23

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTrigger '?' requires a valid RS485 port numberReconfigure the trigger with the correct port number(1, unle

IssuesAction '?' uses the RS485 serial port, but controller '?'doesn't have an RS485 serial portReconfigure the action to use

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualController '?' doesn't have a valid IP address for Network 2Reconfigure the Protocol port to use a va

Frequently asked questionsFrequently asked questionsSoftwareIs the free software a cut-down demo version?No. The free Designer software is the full so

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualHow can I tell what DMX levels are being generated?During programming, when simulating using Output Live, there is a

Frequently asked questionsHow do I programme RS232, RS485 or Ethernet triggers?Unison Mosaic Controllers can send and receive triggers from 3rd party

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualHardwareWhich revision of MSC 1 & 2 hardware do Ihave?MSCs with serial numbers 006xxx and higher are a revised

Frequently asked questionsAre there any diagnostic tools?The LED status indicators on the Controllers serve a dual purpose. In normal operation they i

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualHow do the Unison Mosaic products cope with sharing a network with other, non-lighting devices?Unison Mosaic product

TroubleshootingTroubleshootingThe following section lists common problems and their solutions, beginning with an explanation of the Controller'sL

ContentsGet Global Lua Variables 248Sample Response 248Notes 248Example 248Glossary 249- 19 -

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manuall Still not working? Have you installed any other software with USB functionality (especially PC lighting soft-ware

TroubleshootingSimulation looks fine but when I upload to the MSC nothing happens?l Fixtures not patched. Try Output Live or examine the DMX Viewer to

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualUse the Select Controller pull-down to view the Controller of interest, the verbosity (detail) of the log can bechan

Output viewerOutput viewerSelect View > Output viewer on the main toolbar to open this window:Use the Controller, Protocol and Universe pull-downs

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualOutput LiveIf you have connected Controllers then you will be able to select Output Live in the simulator to have De

Log viewerLog viewerSelect View > Controller Log Window on the main toolbar to open this window:Use the Controller pull-down to select the Controll

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTPC recoveryThe TPC has a built-in failsafe against firmware problems: it stores two versions of firmware. So if one

MSC RecoveryMSC RecoveryRevised MSC 1/2/4 Hardware (serial numbers 006xxx onwards)The MSC has a built-in failsafe against firmware problems: it stores

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWhen to use itTo update the bootloaderTheLegacyMSC Recovery Tool is the only method by which the bootloader can be

MSC X Recovery ToolMSC X Recovery ToolThe MSC X Recovery Tool is a standalone utility for updating the MSC X's firmware:When to use itTo recover

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualETC permits the reproduction of materials in this manual only for non-commercial purposes. All other rights arereser

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWelcomeIntroductionWelcome and thank you for using version v1.11 of the Unison Mosaic Designer software. This releas

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualRun the toolOn Windows this tool can be launched from the Start menu under Programs > Mosaic > Designer. Note

MSC X Recovery ToolPress "Format & Install" once you have confirmed that the correct card has been selected to proceed and com-plete:Pre

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualAVC Recovery ToolThe AVC Recovery Tool is a standalone utility for updating the firmware for both processors in the

AVC Recovery ToolHow to use itConnect the AVC via USBUse a DC supply to power the AVC and then connect to a PC with a standard USB cable. If prompted

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSoftware release notesRelease NotesThese are provided with the installation Readme file.Software LicencesGPLPortions

System limits & capacitiesSystem limits & capacitiesUnison Mosaic Designer imposes the following project limits which can not be exceeded:Grou

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTriggering and playback expectationsThe Unison Mosaic system is designed to spread the load across all Controllers i

Lua scriptsLua scriptsWe use a scripting language called Lua, which has been extended to provide functionality specific to the UnisonMosaic Controller

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTo add/remove a breakpoint on a line of source code, click the mouse to the left of the relevant line number, oruse

Lua scriptscivil_dusk.minuteThe minute of civil dusk (0-59)civil_dusk.secondThe second of civil dusk (0-59)nautical_dawn.hourThe hour of nautical dawn

What's new in v1.11What's new in v1.11Controllersl Support for TPC-RIO- 21 -

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualInjecting a triggerEquivalent to clicking a trigger in the web control screen.inject_trigger(num)Fires the trigger w

Lua scriptsto fade.clear_fixture(fixture, time)Clear the direct settings on fixture with optional fade time (in seconds).clear_all(time)Clear all dire

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualAccessing the current state of BPS buttons and setting BPS LEDsget_bps(number)Returns as an object the BPS by number

Lua scriptsfile:close()end- 213 -

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTrigger Programming GuideIntroductionThe Unison Mosaic Controllers offer many useful show control capabilities. Freq

Trigger Programming GuideCommentsIt is good practice to include readable comments in your scripts so that you (or anyone else) will be able to easilyt

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual-- first choiceelseif myNumber < 15 and myNumber > 10 then-- second choiceelse-- third choiceendThe other cont

Trigger Programming GuidefirstTable = {} -- creates an empty tablesecondTable = { 5,3,9,7 } -- a table with 4 entriesYou can then access entries withi

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualstart_timeline(t)start_timeline is one of the functions provided by ETC and it will start the timeline with the numb

Trigger Programming Guideindex = 1end-- start the timeline whose number is at entry 'index'start_timeline(timeline[index])-- increment index

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualUser InterfaceThe software has been designed to present a consistent graphical user interface and so it is worth fam

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualN = realtime.weekday -- 0 is Sunday, 1 is Monday,...-- we want Sunday to be 7 rather than 0if N == 0 thenN = 7endsta

Trigger Programming Guidestart and release timeline actions in the trigger window if they want to change which timeline is run - they do notneed to mo

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualInverting a DMX input before it is used with a Set Intensity actionA client's existing DMX control system is co

Trigger Programming GuideOf course here I have assumed that the corners of the building neatly line up with 0°,90°,180° and 270°. What ifthey are at 4

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualThis is probably the better solution because it avoids having a script running every second for no reason. There iss

Trigger Programming Guidehour = realtime.hourif high_tides[(h*5)+3] > hour then-- not yet reached this entryreturnelseif high_tides[(h*5)+3] == hou

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNote that Unison Mosaic currently uses Lua 5.0 rather than the newer Lua 5.1, although the differences are irrel-eva

Custom Preset Programming GuideCustom Preset Programming GuideCustom Presets use a Lua script to define an effect that can be played back on a Matrix.

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualand-- decide if we are in the band or in the separator between bandsif (mod(x,band_width+band_spacing)<band_width

Custom Preset Programming GuideListing 5function pixel(frame,x,y)-- calculate the progress through the animationlocal t = frame/frames-- compare the f

User InterfaceBrowser toolbarThe Browser toolbar provides controls for expanding and collapsing groups and compound fixtures as well as forcreating gr

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual-- adjust y to be relative to the center of the effecty = y-(height/2)+0.5-- decide if this pixel is inside the band

Custom Preset Programming Guide-- get the band in which this pixel fallslocal band = math.floor(x/total_band_width)-- get the fraction through the eff

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualEarlier in this document, we stated that the pixel function should return 3 numbers, representing the red, greenand

Custom Preset Programming Guide-- adjust y to be relative to the center of the effecty = y-(height/2)+0.5-- decide if this pixel is inside the bandif

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manuallocal c1 = colour.new(255,0,0)local c2 = colour.new(0,0,255)local g = gradient.new(c1, c2)To find the colour of the

Custom Preset Programming Guide-- get the combined width of band and separatorlocal total_band_width = band_width+band_spacing-- get the number of vis

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualname is a string and must be unique within a custom preset and must not contain spaces. This name will be usedas the

Custom Preset Programming GuideThe default value of a gradient is a list of fractions and colours, where fraction is in the range [0-1] and spe-cifies

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualif (mod(x,total_band_width)>=band_width) then-- in band separatorreturn background_colourend-- get the band in wh

Custom Preset Programming Guidec:greenThe value of the green component [0-255] of colour c.c:blueThe value of the blue component [0-255] of colour c.G

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualKeyboard shortcutsFor ease and speed of use various keyboard keys map to application commands, particularly with reg

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTPC learning infrared receiverThe TPC may be taught to recognise up to 16 different infrared (IR) codes from a stand

BPS learning infrared receiverBPS learning infrared receiverThe BPS may be taught to recognise up to 8 different infrared (IR) codes from a standard I

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTo exit Learn Mode:1. Press the reset button or wait for 60 seconds.l The buttons will now revert to normal operatio

File formatsFile formatsFixture plan file format (*.csv)The fixture plan file format is versioned to ensure that CSV files generated for Designer 1.7.

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual101,,125,100,0,25,25102,,100,125,0,25,25103,,125,125,0,25,25Pixel matrix file format (*.csv)The pixel matrix file fo

Web server query interfaceWeb server query interfaceThe query interface of a Controller provides access to timeline status information, text slot cont

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual<sunrise>06:55:00</sunrise><sunset>19:02:00</sunset><projectName>My First Show</pro

Web server query interface</timeSource><timeOffset>P00H00M00.00S</timeOffset><timeFormat>SMPTE30</timeFormat></timeli

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual<textSlot name = "slot_name">slot value</textSlot></response>NotesMultiple text slots ca

GlossaryGlossaryBbootloaderBootstrap loader; a small software program, stored in internal flash memory, that is responsible for load-ing the firmware

Keyboard shortcuts● Ctrl + O Open project.● Ctrl + S Save project.● Ctrl + EExport project (exports the project including media & plan background

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualMmatrixA two-dimensional array of fixtures such that each fixture, or element within a compound fixture, ismapped to

GlossaryWwatchdogA hardware device that monitors a microprocessor and automatically forces a reset if the micro-processor stops responding.wildcardA m

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualOverviewThe Designer software is the tool provided to configure and program the Unison Mosaic Controllers and Remote

Overviewincorporating conditions if necessary. See Trigger reference.Simulate (F8)Simulate allows you to view a representation of your project in plan

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualQuick StartCreating a projectHaving installed QuickTime and Designer, launch the application and select New Project

Quick StartProgramming Timelines1. Click on the Program tab at the left to change to the Program view.2. Note the fixture browser now has timeline row

ContentsContentsContents 3Welcome 20Introduction 20Platforms 20Apple QuickTime 20Help Overview 20Help Help 20Support 20What's new in v1.11 21Cont

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSetup - Project propertiesWith no fixtures selected, the Project Properties pane is displayed:Project Identification

Setup - Project propertiesBackground imageTo use a background image click on the button next to the Image entry to browse for an image, either a Windo

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualStarts and Ends fields although it is recommended that you check that they are indeed valid. Alternatively, spe-cifi

Setup - Project propertiesMoving light - wash DALI ballast (see DALI)Moving light - spot Conventional fixtureMoving light - mirrorNon-dim (switched co

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual4. Set the duplication parameters, see below5. Press OkFor rectangular arrays, positive width and height values will

Setup - Project propertiesAudio visual (AV) fixturesSelect "Generic Video" from the drop down of manufacturers. Choose the appropriate type

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualFixture PositionUse these fields to set numerically the fixture's position and orientation on the plan and to c

Setup - Project propertiesMoving lightsMoving lights can be customised for the project as one would on any sophisticated moving light console. UseInve

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSelecting fixturesThere are various ways of selecting fixtures which are common to all windows so it is worth coveri

Selecting fixturesFinally, Groups can be used to set up intensity control zones in the Triggers window.To create a group:1. Select the fixtures you wa

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDaylight Saving Time 31Fixture Library 32Fixture icons & scale 32Populating the plan 33To add a fixture: 33To du

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualSetup - Fixture editorWhile we endeavour to provide a comprehensive library of DMX compatible fixtures, a Fixture Ed

PreferencesPreferencesSelect Options > Preferences on the main toolbar to open the Preferences dialog:GeneralSelect the General tab to change the d

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualdisk by adding the current time and date to the file name, such as "my_project_bak_2007-04-18_15-58-09.mdp"

PreferencesChannels per rowThe Channels per row entry box lets you determine how many DMX channels per row are displayed which is use-ful for organisi

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNew timeline propertiesSpecify the default name and length for subsequently created timelines, see timeline properti

PreferencesShort MIDI data formatSelect the default Short MIDI message data format to be either Decimal or Hexadecimal.- 45 -

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNetworkThe web interface (HTTP) and file transfer (FTP) ports used when an MSC is connected via USB can be con-figur

PreferencesAdvancedEnable or disable using Winamp as a timecode source in Simulate. This feature is available on Windows only.- 47 -

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualPatchOnce you have created your plan and added your fixtures you need to patch them, that is to say connect them tor

PatchPatch windowThis window comprises three sections, to the left is the Browser, to the right the Protocol configuration pane, withthe rest of the w

ContentsShort MIDI data format 45Network 46Advanced 47Patch 48Patch terminology 48Patch window 49Patch toolbar & protocol tabs 49Patching DMX &

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manual2. Select the fixture in the Browser3. Drag and drop the fixture onto the desired start addressTo patch multiple fix

PatchTo clone a universe (copy the patch):1. Use Controller and Universe to select the universe to be cloned2. Press the Clone Universe button to open

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualIn the DMX patch tab, press 'Discover' to find RDM-capable devices attached to the current Controller. The

PatchIn the RIO section of the patch tab you'll need to add a universe that will joined to a RIO before you can patch fix-tures. Click 'Add

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDALIThis window need only be used if there are DALI ballasts in the project and one or more RIO Ds or DALI-M Expan-s

DALIThe top pane of the DALI interface window displays the 64 real ballast address cells, the bottom pane the groupmembership matrix. The device comma

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualResolve clashIt is possible that two ballasts can have the same short address. If that happens the ballasts clashing

DALI3. Select which ballasts are to be a member by double-clicking the ballast's cellThe DALI group is added to the Browser and group configurati

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTo create a DALI scene:1. Press the Create New button2. Name the new scene3. Select the DALI fixtures or groups4. Se

DALITest information is stored on the memory card of the controller responsible for that interface. This information canalso be viewed via the web int

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualEditing a mover preset 61Deleting and copying a mover preset 62Media 63Pixel Matrices 63To create Pixel Matrices aut

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualMoverThis window need only be used if there are fixtures in the project that have control parameters other than inte

MoverEffectsA realtime effect can also be applied to any parameter by pressing the associated FX button which opens theeffect controls for adjustment,

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualDeleting and copying a mover presetRight click on a preset to delete or copy it, the latter function being useful in

MediaMediaThis window serves two purposes: to edit or manually create Pixel Matrices of fixtures for use as a media play-back screen, and to import Me

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTypically you will place fixtures to mimic as closely as possible their actual deployment, the software will com-pen

MediaMedia SlotsSelect the Media Slots tab. Media slots are placeholders for Media Presets and can only be played on MSC PixelMatrices.Create a Media

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTo create a new Custom Preset, press Create New in the Custom tab on the right. This will open a script editordialog

Program - Timeline PropertiesProgram - Timeline PropertiesWith no presets selected, the Timeline Properties pane is displayed:NameGive your timeline a

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTime sourceUse the pull-down to select a time source for the timeline to follow:l Internal - the timeline will run a

Program - Timeline PropertiesWorking with audioBy selecting one of the four Audio Buses, the properties pane will give further options:BandThe Audio E

ContentsMover Presets 80Preset (user named) 80DALI Presets 80Set level 80Scene (user named) 81AVC Presets 81Custom Presets 81Preset (user named) 81Pro

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualChanging the timeline & preset defaultsUse Options > Preferences on the main toolbar and select the Timelines

Program - Preset types & propertiesProgram - Preset types & propertiesThe Program window is where you put your presentation together by draggi

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualColour fanRenders a static multi-colour gradient over a group of fixtures:l To change a colour, press on the coloure

Program - Preset types & propertiesl Colour - specifies the flash colourl Period - the interval in seconds between the start of each flashl Durati

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualIntensityRenders static or dynamic intensity control:l Level - intensity levell Shape - choose None (static intensit

Program - Preset types & propertiesl Start Colour - defines the hue at the start of the preset, and the saturation and brightness throughout thepr

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualNote that setting Repeat to None will only have an apparent effect when the Type is Radial. It behaves like Saw-toot

Program - Preset types & propertiesl Seed - the seed of the pseudo-random noise (copying this value to another preset will create the samenoise)l

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualLive videoDisplays live video on a matrix (MSC X only):l X&Y offset - map to the top left pixel of interest on t

Program - Preset types & propertiesNOTE: Editing a font will change all Dynamic text presets that use that font not just the currently selected pr

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualLive input 91Dynamic text 91Fixed colour 92Audio mixer 92Timing & transitions 92In 92Out 92Playback 92Precedent

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualMedia PresetsPreset (user named)The presets that you optionally created using the Media window to import still and m

Program - Preset types & propertiesScene (user named)Used to recall a DALI scene that you created and uploaded, and select a fade time from the pu

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualProgram - Working with timelinesNow that we've taken a look at the preset types let's see how to apply the

Program - Working with timelinesMatricesThese are the Pixel Matrices created in Setup and Media, only Matrix, Media and Custom presets can be appliedt

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualExpand all groupsExpands only groups so that all fixture rows are displayed. Items with any programming, even on a c

Program - Working with timelinesNOTE: Projects with lots of timelines set to Hold or Loop can eventually overwhelm the Controller(s) if thesetimelines

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualProgram - Working with presetsApplying presetsAt its most basic let’s, for example, make a fixture or group of fixtu

Program - Working with presetsA user colour palette is displayed on the right hand side. The top three buttons automatically keep track of the lastthr

Unison Mosaic Designer User Manualprevious Mover preset that set its position. This position will remain active until such time that a Mover preset is

Program - Working with the Audio Visual ControllerProgram - Working with the Audio Visual ControllerOverviewThe Unison Mosaic Audio Visual Controller

ContentsReal Time 100Astronomical 101Lunar 102Digital Input 102Soft Trigger 102Basic action types 102Start Timeline 102Release Timeline 102Toggle Time

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTimeline RowsEach AVC has four rows although only one is shown by default. Click the plus sign to expand this main r

Program - Working with the Audio Visual ControllerBlockUsed in a multi-timeline playback scenario to temporarily (for the length of the block preset)

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualFor example, to show the opening time of a venue, you might set the Text property to "Opening Time: <open>

Program - Working with the Audio Visual Controllerrow programming and timelines with just overlay row programming so that these can be mixed at playba

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualTiming, transitions & precedentIt is often said that good lighting as much about timing as anything else so it i

Timing, transitions & precedentDirectionThe ordering of a skewed transition depends on the fixture/pixel ordering within the group. The Skew Direc

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualWhen setting times you can enter in this format directly (omitting leading zeros) or you can use h, m & s to spe

Trigger - OverviewTrigger - OverviewThe Trigger window is used to “connect” your timeline programming to the outside world:Controllers support a range

Unison Mosaic Designer User ManualInhibiting a triggerFor testing purposes it is sometimes useful to inhibit one or more triggers to examine more clea

Trigger - OverviewRemoving a conditionUse the and buttons to select the condition to be removed and press the button on the Condition con-figuration p