Support Eurolite freeDMX AP Wi-Fi Interface

Request a feature that you would like to see in QLC+.
Explain in details why you would need it and which is your usage case.
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Piwi
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Hello All.

First I wanna say that tonight I really learned to love QLC+.
Followed some tutorials and getting to know how to use QLC+ in combination with a midi controller and the Eurolite Freedmx AP.
And later on I wil try to use the ipad air as touch device.
Although I searched arround this Forum I can't find any topic's about using this wifi controller.
Does any body succeeded using it?

Just wondering :?:

Thanx for any help/answer/link or what so on...
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mcallegari
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Eurolite sent me one many months ago, I asked them some technical questions to support the device....and they never replied to my emails.
Piwi
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Due to my work (busy as int engineer) till now no time taken to answer this matter.
But despite all your work you didn't get it working?
I recently bought a Pipo X9S in combination with an AKai APC Mini to play with it.
And I was wondering if I schould buy an other (Cheap as) controller?

Tnx for answering
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GGGss
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IMHO
(since your are working professionally ... please spend the buck on a ent T ec DMX2 p r o [<- not pushing commercially]
I have 3 in my gear :: they simply are life savers ... on all platforms>

Wait a minute ... you are referring to a MIDI controller now ...
dude -> start a new thread
All electric machines work on smoke... when the smoke escapes... they don't work anymore
MasterReset
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Hi all,

I have been happily using the Eurolite freeDMX AP interface for a while.

For those who would be still interested in developing a plugin for this DMX wireless interface, here is some technical information on the network protocol:
https://github.com/rdejeun/qlcplus/blob ... otocol.txt

Based on some built-in QLC+ plugins, I have perpetrated a mashed-up plugin to support the Eurolite freeDMX AP interface:
https://github.com/rdejeun/qlcplus/tree ... ns/freedmx

Despite this hack has been working properly in real show conditions for 2 years now without any crash, some limitations still remains:
1) The plugin seems to work on Linux only, not on Windows (other OS not tested);
2) The IP address and port number are hard-coded to freeDMX factory default settings (no configuration panel);
3) The source code may be poorly written (and has not been peer-reviewed).

Unfortunately, my C++ skills are not good enough to provide a serious contribution. Please feel free to enhance or rewrite this work. I would be glad to hear that it is part of a future QLC+ release.

Hope that helps.

Rod
Piwi
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Tnx Rod.
I will try it.

Keep up the good work as I can't program C++ at all...
MasterReset
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MasterReset wrote: Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:35 am 1) The plugin seems to work on Linux only, not on Windows (other OS not tested);
Tested today after resync with QLC+ 4.12.3 source code and latest Qt5 libs: now works fine under Windows 10 :D

New freeDMX AP hardware supports ArtNet but native freeDMX API is really faster (far more !) than ArtNet with QLC+.

So, my plugin remains available in beta version (with fix factory IP address) to whom would be interested.
Unfortunately, I still believe that, without the plugin configuration part, it is not acceptable to propose it as an official plugin.
Angr77
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Hi!

Is it possible to get the API / Technical information of the Network protocol For FreeDMX AP? I saw that the GitHub links was gone.

Best regards

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Angr77
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Fantastic!!

Big thanks!

Best regards

Angr77
fipsi
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hey! I just stumbeled across this topic because I own this interface and don't want to youse the app. I have no clue how i get this to run with those files, could you give me a quick explanation? That would be awesome :) Thanks!
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edogawa
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That would involve compiling and installing your own binary from that github fork, or even better, trying to merge his addition into your own fork of current qlc+ (his fork has fallen massively behind current upstream), not likely something you can easily manage to do, given you say you have no clue what to do with these files.
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