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Lighting Triggers: How to Integrate with Musco Lighting Triggers

Topic

How do I integrate my Show Control System with Musco Lighting?

How can I trigger a Musco lighting preset from a Display Studio button?

Environment

  • Product Family: Software, Control Systems
  • Product: 
  • Components: Data Server, Dedicated Triggers, Musco Lighting
  • Control System: Show Control System (SCS)

Steps

Data Server and Display Studio Setup

  1. Ensure that the "Musco Lighting" Widget is installed in Data Server:
    • NOTE: If the Musco Lighting Widget hasn't been installed in Data Server, contact the Technical Helpdesk
  2. Click the gear icon in the bottom right hand corner of the Musco Lighting tile
  3. Ensure that Advanced Scripting is enabled in Display Studio by going to the Hub, mousing over Properties, and selecting Settings
  4. In the Settings dialog box, ensure that the checkmark is selected next to Advanced
    Settings.png

Display Studio Button

  1. Create a new button in Display Studio. In step one, choose System Control
  2. Step 1.png
  3. Step two, choose Advanced
  4. Step 2.png
  5. Step three, choose Play
    Step 3.png
  6. Step four configure the following options:
    Musco Button
    • Protocol: UDP/IP
    • Address: 255.255.255.255
    • Port: 27000
    • Sign Number: set to the sign that is configured in Data Server, typically in 90-99 range
    • Drive Letter: Leave blank
    • Library: Leave blank
    • File: type in the command that you wish to send to the Musco Lighting system.
      • Refer to you list of string commands from Musco. Examples might be different colors (Color Chase), different rates (Set Rate 1.5x), or different event points (Arena Football)
  7. Step five, select Number of Times and put 1 in the field
    Step 5.png

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