Open Lighting Architecture
From OpenDMX.net
Link: http://code.google.com/p/open-lighting/
The Open Lighting Architecture (OLA) is part of the Open Lighting Project and provides applications with a mechanism to send and receive DMX512 & RDM commands using hardware devices and DMX over IP protocols. This enables software lighting controllers to communicate with hardware either via Ethernet or traditional DMX512 networks.
OLA can also convert DMX512 data sent using DMX over IP protocols from one format to another, allowing devices from different manufacturers to interact with one another. For example a Strand Lighting Console using ShowNet can send DMX512 to an Enttec EtherGate. When combined with a physical DMX interface such as the DMX USB Pro, OLA can send and receive data from wired DMX512 networks.
Supported Protocols
| Protocol | Linux | Mac OS X | FreeBSD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArtNet, ArtNet 2, ArtNet 3 |  | | |
| E1.31 / ACN | | | |
| ESP Net | | | |
| KiNET | | | |
| OSC (Open Sound Control) | | | ? |
| Pathport | | | |
| Sandnet | | | |
| ShowNet | | | |
Supported Devices
| Device | Linux | Mac OS X | FreeBSD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyma uDMX | | | ? |
| Arduino RGB Mixer | | | ? |
| DMX 4 Linux | | ? | |
| DMX USB Pro | | | |
| DMX USB Pro MkII | | | |
| DMX-TRI | | | |
| DMXking USB DMX512-A | | | ? |
| DMXter4 RDM / MiniDMXter | | | ? |
| Eurolite USB DMX512 PRO | | | ? |
| Open DMX USB | | ? | |
| Packetheads USB_DMX Dongle | | | ? |
| RDM USB Pro | | | ? |
| RDM-TRI | | | |
| Robe Universal Interface | | | ? |
| RUNIT WTX | | | ? |
| SPI | | ? | |
| StageProfi | | | ? |
| uDMX_asp | | | ? |
| ultraDMX Pro | | | ? |
| ultraDMX Micro | | | ? |
| USBDMX2 | | | ? |
| USB-DMX512 | | | ? |
| Velleman K8062 | | | ? |
| VX8062 | | | ? |
Getting Started
Start here if you've never used OLA before and read these in order.
- Download & Install OLA
- Using OLA - A basic introduction
- OLA Command Line Tools - Documentation for the tools in ola-examples
- OLA Device Specific Configuration
- OLA Tips & Tricks
- RDM with OLA
Tutorials
- OLA on Windows with VMWare
- OLA Live CD, instructions on how to use the Live CD
- OLA Raspberry Pi
- OLA on Beaglebone
- OlaOutput Max External - Setup OlaOutput on Mac OS X to send DMX messages from Max/MSP/Jitter
- OLAGuruPlug - Running OLA on a GuruPlug
- OlaLED - control RGB LED via http
- OLA RDM Responder Testing
Advanced Topics:
Developer Documentation:
- OLA developer info - about the source code and structure
- OLA APIs
- Protobufs Based
- OLA Client API - the C++ API
- OLA Python API - easy DMX programming
- Java - currently a work in progress
- Alternatives
- JSON - Browse to /help on your OLA webserver to see the available commands (append ?help=1 to the end of a command for more info in newer versions of OLA)
- OSC - Not technically an API, but not strictly a lightly protocol either, enable the OSC plugin and use it to communicate with OLA from a variety of software
- Protobufs Based
- Build OLA Mac Packages - notes for building the .dmg images
- Building OLA for Windows - Notes on Windows support (in progress)
- OLA Buildbot - For continuous build and testing
- Using OLA with Xcode - on a Mac, in Objective-C++
- Writing RDM Responder Tests
- Port Throttling
- RDM PID Definitions
- OLA Performance Stats
- OLA TimeCode
Tutorials, these refer to the previous release but parts of them are still relevant.
- LLA Sandnet Tutorial - Setup Horizon using Sandnet and LLA
- LLA and Q Light Controller Ubuntu Tutorial - Setup LLA on Ubuntu/Debian-type distro with QLC
- LLA and Q Light Controller OSX Tutorial - Setup LLA on Mac OS X with QLC
