AVOSUPPORT - tricks

CodeMeter Runtime Server doesn't start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-01-26T15:03:18+00:00

Titan Tricks CodeMeter Runtime Server doesn't start Detected and solved january 2021, with Titan v13 and v14, with a T1. Symptoms This error shows with various symptoms: The famous Titan error: The logs say that the licence service doesn't run:

The Fixture Circle

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-08-24T08:33:13+00:00

Titan Tricks The Fixture Circle Sebastian Beutel, April 2020 Idea: How to arrange your fixtures like on a circle truss: * download * open it in MicroSoft Excel * enter base values * Number of fixtures per full circle * Base X/Base Z as center of the circle

The Optimum Legend Size

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-03-03T11:32:50+00:00

Titan Tricks The Optimum Legend Size From Facebook: " Hey all, I am trying to create some custom legends in Photoshop for some of my playbacks. When I import them, they are much smaller than the playback button, and they dont scale to edges of the playback button. Is there a secret to getting this to work?

Installing the loopback adaptor

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-07-16T09:32:16+00:00

Titan Tricks Installing the loopback adaptor Sometimes it's useful to have the loopback network adaptor installed so that other programs on the same machine can control - or be controlled by - Titan. Here is how to install this: 1. Open Windows' device manager. You may do so by hitting the Windows key, and typing 'devmgmt', followed by

sACN Unicast

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-25T06:02:22+00:00

Titan Tricks sACN Unicast The idea for this is from a post in the Facebook group: Has anyone successfully controlled the Mission Ballroom disco ball with an Avo? Need to unicast sACN to the nodes but can’t find a way to do that. sACN - or Streaming ACN - is usually used as multicast protocol: the console sends it to a network switch with a special header so that the switch can define groups, one per universe. Nodes and fixtures in turn announce to the switch which universe(s) they need

Skip the Personality Library Check

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2020-04-27T15:59:36+00:00

Titan Tricks Skip the Personality Library Check Sebastian Beutel, April 2020 Each time Titan starts the Titan Health Check is executed. One of the tests it performs is the check how old the personality library on this machine is. If it's older than 6 months then Titan Health Check prompts you to update the personality library.

Start apps with the Task Scheduler

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-07-20T15:32:16+00:00

Titan Tricks Start apps with the Task Scheduler Idea and implementation by Peter Häusler (the Swiss Avolites guy), 2021. You are strongly discouraged from installing any third-party software on Avolites consoles. Doing so will void warranty, will probably result in unreliable behaviour of the console - and you will most likely end in all sorts of lampy hell.

Testing LEDs with USB Expert

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-03-22T12:24:42+00:00

Titan Tricks Testing LEDs with USB Expert Charles Hoebanx, March 2021 See If any of this isn't reflecting your own experience maybe I should know... : ---------- I managed to find my way through the testing tools, thanks to Sebastian, but I found the USB Expert LED test tool a bit finicky so a little follow up may be useful for someone in the future.