MA Lighting grandMA2 User Manual - page 615
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Menu MA-Net Control
The left side of this menu displays the different sessions in the network.
There can be a maximum of 31 sessions. Each session needs a unique session number (between 1 and 31).
There is always a line in the session control that "holds" the stations that are not currently in a session. This line is
called
Not connected
.
The right side of the menu lists the different stations that are in the session selected on the left side (including the
"Not connected").
Master and Connected
In a session there is always one station that have the
Master
role. If there is more stations in the session, then the
others will have the
Connected
role.
The Master is the one that transmit DMX on the network. It is also the console that executes the commands that are
triggered by the sequences. If you are using MIDI, then it is important to know that the Master is the one that will
transmit the MIDI information, and the station that needs the MIDI signal.
The Master is also the one that will upload the show file to new devices added to the network.
The Master and the Connected stations are all equal members in the session any one can run cues and they share
all the information. If you save the show on one station it is saved on all stations.
If one session member changes the show while in a session, then all members will get the new show.
Station priorities
You can control what station gets the Master role using the
Station Priority
setting. If one station has the "High"
priority, then this station will be the Master.
There are four different priorities:
Never:
A station with this priority will connect to a session, but it cannot create a session, and if it is the only station left
then the session will end!
Low:
A station with this priority will connect to a session. It will only be the Master if there is no one else with a higher
priority.
Normal:
This is the default priority.
High:
In the ideal system you will have one station that have the high priority.
It is only possible to change the priority when a station is not connected to a session.
Speed and Link Speed
The session list will display the session number, name, IP address of the master and a
Speed
. This speed can be Fast
or Slow.
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