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Bry UK
09-26-2007, 07:25 AM
Hi all, I am wanting to use the Vixen software with a Velleman VM116 DMX controller. It comes with a host of DLL files for all programming languages. I have tried to install them into the plugins directory and no joy. Am I doing something wrong? It is a USB device so maybe that is the problem?

Any Help would be greatly appreciated
A Marchini
09-26-2007, 07:36 AM
Hi all, I am wanting to use the Vixen software with a Velleman VM116 DMX controller. It comes with a host of DLL files for all programming languages. I have tried to install them into the plugins directory and no joy. Am I doing something wrong? It is a USB device so maybe that is the problem?

Any Help would be greatly appreciated

I am not sure if there is a standard Windows DMX API so just loading the DLLs is not enough. A bridge of software will have to be created , and that is where the plugins come from. Each plugin is a bridge of software from vixen to the device vixen is trying to control. A common light control driver layer you might think of it as.

Unfortunately, these have to be made. K.C. is a primary as well as some other members who create these plugins. If the library that runs your DMX device is simple, then someone might be able to help you out.

Others may chime in here.

T.
teberle
09-26-2007, 08:34 AM
Maybe posting at the DMX section will help. DynamoBen is our resident DMX expert, and the existing pluggin may work. If not you can post the api documentation and maybe we can whip something up.
Bry UK
09-26-2007, 08:47 AM
I kinda understand. In the files that come with the unit is an exe file for use with the dlls? is that what you are refering to? I suppose I am asking for the wheel to be re invented. Sorry Guys...

So the one it supports, I think I will try to find someone in the uk who stocks it
Bry UK
09-26-2007, 08:48 AM
I kinda understand. In the files that come with the unit is an exe file for use with the dlls? is that what you are refering to? I suppose I am asking for the wheel to be re invented. Sorry Guys...

So the one it supports, I think I will try to find someone in the uk who stocks it
Bry UK
09-26-2007, 08:49 AM
Thanks teberle

I will post there and seen if I get a response
teberle
09-26-2007, 11:28 AM
In the files that come with the unit is an exe file for use with the dlls? is that what you are refering to?

No. There should be some documentation explaining how to code to the dll. Please look at the cd and see if there are any other dlls that are written in .Net (C# or VB)