Turn Your Pi into a DMX Gateway!!! - D.I.Y Theatre

[@gwedo8740]

Your dependencies command doesnt work anymore, I fixed it: sudo apt-get install libcppunit-dev libcppunit-1.15.0 uuid-dev pkg-config libncurses5-dev libtool autoconf automake g++ libmicrohttpd-dev protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-lite23 python3-protobuf libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev zlib1g-dev bison flex make libftdi-dev libftdi1 libusb-1.0-0-dev liblo-dev libavahi-client-dev python3-numpy

[@lasermarking7949]

Great article, adding an RS485 output to a pi pin is easy enough but how do you route the data to it. And can more universes be added to more pi pins easy enough. A next project on that subject would be awesome.

[@angeloboraine]

can you do a tutorial on the GPIO plugin please for OLA

[@ghettohacker1402]

Thank you for your work!

[@gryn1s]

excellent work ! much needed

[@MrGarfield]

Nice Tutorial. But why using VNC etc... You can do all the Terminal stuff by Using Putty, (i'm using Linux so i SSH into my pi) If the Pi is used as ART-NET GateWay then it will run without an monitor ;-) And in future releases of Linux(Debian) Where the PI os is build on apt-get command is getting obsolete use apt for it ;-) for example : sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y Also the make command can be speed up by using multiple cores of the CPU make -j4 will use 4 cores so it does not take 1 hour but about 20 minutes ;-) Disabling the GUI so download the bare version in stead. Will speed up the build process also.

[@bluesblooder]

Thank You for help!!

[@kgabe573]

Hi, using Ola right now, connected 4 FTDI device, but with open dmx driver, adapter are recognized but no dmx output, using FTDI driver I can manage only 1 universe, any suggestion?thanks

[@bikerguitardude]

At this point in the video - 11:34, I received an error saying, checking for libprotobuf... yes checking for libprotobuf2... no configure: error: OLA currently requires protobuf < 3.2, see issue 1192 Any ideas how to fix? I went back and got the same... Help!!

[@ajgrecordings]

Hi Rob, if you check the website link I’ve not too long ago posted an update. Due to changes within the operating system you can now use the single command (sudo apt-get install ola) that will install everything needed and includes the auto start. I would still follow the tutorial however for information on setting up DMX and also connecting through the browser. Any questions drop me a message

[@wushoo7945]

hi im hoping you will help me im installing ola to my rpi and when i follow your procedures is going fine but on the part of ./configure --enable-rmd-tests after that is always ask me the ola currently requires protobuf

[@ajgrecordings]

Hi, I haven’t tested this but I believe in the new versions of rasbian you can just run “sudo apt-get install ola”. This should install it all automatically. There are written instructions on the link in the video :)

[@Will-hh4xs]

In relation to this how can you convert a normal light to dmx?

[@DHL2002]

would u have to connect to pi via vcn each time it gets turn on and off say if the pi was powered by the same distro your lights whre on?

[@ajgrecordings]

DHL2002 Not necessarily, as long as OLA is set to auto run once the pi powers on its should all run automatically. Step 7 in the written tutorial would help you here

[@Gabe-reis]

i cannot find the usb output

[@nynarawness7380]

Neither can I, there're only SPI, Art-net and E1.31, Im sure the USB button is clicked to active. Did you solve that problem mate

[@jojo21263]

The link attached in the description is not working

[@ajgrecordings]

Hi, seems to be working fine on my side. You can navigate directly to agfreelance.co.uk if you want and there’s a blog navigation button on there

[@MrNegatyw]

Raspberry pi art-net media serwer ?

[@user-yw8sr3uj1w]

No go search "media server raspberry pi"

[@davidgamonpadilla9612]

for the raspberry command install sudo apt-get install automake libtool bison flex libcppunit-dev libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev protobuf-compiler protobuf-c-compiler uuid-dev libmicrohttpd-dev