DMX Patch Tool

Patch your rig in minutes.

Pick fixtures from our lighting inventory, choose the DMX mode each one runs in and let the tool address them across universes. Drag fixtures around the universe grid, plan nodes and splitters, then download a patch report or a file for grandMA2, grandMA3 or ChamSys.

1Add fixtures

Search Qty to add

Verified maker's DMX chart Spec sheet close variant Check confirm on the fixture

2Patch rules

Start universe Start address

Round addresses to Spare after each type

Start each fixture type on a new universe Fixture numbers

By type (101, 201…) Sequential

First fixture number

3Network Protocol

sACN Art-Net

Node IP range First node IP

Nodes (in order of use)

Add a node Splitter

Use LumenRadio Aurora for universes with wireless fixtures

4Report details Event / project

Client Venue

Prepared by Date

Console

Summary

Patch summary

Fixtures

Fixtures in this show

Tick the DMX mode each fixture type is running in. Drag the grip onto a universe grid to add one more at that address.

No fixtures yet. Add some from the library on the left.

Universe grid

Drag fixtures to patch them

Each square is one DMX channel, 512 to a universe. Drag a fixture to a new address or another universe. Fixtures you move stay put when others are added.

Patch schedule

Every fixture, every address

Sort by

Network

Nodes, ports and DMX runs

Universes are given to node ports in order. Where a universe feeds more than one position, a splitter is suggested.

Downloads

Report and console files

Patch report

A4 PDF with the fixture list, full patch schedule, universe maps and network plan. Works for any console.

Building report…

Console files

MVR (My Virtual Rig) imports into grandMA3 and ChamSys MagicQ with patch, fixture numbers and layers. The grandMA2 file is a fixture layer XML.

How to import

grandMA3: copy the .mvr to gma3_library/mvr on a USB stick (or the onPC library folder), open Patch and use Import MVR (v2.3) or Partial Show Read (v2.4 and later). The file uses placeholder fixture types with the right channel count. Swap each one for the real library type with Change Fixture Type (or add real GDTF files before importing).
ChamSys MagicQ: import the .mvr from the Patch window (recent MagicQ versions support MVR). Then morph the placeholder heads to the real personalities.
grandMA2: in Setup, Patch & Fixture Schedule, import the fixture types first using the numbers listed in the readme, then import the XML as a layer. The .zip includes the readme.

Always test an import on onPC or a spare show file before show day.

Save this patch

Your patch saves automatically in this browser. Download a project file to share it or open it on another computer.

Open project

Channel counts come from manufacturer DMX charts and spec sheets where we could find them. Fixtures marked Check have not been confirmed. Always confirm the mode and footprint on the fixture itself before patching.