Standalone Device

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If a console is not connected to anything, then it is a Standalone system. It is also a standalone system using a grandMA3 onPC with a connected grandMA3 onPC command wing.

Any grandMA3 device that can create and run a session is called a Station.

Stations with network disabled are in Standalone mode.

A station is in IdleMaster mode when the network is On, and it is ready to be in a session with other stations, but currently, it is alone. So, a console that is connected to a network but not in a session with other stations is considered as a master that is ready to connect to other stations.

The current status can be seen in the Network menu. The title bar has an area that displays the status.

If the station is in a session and it needs to be set to Standalone mode, then turn off the network. This can be done using the GUI or the command line (LeaveSession keyword).

 

In the Standalone or IdleMaster mode, the station is limited to only controlling the number of parameters the console/onPC unlocks.

You can only use the DMX ports on the console/wings.

If DMX is output via an Ethernet connection, then the console needs to be in a session. Even though it is not connected to other stations, it still needs to run an active session as IdleMaster.