sACN Sender sample

Using the sACN sender sample bundle

The sacn-sender example bundle in samples/sacn-sender demonstrates the ability send data via sACN to e.g. open lighting architecture or professional lighting equipment. Here is a guide to how to get it working.

Prerequisites

Working NodeCG & nodecg-io installation
A working sACN receiver in the current network

Configure the Discord sample bundle

Start nodecg with nodecg-io installed. The sacn-receiver-sample bundle is currently part of it so it should also be loaded.
Go to the nodecg-io tab in the nodecg dashboard.
Login using your password. If this is your first run, then enter the password with which you want to encrypt your configurations and credentials.
Create a new sacn-sender service instance using the left upper menu.
Enter the needed options.

The created instance should be automatically selected, if not select it in the upper left menu. Enter your universe in monaco (the text-editor on the right) in this format:

Universes

The universes to use. Must be an array with numbers within 1-63999
```
{
    "universe": 1
}
```
Port

Optional. The multicast port to use. All professional consoles broadcast to the default port 5568.
```
{
    "universes": 1,
    "port": 5568
}
```
ReuseAddr Optional. Allow multiple programs on your computer to listen to the same sACN universe.
```
{
    "universes": 1,
    "reuseAddr": true
}
```
After entering it/them, click save.

Note: If you don't see monaco on the right, try reloading the page.
Set the created sacn-sender service instance to the service dependency of the sacn-sender bundle.

Select the sacn-sender bundle and the sacn-sender service in the left bottom menu and then select the service instance that should be used by the sacn-sender bundle (in this case the name of the previously created sACN instance).
Check the nodecg logs

You should see data logged.