DMXDevice

Base class for DMXDevices

Inherits from:: Object : SerialPort

This class is a base class for DMX devices. It is a subclass of SerialPort, assuming that the hardware will show up as a SerialPort in the operating system. Currently there is only one subclass: EnttecDMXUSBPro.
You should only need to create an instance of this class and set it as the device to an instance of DMX. No further direct interaction is needed from your code.

Creation / Class Methods

Accessing Instance and Class Variables

sendDMX(cue)

Send out a cue with the device. The cue should be an instance of DMXCue. This method is called from the DMX class, you should not need to set it directly.

cue

An instance of DMXCue

createFooter

Should be implemented by the subclass, and provide any bytes that the device needs at the end of the message.

createSendHeader(data_size)

Should be implemented by the subclass, and provide any bytes that the device needs at the beginning of the message. This method is called from sendDMX.

data_size

The Enttec sends the datasize in the header. This method is called from sendDMX.

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