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DMXRouter — User Manual

Welcome to the DMXRouter user manual. DMXRouter is a professional DMX512 lighting control router for live entertainment and architectural installations. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and handles DMX routing, merging, show programming, and device management across Art-Net 4, sACN (E1.31), RDM (E1.20), and RDMNet (E1.33).

Quick Start

1. Install DMXRouter on your platform — see Installation
2. Connect your network interface to the lighting network
3. Create a process engine to start routing DMX — see Process Engines
4. Discover devices in the RDM tab if you need fixture management — see RDM Device Management

Main Features

Feature	Description
Process Engines	Route, merge, and manage DMX universes across protocols
Show Cue System	Record snapshots and sequences, play back with crossfades
RDM Device Management	Discover, configure, and monitor RDM fixtures
RDM Templates	Save and auto-apply fixture configurations
LLRP Network Configuration	Configure fixture IP addresses via LLRP
Channel Patching	Remap, scale, and limit individual channels
Universe Monitor	Real-time DMX data viewer with priority visualization
Web Remote Control	Control DMXRouter from any browser on the network
VLAN Management	Create and manage VLANs for network segmentation

Architecture

DMXRouter uses a single-threaded event loop for all DMX processing. This is intentional — merge and crossfade calculations complete in microseconds, and avoiding thread synchronization ensures consistent sub-millisecond output timing during live shows. Background operations like file I/O and multicast joins run on separate threads to keep the main loop responsive.

Support

• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features at github.com/fiverecords/DMXRouter
• Releases: Download the latest version from the Releases page