Art-Net/sACN ip address

Vista software Feature suggestions
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Sometimes Vista does not display artnet nodes found on the network. In this case, I just add the broadcast universe and assign the internal Vista universe to it. It would be very convenient in this case to specify the ip address of the artnet node, switching the operation mode to unicast. Thanks.

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This is a complex issue based on a number of things. I can tell you that there is a bug in the current build with Artnet Unicast devices not showing up. That will be fixed for an incremental update shortly.

Depending on the device and which version of Artnet it is using, you may still run into the issue. Currently Vista is not supporting Artnet 4 in its entirety which used port binding. Artnet 4 support is something on the list for future major update.

Personally I recommend using sACN when ever possible and avoiding the entire Unicast/Broadcast issue. It is also a much lighter protocol on the network which can help if it is a network of mixed traffic.

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Is there an update what should fix this problem?

I have currently one mac with Catalina and with vista 3 R2, what recognizes my botex 8 universe artnet node. But my newer mac with big sur and vista 3 R3 (build 21712) doens’t detect it. Exact same settings, same cables same IP ranges and subnets.

Sadly i’ve been making my show in R3 so a rollback to R2 is somewhat difficult I suppose?

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Install the R3.1 version :slight_smile:
https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/vista-3-r3-1-public-beta-3-now-available/2162/3

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Just to confirm, the node is supposed to show up in the conbnect universe tab right? Im having a similar issue where i am broadcasting artnet or sACN but i dont see the node show up at all in the connect universe tab

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I’m sure the process of universes assigning in unicast mode would become much easier and clearer if Vista would give the option to just specify the ip address and the universe number.
Sometimes I have 6-8 artnet nodes in my network and I see “chaos” in the Universe assignment window. The nodes are not organized by unit numbers and I have to spend a lot of time to organize them.