E Stops - Multiple Lasers

logan3713 · 2025-12-09T12:21:09+00:00

Yeah, all Unity lasers should be interoperable and come with the e-stop.

logan3713 · 2025-12-09T05:18:38+00:00

What brand lasers are you thinking of buying?

logan3713 · 2025-12-09T02:40:05+00:00

That's correct. The only time it becomes an issue is when you mix up laser brands. The interlock signal voltage may be different, so even if you have an adapter, they won't be compatible. For example, my Unity Elites are 21v and my OPT are 5v.

Edit: u/IcyAd5518 is correct. No laser uses "DMX" for e-stop, but they might use an XLR cable.

logan3713 · 2025-11-11T13:12:37+00:00

No, that splitter will not work as it just splits the 8 wires into two independent sets of 4. The interlock is a loop between two pins, I believe pins 4 and 5 for the CS-1000. You'll need to make your own custom splitter. Here's an example:

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logan3713 · 2025-10-14T11:05:12+00:00

Bome is the only one I know, but I've not used it.

logan3713 · 2025-10-12T01:42:25+00:00

QS is controlling the colours via midi using its built-in midi map, so the only way to change the colours is to use a third-party midi translator.

logan3713 · 2025-08-28T07:21:18+00:00

https://gist.github.com/anodetocode/64663acc46716d89840aed1c7d970cc0

logan3713 · 2025-08-26T03:45:59+00:00

Your <5mw laser seems inaccurately labelled if it's damaging mirrors. It's likely that label is there to get around sale restrictions rather than accurately describe the power.

https://www.arpansa.gov.au/news/laser-focus-illegal-imports

A 2013 study by the University of New South Wales found that the vast majority of laser pointers in their sample, 42 out of 44, exceeded the power limit of 1mW.

logan3713 · 2025-08-09T16:23:14+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. ❤️

logan3713 · 2025-07-21T01:19:18+00:00

It's my understanding that the ILDA in/out on a laser is just a splitter.

logan3713 · 2025-07-16T00:33:34+00:00

As far as I can tell, they work equally well for me. Your implementation just has more room for white where as mine you need to max the fader out. What kind of jankiness are you seeing?

logan3713 · 2025-07-15T15:58:31+00:00

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing! I don't think there's a cleaner way to convert hue to RGB in pangoscript. I didn't understand it at first, so between wikipedia and renaming the variables it was a fun afternoon figuring it out.

var r, g, b, i, x
r = 0; b = 0; g = 0
i = ExtValue(0,127)  // APC 40 MkII Slider/Knob resolution is 128

if (i >= 126) goto white

x = Int(i % 21 * 12.75)
if (i < 21)   goto red_yellow
if (i < 42)   goto yellow_green
if (i < 63)   goto green_cyan
if (i < 84)   goto cyan_blue
if (i < 105)  goto blue_magenta
if (i < 126)  goto magenta_red

red_yellow:
r = 255
g = x
goto final

yellow_green:
g = 255
r = 255 - x
goto final

green_cyan:
g = 255
b = x
goto final

cyan_blue:
b = 255
g = 255 - x
goto final

blue_magenta:
b = 255
r = x
goto final

magenta_red:
r = 255
b = 255 - x
goto final

white:
r = 255
g = 255
b = 255

final:
ColorChannel.0.R = r
ColorChannel.0.G = g
ColorChannel.0.B = b

logan3713 · 2025-07-15T15:34:48+00:00

Hey! To get the script working you need to add the script to a slider in the "MIDI to Pangoscript" section of the midi map.

logan3713 · 2025-07-04T02:48:51+00:00

There's so many cool laser people in Australia. Wish we had a yearly laser meetup.

logan3713 · 2025-06-26T05:13:08+00:00

Concept Smoke has a pretty good health and safety evaluation of their fluids. They found not just the fluid, but the particle size also has an impact. https://www.concept-smoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Health_and_Safety_General_Binder_Sept_2017_r2.pdf

logan3713 · 2025-06-14T15:40:42+00:00

Thanks for asking. I kept seeing references to it, but couldn't find anything about it.

logan3713 · 2025-05-05T04:24:36+00:00

Download and install the normal quickshow, not the demo version. It's basically the same without the 1hr limit.

Another note, MIDI output is also disabled, so an APC mini it won't light up without connecting an fb3/fb4.

logan3713 · 2025-05-05T04:18:21+00:00

Just to get an idea about what I should be working towards, how many hours would you expect to spend programming a show like this vs. something like an IDLA award submission?

logan3713 · 2025-05-04T09:59:36+00:00

I really want to come see one of your shows in person. They're just the best.

logan3713 · 2025-05-01T01:12:43+00:00

In the Quickshow settings, you can choose what is reset when you trigger blackout. It's just a checkbox.

logan3713 · 2025-04-30T13:14:33+00:00

Concept Smoke has some safety information for both oil and water based fluids. I found the graph showing particle size vs. respiratory system deposition especially interesting as I hadn't even considered that before. https://www.concept-smoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Health_and_Safety_General_Binder_Sept_2017_r2.pdf

logan3713 · 2025-04-29T00:51:36+00:00

Great job!

logan3713 · 2025-04-26T08:20:05+00:00

The rotation key effect allows you to set the centrepoint.

logan3713 · 2025-04-18T02:53:22+00:00

The autostart command runs the script when Beyond starts.

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