DME-N Network Driver Setup Details. Yamaha DME Designer, V3, v4, DME8o-C

DME-N Network Driver Setup Details

“DME-N Network Driver” dialog box

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Select [Start]

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[Control Panel]

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[DME-N Network Driver] to open the “DME-N Network Driver” dialog box.

The parameters in this dialog box set up the device information of the DME on the network.

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Target Device List

The name, IP address, MAC address, and MIDI port number of all devices registered to communicate with the DME-N Network Driver are shown in this list.

Click the title bars to sort accordingly.

When a device is selected in the list, information related to that device will be viewed and edited in the Device information ( 2 ) area below the list.

Device Name

Device IP Address

Device MAC Address

Device Port No.

These fields display the name, IP address,

MAC address, and MIDI port number of the corresponding devices. Refer to the Device information (

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) area for more details.

[New] Button

Click this button to add a new device to the list.

Edit the device’s parameters as required via the fields in the Device information (

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) area below the list, the click the [Apply] button to add the specified device.

[Duplicate] Button

This button adds a device to the list by copying the data from the currently selected device. Edit the new device’s parameters as required via the fields in the Device information ( 2 ) area below the list, then click the [Apply] button to add the specified device.

[Remove] Button

Deletes the selected device from the list. If the removed device is not the lowest device in the list, all devices below the removed device will be shifted upward to maintain the continuity of the list.

[Remove ALL] Button

Deletes all devices from the list.

[Undo] Button

This button provides a one-step undo function that allows you to undo a single operation and revert to the previous state. The [Undo] button will be grayed out and inaccessible immediately after an undo operation or after the control panel is launched.

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Device information

When a device that is registered for communication with the DME-N Network Driver is selected in the

Target Device List, the communication parameters for that device can be viewed and edited in the device information fields.

[Device Name]

This is the name of the device selected in the

Target Device List. The initial default settings are

“UNIT1” through “UNIT256”, but the name can be edited as required in this field.

[Device IP Address]

The IP address of the device selected in the Target

Device List can be set via these fields. Refer to

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for details on checking and setting its IP address.

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The IP address must be set properly or communication with the device will not be possible.

[Device MAC Address]

The MAC (Media Access Control) address of the device selected in the Target Device List can be set via these fields. The MAC address of each device is permanently assigned when the device is manufactured and cannot be changed. The MAC address parameter is included to prevent data from being sent to the wrong device if the IP address in inadvertently set incorrectly.

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The MAC address must be set properly or communication with the device will not be possible.

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The Device MAC Address setting cannot be changed for the device connected to the network.

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[Device Port No.]

The MIDI port number of the device selected in the

Target Device List can be set via this menu. The

MIDI port number also functions as device ID number. It can be set to “1” or “2” for DME64N/24N units. It should be set to “1” for DME Satellite units.

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The MIDI port number must be set properly or communication with the device will not be possible.

[Apply] Button

Click the [Apply] button after editing the Device

Name, Device IP Address, Device MAC Address, or Device Port No. parameters to actually apply the changes. Also, devices added to the Target Device

List ( 1 ) by pressing the [New] or [Duplicate] buttons will only actually be registered for communication with the DME-N Network Driver when the [Apply] button is pressed.

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[Advanced Settings] Button

Opens the “Advanced Settings” window. This window provides access to advanced settings. For details refer to the “Advanced Settings” dialog box in the next section.

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“Advanced Settings” dialog box

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Click [Advanced Settings] in the DME-N Network Driver dialog box to display the Advanced Settings dialog box. The parameters presented in this dialog box are used to setup automatic detection by the DME-N

Network Driver; furthermore, setup files can also be imported and exported here.

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Auto Detect

Allows automatic detection of connected devices that can communicate with the DME-N Network

Driver. A maximum of 254 addresses (***.***.***.1 through ***.***.***.254) can be detected.

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Only MAC addresses of devices on the same subnet as the computer can be detected. Before searching for

MAC addresses make sure that the computer is connected to the subnet to be searched, and that an appropriate IP address is assigned.

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Detect from

Specifies the start IP address for automatic detection.

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Detect to

Specifies the end IP address for automatic detection.

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currently searching

Displays the IP address being checked during automatic detection. No display when automatic detection is not in progress.

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[Start] Button

Initiates automatic detection, and causes the detected device list (

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[Abort] Button

Aborts automatic detection. This button is grayed out when automatic detection is not in progress.

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Detected Device List

This list shows all detected devices that are capable of communication with the DME-N Network Driver. No devices will be displayed initially.

[Add]

Checked devices will be added to the Target

Device List when the [Add to Device List] button

(below) is clicked. Devices that are already registered cannot be checked.

[Device IP Address]

The IP address of the corresponding detected device.

[Device Name]

If a name has been registered for the detected device it will be displayed here, otherwise no name will be displayed.

Device MAC Address

The MAC address of the corresponding detected device.

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[Add to Device List] Button

Devices with checked [Add] checkboxes will be added to the Target Device List when this button is clicked.

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[Cancel] Button

Closes the dialog b ox without making any changes.

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[Import Setup from File] Button

When working in a different environment it is possible to load a previously saved setup file. Click to open the

“Open” dialog. Select a setup file and then click the

[Open] button to import the corresponding settin gs.

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[Export Setup to File] Button

It is possible to save the setup data to a file that can then be reloaded when working in a different environment. Click to open the “Save As” dialog.

Enter a file name and click the [Save] button to save the setup file.

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