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Lyra Letournea [Basic Troubleshooting and Monitoring Tools]
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 ====== BEYOND Beginner Course (Self Guided) ====== ====== BEYOND Beginner Course (Self Guided) ======
  
-**Document very much in Progress, there will be gaps but we prefer to publish what we have, so people can use it as fast as possible, Information may be in draft form, and inaccuracies may exist.**+__**Document very much in Progress, there will be gaps but we prefer to publish what we have, so people can use it as fast as possible, Information may be in draft form, and inaccuracies will likely exist.**__
  
 Welcome to the BEYOND Beginner Course, this started as the outline for in person trainings we held around the world, and it was decided to convert that workbook into a guided learning document. That will serve as outlines for trainings, as well as the ability for users around the world to learn from. Welcome to the BEYOND Beginner Course, this started as the outline for in person trainings we held around the world, and it was decided to convert that workbook into a guided learning document. That will serve as outlines for trainings, as well as the ability for users around the world to learn from.
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 ==== Recommended Course Preparation ==== ==== Recommended Course Preparation ====
  
-It is recommended for students to bring their own windows computer and have BEYOND installed beforehand, 1 Month licenses will be provided free for all students to follow along with the course but is not required for participation.+It is recommended for students to bring their own windows computer and have BEYOND installed beforehand, learning licenses will be provided free for all students to follow along with the course but is not required for participation.
  
 No formal knowledge of lasers, its control systems is necessary. In fact, it's best for those taking this course to be complete beginners.  No formal knowledge of lasers, its control systems is necessary. In fact, it's best for those taking this course to be complete beginners. 
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 ===== DMX Control ===== ===== DMX Control =====
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 +DMX control is becoming increasingly popular as projector counts increase from 10 being a big show, to 100, to now multiple hundreds of lasers. Lighting consoles solved the issue of hundreds even thousands of fixtures before it was needed with lasers, and thus many production companies, or designers prefer to control vast quantities of lasers with their lighting consoles. However there is a few different types and complexities to doing so, and pangolin has provided a few methods to control your lasers with lighting consoles. 
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 +We will discuss those differences, and the methodology between them, pros and cons, and which to choose. We will also discuss how to get DMX data to pangolin and laser systems, and how to operate an effective control scheme for reliability and scalability.
  
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