Control Phillips Hue Via DMX
This Tutorial was originally published on the 21st May 2019.
Recently I've seen a few people asking how to get Phillips Hue talking over DMX. The actual process is fairly simple due to a great little package by a user called sinedied.
Below are going to be various installs for various operating systems.
Windows
Step 1
Head over to https://nodejs.org/en/ and download the recommended for most users option. Install just like any other program.
Step 2
Once installed you are going to want to open command prompt and type.
npm install -g dmx-hue
this will take a few seconds to install.
Step 3
you will then want to type
dmx-hue setup
it will prompt you to link your hue device, just click the top of your hue and retype the command dmx-hue setup.
Step 4
You will then want to apply your settings by following the instructions within the command prompt. Note - Artnet Universe 1 will actually be Universe 2 as Artnet starts with a universe of 0.
Step 5
Press enter to save your settings, once you see the configuration saved message close Command Prompt and then Open up a new command prompt window.
Step 6
All you now need to do is start the program by typing
dmx-hue
You may get a network security prompt depending on your settings. Allow the Node.js through the network.
Step 7
That's it. You can now control your Hue lights via Artnet on your lighting network.
As for fixture profiles, when testing it seems to be just a basic RGB fixture but without the main intensity. This does depend however if you have set a DMX transition channel within your configuration.
Mac OSX
Step 1
Head over to https://nodejs.org/en/ and download the recommended for most users option. Install just like any other app.
Step 2
Once installed you are going to want to open terminal and type.
sudo npm install -g dmx-hue
enter your password if prompted, this will take a few seconds to install.
Step 3
you will then want to type
dmx-hue setup
it will prompt you to link your hue device, just click the top of your hue and retype the command dmx-hue setup.
Step 4
You will then want to apply your settings by following the instructions within the Terminal. Note - Artnet Universe 1 will actually be Universe 2 as Artnet starts with a universe of 0.
Step 5
Press enter to save your settings, once you see the configuration saved you can then start the program by typing
dmx-hue
Step 6
That's it. You can now control your Hue lights via Artnet on your lighting network.
As for fixture profiles, when testing it seems to be just a basic RGB fixture but without the main intensity. This does depend however if you have set a DMX transition channel within your configuration.
Linux
Step 1
Open up your terminal and type the following commands
sudo apt-get install nodejs
enter your password and enter Y to any questions it asks. Once this has installed you will want to install the next package for this type
sudo apt-get install npm
Step 2
Once installed you are going to want to type.
sudo npm install -g dmx-hue
enter your password if prompted, this will take a few seconds to install.
Step 3
you will then want to type
dmx-hue setup
it will prompt you to link your hue device, just click the top of your hue and retype the command dmx-hue setup.
You will then want to apply your settings by following the instructions within the Terminal. Note - Artnet Universe 1 will actually be Universe 2 as Artnet starts with a universe of 0.
Step 5
Press enter to save your settings, once you see the configuration saved you can then start the program by typing
dmx-hue
