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== About ==
 
== About ==
  
Control Chain is an open hardware assignment protocol developed to reflect the LV2 controls properties. In other words the Control Chain enables you to control LV2 plugins control ports using a hardware device like Arduino.
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Control Chain is an open standard developed by MOD Devices that defines communication protocol, electrical specification, cables and connectors. It's used to interconnect external controllers (a.k.a peripheral devices) as expression pedals and foot-switches extension to MOD devices, for example the [https://moddevices.com/pages/mod-duo MOD Duo].  
  
Although the Control Chain has been created focused on MOD, it isn't a must to have it working with LV2 plugins. This can be done using, for example, an Arduino, connected via USB to your PC.
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The external controllers are connected to the MOD using a regular Ethernet patch cable and they have two connectors what allows a next external controller to be connected to the chain. The MOD will provide power supply to the controller via the patch cable.
  
This page concentrates technical information of Control Chain. If you are looking for a startup guide to create new controllers, please refer to [[MOD Arduino Shield]] article, there you will find a tutorial and Arduino cases that will help you.
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== How to use Control Chain devices ==
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The external controllers are connected using an Ethernet patch cable coming from the MOD Control Chain port to the Main port of the controller. To connect the next controller the cable should connect the Next port of the previous controller to the Main port of the next controller.
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Once the controller is connected it will be automatically detected and ready to use. The actuators of each Control Chain device will show up as option to be mapped in the plugin configuration screen. See [[Chapter 2: Web interface#Accessing plugin configuration screen|accessing plugin configuration screen]] for details.
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To see a list with all connected Control Chain devices click on the Control Chain icon on the bottom-right of the screen.
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[[File:web-interface-cc-list.jpg|thumb|none|700px|Control Chain devices list]]

Revision as of 21:42, 24 March 2017

About

Control Chain is an open standard developed by MOD Devices that defines communication protocol, electrical specification, cables and connectors. It's used to interconnect external controllers (a.k.a peripheral devices) as expression pedals and foot-switches extension to MOD devices, for example the MOD Duo.

The external controllers are connected to the MOD using a regular Ethernet patch cable and they have two connectors what allows a next external controller to be connected to the chain. The MOD will provide power supply to the controller via the patch cable.


How to use Control Chain devices

The external controllers are connected using an Ethernet patch cable coming from the MOD Control Chain port to the Main port of the controller. To connect the next controller the cable should connect the Next port of the previous controller to the Main port of the next controller.

Once the controller is connected it will be automatically detected and ready to use. The actuators of each Control Chain device will show up as option to be mapped in the plugin configuration screen. See accessing plugin configuration screen for details.


To see a list with all connected Control Chain devices click on the Control Chain icon on the bottom-right of the screen.

File:Web-interface-cc-list.jpg
Control Chain devices list