Guide
From installation to the first GO: everything you need to set up Halyx in the venue.
1. Install Halyx
Install Halyx on Windows 10 or 11 without administrator rights, allow the firewall, open the console on a tablet with the QR code.
Read2. Getting started
Connect a tablet, patch your fixtures, set up Art-Net outputs, program a scene and run the cue list with GO in Halyx.
Read3. Network, nodes and firewall
Build a lighting network for Halyx: fixed IP addresses, Art-Net node (ODE MK3…), CRMX transmitter, ports to open and the Windows firewall without a gateway.
Read4. Licence and offline use
How the Halyx licence works: universes sent out, 14-day Solo trial, 7 days without internet, machines, transfer and release.
Read5. Local HTTPS
Install Halyx's local certificate on iPad, Android, Windows or Mac to keep the screen on during the show and install the console like an app.
Read6. Art-Net or sACN
Art-Net 4 and sACN (E1.31) carry DMX over the network. Differences, unicast and multicast, priority, node compatibility: which one to choose for your show.
Read7. CRMX explained
How LumenRadio CRMX works: transmitter, receivers, linking, good practice, and how to use it with lighting software and an Art-Net node.
Read8. Addressing fixtures
Understand DMX addressing: 512-channel universes, start address, modes and channel count, daisy-chaining, termination. With a complete patch example.
Read9. Uninstall
Release the licence, quit Halyx, uninstall, keep or erase your shows, remove the firewall rule and the local certificate from tablets.
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