SHOWMIND
Professional show control engine for Q-SYS.
Module Overview
ShowMind turns your Q-SYS Core into a full show control system. Build cue sequences with up to 8 actions per cue — each targeting a different protocol, device, or internal function. Fire cues manually, chase them against timecode, schedule them by time of day, or trigger them from incoming OSC, UDP, MIDI, RS-232, or webhooks. Every device connection is managed through a resilient Device Abstraction Layer with automatic failover, heartbeat monitoring, and latency tracking. If a primary link goes down, ShowMind switches to the backup path and retries — no operator intervention needed. The plugin ships with a built-in web dashboard accessible from any browser on the network. Full transport control, cue editing, device status, variable monitoring, and live timecode display — all rendered in a responsive dark interface with real-time SSE updates. No external software required.
Core Features
- 5 Timecode Modes — Manual, Internal (100Hz), External input, Time of Day, and SMPTE LTC Reader. Chase cues with frame-accurate sync.
- 20 Action Types — Q-SYS, OSC, Resolume, MadMapper, Millumin, GrandMA3, ChamSys, UDP, TCP, HTTP, MIDI, PJLink, ArtNet, WoL, RS-232, GPIO, LightForge, Script, Variables, GoTo.
- Device Abstraction Layer — Primary + backup IP per device. Heartbeat checks, auto-failover, latency tracking, and exponential backoff retries.
- Web Dashboard — 10-tab responsive interface served over HTTP + SSE. Live transport, cue editor, device monitor, scheduler, log viewer, and LightForge bridge.
- Bidirectional Receivers — Listen for incoming OSC, UDP, MIDI, RS-232, and webhook messages. Map received values to variables and use them as cue conditions.
- LightForge Integration — Native bridge to BV Factory's LightForge DMX engine. Auto-discovers instances. Control tracks, transport, and scenes from cue actions.
- Scheduler & Events — Time-based rules with weekday, holiday, and calendar awareness. Event listeners that fire cues on variable conditions.
- Lock Mode & Dry Run — Lock prevents accidental edits during live shows. Dry Run traces cue execution without sending to devices.
Interface Preview
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
- - Added LightForge native bridge with auto-discovery
- - New Scheduler with weekday/holiday/calendar rules
- - Event listeners with rising/falling edge and threshold conditions
- - Lock Mode and Dry Run for safe live operations
- - Web Dashboard expanded to 10 tabs with SSE real-time updates
- - Added MadMapper, Millumin, and ChamSys action types
- - Bidirectional receivers for MIDI and RS-232
- - Device Abstraction Layer with exponential backoff retries
- - Initial release
- - 64-cue engine with 8 actions per cue
- - OSC, UDP, TCP, HTTP, Q-SYS, Resolume, GrandMA3 targets
- - Built-in web dashboard with live transport control
- - SMPTE LTC Reader and 5 timecode modes
Lifetime License
Compatibility
- Min. Q-SYS Version
- 9.0
- Supported Cores
- Any Q-SYS Core
- Designer Version
- Q-SYS Designer 9.x+
Technical Specs
- Cues
- 64 (configurable)
- Actions per Cue
- 8
- Action Types
- 20
- Timecode Modes
- 5 (Manual, Internal 100Hz, External, ToD, SMPTE LTC)
- Dashboard Tabs
- 10
- Internal TC Clock
- 100Hz
- Receiver Protocols
- 5 (OSC, UDP, MIDI, RS-232, Webhooks)
- Control Watcher Slots
- 8
- Supported Targets
- Q-SYS, OSC, Resolume, MadMapper, Millumin, GrandMA3, ChamSys, UDP, TCP, HTTP, MIDI, PJLink, ArtNet, WoL, RS-232, GPIO, LightForge, Webhooks
- License Type
- Node-locked (Core ID)