Connect the controller and sensor
Power the controller on the trusted show network, connect the commissioned wind sensor, and open HazeVane in a browser. Keep fixture output isolated during this first check.
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From the bench to show-ready.
Set up HazeVane in the order an operator actually needs it: establish trustworthy wind, draw the site, add the hazers, connect the desk, and prove the system before show day.
Best forOutdoor stages
Wind inputGill WindSonic
Show controlsACN
OperationLocal wired network
Confirm wind direction
Compare the on-screen wind with a known physical direction. Use the alignment control once, then confirm that “Flow toward” points where the air is actually moving.
Draw the site
Choose your display units, size the site, place stage and FOH references, and draw the area where you want haze to travel.
Add and identify hazers
Place each fixture on the canvas, choose its built-in or user profile, enter its patch, and set the limits you have verified for that machine.
Connect the lighting console
Import the supplied fixture profile if you want desk control. Confirm that power, output, overall haze level, and individual tests behave as expected, then verify that receivers discover the active output universes.
Test every fixture safely
Bring machines to Ready in a controlled environment, pulse them one at a time, and confirm that the physical output matches the selected fixture profile and canvas position.
Prove fault and recovery behavior
Unplug or invalidate each important input in turn. Confirm the documented sensor fallback, console hold-and-return behavior, deliberate machine power, and network recovery.
Back up the finished show
Wait for “All changes saved,” download a complete backup, and record the sensor alignment, fixture profiles, patch, network settings, firmware version, and acceptance results.
First power-up
Keep output isolated
Begin with hazer receivers disconnected or in a controlled test area. Learn the power and output controls before the system can affect the site.
Trust the wind first
Confirm the sensor is healthy and the direction matches the real world. The header arrow and “Flow toward” label should agree with what you observe on site.
Keep a known-good copy
Download a complete backup before major changes or firmware updates. It keeps the site configuration and every custom profile together; network changes still use a separate confirmed apply with automatic rollback.
Make the screen match the site.
- Choose Imperial or Metric display.
- Resize the site and place stage and FOH where they belong.
- Mark the part of the site that should receive haze.
- Place and rotate every hazer at its measured location.
- Select Fit often to keep the useful canvas in view.
- Compare the displayed downwind flow with what you can see outdoors.
Teach HazeVane about each machine.
- Select a verified model from the built-in profile library.
- If needed, copy a built-in profile or create one for a verified personality.
- Describe each slot as Output Level, Output On / Off, Fan Level, Machine State, or Fixed Value.
- Expand the DMX preview and compare its zero, partial-output, and shutdown values with the fixture manual.
- Patch the fixture, set its tested limits, and verify warm-up, output, fan behavior, and deliberate shutdown on real hardware.
Optional console control
Put the important controls on the desk.
The supplied profiles give the operator control of machine power, output, overall haze level, and a bounded test for each hazer. HazeVane continues to distribute the request across the site while the desk controls the intent.
The footprint uses slots 1–4 for takeover, power, output, and site demand; slots 5–20 test hazers 1–16. HazeVane advertises its active output universes automatically through E1.31 Universe Discovery—there is no separate setting. See the manual for values, source priority, timeout, and reconnect behavior.
Required acceptance
Prove failure behavior before show day.
Normal operation is only half the test plan.
Ready for the bench?