LLA and Q Light Controller OSX Tutorial

Purpose

To show the steps to get the Enttec DMX USB Pro interface working with the Linux Lighting Architecture under OS X. Also getting the Q Lighting Controller (QLC) to work with LLA.

Introduction

I have used the page [ http://www.opendmx.net/index.php/LLA%2C_OpenDMX_USB_and_Q_Light_Controller_Tutorial] as a template because it was well written and made sense.

Having used QLC in Linux with dmx4linux and an open dmx usb interface in the past I was excited to have a Mac OS X port of QLC and a DMX USB Pro interface with OS X drivers.

Operating System

This process was completed on a Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 and 10.5.7 system with Xcode 3.2.1 and Qt Framework 4.5.1

LLA and Q Light Controller on OSX

This is a Tutorial for building and installing LLA and Q Light Controller with an Enttec USB Dmx Pro interface.

Prerequisite packages

XCode

XCode contains some of the necessary programs and libraries to compile LLA and QLC.

http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html

Qt Framework

QLC uses the Qt Framework, so might as well have the newest one.

http://www.qtsoftware.com/downloads/mac-os-cpp

MacPorts

MacPorts is used as a source for many of the tools needed.

http://www.macports.org/install.php

Once you have these core packages installed, continue

GIT

sudo port install git-core