What is LLA?

LLA is a lighting architecture for Linux. Parts of it's feature set allows DMX sent using various DMX over IP protocols to be converted from one format to another. This allows devices from different manufacturers to talk to one another (for example a Strand Console can send DMX to an Enttec EtherGate).

LLA was renamed to OLA in 2009 since it runs on more than Linux now. The new website is at opendmx.net

Download LLA Live 0.1 from Sourceforge

LLA is plugin based, so it's fairly easy to extend. Currently the following protocols / devices are supported:

• ArtNet
• ESPNet
• ShowNet
• Enttec USB Pro
• SandNet (>= 0.2.0)
• Enttec Open DMX USB (>= 0.2.0)
• Pathport (>= 0.2.2)
• StageProfi (>= 0.2.2)

LLA Design

Thanks to the following people / organisations that provide support:

• Wayne and Simon from Artistic Licence for providing a Net-Lynx
• Nic from Enttec who provided a DMX USB Pro for testing.
• West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) for access to a Strand console.
• Shaun Jackman from Pathway, for answering my questions about the Pathport protocol.
• Florian from eventa.ag who donated a StageProfi and a USBDMX2.

Currently LLA is being distributed on a Live CD. For those who want to roll their own solution, you can access the sources using git:

$ git clone http://www.nomis52.net/git/lla
$ git clone http://www.nomis52.net/git/lla-examples

Debian packages are also available. Add the following line to your sources.list file:

deb http://www.nomis52.net/data/debian ./