Export to Genetec Oxydium

System Overview

File Format: Genetec - .tir

Genetec is a French manufacturer of pyrotechnic firing systems. Its Oxydium is a programmable digital firing console that controls up to 10 MAF60 series II satellites with 60 lines each, for up to 600 ways. The Oxydium fires manually, semi-automatically or fully automatically, and can run pyromusical shows in sync with an MP3 or WAVE file. Programs are timed to 1/10 second and can be created on the console itself or on a Windows PC with Genetec’s Oxydium Suite software, connected via USB. More details are on the Oxydium product page (in French).

With FWsim Pro, you can design your show on your PC, preview it in 3D and export the firing list for the Oxydium.

Design your show

Create a new show or open an existing one. Set up your firing positions individually or use Multi Add to place several at once. Add your music if you are planning a show to a soundtrack.

Activate a firing position, click Single in the toolbox, and choose an effect. You can also select several positions in the 3D window to add effects to them together. Adjust angles in the 3D view, arrange cues on the timeline, and use copy and paste to build sequences. Press Play to preview the result.

For more on setting up a show and working with music, see the FWsim tutorials.

Assign satellites and export

1. Open the Export tab in the sidebar and select Genetec Oxydium as the firing system.
2. Open the Modules tab and add one module for each MAF60 satellite you will use. Each module has 60 pins, numbered 0 to 59 like the lines of the satellite. Drag each module to its firing position in the 3D window.
3. Click Export > Auto-Address to assign module and pin numbers.
4. Choose Export for Firing System and save the Genetec (.tir) file.
5. Open the file in Oxydium Suite and transfer the program to your Oxydium console.

After changing your show, run Export > Auto-Address again before exporting. Exporting does not automatically update the addresses.

How FWsim builds the firing list

FWsim rounds all firing times to 1/10 second, the timing resolution of the Oxydium. Every firing time in your show becomes one way of the firing list, and all cues that fire at that moment share this way. They fire together, even when they are on different satellites. For each satellite, the file lists which way each of its lines fires, together with the effect names as descriptions.

The Oxydium sends its firing orders one after another, so two lines on the same satellite cannot fire at exactly the same moment. When several cues on one module fire at the same time, FWsim puts them on the same pin, so you connect them to one line. FWsim reports how many pins it combined this way. To change this behavior, see Automatic Cue Combining.

For more on automatic and manual address assignment, see the data export guide.