Task actions

A task action tells a device what to do when a task runs. Which actions are available depends on the device.

Designer show controllers

LPC, LPC X, TPC, MSC, MSC X, MTPC

Action	What it does
Triggers	Fire trigger numbers you type in. Commas and hyphens allow several at once. Numbers not present on a device are ignored and the rest still fire. Can optionally test conditions first
Select Triggers	Fire triggers chosen from a list populated from the device. Can optionally test conditions first
Start Timelines	Start chosen timelines. Optionally release other timelines, scenes or both, filtered by playback group
Release Timelines	Release chosen timelines
Pause Timelines	Pause chosen timelines
Pause All Timelines	Pause every running timeline. No parameters
Resume Timelines	Resume chosen timelines
Resume All Timelines	Resume every paused timeline. No parameters
Toggle Timelines	Toggle chosen timelines
Set Timelines Rate	Adjust the rate of chosen timelines, as a percentage
Set Timelines Position	Jump chosen timelines to a position, as a percentage
Start Scenes	Start chosen scenes. Optionally release others as above
Release Scenes	Release chosen scenes
Toggle Scenes	Toggle chosen scenes
Release All	Release all timelines, scenes or both, optionally filtered by playback group
Master Intensity	Master all fixtures to a percentage intensity. Optionally filter by group. Fade and delay times adjustable
Override RGB	Set a colour with the picker, plus intensity and colour temperature sliders. Unchecked attributes are ignored. Optionally filter by group. Fade time and path adjustable. A Recent row under the picker reapplies the last eight colours picked in this browser, and a Proposed colours row offers the colours of the site's Control Panel
Clear RGB Override	Clear the override for chosen groups. Fade time adjustable
Beacon	Toggle the beacon on a device
Reset	Software-reset a device

Designer video lighting controllers

VLC, VLC Plus, Atlas, Atlas Pro

Everything the show controllers offer, except Override RGB and Clear RGB Override, plus:

Action	What it does
Content Target Intensity	Set the intensity of a content target
Content Target Intensity Filtered	Set the intensity of a filtered content target. VLC Plus and Atlas Pro only

Express controllers

Express Control

Action	What it does
Start Scene	Start a scene in a space
Override RGB	Apply an RGB override to a space
Space Intensity Master	Set the intensity master for a space
Activate Tag	Activate a tag
Space Off	Switch a space off
Timed Events	Enable or disable timed events
Reset	Software-reset a device
Beacon	Toggle the beacon

Acuity Brands controllers

Animate, Perform

Action	What it does
Start Scene	Start a scene in a space
Override RGB	Apply an RGB override to a space
Space Intensity Master	Set the intensity master for a space
Activate Tag	Activate a tag
Space Off	Switch a space off
Timed Events	Enable or disable timed events
Reset	Software-reset a device
Identify	Put the device into identify mode

Network nodes and gateways

Pathport, Pathport DIN P4, Pathport DIN P8, Pathport RM P4, Pathport RM P8

Action	What it does
RDM Discover	Run an RDM discovery
Port DMX Status	Enable or disable DMX output on a port. DIN and RM models only
Identify	Put the device into identify mode
Reset	Reboot the device

Managed switches

VIA DIN P8, VIA DIN P16, VIA DIN P24, VIA RM P12, VIA RM P12 PoE, VIA RM TE P12 PoE

Action	What it does
PoE Power Cycle	Power-cycle a PoE interface
Identify	Put the device into identify mode
Reset	Reboot the device

Vignette Clock

Action	What it does
Fire Snapshot	Recall a snapshot
Set Zone State	Set the state of a zone
Identify	Put the device into identify mode
Reset	Reboot the device