Luminex DMX2 User Manual

Ethernet - DMX2 Box

User Guide - V3.0.0

LUMINEX Lighting Control Equipment Ethernet - DMX2 Box User Guide - V3.0.0

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The information in this documentation is supplied without warranty of any kind, either directly or indirectly, and is subject to change without prior written notice. Luminex, its employees or appointed representatives will not be held responsible for any damages to software, hardware, or data, howsoever arising as a direct or indirect result of the product(s) mentioned herein.

Issued by:

Publications Department, Luminex LCE, Herent 42, Neerpelt, B-3910, Belgium. Documentation reviewed January 25, 2007, by Bart Swinnen. Printed in the EU.

Table of Contents

Warranty information....................................................................... 4

Limited warranty.......................................................................... 4

Returning under warranty.............................................................. 4

Freight........................................................................................ 4

General.......................................................................................... 5

Packaging.................................................................................... 5

Description.................................................................................. 5

Specification................................................................................ 5

Dimensions............................................................................... 5

Weight..................................................................................... 5

Electrical.................................................................................. 5

Connectors............................................................................... 5

Environmental........................................................................... 5

Connectivity.................................................................................... 6

Rear Panel................................................................................... 6

Mains....................................................................................... 6

DMX input / output (Optional)..................................................... 6

Ethernet................................................................................... 6

Interface........................................................................................ 7

Front panel.................................................................................. 7

DMX input / output.................................................................... 7

DMX configuration..................................................................... 8

Status indication.................................................................... 8

Unlock the node........................................................................ 9

Reset the node (Out of jail)......................................................... 9

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Web interface................................................................................ 10

Status....................................................................................... 10

Setup........................................................................................ 11

Node...................................................................................... 11

DMX Routing........................................................................... 12

Merging Policies :..................................................................... 13

Inputs (Local mode).............................................................. 13

Inputs (IP Merging)............................................................... 15

Outputs (IP Merging)............................................................. 16

Recover channel................................................................... 18

Patch files :......................................................................... 18

Network settings.................................................................. 19

IP Settings........................................................................... 19

Global.................................................................................... 20

DMX details......................................................................... 20

Miscellaneous....................................................................... 21

Toolbox..................................................................................... 22

Profile manager....................................................................... 22

Firmware upgrade.................................................................... 23

Additional Documentation................................................................ 24

Warranty information

Limited warranty

Unless otherwise stated, your product is covered by a two (2) year parts and labor limited warranty. It is the owner’s responsibility to furnish receipts or invoices for verification of purchase, date, and dealer or distributor. If purchase date cannot be provided, date of manufacture will be used to determine warranty period.

Returning under warranty

Any Product unit or parts returned to Luminex LCE must be packaged in a suitable manner to ensure the protection of such Product unit or parts, and such package shall be clearly and prominently marked to indicate that the package contains returned Product units or parts. Accompany all returned Product units or parts with a written explanation of the alleged problem or malfunction.

Freight

All shipping will be paid by the purchaser. Items under warranty shall have return shipping paid by the manufacturer only in the European Union. Under no circumstances will freight collect shipments be accepted. Prepaid shipping does not include rush expediting such as air freight. Air freight can be sent customer collect in the European Union.

Warranty is void if the product is misused, damaged, modified in any way, or for unauthorized repairs or parts.

General

Packaging

• 1 x Ethernet – DMX2 Box

• 1 x User guide

Description

The Ethernet - DMX2 Box is an Ethernet node that serves 2 DMX512 outlets, compatible with the ArtNet protocol.

All 2 outlets are conform to RDM and can be used as input or output. The Ethernet link is a 10BaseT connection on a Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon connector.

All configuration can be done over Ethernet through a built in website, or by using the controls on the front end. 3 Hex encoder wheels and switches are provided to control the universe and direction settings.

this all comes in a half 19'' unit high metal housing.

Specification

Model: Ethernet – DMX2 Box Manufacturer: LUMINEX Lighting Control Equipment

• Dimensions

209,6 x 172 x 42 (mm) 8,25” x 7,01” x 1,65” Package: 300 x 220 x 80 (mm)

• Weight

1 kg

• Electrical

Voltages: 90 – 260 VAC Frequency: 47 – 63 Hz Rated power: 20 W Fuse : 125V – 250V, 1A, Slow blow only (5mm x 20mm)

• Connectors

1 x Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon connector 2 x Neutrik gold plated 5 pin XLR (female)

• Environmental

Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)

Connectivity

Rear Panel

• Mains

The device operates with an AC voltage between 90V and 260V within a frequency range of 47Hz and 63Hz.

A fixed power lead with lose cable end is directly connected to the device (no plug/connector). Please use an authorized plug and connect the cores in the mains lead in accordance with the following scheme:

Green / Yellow: Earth

Blue: Neutral

Brown: Live

!!! This equipment must be earthed !!!

• DMX input / output (Optional)

2 Neutrik 5 pin gold plated male connectors are provided as DMX through.

Connector Function

Pin 1 Signal common (0 volt) Pin 2 Data complement (-) Pin 3 Data true (+) Pin 4 Not used Pin 5 Not used

• Ethernet

1Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon is provided as Ethernet link.

An additional Ethercon can be provided as an option together with the optional DMX male connectors.

Front panel

LED indication of network activity and link. Power Ok LED.LED indication of network activity.

Green OK LED status for Node power.

Orange OK LED when node is locked

Remote / manual switch, to choose between webpage control or manual control (encoder and switches)

Interface

DMX port direction switch Input or output

DMX port universe controls Subnet and subswitch Hex encoder wheels to set the ArtNet universe.

The front panel interface is provided with 3 Hexadecimal encoder wheels, 3 tiny switches and 3 indication LEDs.

Standard DMX port routing can be done from the front panel (Manual). Advanced features like merging, backup, etc has to be configured from the built in web interface (Remote).

• DMX input / output

2 Neutrik 5 pin gold plated female connectors are provided as outlet (input or output).

Connector Function

Pin 1 Signal common (0 volt) Pin 2 Data complement (-) Pin 3 Data true (+) Pin 4 Not used Pin 5 Not used

All outlets are compliant with the DMX512-A timing specification and are terminated and rebiased.

• DMX configuration

Every DMX outlet can be configured separately as input or output. These inputs and outputs get a DMX line address on ArtNet. It is possible to distribute 256 different DMX lines over ArtNet.

The DMX line address (Universe) on ArtNet is a combination of the node's Subnet and the outlet's Subswitch. The Subnet divides the possible range of 256 addresses in groups of 16 addresses. Every node has one Subnet setting (from 0x0 – 0xF, 0- 15). And every outlet has a separate Subswitch (from 0x0 – 0xF, 0 – 15). Combined this gives the following result.

The Subnet is the high nibble of the complete address and the Subswitch is the low nibble of the address.

Node 1:

Subnet: 0x2 Outlet 1-> Subswitch: 0xC

Result address: 0x2C

In decimal this would be:

Result = (Subnet x 16) + Subswitch

Result address = (2 x 16 ) + 12 = 44

Status indication

3 LEDs are provided to indicate Network Activity, network Link and power Ok. The OK LED will turn to Orange if the node is locked through the Web interface or set with a password.

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