Luminex DMX4 Mkii, DMX4 Truss Mkii User Manual
Ethernet - DMX4 MkII Range
User Guide - V4.x.x
Luminex Network Intelligence
Ethernet - DMX4 MkII Range User Guide - V4.x.x
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Belgium.
Documentation reviewed January 9, 2017, by Bart Swinnen.
Printed in the EU.
Table of Contents
Warranty information........................................................................5
Limited warranty..........................................................................5
Returning under warranty..............................................................5
Freight........................................................................................ 5
General.......................................................................................... 6
Packaging....................................................................................6
Description..................................................................................6
Specification................................................................................6
Dimensions...............................................................................6
Weight.....................................................................................7
Electrical..................................................................................7
Connectors...............................................................................7
Environmental...........................................................................7
Connectivity....................................................................................8
Rear Panel – Side Panel.................................................................8
Mains.......................................................................................8
Interface.......................................................................................10
Front panel................................................................................10
Ethernet port..........................................................................10
DMX input / output..................................................................10
Status indication...................................................................10
Front end display information....................................................11
Reset the node (Out of jail).......................................................12
Web interface................................................................................13
Status.......................................................................................13
Setup........................................................................................14
Node......................................................................................14
DMX Routing...........................................................................15
Merging Policies :.....................................................................17
Inputs (Local mode)..............................................................18
Inputs (IP Merging)...............................................................20
Outputs (IP Merging)............................................................20
Recover channel...................................................................23
Network settings..................................................................25
IP Settings..........................................................................25
Global....................................................................................26
DMX details.........................................................................26
Miscellaneous.......................................................................28
Toolbox......................................................................................29
Profile manager.......................................................................29
Snapshot manager...................................................................30
Firmware upgrade....................................................................32
Toubleshooting........................................................................34
Additional Documentation................................................................35
Credits:.....................................................................................35
Warranty information
Limited warranty
Unless otherwise stated, your product is covered by a two (2) years 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.
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General
Packaging
- Ethernet-DMX4 MkII
• 1 x Ethernet – DMX4 MkII
• 1 x User guide
- Ethernet-DMX4 MkII Truss
• 1 x Ethernet – DMX4 MkII Truss
• 1 x Powercon male connector
• 1 x User Guide
Description
The Ethernet - DMX4 MkII is an Ethernet node that serves 4 x DMX512
outlets, compatible with the following protocols: DMX512, DMX512-A,
RDM (ANSI E1.20), sACN (ANSI E1.31) and Art-Net™.
All 4 outlets can be used as input or output. The Ethernet links are
100BaseT connections on Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon connector, located on the
front and the rear for the rack version, on the front and the side for the
truss mounted version.
All configuration can be done over Ethernet through a built in website.
This all comes in a 19'' unit high metal housing for the Ethernet-DMX4
MkII. The Ethernet-DMX4 Truss MkII comes in a rugged truss mountable
metal housing with a M10 insert. This enclosure allows to use the node in
a truss or as a table top device.
Specification
Model: Ethernet – DMX4 MkII – Ethernet -DMX4 MkII Truss
Manufacturer: LUMINEX Lighting Control Equipment
• Dimensions
Ethernet-DMX4 MkII
482 x 183 x 44 (mm)
19” x 7,2” x 1,73”
Package: 520 x 235 x 50 (mm)
Ethernet-DMX4 MkII Truss
235 x 134,2 x 82 (mm)
9,3” x 5,3” x 3,2”
Package: 305 x 215 x 110 (mm)
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• Weight
Ethernet-DMX4 MkII: 2,3 kg
Ethernet-DMX4 MkII Truss: 2,3 kg
• Electrical
Voltages: 90 – 260 VAC
Frequency: 47 – 63 Hz
Rated power: Rack version : 20 W, Truss version: 15 W
Fuse : 125V – 250V, 1A, Slow blow only (5mm x 20mm)
• Connectors
2 x shielded Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon connector
(front and rear for Ethernet-DMX4 MkII, front and side for EthernetDMX4 MkII Truss)
4 x shielded Neutrik gold plated 5 pin XLR (female)
4 x optic and galvanic isolated DMX port
1 x IEC inlet with fuse holder (Rack version only)
1 x Neutrik Powercon inlet (Trus version only)
• Environmental
Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)
Storage temperature : -10 ~ 70°C (14 ~ 158°F)
Humidity: 5-95% non condensing
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Connectivity
Rear Panel – Side Panel
Ethernet-DMX4 MkII
• Mains
The device operates with an AC voltage between 90V and 260V within a
frequency range of 47Hz and 63Hz.
An IEC socket is located at the rear of the unit. Please use an IEC plug
compliant cable to feed power to the unit.
Luminex recommend the use of a power cable, fitted with an IEC-Lock™
plug. The IEC-Lock™ system offers a reliable way to connect the power
cable to the unit.
!!! This equipment must be earthed !!!
• Punched holes
The unit offers 4 punched holes to easily install 4 optional DMX input
connectors.
• Ethernet
1 Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon is provided as Ethernet link.
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Powercon IN
10/100MBps Ethernet port
Punched Holes
Ethernet-DMX4 MkII Truss
The device operates with an AC voltage between 90V and 260V within a
frequency range of 47Hz and 63Hz.
A Neutrik PowerCon IN connector can be connected to the device. 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 !!!
• Ethernet
1 Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon is provided as Ethernet link.
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Interface
Front panel
The front panel interface is provided with 1 graphical LCD display, 1 jog, 1
Ethernet port, 4 DMX outlets and 3 indication LEDs. Standard DMX port
routing and advanced features like merging, backup, etc can be
configured from the built in Web interface .
• Ethernet port
1 Neutrik RJ45 Ethercon is provided as Ethernet link.
• DMX input / output
4 shielded Neutrik 5 pin gold plated female connectors are provided as
outlet (input or output). All DMX outlets are optic and galvanic isolated.
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.
Status indication
3 LEDs are provided to indicate Network link and activity (Ethernet ports
1&2), and power Ok.
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DMX ports: bi-directional
Shielded Gold plated XLR
5 pins Neutrik connectors
LED indication of network
activity and link.
Power Ok LED.
Graphical LCD Display
And Jog
10/100MBps Ethernet port
• Front end display information
Three indication screens will rotate continuously on the display with an
interval of a few seconds.
Screen 1 – Model and firmware version
This screen informs you on the type of model of Ethernet-DMX4 you're
using. It gives also the ID number, and the firmware the node is actually
running.
Screen 2 – Network settings
This screen displays the short name entered through the Web interface. It
gives also the complete network setting information, such as IP address
and netmask.
Screen 3 – Model and firmware version
This screen gives a complete overview of the DMX ports settings: the
second raw gives information on the direction set on each port. The third
raw informs you on the mode set on each outlet.
Regarding the direction, different letters will appear to show the mode set
on the outlet : N (Normal), H (HTP merge), L (LTP merge), C (Custom), B
(Backup).
See page 15 for the explanation of each available mode.
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• Unlock the node
When the node is password protected through the Web interface, it will
automatically lock the access to the Web interface. To unlock the node,
enter the password in the password field (login = admin).
• Reset the node (Out of jail)
This useful function makes it possible to bring the node in a factory
default.
1. Press and hold the jog on the front panel
2. Power up the device
3. wait until the converter to display the reset confirmation
4. confirm
5. The unit is now rebooting to its default settings
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