Sundrax AGC-X-2DE, AGC-X-DE, AGS-X-4D2E, AGA-X-2D2E, AGA-X-4D2E User Manual

Version 1.11

January 09, 2018

User manual

ArtGate
DMX-Ethernet
converters

AGC-X-DE, AGC-X-2DE, AGC-X-DE-OEM,
AGS-X-2D2E, AGS-X-4D2E,
AGA-X-2D2E, AGA-X-4D2E,
AGP-X-2DE, AGP-X-4DE, AGP-X-8DE,
AGPD-X-12DE, AGPD-X-16DE,
AGD-X-4DE, AGD-X-8DE, AGD-X-4D2E, AGD-X-8D2E,
AJP-X-8DEF

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Table of contents

Visual appearance

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Specifications

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Safe operation

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General information

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Merging

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Connection types

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Web-settings

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•Main settings

•Advanced settings

•Network settings

•Profiles settings

•Firmware update

Getting started

Operation
Technical maintenance

Visual appearance

Pic.1 ArtGate devices appearance

Specifications

DMX512 interfaces 1,2,4,8 or 16

Supported protocols

D M X d a t a r e f r e s h r a t e 44 Hz default, may be changed if necessary

I/O connectors Depends on the modification

Max current consumption 0.1 A

Setup Web-interface

Power supply ~90-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz or Power-over-Ethernet

Fuse 0.1 A

Setup

ArtNet (I,II,III,4), sACN (E1.31, draft and released), RTTrPL, etc

Web interface, specialized ArtGate software,

DMX512, RDM (E1.20),

standard ArtNet tools

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Safe operation

WARNING!

The device uses hazardous voltage AC 230 V

In installation, operation, preventive maintenance and repairs of

the device, the requirements of the safety rules must be followed.

To ensure safe and reliable operation of the devices, please ob-

serve the following requirements:

• Use the device only for its intended purpose;

• Do not use devices that shows signs of malfunctioning;

• Avoid strong physical impacts on the device;

• Protect devices and cables from contact with moisture or other

corrosive liquids;

• Prevent any improper disconnection of the Ethernet cable from

the device being disconnected.

Whenever a fault is detected in the device, please contact the

manufacturer.

General information

ArtGate is the series of full-featured converters for converting
network protocols Art-Net and sACN to light fixtures control proto­col DMX512. Through their 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 or 16 DMX ports, LAN
interface and Optical port (ArtJet Pro only), the devices transmit
and receive DMX512 data streams via Ethernet LAN functioning in
10Base-T or 100Base-T mode (100Base-FX in ArtJet Pro).

Compatibility with Art-Net and sACN protocols enables the use
of ArtGate devices in a network of heterogeneous devices from

other manufacturers.

As well as the standard broadcast data transfer Art-Net, Art­Gate devices also support point-to-point data transfer in the local
network or via the Internet. Address settings of the device (name,
SubNet, Universe) and network settings (IP address, subnet mask,

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UDP-port), standard software tools for Art-Net networks, such as
DMX Workshop, as well as using the Web-based interface.

Web-interface allows changing advanced settings of ArtGate
devices not covered by the Art-Net standard, such as:

• port mode (Input / Output / Loop / Off);

• physical characteristics (timing) of DMX512 signal;

• merge modes for each port;

• data stream transmission and reception modes in Art-Net net-

work.

In addition, specialized utility software allows advanced users to
assign custom MAC address to the Ethernet interface of the device
and restore default settings of the device. ArtGate series is powered
by AC ~90-250 V, 50/60 Hz, or from Ethernet using the Power­over-Ethernet technology (depends on modification).

Merging

Variable merging options: HTP (highest takes precedence), LTP
(latest takes precedence), AUTO (last modified takes precedence
– intelligent merging mode that provides availability to manage
installation from two consoles simultaneously), OVERLAY (merg­es custom slots from two ArtNet/sACN streams, fully customized
through web interface), PRIORITY (for network streams with priority
tag, console with the highest priority for a given Universe will be in
charge). Depending on Artgate model, each port can merge up to
2 or 4 network sources. Merged data may be outputted to physi­cal DMX ports, and also may be looped back to Ethernet as new
ArtNet/sACN stream.

Standalone merger

ArtGate devices may be used as standalone (without perma-

nent Ethernet connection) mergers. When 2 or more input ports are

configured with the same ArtNet/sACN universe ID, DMX streams
from them can be merged and outputted to another output port
which must have the same ID too to provide such feature. This con­figuration may work even if device is not connected to Ethernet.

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