dmXLAN node8
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1. x 44 x 150 mm Weight 2kg Designed and manufactured in the Netherlands by ELC lighting Support contact support elclighting com2. dmXLAN node8 10 port DMX Ethernet node Users Manual Software version 1 23 e a ELC AMXLAN node8 sron Front Panel The front panel has a graphic LC display 3 keys and a jog encoder with push function and 3 LEDs Connections at the back The dmXLAN node8 has many connectivity options Viewed at the back from left to right RS 232 top SUB D 9pin Pin Description 1 2 TX 3 RX 4 i 5 Ground 6 9 To connect the RS 232 port to a PC you ll need a 1 to 1 male female sub d 9pin cable NO null modem cross cable Contact Closure Inputs bottom SUB D 9pin Pin Description Ground Shield Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 6 9 Ground These inputs have an internal pull up resistor A simple switch can be connected between the input pin and a ground pin The contact inputs can be used to temporarily recall a patch setting AUN MIDI Out MIDI In Midi connection uses standard MIDI pinout Network 10 100 MBit Ethernet on Neutrik Ethercon The network connection uses a standard UTP network connection USB 2 0 Full speed The USB connection uses standard USB pinout DMX port 1 8 Pin Description Ground Screen Data Data The DMX ports 1 to 8 are bidirectional via programmable setup have an internal terminator resistor and are RDM prepared akWND DMX port 9 and 10 Pin Description 1 Ground Screen 2 Data 3 Data 4 z 5 z DMX ports 9 and 10 are fixed DMX inputs and have a fi
3. e Please note DMX input 9 and 10 are always fixed to work as input Set ID A Store B Default Used the encoder to change the current selected digit and press the encoder to select the next digit The digits are in hexadecimal 16 possibilities 0 9 A F This means you can have upto 4095 different ID s in the system ID 000 means that the ID is not used Press A to store Press B to disable Press to cancel the operation Rename current configuration BlmsLAN nodes A Rename B The name of the current configuration is presented in the Main display and in the dmXLAN software The name is also used to indicate the configuration setting when it is stored in one of the 4 built in configurations Use the encoder to change the current character and press the encoder to select the next Press A to store the name Press B to select the next character Press to cancel the operation A Store E Default Use the encoder to change the current parameter and press to select the next Press A to store the configuration Press B to select the factory default IP address and netmask Press to cancel the operation General Information CE Product The dmXLAN node8 permits to the CE requirements set up by the European Community This can be recognized by this label on the outside of the product CE Technical Specifications Power 85 264 VAC 47 440 Hz 10VA max Dimensions 19 1HE rack unit 483
4. elect the next option Press A to store the configuration Press B to set the DMX port to it s default value Press to cancel any changes DMX port as output When a port is set up as a DMX output then you can select the working mode of that port Modes are e disabled gt the DMX output is disabled e outzero gt the DMX sends out a DMX test signal with all channels at 0 e single gt the output sends out the DMX values of the selected primary ArtNet universe The DMX output is enabled the first time when it detects the DMX universe on the network or internal DMX inputs If the universe on the network fails the DMX output will go into DMX hold e dual HTP gt like single but merge two DMX universes primary and secondary in highest take precedence e dual LTP gt like dual LTP like dual HTP but in latest takes precedence on a channel by channel basis DMX port as input When a port is set up as a DMX input it can be operated in the following modes e disabled gt the DMX input does nothing e normal gt any valid DMX is sent onto the network and internal use using the selected universe ArtNet e backup gt the DMX input will not send data if the selected universe is present on the network If the selected universe is not present on the network for several seconds and the input has valid DMX then it will send DMX data If another sender starts sending the same universe the input will go back input backup mod
5. uration Press to cancel the operation The 4 contact closures on the back can be used to temporarily recall any of the 4 setups The configuration is loaded on closing the contact and the normal configuration is loaded when the contact is opened Contact closure 4 has the highest priority Any change to the configuration either thru the menu or via remote software dmXLAN is stored in the temporarily selected configuration DMX View Menu A Port 9 B Mode A Port 3 B Mode small bars 120ch large bars 40ch decimal 6ch From the main display press B View DMX Now you can view the DMX values of each port input or output Use the encoder to change the channel Press A to select a different port Press B to change the view mode Press to exit Setup menu Enter the setup menu from the main screen by pressing Dhs port 2 By using the encoder select the item you would like to adjust Options e Edit DMX port 1 to 8 or DMX input 9 and 10 e Setthe ID e Rename the current configuration e Change network settings ip address and netmask Edit the item by pressing A or the encoder All settings will be stored AFTER exiting the setup menu via the key a message will appear Edit DMX ports 1 to 8 or DMX input 9 and 10 Fort 1 Fri 1 1 Port 1 input Univ 6 6 Mode single ipecAnormal A Store E Default A Store B Default Use the encoder to change the current selected option and press the encoder to s
6. xed internal terminator There are 2 versions of node8 available the normal and the Full Isolated Fl The full isolated version has an optical galvanic isolation barrier on all DMX ports up to 1500V This product may only be used for controlling dimmers and moving lights Using the product out of these specifications will remove all responsibility from the supplier Operation The dmXLAN node8 can be programmed in 2 ways either through the front panel control or the dmXLAN control software The dmXLAN control software has to be software version 3 1 x or up The software can be downloaded from www elclighting com Control through front panel Main Display dmxLAN nodeg A Contig B View BMH A Select config menu to recall 1 of 4 previously saved configurations patches B View DMX values Setup Enter setup menu Encoder Select information displays Information displays X gt port does not receive data or DMX when input v gt port receives data or DMX when input ID a A Config B View DH IP address P 2 20 86 243 A Config B View DH Version and serial number Configuration Menu Select Configuration A Load B Store From the main display press A config Now you can either recall a previous setup or store the current one in one of the 4 options Use the encoder to select a setup Press A to load the selected configuration Press B to store the current config
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