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aManager Software Tool

A special software tool called aManager has been developed to manage (multiple) devices. This tool is 

available on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux is available via our website, free of charge. 
aManager allows you to:

Identify a speci;c device (in a multi device set-up) by blinking it's LED

Change IP address and subnet

Set the Art SSC's date and time (your computer's date and time will be used)

Perform ;rmware updates 

Do a factory reset that will erase all user data in the device and will restore the default settings.

Calibrate the Art SSC's internal real-time clock

Make a backup of all the data in the device.

Blink

You can set the device's LED to blink fast for identifying a particular unit amongst multiple devices. The 

blinking is enabled by double-clicking on a device in the 'Devices' list or by selecting a device and then 
clicking the 'Blink' button.

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Summary of Contents for Art IO

Page 1: ...ART SSC ART IO MANUAL ART SSC SOLID STATE CONTROL ...

Page 2: ...ission of the publisher While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of pro t...

Page 3: ... the Art SSC A modern browser is required to access this web interface during set up A browser or computer is not required for standalone use after the set up It features 2 independent optically isolated DMX 512 outputs optically isolated DMX 512 input MIDI in through and out with MTC input SMPTE time code input GPI port with 4 contact closures Ethernet port with support of Art Net OSC UDP Lightin...

Page 4: ... standalone IO interfacing or working together with any third party show control system It features 8 inputs switch able between digital or analogue 8 output relay switched optically isolated DMX 512 port switch able between input or output RS 232 port Ethernet port with support of Art Net OSC UDP aTouch compatibility Further Help If after reading this manual you have further questions then please...

Page 5: ... This adapter is amongst others available from Farnell Newark order code 4189991 Conrad order code 539775 89 Distrelec order code 300060 Kensington Lock You can secure your device by using a Kensington style laptop lock Power The Art SSC and Art IO require a DC power supply between 9 and 12 Volts with a minimum of 500mA The 2 1 mm DC is center positive The Art IOs are also Power over Ethernet PoE ...

Page 6: ...atively you can connect the device and the computer via a network switch The Art SSC s Ethernet port is auto sensing so it does not matter whether you use a cross or straight cable The factory default IP address is 192 168 1 10 with the sub net mask set to 255 255 255 0 Make sure your computer is in a valid address range e g set your computer to IP 192 168 1 9 with a sub net mask of 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 7: ...work based and therefor could be accessed via the Internet There are two ways to achieve this Port Forwarding and VPN Port Forwarding is relatively easy to setup in your router Each router is diFerent so you are advised to consult the router s documentation sometimes it is revered to as NAT or Port Redirecting Please note that port forwarding is not secure anybody could access your Art IO Art SSC ...

Page 8: ...et Set the Art SSC s date and time your computer s date and time will be used Perform rmware updates Do a factory reset that will erase all user data in the device and will restore the default settings Calibrate the Art SSC s internal real time clock Make a backup of all the data in the device Blink You can set the device s LED to blink fast for identifying a particular unit amongst multiple devic...

Page 9: ...tion Start the calibration process by pressing the Start RTC Calibration button Then wait a while for the measurement to take place The longer you wait the more accurate the calculation will be we recommend somewhere between 30 to 60 minutes Then press the Stop RTC Calibration button a dialogue will inform you of the results Press OK to apply the calibration value Backup You can make a backup of a...

Page 10: ... can also use EmulationPro as a programming tool for the Art SSC using powerful software features to upload your cues and recorders into the Art SSC s memory The Art IO is also compatible with EmulationPro The GPI s can trigger software features and the GPO can be set directly from the application The Art IO will however not unlock a universe in EmulationPro For compatibility with EmulationPro the...

Page 11: ...e terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor Overcoming DMX 512 Limitations DMX 512 is a very successful protocol with however a few limitations The maximum number of attached devices is limited to 32 and they all have to be connected in bus topology having one cable running via each device Furthermore a DMX cable should not be longer than 300 meters The DMX Branch 4 DMX Splitter from Elation Professional...

Page 12: ...The UDP message contains a NULL terminated ASCII string of maximum 15 characters UDP can be received by adding the UDP source action list in the Show Control page Enter the expected ASCII string as the action s trigger UDP messages can be send by adding a UDP task to any action Parameter 1 allows you to enter the ASCII string and parameter 2 will contain the destination IP address and port number ...

Page 13: ... the device when applied in a xed installation using aTouch to control recordings and select cues or any other feature in the Art SSC or Art IO aTouch is designed to have no editing capability making it a fool proof interface that can safely be presented to non lighting technicians aTouch is available on Windows Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux and can be downloaded from http www acclaimlighting com cont...

Page 14: ...sed to synchronise audio video and lighting equipment There is also a large collection of MIDI control surfaces available user interface consoles with knobs motor faders rotary encoders etc The Art SSC also supports the time code signal MTC which is embedded into MIDI GPO Art IO only The 8 General Purpose Outputs GPO on the Art IO are relay switched and can handle 3 Amp The digital outputs can be ...

Page 15: ...e web interface It gives a read only overview of the settings and values nothing can be changed here Notice the status bar at the bottom of the page this bar oFers a real time display of the Art SSC s primary properties This bar remains visible on each page The GPI bits indicate O when the contact is open and I when the contact is closed The Master eld indicates whether the Art SSC is connected to...

Page 16: ...ng Console can be set in either PLAY or EDIT mode The diFerence between the modes is the EDIT mode ignores the fade hold and link values The EDIT mode is more convenient during programming the Cues Unit A DMX channel can be set between 0 minimum and 255 maximum The DMX levels are shown in these decimal values if the UNIT is set to DEC When UNIT is set to the levels are shown in the range of 0 and ...

Page 17: ...alue with 10 ALL 20 ENTER Decreases all channels value by 20 Capture a Cue Alternatively to programming a Cue through the CLI it is also possible to record a Cue from the DMX input port or incoming Art Net universes To capture from DMX simply connect your external DMX 512 source and set it to output the desired Cue then press the DMX Capture button Only the rst 512 channels will be recorded channe...

Page 18: ...to the Link eld you can use the Link eld to specify a cue to go back to Using both link elds you can create a bi directional loop by which the user could step through a set of cues by using just two buttons e g 2 physical switches connected via the GPI port that control the Go and Go As illustrated in the following diagram Manual Playback Set the Lighting Console to the PLAY mode for manual playba...

Page 19: ...ckly recall this group by clicking its button For example you can program the value of channels 1 2 3 4 6 by entering in the CLI 1 THRU 4 6 50 ENTER You can also store these channels in Group 1 by typing 1 THRU 4 6 GROUP1 Then press the group button to recall Group 1 in order to set the channels GROUP1 50 ENTER Routing The DMX values outputted by the Lighting Console can be routed to either or bot...

Page 20: ...ting for the trigger channel to go up Capacity There are 16 memories that can hold a recording When recording all 1 024 channels are stored even though some channels might not be used and remain at zero The Art SSC utilizes a compression technique to lter out all channels that do not change Therefore it is not possible to exactly state the maximum duration a memory can hold it depends on the DMX d...

Page 21: ...e than manual control In order to make a triggered recording appoint one DMX channel as the trigger channel choose from 1 till 1 024 Then press the TRIGGERED RECORD button The memory is now ready for recording but the recording will only start when the trigger channel s value reaches above 127 The recording is stopped as soon as the trigger channel goes below or equals 127 This allows you to progr...

Page 22: ...ect a time code source in the settings page Loop The Loop check box controls whether the playback stops when it reaches the end of the track or whether is should continue looping inde nitely The Loop feature is only available when Time code is disabled Routing The DMX values outputted by the Recorder can be routed to either or both DMX 512 outlets and Art Net This can be controlled in the settings...

Page 23: ...our Art SSC will respond to which signal and what tasks it will perform when triggered The show control consists of action lists and actions All the diFerent kind of signals the Art SSC can receive are categorized as sources Each action list relates to one source and can contain multiple actions Each action details to which speci c signal it is listening and contains a list of tasks it will perfor...

Page 24: ...ntrols the playback of Recorder 1 4 GPI MIDI GPI port 1 4 is converted to Note On 1 4 messages on MIDI channel 1 GPI OSC GPI port 1 4 is converted to OSC gpiX messages GPI Art Net GPI port 1 4 is converted to DMX channel 1 4 on Art Net output universe 1 MIDI DMX Converts incoming MIDI to DMX channels MIDI Art Net Converts incoming MIDI to Art Net channels Art Net Recorder Maps the rst 16 channels ...

Page 25: ...Only 50 channels are monitored for individual triggering starting by default at channel 1 You can change this starting channel in the settings page MIDI Trigger by or convert from incoming MIDI messages like Notes Control Changes or Program Changes Timecode Trigger by exact timecode frames You specify the timecode protocol in the settings page Scheduler The inbuilt RTC allows triggering on time da...

Page 26: ...mally closed Finally when the speci er is set to CHANGE the action will be triggered on both closing and opening of the contact Trigger Specify the exact trigger on which to execute the tasks In the case of a GPI action the trigger denotes the trigger port number there are 4 ports on the Art SSC Tasks You can specify up to 8 Tasks per Action and a maximum 128 Tasks in total When triggered the Task...

Page 27: ...time code generator Variable not implemented yet UDP Send a UDP message GPI Trigger the GPI port to read a binary value across all 4 contacts Randomizer Trigger the Randomizer to calculate a new value Feature For each task you can select a Feature The choice in Features diFers for each Type Console features Go Jump to the next Cue I f the current cue is number 256 then it will jump to cue 1 Go Jum...

Page 28: ...pe parameter preferred Send Unsigned Send a message with a unsigned type parameter Send Bool Send a message with a bool type parameter Send String Send a message with a string type parameter Function Each Task also has a Function eld The choice of Functions depends on the Task Type and the selected Feature For example when you add a Task with the Console Type and set its Feature to Jump then you c...

Page 29: ... eld this Action will be triggered each year Weekday and Time Sometimes you would like to de ne a trigger based on a day in the week rather then a speci c date The Art SSC supports this it allows to choose any combination of weekdays and time Astronomical Clock The Art SSC is equipped with an astronomical clock that based on the day of the year and position on the globe as con gured in the setting...

Page 30: ... is useful for checking and debugging your programming The top row of buttons allows for selecting the data stream In the case of DMX or Art Net data you can use the buttons on the right to toggle between decimal and percentage notations and use the up and down buttons to step through all the channel pages 29 ...

Page 31: ...es The Blink check box will Sash the device s LED to help to identify it amongst multiple devices This section also allows you to set the number of Memories in the Recorder By default this number is set to 16 If you would like to store only a few but larger recordings then you can lower this number making each memory bigger All the recorder s memories need to be erased after changing this setting ...

Page 32: ...t by Art Net do put a certain load on the network therefore it is recommended to disable Art Net when not in use Art Net transmission is switch oF by default it will be enabled automatically as soon as at least one Art Net check box is enabled in the Output Routing Reception is permanently enabled for incoming Art Net data and poll messages Date Time You can set the date and time of the Real Time ...

Page 33: ...gering individual actions You can specify here where that range starts by default it starts at channel 1 UDP In this section you can set the port number on which the Art SSC will listen out for UDP messages The IP addresses and port numbers for outgoing UDP messages are set in the tasks at the Show Control page OSC Set the port number on which the Art SSC will listen for OSC messages in this secti...

Page 34: ...me code signals however only one protocol can be selected at a time It is also possible to select Internal as the time code source in this case the internal timing logic of the Art SSC is used Please see the following diagram By enabling the time code outputs for MTC OSC or Art Net you create a time code converter or when Internal is selected as input source a time code master 33 ...

Page 35: ...Art IO Web Interface The Art IO Web Interface has the following pages Home This page oFers a status overview of all main properties and shows the values of the GPI and GPO ports 34 ...

Page 36: ...page is very similar to the Show Control page in the Art SSC Please refer to page 22 for a detailed description Please note that some sources are only available in the Art SSC and not in the Art IO e g Scheduler Timecode Recorder 35 ...

Page 37: ...nvert the state of the GPI to DMX channels 1 through 8 When a GPI is to digital the DMX channel will switch between value 0 and 255 when set to analogue the channel will range between 0 and 255 The DMX port needs to be set to output Inputs Art Net Convert the state of the GPI to Art Net channels 1 through 8 When a GPI is to digital the Art Net channel will switch between value 0 and 255 when set t...

Page 38: ...Monitors This page allows you to inspect the incoming and outgoing data 37 ...

Page 39: ...MX port either as input or as output Art Net The Art Net feature in the Art IO supports 1 universes out and 1 universes in You can map each of those universes to any of the 256 available universes in the Art Net protocol This number is zero based ranging from 0 up to and including 255 The broadcast messages sent out by Art Net do put a certain load on the network therefore it is recommended to dis...

Page 40: ...gs match the device you are communicating with UDP In this section you can set the port number on which the Art SSC will listen out for UDP messages The IP addresses and port numbers for outgoing UDP messages are set in the tasks at the Show Control page OSC Set the port number on which the Art SSC will listen for OSC messages in this section Also you need to ll in the addresses of the devices you...

Page 41: ...cedence 20 hold time 16 Home 14 HTP 20 IP address 5 iPhone 11 Kensington 4 latitude 31 link 17 Location 31 lock 4 longitude 31 Loop 21 Master 14 memories 19 MIDI 13 Monitors 29 MTC 13 NAT 6 Offset 32 OSC 11 Output Routing 31 PLAY 15 Playback 20 PoE 4 Port Forwarding 32 Port Forwarding 6 Power 4 Real Time Clock 28 31 Recorder 19 refresh rate 19 reset 6 RJ 45 11 Routing 21 RS 232 13 RTC 8 31 Run Mod...

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