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Protocol Conversion

With many signals coming into the Art SSC and many signal going out, the Show Control page is also the 
place where you can program Conversion between diFerent protocols. For example you can program 

an Art-Net Source and ;t it within an Action that sends out DMX-512, thus creating an Art-Net to DMX-
512 converter. 

Templates

The Show Control page provides ready-made Templates for several typical action arrangements. 

Templates can be easily copied to the Source list and modi;ed in necessary.
The following table describes the functionality of the templates.

Art-Net   DMX

Converts Art-Net input universe 1 to DMX Out A and Art-Net input universe 2 to DMX Out 

B.

DMX   Art-Net

Converts DMX input to Art-Net output universe 1.

DMX   Recorder

DMX input channel 1-16 control the playback of Recorder 1-16.

DMX   MIDI

Converts DMX input to MIDI output. DMX channels 1-128 are converted to CC messages 

on MIDI channel 1. DMX channels 129-256 are converted to CC messages on MIDI 

channel 2. DMX channels 257-384 are converted to CC messages on MIDI channel 3. DMX 

channels 385-512 are converted to CC messages on MIDI channel 4. 

GPI   DMX

GPI port 1-4 is converted to DMX channel 1-4 on DMX Out A.

GPI   Recorder

GPI port 1-4 controls 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 of the 'In A' universe to the playback intensities of the 

recorder's memories.

Touch Screen   

Recorder

Touch Screen layout with faders to control the playback intensities of the recorder's 

memories.

GPI   Console

Triggering GPI port 1-4 will jump to the corresponding cue in the Console.

OSC RGBW Example

OSC actions to match the TouchOSC template that can be downloaded from our 

website. This example assumes a RGBW ;xture is connected with starting address 1.

OSC   Recorder

Controls the playback intensities of the recorder's memories by incoming OSC 

messages. The OSC URI is /trackX, where X is the memory number.

DMX Splitter

The DMX signal from DMX Input is sent out on DMX Outputs A and B.

Production Test

This template is used for testing the device during the production process.

aTouch

Creating a aTouch layout is done by creating a 'Touch Screen' action-list and adding actions. For each 
action you can choose between various controls like buttons and sliders. The order of the actions will 

control the arrangement in aTouch.

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Summary of Contents for Art SSC

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

Page 2: ...ssion 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...

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 isolat...

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 p...

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...

Page 6: ...tively 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...

Page 7: ...ork 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...

Page 8: ...t 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...

Page 9: ...ion 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 reco...

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 Emulatio...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...he 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...

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 i...

Page 14: ...ed 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...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...g 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 Uni...

Page 17: ...lue 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...

Page 18: ...o 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 bu...

Page 19: ...kly 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 typi...

Page 20: ...ing 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 zer...

Page 21: ...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 r...

Page 22: ...ct 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 f...

Page 23: ...ur 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...

Page 24: ...trols 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 conve...

Page 25: ...nly 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 message...

Page 26: ...ally 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 ca...

Page 27: ...ime 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...

Page 28: ...e 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 E...

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 ch...

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 betw...

Page 31: ...s 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 se...

Page 32: ...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...

Page 33: ...ering 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 mes...

Page 34: ...e 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 s...

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: ...age 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...

Page 37: ...vert 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...

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

Page 39: ...X 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 t...

Page 40: ...s 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 m...

Page 41: ...edence 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 O...

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