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Operation
Maverick Force s Spot User Manual Rev. 1
Configuration (DMX, Art-Net™, sACN)
Use control configurations to operate the product with a DMX, Art-Net™, or sACN controller.
Control Mode
The Maverick Force s Spot works with wired DMX, WDMX, Art-Net™, and sACN control signals. To select
which protocol to use:
1. Go to the
Settings
main level.
2. Select the
Control Mode
option.
3. Select the desired protocol, from
DMX
,
WDMX
,
ArtNet
, or
sACN
.
Control Personalities
To set the control personality:
1. Go to the
Personality
main level.
2. Select the desired personality, from
Dmx Mode 22 CH
or
Dmx Mode 29 CH
.
Starting Address
Each product will respond to a unique starting address from the controller. All products with the same
starting address will respond in unison. To set the starting address:
1. Go to the
Address
main level.
2. Select the starting address (
001
–
491
).
•
The highest recommended starting address for
Dmx Mode 22 CH
is
491
.
•
The highest recommended starting address for
Dmx Mode 29 CH
is
484
.
Network Setup
The Network Setup settings control the IP address, subnet mask, and universe of the product.
IP Mode
To choose how the IP address is set:
1. Go to the
Network Setup
main level.
2. Select the
IP Mode
option.
3. Select the desired IP mode, from
Manual
(to set a custom IP address),
DHCP
(the IP address is
assigned by the connected network), or
Static
(the product uses a default, preset IP address).
Universe
To assign an Art-Net™ or sACN universe to the Maverick Force s Spot:
1. Go to the
Network Setup
main level.
2. Select the
Universe
option.
3. Set the universe, from
000–255
(for Art-Net™) or from
001–256
(for sACN).
Manual IP Address
To set the IP address when the
IP Mode
is set to
Manual
:
1. Go to the
Network Setup
main level.
2. Select the
Ip
option.
3. Set the values of the IP address from
000–255
.
Subnet Mask
To set the subnet mask:
1. Go to the
Network Setup
main level.
2. Select the
SubMask
option.
3. Set the values of the subnet mask from
000–255
.
•
See the
section for further setup of WDMX.
•
section for further setup of Ethernet protocols (Art-Net™ or sACN).
•
See the
section for the highest starting address you can select for
each personality.
•
Make sure that the starting addresses on the various products do not overlap due to the
new personality setting.
