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Operation

ÉPIX Flex Drive User Manual Rev. 1

Web Server

The ÉPIX Flex Drive Web Server can be accessed by any computer on the same network as the product.

It allows network access to settings such as control setup and firmware updates.

1. Connect the product to power, and set the

Operating Mode

2.Art-Net

and the

IP Mode

Static

2. Connect the product to a Windows computer with a network cable.

3. On the computer, set the IP address of the new network to have the same first 3 digits as the IP

address of the product (The IP address is displayed on the

Device Status Screen

4. Enter the IP address of the product into the URL bar of a web browser on the computer.

Web Server Operation

The Web Server of the ÉPIX Flex Drive allows the settings of

IP Mode

, custom

IP Address

Program

and

Speed

Preset Color

User Color

LCD Backlight

timeout, and

Display Direction

for each port to be altered through the internet browser of a computer.

The Web Server also displays the current

Firmware Version

Firmware Update

The Web Server allows the product to be updated with the latest firmware. Go to the product page at

https://www.chauvetprofessional.com

to download firmware updates.

Summary of Contents for EPIX Flex Drive

Page 1: ...User Manual ...

Page 2: ...se without written consent from Chauvet Document Printing For best results print this document in color on letter size paper 8 5 x 11 in double sided If using A4 paper 210 x 297 mm configure the printer to scale the content accordingly Intended Audience Any person installing operating and or maintaining this product should completely read through the guide that shipped with the product as well as ...

Page 3: ...agement RDM 7 Connection Diagram 7 Connecting ÉPIX Flex Products 8 ÉPIX Flex Products Flowchart 9 4 Operation 10 Control Panel Operation 10 Device Status Screen 10 Menu Map 10 Configuration Ethernet and DMX 11 Operating Mode 11 Personality 11 Port Setup 12 Start Address 12 Network Universe 12 LED Quantity 12 IP Mode 12 Netmask 12 Control Values 13 Pixel 13 17 Channel 34 Channel 24 Configuration St...

Page 5: ... to the proper voltage in accordance with the specifications in this manual or on the product s specification label Never connect the product to a dimmer pack or rheostat Never disconnect this product by pulling or tugging on the power cable Operation Do not operate this product if there is damage on the housing lenses or cables Have the damaged parts replaced by an authorized technician at once D...

Page 6: ...treaming ACN to support the touring rental installation markets Quickly and easily configure the ÉPIX Flex Drive using the built in OLED display and menu Easily configure your ÉPIX Flex 20 by assigning the pixel count output 2 total Supports up to 4 ÉPIX Flex 20 5 meter rolls or up to 8 with the ÉPIX Flex Boost sold separately Easily daisy chain fixtures directly from the 2 outputs of the Flex Dri...

Page 7: ...Page 4 of 31 ÉPIX Flex Drive User Manual Rev 1 Introduction Product Dimensions 1 7 in 44 mm 17 52 in 445 mm 19 in 483 mm ...

Page 8: ...the tip of a flat head screwdriver into the slot of the fuse holder 3 Pry the safety cap out of the housing 4 Remove the blown fuse from the clip on the front of the safety cap and replace with a fuse of the exact same type and rating 5 Re insert the fuse holder and reconnect power Always connect the product to a protected circuit a circuit breaker or fuse Make sure the product has an appropriate ...

Page 9: ...e Technical Specifications for weight information When mounting the product overhead always use a safety cable Mount the product securely to a rigging point whether an elevated platform or a truss When rigging the product onto a truss use a mounting clamp of appropriate weight capacity When power linking multiple products mount the products close enough for power linking cables to reach The bracke...

Page 10: ...at uses the layering and formatting of Architecture for Control Networks to transport DMX512 data over IP or any other ACN compatible network Kling Net Connection Kling Net is a network protocol that allows auto configuration of display devices using a Seetronic Etherkon IP65 Ethernet connection Refer to the ArKaos software manual for detailed instructions on programming this product Remote Device...

Page 11: ... 20 3 ÉPIX Flex 20 4 ÉPIX Flex Boost 5 ÉPIX Flex 20 6 ÉPIX Flex 20 end Make sure the length of cables between each ÉPIX Flex Drive port and the first ÉPIX Flex 20 does not exceed 75 ft 22 9 m Make sure the length of cables between each ÉPIX Flex 20 does not exceed 10 ft 3 m Make sure the ÉPIX Flex Boost is plugged directly into the previous ÉPIX Flex 20 Make sure the length of cables between the É...

Page 12: ...20 ÉPIX Flex 20 ÉPIX Flex 20 ÉPIX Flex 20 ÉPIX Flex 20 ÉPIX Flex 20 ÉPIX Flex Boost ÉPIX Flex Boost ÉPIX Flex Drive Output 1 Output 2 Up to 10 ft 3 m of IP Flex Extension cable 0 ft 0 m of IP Flex Extension cable connect directly Up to 30 ft 9 1 m of IP Flex Extension cable A maximum of 480 LEDs from one port without an ÉPIX Flex Boost A total maximum of 1920 LEDs from both ports Up to 10 ft 3 m o...

Page 13: ...c value when in a function Main Level Programming Levels Description 1 Operating Mode 1 Standalone Selects the control protocol 2 Art Net 3 sACN 4 DMX 2 Personality 1 17 Channel Sets the control personality see Control Personalities 2 34 Channel 3 Pixel 3 Port Setup 1 Output 1 1 DMX Start Address 1 496 Sets the starting address for Output 1 2 Network Universe 0 256 Sets the lowest of the consecuti...

Page 14: ... Standalone Mode 1 User Color 1 Red 000 255 Combine red green and blue to make a custom color 2 Green 3 Blue 2 Preset Color 1 Red Preset static colors 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Cyan 5 Magenta 6 Yellow 7 White 3 Automatic 1 Program 000 042 Selects an automatic program 2 Speed 000 100 Sets the automatic program speed 7 Set LCD Backlight On Display backlight always on 30s Turns off display backlight after 30 ...

Page 15: ...fies the number of LEDs connected to each port of the ÉPIX Flex Drive The automatic programs are scaled according to the value selected in this setting To change this setting do the following 1 Navigate to the Port Setup for the desired port 2 Use UP or DOWN to select 3 LED Quantity 3 Press ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to increase or decrease the number of LEDs connected to the selected port from 1 960 ...

Page 16: ...100 12 Blue 4 000 255 0 100 13 Red 5 000 255 0 100 14 Green 5 000 255 0 100 15 Blue 5 000 255 0 100 16 Red 6 000 255 0 100 17 Green 6 000 255 0 100 18 Blue 6 000 255 0 100 19 Red 7 000 255 0 100 20 Green 7 000 255 0 100 21 Blue 7 000 255 0 100 22 Red 8 000 255 0 100 23 Green 8 000 255 0 100 24 Blue 8 000 255 0 100 25 Red 9 000 255 0 100 26 Green 9 000 255 0 100 27 Blue 9 000 255 0 100 28 Red 10 00...

Page 17: ... 255 0 100 61 Red 21 000 255 0 100 62 Green 21 000 255 0 100 63 Blue 21 000 255 0 100 64 Red 22 000 255 0 100 65 Green 22 000 255 0 100 66 Blue 22 000 255 0 100 67 Red 23 000 255 0 100 68 Green 23 000 255 0 100 69 Blue 23 000 255 0 100 70 Red 24 000 255 0 100 71 Green 24 000 255 0 100 72 Blue 24 000 255 0 100 73 Red 25 000 255 0 100 74 Green 25 000 255 0 100 75 Blue 25 000 255 0 100 76 Red 26 000 ...

Page 18: ...107 Green 36 000 255 0 100 108 Blue 36 000 255 0 100 109 Red 37 000 255 0 100 110 Green 37 000 255 0 100 111 Blue 37 000 255 0 100 112 Red 38 000 255 0 100 113 Green 38 000 255 0 100 114 Blue 38 000 255 0 100 115 Red 39 000 255 0 100 116 Green 39 000 255 0 100 117 Blue 39 000 255 0 100 118 Red 40 000 255 0 100 119 Green 40 000 255 0 100 120 Blue 40 000 255 0 100 121 Red 41 000 255 0 100 122 Green ...

Page 19: ... 0 100 153 Blue 51 000 255 0 100 154 Red 52 000 255 0 100 155 Green 52 000 255 0 100 156 Blue 52 000 255 0 100 157 Red 53 000 255 0 100 158 Green 53 000 255 0 100 159 Blue 53 000 255 0 100 160 Red 54 000 255 0 100 161 Green 54 000 255 0 100 162 Blue 54 000 255 0 100 163 Red 55 000 255 0 100 164 Green 55 000 255 0 100 165 Blue 55 000 255 0 100 166 Red 56 000 255 0 100 167 Green 56 000 255 0 100 168...

Page 20: ... 0 100 199 Red 67 000 255 0 100 200 Green 67 000 255 0 100 201 Blue 67 000 255 0 100 202 Red 68 000 255 0 100 203 Green 68 000 255 0 100 204 Blue 68 000 255 0 100 205 Red 69 000 255 0 100 206 Green 69 000 255 0 100 207 Blue 69 000 255 0 100 208 Red 70 000 255 0 100 209 Green 70 000 255 0 100 210 Blue 70 000 255 0 100 211 Red 71 000 255 0 100 212 Green 71 000 255 0 100 213 Blue 71 000 255 0 100 214...

Page 21: ...0 100 245 Green 82 000 255 0 100 246 Blue 82 000 255 0 100 247 Red 83 000 255 0 100 248 Green 83 000 255 0 100 249 Blue 83 000 255 0 100 250 Red 84 000 255 0 100 251 Green 84 000 255 0 100 252 Blue 84 000 255 0 100 253 Red 85 000 255 0 100 254 Green 85 000 255 0 100 255 Blue 85 000 255 0 100 256 Red 86 000 255 0 100 257 Green 86 000 255 0 100 258 Blue 86 000 255 0 100 259 Red 87 000 255 0 100 260 ...

Page 22: ... Blue 97 000 255 0 100 292 Red 98 000 255 0 100 293 Green 98 000 255 0 100 294 Blue 98 000 255 0 100 295 Red 99 000 255 0 100 296 Green 99 000 255 0 100 297 Blue 99 000 255 0 100 298 Red 100 000 255 0 100 299 Green 100 000 255 0 100 300 Blue 100 000 255 0 100 301 Red 101 000 255 0 100 302 Green 101 000 255 0 100 303 Blue 101 000 255 0 100 304 Red 102 000 255 0 100 305 Green 102 000 255 0 100 306 B...

Page 23: ...00 337 Red 113 000 255 0 100 338 Green 113 000 255 0 100 339 Blue 113 000 255 0 100 340 Red 114 000 255 0 100 341 Green 114 000 255 0 100 342 Blue 114 000 255 0 100 343 Red 115 000 255 0 100 344 Green 115 000 255 0 100 345 Blue 115 000 255 0 100 346 Red 116 000 255 0 100 347 Green 116 000 255 0 100 348 Blue 116 000 255 0 100 349 Red 117 000 255 0 100 350 Green 117 000 255 0 100 351 Blue 117 000 25...

Page 24: ...0 383 Green 128 000 255 0 100 384 Blue 128 000 255 0 100 385 Red 129 000 255 0 100 386 Green 129 000 255 0 100 387 Blue 129 000 255 0 100 388 Red 130 000 255 0 100 389 Green 130 000 255 0 100 390 Blue 130 000 255 0 100 391 Red 131 000 255 0 100 392 Green 131 000 255 0 100 393 Blue 131 000 255 0 100 394 Red 132 000 255 0 100 395 Green 132 000 255 0 100 396 Blue 132 000 255 0 100 397 Red 133 000 255...

Page 25: ...00 429 Blue 143 000 255 0 100 430 Red 144 000 255 0 100 431 Green 144 000 255 0 100 432 Blue 144 000 255 0 100 433 Red 145 000 255 0 100 434 Green 145 000 255 0 100 435 Blue 145 000 255 0 100 436 Red 146 000 255 0 100 437 Green 146 000 255 0 100 438 Blue 146 000 255 0 100 439 Red 147 000 255 0 100 440 Green 147 000 255 0 100 441 Blue 147 000 255 0 100 442 Red 148 000 255 0 100 443 Green 148 000 25...

Page 26: ...00 475 Red 159 000 255 0 100 476 Green 159 000 255 0 100 477 Blue 159 000 255 0 100 478 Red 160 000 255 0 100 479 Green 160 000 255 0 100 480 Blue 160 000 255 0 100 481 Red 161 000 255 0 100 482 Green 161 000 255 0 100 483 Blue 161 000 255 0 100 484 Red 162 000 255 0 100 485 Green 162 000 255 0 100 486 Blue 162 000 255 0 100 487 Red 163 000 255 0 100 488 Green 163 000 255 0 100 489 Blue 163 000 25...

Page 27: ...5 0 100 5 Foreground Strobe 000 010 No function 011 050 Strobe slow to fast 051 090 Random strobe slow to fast 091 140 Synchronized random strobe slow to fast 141 255 Reserved for future use 6 Background Red 000 255 0 100 7 Background Green 000 255 0 100 8 Background Blue 000 255 0 100 9 Background Strobe 000 010 No function 011 050 Strobe slow to fast 051 090 Random strobe slow to fast 091 140 Sy...

Page 28: ...e 4 Cyan 5 Magenta 6 Yellow or 7 White 5 Press ENTER 13 Background Program 000 No function 001 020 Automatic program 0 021 040 Automatic program 1 041 060 Automatic program 2 061 065 Automatic program 3 066 255 Reserved for future use 14 Background Speed 000 255 Background program speed slow to fast 15 Background Offset 000 255 Background program offset delay short to long 16 No Function 000 255 N...

Page 29: ...ss ENTER 3 Use UP or DOWN to select from On stays on or 30s turns off after 30 seconds of inactivity 4 Press ENTER Display Orientation To set the display orientation do the following 1 Press MENU repeatedly until 8 Set Display is selected 2 Press ENTER 3 Use UP or DOWN to select from Normal right side up or Inverted upside down 4 Press ENTER Factory Reset To reset the product to factory default se...

Page 30: ...ess is displayed on the Device Status Screen 4 Enter the IP address of the product into the URL bar of a web browser on the computer Web Server Operation The Web Server of the ÉPIX Flex Drive allows the settings of IP Mode custom IP Address Netmask Operating Mode Standalone Mode if applicable Program and Speed Preset Color or User Color LCD Backlight timeout and Display Direction as well as the DM...

Page 31: ...equency To clean the product follow the instructions below 1 Unplug the product from power 2 Wait until the product is at room temperature 3 Use a vacuum or dry compressed air and a soft brush to remove dust collected on the external surface vents 4 Clean all transparent surfaces with a mild soap solution ammonia free glass cleaner or isopropyl alcohol 5 Apply the solution directly to a soft lint ...

Page 32: ...0 A 10 A Output Connector Output Voltage Maximum Supported LEDs per Port Maximum Supported LEDs Total 2 3 pin IP65 Ports 24 VDC 960 1920 Maximum Load Without ÉPIX Flex Boost Maximum Load With ÉPIX Flex Boost 2 ÉPIX Flex 20 per port 4 ÉPIX Flex 20 per port Parameter Maximum Length of IP Flex Extension From ÉPIX Flex Drive to first ÉPIX Flex 20 75 ft 22 9 m From ÉPIX Flex 20 to ÉPIX Flex 20 10 ft 3 ...

Page 33: ...equest Clearly label the package with an RMA number Chauvet will refuse any product returned without an RMA number Before sending the product clearly write the following information on a piece of paper and place it inside the box Your name Your address Your phone number RMA number A brief description of the problem Be sure to pack the product properly Any shipping damage resulting from inadequate ...

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