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V.202106

USB Stand Alone interface

Datasheet / Technical manual

INTRODUCTION

CQSA 512 and 1024 are versatile multifunction lighting control interfaces.

• Suitable for live applications and fixed installations

• Hardware compatibility with Player, Pro and Studio DMX software

• SD card slot provides option to

expand memory capacity

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DMX Splitter mode boosts reliability of DMX networks

• Wide choice of triggering methods

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Input

USB 2.0 via Mini USB

Number of DMX Outputs

Up to 512/1024 on 3 pin XLR (XLR5 optional)

DMX Modes (512)

2x512 (Splitter, PC, Stand Alone) or 512 in/out (PC)

DMX Modes (1024)

2x512 ,1024 or 512 in/out (PC + Stand Alone)

Internal Memory

Yes, 4Mb (no SD card required)

Memory Capacity

20000 steps with 16 ch., 6000 steps with 512 ch., 3000 steps with1024 ch.

External Memory

SD card slot (accepts FAT format, Class 6, 8 and 10, up to 256 GB)

Dimensions

H: 38mm(1.49in) / W: 166mm(6.54in) / D: 97mm (3.82in)

Net Weight (interface)

0.2 Kgs (0.44 lbs.)

Gross weight (package)

0.41 Kgs (0.9 lbs.)

Power Input

5V to 24V DC, 0.5A max on DC connectors, 5V, 0.5A via USB

Power / Consumption

0.3 ~ 0.5 W

CPU

32-bit processor

High Voltage Protection

Yes

Housing

Black with 4 mounting slots, ABS Plastic

IP rating

IP40

Operating environment

Indoor

Storage

Keep dry

Operating Temperature

- 25 to +70 C°

Certifications

CE, RoHS

International Warranty

Yes, 5 years

System Compatibility

Windows (7 and +), MAC OS X (10.6 and higher) and Linux (64 Bits, Debian,
Redhat, Archlinux, Raspberry Pi)

DEVICE FEATURES

DMX input (512)

PC only DMX record, DMX trigger

DMX Input (1024)

PC and Stand-Alone mode, DMX record, DMX trigger

Stand Alone Mode (512)

2x512 (splitter), fine DMX channels (16 bits)

Stand Alone Mode (1024)

2x512 (splitter), 1024, 512 in/out, fine DMX channels (16 bits)

Multiple Zone (1024 only)

5 Zones, play up to 5 scenes concurrently

Stand Alone DMX Merging

Yes, merge DMX lines and interfaces to play different Zones together

Real Time Clock - RTC

Time and calendar triggers (minutes, hours, week, days, month)

Trigger buttons

8 buttons with blue LED status display

Menu Buttons

4 buttons (Mode, Confirm, plus, less)

Mode Menu

Scene and Page selection, Speed, Master Dimmer, Custom colours

RJ45 I/O

3x RJ45 connectors for all In/Out pins and connections

Dry Contact Triggers

7 contacts port on 3,3V or 5V

RS232 Triggers

Scene selection, speed, dimmer, zone, blackout

Infra-red Receiver

External IR PCB and IR remote control available (optional)

Infra-red Options

10 scene selection, scene speed, master dimmer and next scene

Light intensity Triggers

External PCB with light sensor available (optional)

Master/Slave

Synchronize and connect up to 32 interfaces together in Stand Alone

Compatibility

8- and 16-bit DMX fixtures

Summary of Contents for CQSA 1024

Page 1: ...English V 202106 USB Stand Alone interface 1 Datasheet Technical manual ...

Page 2: ...t Information and Disclaimer Copyright 2021 CHROMATEQ All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying recording or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other none comme...

Page 3: ...IGURATION AND SETTINGS 9 Save scene in memory 9 Configuration options 9 STAND ALONE OPERATION 10 Reverting to Stand Alone mode 10 External Power supply and USB 10 Battery charging 10 Micro SD Card 10 Choosing Stand Alone modes 11 TRIGGER CONFIGURATION 12 Buttons 12 Clock and calendar 13 Dry contact 14 Contact commands 14 RS232 15 Infrared 15 Light Sensor 16 DMX in 16 OTHER ADVANCED TRIGGER OPTIONS...

Page 4: ...ndoor Storage Keep dry Operating Temperature 25 to 70 C Certifications CE RoHS International Warranty Yes 5 years System Compatibility Windows 7 and MAC OS X 10 6 and higher and Linux 64 Bits Debian Redhat Archlinux Raspberry Pi DEVICE FEATURES DMX input 512 PC only DMX record DMX trigger DMX Input 1024 PC and Stand Alone mode DMX record DMX trigger Stand Alone Mode 512 2x512 splitter fine DMX cha...

Page 5: ...ector Input Output 1 Master Slave Clock 2 Master Slave Data 3 Lighting Fixture Data 4 IR Signal via external IR receiver 5 RS232 Tx 6 RS232 Rx 7 5 Volts out 8 Ground SOFTWARE OPTIONS Player Software 512 1024 channels DMX Stand Alone mode Live Board mode Studio DMX 3D viewer Full Mode Pro Software 512 1024 channels normal mode 30 minute loop of Audio and Video Timeline Art Net output from PC 1 or 2...

Page 6: ...5 The scene number will flash several times to confirm your selection Scene 00 indicates that no scene is playing Page Mode PA Select the desired page using the or buttons P0 to P9 then choose an available scene in the selected page using the 8 trigger buttons Then the number of the selected scene will be display on the LED display Colour mode Co Using the 8 trigger buttons select one of the 8 cus...

Page 7: ...writing a show to memory Zo Zone mode After programming the interface memory Zone A is selected by default In this mode the LED display shows the current Zone Global A B C D E Zone A to D display Global Zone display The display switches between the current zone and the running scene number every 3 seconds Use or to navigate between zones Scene buttons may be pressed to instantly trigger scenes wit...

Page 8: ... to the device manager and check that this icon is visible under Universal Serial Bus controllers If there is a warning icon on the DMX512 Stand Alone Device the drivers will require manual installation Mac and Linux drivers are automatically installed In Mac OS check the USB device tree In Linux use the command lsusb to check if the DMX 512 Stand Alone device line is visible Once connected start ...

Page 9: ...f the selected interface from the list Modify the time and date minutes hours days months and years Synchronize the interface clock using the current computer time and date by selecting the option Set Current Date and Time Options tab Turn off the LED display after 4 seconds of inactivity Select a default scene to play automatically after powering up the interface with USB or external power supply...

Page 10: ...face s SD card slot or connected to the computer The card must be CLASS 10 formatted as FAT or FAT 32 with a maximum capacity of 256 GB SD Card connected to computer in Stand Alone mode click Save to Memory then select Save on external SD Card Save to the root directory of the SD card SD Card installed in the interface select Save on device s SD Card To play the SD show in Stand Alone insert the c...

Page 11: ...rding to the modes used in Stand Alone Drag and drop mode icons to arrange their order Right click to Add or Remove a mode Scene mode Zone mode Dimmer mode Colour mode Page mode Speed mode Drag and Drop to organize mode Right click on a mode to remove it Click on to add a mode You can also choose a single menu to simplify the use of the interface ...

Page 12: ...ng function Buttons Stand Alone mode offers 8 graphical buttons that represent the interface s 8 physical LED buttons From the scene list in Stand Alone mode drag and drop a scene on any button to assign a button number It is possible to replace a scene by another one or to remove a scene by pulling it out of the list Custom colours can be assigned to each button for playback in Colour mode by cli...

Page 13: ... The triggers will be performed on the selected months Next a daily hour range must be defined to each month Start and Stop days With a monthly repetition starting and stopping days for each chosen month can be selected In this example triggers are performed between the 1st and the 15th of each chosen month List of the days of the week The check boxes represent the 7 days in a week The triggers wi...

Page 14: ...f Activating the contact starts the scene subsequent activation stops the scene Each trigger action will invert the state of the scene start stop Auto Release The scene plays while the contact is activated When the contact is released the scene stops Restart If the scene is playing activating the contact will restart the scene from its beginning If the scene is not playing then it will start Dry c...

Page 15: ...tware Each button triggers a different scene With the remote control a scene cannot be stopped directly with the assigned button To stop a scene press the Black Out Stop button or trigger another scene Pause button freezes the current scene in its current state Black Out button stops the current scene and plays the empty scene number 00 All DMX channel levels are set to zero for scene trigger Sele...

Page 16: ...list it s possible to choose the remote button number from 01 to 10 to trigger the scene Light Sensor The light sensor function works only with Time triggers The external PCB must be connected to the first RJ45 and the light sensitivity defined in the software DMX in Stand Alone mode offers up to 512 DMX IN channel triggers and up to 255 DMX trigger values per channel This enables triggering scene...

Page 17: ...en several scenes have the same time trigger date hour minute only the first scene in the list will be triggered The rest will be ignored The Play in Priority option allows to play a scene in priority and ignore all the other triggers except the buttons and clock ZONE SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION The interface has the capability to play 1scene per zone and up to 5 zones at the same time in Stand Alo...

Page 18: ...possible to manually choose the zone range in the fields Note Make sure the DMX Patch and fixture addresses correspond to the defined Zones The Zone option can be configured in Standalone mode manual Zone selection to enable or not the mode in the stand alone menus The Zones tab allows to display and configure each zone double click on a zone to edit Editor mode Once zones are defined create scene...

Page 19: ...d the same step at the same time The slave interfaces are forced to follow the master timings and triggers and they cannot act play or trigger a scene independently Master can trigger on and trigger off scenes of the slave interfaces MODE MASTER SLAVE Desynchronized An interface can be defined as master others are automatically set to slaves All Triggers On or Off operated on the master interface ...

Page 20: ... are ignored and slave interfaces keep playing their current scene Each Slave interface can choose to release or not its scene depending on if the option is activated or not DMX MERGE CONFIGURATION One DMX port must be turned into an input to capture the DMX signal provided by another DMX source The interface will merge the incoming signal with its own output signal by comparing the DMX levels wit...

Page 21: ...Stand Alone interface 21 Datasheet Technical manual 14 22 50 22 16 44 14 12 38 34 166 97 35 25 38 20 31 6 18 86 60 95 32 156 23 43 32 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Metric unit measurements in mm Rear panel Side panels Bottom panel 8 ...

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