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Page 1: ...User Manual V3 0 Software V2 0...

Page 2: ...2 V2 1 Lightened base 12 11 23 V2 2 Base for translation 12 11 25 V3 0 Firmware V2 0_EN 13 06 21 Chromlech 19 avenue Gabriel Faur 35235 THORIGNE FOUILLARD FRANCE Tel 33 2 23 20 77 67 Fax 33 2 23 20 75...

Page 3: ...meet your expectations If however you find defects or malfunctions we will be very happy to resolve any problems for you as quickly as possible This user manual relates to all products in the Elidy ra...

Page 4: ...Elidy 4...

Page 5: ...X9 Power unit 26 Detail of buttons and menu 26 Control 28 Sources and Controllers 32 Menu detail 34 Patch Mode 36 Rotation 38 Tile Mapping 40 Pixel Engine 44 Animation Maker 48 Network Menu 52 Test Me...

Page 6: ...Elidy 6 ELIDY S...

Page 7: ...Elidy 7 ELIDY T DMX Ethernet DMX control PSX9 elidy PSX9 Lighting Control AC power S Cable S Cable S Cable S Cable S Cable S Cable S Cable...

Page 8: ...Elidy 8 ELIDY BIG...

Page 9: ...Elidy 9 ELIDY WALL...

Page 10: ...ith safety installation and fitting instructions contained in this manual or by any modifications made to products in the ELIDY range Non compliance with safety installation and fitting instructions o...

Page 11: ...peater socket Ensure the repeater power supply is not overloaded MAX 16 A To ensure the PSX9 power unit operates satisfactorily be careful not to obstruct the ventilation grills The ELIDY S WALL and B...

Page 12: ...ce any object however small on the equipment during rigging It may fall while the equipment is being suspended and cause personal injury NEVER attach any equipment other than CHROMLECH accessories to...

Page 13: ...ces must not come into contact with a flammable surface In all cases comply with a distance of at least 200 mm between the devices and nearby flammable surfaces All information provided in this manual...

Page 14: ...olts inserted into the external drilled holes of the yoke see drawing A safety sling must be used between arrays and the rigging component 3 Install the Elidy S on the ground Through its double yoke t...

Page 15: ...2mm Data Screened twisted pair 2 x 0 35mm It is possible to connect 3 Elidy S onto each of the 3 PSX9 power outputs i e 9 Elidy S maximum per PSX9 To this end use the Spider Box tapoff boxes provided...

Page 16: ...array fitted with a fixed rigging system the T mount The purpose of the T mount is to secure the Elidy T as near as possible to its rigging support 1 Attach the Elidy T by means of a standard propriet...

Page 17: ...le to use Spider Boxes Input connector XLR female 4 pin Output connector XLR male 4 pin The cable used features the same characteristics as Elidy S see page 15 It is possible to connect 3 Elidy T onto...

Page 18: ...BIG is an array fitted with a swivelling yoke The yoke can be removed It is fitted to the frame using the 4 screws provided A suitable safety sling must be used between the array and the rigging compo...

Page 19: ...e support plate provided Connect the 3 outputs XLR 4 of the PSX9 to the 3 inputs XLR 4 on the frame Connect the PSX9 power unit to the mains 100 230V 50 60Hz 3 5A 800W Connect the DMX or Ethernet cabl...

Page 20: ...ecautions for use Ensure that the support on which the Elidy WALL are to be rigged can support the load is in a good state of repair stable and made safe In all cases YOU ARE FULLY LIABLE FOR THE SUPP...

Page 21: ...entated correctly The clevis stops and quick release pins must be pointing downwards To fit the Elidy BUMPERs to each other you must use the bolts provided For assembly in a row lock the 2 bolts as in...

Page 22: ...mporarily support the weight of the array Ensure your Elidy WALL is orientated correctly The female clevises of the load bearing components must be facing upwards and the connectors downwards The 3 tr...

Page 23: ...e male clevises of the Elidy BUMPER up to the stops provided Lock the assembly using the 4 detent pins 2 on the Elidy BUMPER 2 on the Elidy WALL Repeat the operation up to your first row To finish off...

Page 24: ...ith 3 XLR 4 input connectors Pinouts Cable characteristics Power supply 2 x 2mm Data Screened twisted pair 2 x 0 35mm 1 ELIDY WALL 1 PSX9 Connect the cable bundles from the frame to the PSX9 power uni...

Page 25: ...Elidy 25 Functional diagrams...

Page 26: ...k data LED DATA PSX9 energised No DATA DATA OK DMX or Artnet Fault MICRO X X X X RJ45 network connectors on Neutrik socket base Ethernet control Splitter type link for daisy chain chaining Power suppl...

Page 27: ...tiles The indicator LED lights up red if the fuse is out of action Connectors from the mains supply of the PSX9 power unit Powercon True One connectors 1 Input 1 Output option to cascade the PSX9 pow...

Page 28: ...Elidy combines 2 separate DMX machines the Pixel Engine and the Animation Maker Each of the 2 machines features its own DMX address and can be controlled using the following protocols DMX 512 sACN AR...

Page 29: ...25 Leds thus 225 separate DMX channels 1 Elidy Led 1 pixel 1 DMX address To light the 9 Elidy S or 1 Elidy BIG WALL connected to a power unit fit the 225 channels on the console or media server The DM...

Page 30: ...power unit and 20 user animated GIF that can be downloaded into the power unit via the dedicated software 1 GIF speed parameter 1 Shutter 1 Iris 1 Rotation effect 1 General fade out Each Elidy Big Wa...

Page 31: ...eries of 65 factory configured GIF for each bank provided with the power unit and non modifiable It is possible to create your own GIF and load them into the PSX9 power unit within the limit of 20 GIF...

Page 32: ...e Pixel Engine mode towards the Animation Maker mode Use several sources for each controller If for one or both controller s more than two sources are activated then only two sources will be selected...

Page 33: ...Elidy 33 DMX sACN Artnet for the selected universes HTP HTP HTP Pixel Engine Animation Maker...

Page 34: ...225 Channels DMX Address XXX 001 44 45 ARTNET Universe x 0 46 sACN Universe x 1 Source DMX On Off On Artnet On Off On sACN On Off On ANIMATION MAKER Mode Off 49 2 channels 4 channels 8 channels Patch...

Page 35: ...0 100 53 Test Chase Run test UTILITY Data In Info 54 Memory Bank S factory Info Bank user Info Bank A factory Info Bank A user Info Bank B factory Info Bank B user Info Display Auto Off Always ON Aut...

Page 36: ...91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48...

Page 37: ...98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 14...

Page 38: ...19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1...

Page 39: ...113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162...

Page 40: ...l therefore need to differentiate them to make them operate correctly Access the SETUP TILE MAPPING menu then press ENTER Doing this starts the procedure for detecting active tiles connected to the PS...

Page 41: ...tiles that are already assigned from 1 to 9 Pressing or will move the cursor and highlight the corresponding tile For example if the cursor is placed beneath No 3 The cursor is positioned on the tile...

Page 42: ...ly No 2 B Press ENTER to change the tile assignment by default the 1st available number is displayed In this example it is 2 C Press up to value 5 A The screen then displays 9 x 1 which means that 9 t...

Page 43: ...t No 2 with if necessary Press ENTER the tile is assigned the number moves to the far right The cursor moves to a new tile here it is physically No 8 F Repeat the operation from E onwards until all th...

Page 44: ...5 LEDs which are factory addressed as follows Up to 2 PSX9 power units can be patched on the same DMX universe Factory assignment of an active tile 11 13 14 15 12 16 18 19 20 17 6 8 9 10 7 21 23 24 25...

Page 45: ...8 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103...

Page 46: ...mine the sACN universe number of the PSX9 power unit The number given is a variable between 0 and 64000 This menu allows to activate or disable the DMX512 Artnet and sACN data reception that will affe...

Page 47: ...Elidy 47...

Page 48: ...units Link Auto activated Animation maker Mode 2 Ch on the same DMX universe 2 PSX9 power units Link Auto activated Animation maker Mode 2 Ch on the same DMX universe 2 PSX9 power units Link Auto acti...

Page 49: ...9 Mode Animation Maker Menu Patch Mode 1x Big Wall Patch Mode 9x Elidy S Several modes are available They can be different depending on the selected Patch Mode Detail of the parameters refer to Tutori...

Page 50: ...This Menu allows to determine the DMX N address of the Pixel Engine Artnet Pixel Engine Menu sACN Pixel Engine Menu This menu allows to determine the Artnet universe number of the PSX9 power unit The...

Page 51: ...ata reception that will affect the Animation Maker Each controller can indeed deactivate one or several sources to prevent possible conflicts if several protocols are used simultaneously in complex ne...

Page 52: ...ic to each PSX9 power unit which makes it unique As for any computer network item it is possible to assign an IP address and a subnet mask to the power unit Tip The following type of addresses are typ...

Page 53: ...LIDY arrays Use the and keys to adjust the output level from 0 to 100 Press ENTER to leave the menu This function shall allow to automatically light Chase each Pixel 1 by 1 without an input signal Thi...

Page 54: ...are factory configured in Normal mode according to the conditions of use Heat and Noise it is possible to lower the ventilation Low or increase it High This menu informs on the memory capacity of the...

Page 55: ...8V in operation without any faults Temperature Indicates the internal temperature of the power unit This menu allows to reset the power unit to its initial status for more details refer to the table p...

Page 56: ...offset to correct a luminous flux deviation if necessary This menu displays the firmware versions of the detected tiles it is reserved for maintenance purposes This advanced settings menu is protecte...

Page 57: ...Elidy 57...

Page 58: ...58 Remotely installed power unit menu controls The PSX9 power unit has an integral web server Simply enter the IP address of the power unit in the Internet browser Use mouse to clic on virtual PSX9 bu...

Page 59: ...Elidy 59...

Page 60: ...Technical specifications REF KITS Elidy S Elidy T Elidy Wall Elidy Big PX100 Active tile 1 1 9 9 PX201 Frame 1 1 PX205 S Yoke 1 PX208 T mount 1 PX206 Big Yoke 1 PX104 PSX9 1 Make up of the Elidy produ...

Page 61: ...ame PX202 Accessory Kit de mise en Rack Rack Kit PX204 Accessory Volets BIG BIG Barndoors PX205 Spare Part Lyre S S Yoke PX206 Spare Part Lyre BIG BIG Yoke PX207 Accessory Bumper Bumper PX208 Accessor...

Page 62: ...dy PSX9_Power unit PX104 Net weight 3 3 Kg Gross weight incl packaging 4 25 Kg Power supply Only on PSX9 48VDC 2A Net weight Power unit 4 45 Kg Support 0 45 Kg Gross weight incl packaging 5 15 Kg Powe...

Page 63: ...Elidy 63 PX107 Elidy T Net weight 2 35 Kg Gross weight incl packaging 3 3 Kg Power supply Only on PSX9 48VDC 2A...

Page 64: ...Elidy 64 Elidy BIG PX102 Net weight 26 1 Kg Elidy gross weight PSX9 gross weight separate packages 24 8 Kg 5 15 Kg Power supply Only on PSX9 48VDC 16A...

Page 65: ...Elidy 65 Net weight 21 2 Kg Gross weight inc packaging 24 8 Kg Power supply Only on PSX9 48VDC 16A Elidy WALL PX103...

Page 66: ...increase the surface area artificially or to act as cover support Accessory for PX101 Description Minimum kit to supply 9 Elidy S with one PSX9 power unit Net weight 0 4 Kg Accessory for PX104 Descrip...

Page 67: ...X103 Description Column rigging system for 11 Elidy Wall max fixed to the frame by 50mm diameter collars Net weight 0 5 Kg m Accessory for PX101 PX102 PX103 Description Hybrid 48V power and data cable...

Page 68: ...y for PX103 Accessory for PX101 Accessory for PX104 Accessory for PX104 Accessory for PX103 Flight case for 6 Elidy WALL or 3 Elidy BIG Flight case for 9 Elidy S 1PSX9 and Cables Rack 14U for 12 PSX9...

Page 69: ...mised colour or texture on request Printed customised colour or texture on request Mirror Mirror PX501 OF B PX502 OF B PX503 OF B PX501 FF B PX502 FF B PX503 FF B PX501 OF W PX502 OF W PX503 OF W PX50...

Page 70: ...206 Net weight 6 35 Kg Description Component of PX102 and PX103 Net weight 1 7 Kg Description Component of PX101 Net weight 0 75 Kg Description Component of PX107 Net weight 2 4 Kg Description Compone...

Page 71: ...Elidy 71...

Page 72: ...Elidy 72 TUTORIAL TUTORIALS...

Page 73: ...7 151 8 176 9 201 10 PSX9 2 226 11 251 12 276 13 301 14 326 15 351 16 376 17 401 18 426 19 PSX9 3 2 1 20 26 21 51 22 76 23 101 24 126 25 151 26 176 27 201 28 PSX9 4 226 29 251 30 276 31 301 32 326 33...

Page 74: ...Elidy 74 TUTORIAL Elidy Big Wall PSX9 DMX Universe Address 1 PSX9 1 1 1 2 PSX9 2 1 226 3 PSX9 3 2 1 4 PSX9 4 2 226 5 PSX9 5 3 1 226 TUTORIAL 2 Addressing the Pixel Engine with an Elidy Big Wall kit...

Page 75: ...Subnet ID Artnet 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 6 0 0 6 7 0 0 7 8 0 0 8 9 0 0 9 10 0 0 10 11 0 0 11 12 0 0 12 13 0 0 13 14 0 0 14 15 0 0 15 16 0 1 0 17 0 1 1 64000 127 15 15 TUTORIA...

Page 76: ...12 x 14CH Pix Engine Addr 240 sACN 1 Artnet 2 Anim mkr Addr 465 Artnet 1 Pix Engine Addr 240 sACN 4 Artnet 5 Anim mkr Addr 465 Artnet 1 Pix Engine Addr 240 sACN 2 Artnet 3 Anim mkr Addr 465 Artnet 1 P...

Page 77: ...B RS485 cable adapter Drivers 3 Plug the cable in DMX XLR input 4 Configure COM port properties on PC 5 Start Elidy loader software Follow these instructions Select COM port Blue button to discover po...

Page 78: ...Elidy 78 TUTORIAL Select firmware for power supply Press Update button to start update...

Page 79: ...Elidy 79 TUTORIAL Power supply firmware and GIF library are updated at the same time...

Page 80: ...Elidy 80 TUTORIAL Detail Refer to Tutorial 9 Detail Refer to Tutorial 9 Animation Maker Description and options of parameters 1 6 Dimmer Shutter Iris Mix A B Mix Type TUTORIAL 6...

Page 81: ...nk A speed Detail Refer to Tutorial 7 8 Detail Refer to Tutorial 7 8 In 8 Channel mode Elidy S Patch mode only Bank A speed works differently 0 1 Pause 2 63 Speed from quick to slow Normal play mode 6...

Page 82: ...Elidy 82 TUTORIAL Detail Refer to Tutorial 7 8 Detail Refer to Tutorial 7 8 Animation Maker Description and options of parameters 9 11 Bank B Bank B speed Symmetry...

Page 83: ...83 TUTORIAL Detail Refer to Tutorial 10 Detail Refer to Tutorial 11 Detail Refer to Tutorial 10 Detail Refer to Tutorial 11 Animation Maker Description and options of parameters 12 14 Fx Fx value Fad...

Page 84: ...Elidy 84 TUTORIAL TUTORIAL 7 GIF factory libraries UNDER CO NSTRUCTIO N...

Page 85: ...Elidy 85 TUTORIAL TUTORIAL 8 Procedure for the creation and loading of the user GIF UNDER CO NSTRUCTIO N...

Page 86: ...Elidy 86 TUTORIAL TUTORIAL 9 Animation maker Mix Type UNDER CO NSTRUCTIO N...

Page 87: ...Elidy 87 TUTORIAL TUTORIAL 10 Animation maker effects UNDER CO NSTRUCTIO N...

Page 88: ...Elidy 88 TUTORIAL TUTORIAL 11 Animation maker Fade out UNDER CO NSTRUCTIO N...

Page 89: ...Elidy 89 TUTORIAL...

Page 90: ...the repairer If CHROMLECH carries out repairs and or replaces a part or the Product during the warranty period the original warranty period is not extended CHROMLECH has sole authority for deciding wh...

Page 91: ...use of the equipment errors in operating the equipment failure to maintain the equipment repairs carried out by a third party without authorisation from CHROMLECH This warranty also excludes component...

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Page 93: ...Chromlech 19 avenue Gabriel Faur 35235 THORIGNE FOUILLARD FRANCE Tel 33 2 23 20 77 67 Fax 33 2 23 20 75 71 E mail contact chromlech com Website www chromlech com...

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