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Matrix Tri Pixel Panel 25 MKII
User Manual
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Electrical installation via Ethernet in/out:
Art-Net is nothing more than a protocol for transmitting DMX-512 over an ethernet network, developed
by Artistic Licence Engineering (UK) Ltd. Thanks to the much larger bandwidth it is now possible to send
to more than 256 DMX-universes at one time.
This unit can be connected in such ethernet network using routers and switches etc. The network
topology is exactly the same for a normal PC network. However the IP addresses cannot be optained via
DHCP. See the previous page on how to manually set up the IP address, Net mask and DMX universe.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This fixture has both Ethernet input and output so you can daisy chain several units.
However the number of units in one chain should be limited to ±10 units to avoid unwanted signal
delays. In bigger installations you should use the “STAR-topology” using ethernet switches
(or a combination of both):
Internally the selected DMX universe is treated as a normal DMX-signal so further setup of the DMX
address and channel mode should be done as usual.
Thanks to the internal Art-Net node all 512 channels of the selected DMX universe are automatically
converted from Art-Net to the DMX output. They can be used to control other DMX equipment also.
CAT 5
DMX
DMX
DMX
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 XLR
MATRIX
PANEL
XLR
XLR
MATRIX
PANEL
XLR
XLR
CAT 5
CAT 5
CAT 5
MAX ±10 units
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
CAT 5
ETHERNET
SWITCH
CAT 5
MAX ±10 units
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
CAT 5
MAX ±10 units
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45 RJ45
DMX
DMX
MATRIX
PANEL
RJ45
XLR
MATRIX
PANEL
XLR
XLR
Ethernet installation