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USER MANUAL

LUMINODE PRODUCT FAMILY

LumiNode 4DIN

THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX

Description: User Manual LumiNode 4DIN.

REVISION: 20220629-REV 2.4.1

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL LUMINODE PRODUCT FAMILY LumiNode 4DIN THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX Description User Manual LumiNode 4DIN REVISION 20220629 REV 2 4 1 ...

Page 2: ...SER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONEL AVERTISSEMENT AUCUNE PIÈCE CONTENUE À L INTÉRIEUR NE PEUT ETRE RÉPARÉE PAR L UTILISATEUR VEUILLEZ CONFIER TOUTE RÉPARATION À UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIÉ FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference ...

Page 3: ...uipment please contact your dealer or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard these items please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal Warranty information Limited warranty Unless otherwise stated your product is covered...

Page 4: ...NFIGURATION 10 Web interface Presentation 10 3 1 Node Page 10 How to reset a process engine 11 How to configure a process engine 11 How to copy a process engine 12 3 2 DMX RDM page 12 Port Settings 12 DMX Settings 13 DMX redundancy 13 3 3 Play page 14 Show 14 Record Trigger 14 3 4 Global Settings 15 Control source 15 Device settings 15 Device info 15 Contact closure 15 Miscellaneous 16 3 5 Network...

Page 5: ... DETAIL 23 5 1 What is a process engine 23 input 24 Output 27 Mode Definition 28 patch option 31 Patch Import Export 31 Master Limit option 31 master limit explained 32 startup buffer 32 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 33 7 CREDITS 34 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 35 RJ45 Pin out 37 Terminal Block Pin out 37 Disclamer 38 ...

Page 6: ... where the LumiNode4DIN can be used Touring Live events Studio s Cruise ships Yachts Theatres Arena Stadium lighting Architainment lighting Theme parks Campuses Houses of Worship Typical Applications 6 1 Applications 1 Applications ...

Page 7: ...tool and insert it in the hole of the bottom clip Slightly push the clip to the bottom to release the LumiNode 4DIN from the rail Since the unit requires no user intervention once installed they are suitable for remote installation with all configuration and management taking place over an Ethernet network However it is recommended that access can be gained in the unlikely event of a hardware fail...

Page 8: ...lours and the meaning of each colour DMX PORT STATUS MEANING DMX Input Green Input idle Green flashing Input active DMX only output mode Cyan Output idle Cyan flashing DMX activity DMX RDM output mode Blue Output idle Blue flashing DMX activity Stream loss Red Source stream lost Red flashing Source stream lost but still outputting the last received packets Orange flashing Source stream recovered D...

Page 9: ...iNet Monitor version 2 3 3 or above Under Tools in the menu bar you find Reset LumiNode Enter the MAC address of the device you want to reset This can be found on the label with the IP address or via the web UI Choose if you want to keep the IP settings Choose if you want to keep the profiles Click reset RESET VIA ARANEO Araneo is available for Windows and MacOS and can be found in the download se...

Page 10: ...e are respectively the patch master limiter and startup buffer icons The colour of the icon will change if any parameters of these menus are modified For more details about the process engines and how to configure them please see chapter 6 of this manual F Output The output block will display all relevant information such as the type of outgoing protocol the universe number the destination IP addr...

Page 11: ...ation of on a channel level At any time you can click on the Patch button the Master Limit button or the Startup Buffer button to open the relevant configuration panel Next click on the left hand block to select your input According to the selected mode the number of inputs may vary A process engine supports up to four inputs Input options are DMX physical input on the XLRs Art Net Select the Art ...

Page 12: ...if no DMX input is detected When DMX redundant slave is enabled RDM is automatically disabled See the chapter about DMX redundancy further on in the manual Enable RDM enabling RDM allows RDM traffic to be transported to or from an outlet over the network and back x Adaptive discovery When RDM is enabled it is possible to enable adaptive d iscovery This will continuously check for new and disappear...

Page 13: ...miNode to your lights and then from the output of the last light back to the same LumiNode or to a different LumiNode If the redundant port is on the same LumiNode only one process engine is required to configure both ports The redundant port will not output DMX until it is no longer receiving DMX Once a link in the DMX chain gets broken or disconnected the slave port will start outputting DMX and...

Page 14: ...ut of all process engines RECORD TRIGGER When you scroll down on the play page you will find the Record Trigger settings Here you can set the record channel this is the channel you will be sending from your control device the control source protocol and universe This can also be assigned to a specific source IP address if required The following options with corresponding values are available for t...

Page 15: ...e used ID number of the LumiNode The ID number is used for indication only Press Save to apply your settings DEVICE INFO The device info window shows the MAC address and serial number of your device CONTACT CLOSURE In this menu you can setup the details for the contact closure Protocol can be Art Net or sACN Universe is the universe created by the contact closure Destination IP Priority allows you...

Page 16: ...8 15 Recovery MISCELLANEOUS Web auth for security reasons a password can be enabled on the LumiNode s web interface Click on the slider to enable web authentication and type in your password Led slider allows you to change the brightness of the LEDs on the LumiNode Press Save to apply your settings 3 Configuration 16 ...

Page 17: ...f required Click Save J to apply the changes Enter the new IP address in your web browser to refresh the page SCENARIO 2 B ADVANCED Groups VLANs including an ISL group Trunk can be assigned to ports and interfaces This can be useful when data from different applications in coexistence with the lighting data needs to be transported over the same network The Lighting data input output and the manage...

Page 18: ...w E select the group for the system interface you wish to use With the group selected click the group assignment on the system interface I Network ports Depending on the configuration chosen for the interfaces we now need to assign the correct groups trunks to the Ethernet ports of the LumiNode Select the group or trunk you wish to assign in the Group Trunks window E With the group selected click ...

Page 19: ... to add a trunk Give the new trunk a name in the name field Assign a colour to the trunk by clicking on the coloured square After selecting the colour click anywhere outside the colour picker window to close it Click on all the groups VLANs you wish to include in this trunk If needed use the dropdown menu for Untagged to select which group should be untagged on the trunk An untagged port connects ...

Page 20: ...want to load the IP settings saved in the profile slide the Preserve IP settings to OFF FIRMWARE In the firmware section you can see two versions of firmware Active firmware is the one currently running on the unit Alternate firmware is the previously installed firmware If you would like to downgrade the unit to the previously installed firmware click on the Activate button The unit will reboot in...

Page 21: ...restored to factory default apart from the IP address set to reach the device Custom profiles are all deleted and modified default profiles are restored to default Preserve profiles during the reset the custom stored profiles and modified default profiles are being kept Click on the Reset button to perform the selected reset Performing a reset with these two options disabled will bring the LumiNod...

Page 22: ...b API The LumiNode range supports the use of Web API For a detailed list of available actions via Web API please type the following in your favourite web browser http IP_OF_YOUR_DEVICE api doc 22 4 Web API ...

Page 23: ... for more processing power and data handling flexibility This is where the LumiNode series steps in Instead of assigning universes to a port the user can now select any incoming data handle it the way they need and send it back to the network or to a DMX port All the data handling will be powered by process engines 5 1 What is a process engine A process engine is an entity within the LumiNode firm...

Page 24: ...f the source you can add a text to your Art Net input Advanced settings Next to the Source IP field you find a cog wheel for advanced settings Accept Own Data In some cases it is required to ignore the Art Net data generated by the LumiNode itself When disabled the LumiNode will only listen to other sources in the network By default the Accept Own Data is enabled sACN Any sACN controller can be us...

Page 25: ...ol The port number is automatically matched to the number of the process engine Here you can specify the IP address of the source If you leave the source IP field 0 0 0 0 any source in the network outputting this universe will be used The LumiNode process engine will bind this input to the first source using this universe number For a better identification of the source you can add a text to your ...

Page 26: ...number For a better identification of the source you can add a text to your RTTrPL input Internal This input option allows you to use the output of another process engine this allows you to make an even more complex setup Use the dropdown menu to select which process engine you want to use as input For a better identification of the source you can add a text to your Internal source Play This input...

Page 27: ...sferred by the process engine A greyed out port with a diagonal bar means this port has already been used Art Net All data handled by the process engine can be sent back to the network as a new or the same Art Net universe Here you can set the universe number you wish to use You can specify the IP address of the destination by ticking the Unicast box By default the LumiNode will transmit this Art ...

Page 28: ... startup buffer options are available for this mode LTP MERGE Latest Takes Precedence merging policy is commonly used to merge fixture channels Up to 4 inputs Art Net sACN KiNET DMX RTTrPL Internal Play or combination of can be merged The output can be DMX Art Net sACN KiNET or any combination of the four Patch Master Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode HTP MERGE Highest T...

Page 29: ... the protocol and universe number and the IP address of the control source Click on the gearwheel icon to change these parameters When the control channel is at zero source one is in full control when the control channel is at full source two is in full control Patch Master Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode The red warning triangle is a warning that the process engine ca...

Page 30: ...can be merged in this policy The custom mode offers you to combine any mode or combination of modes including Input 1 only Input 2 only Input 3 only Input 4 only LTP HTP X Fade Backup and switch To get access to the custom patch panel click on the patch icon From this panel you can define the complete patch per input with any merging policy or control source Use the From To tool to quickly apply a...

Page 31: ...you have the exported file you can change it and then import it again To import a patch open the patch option in the process engine configuration window and select Import Browse to the file you wish to use on your computer and choose Open The web UI will refresh and show the Node configuration page Now configure your input s and output s as normal MASTER LIMIT OPTION Depending on the selected mode...

Page 32: ... limit to the output There is no scaling applied to the channels For example Channel 1 191 Channel 2 153 Channel 3 128 If we now set the limit channel to be 178 the result will be as follows Channel 1 178 Channel 2 153 Channel 3 128 Example calculation Channel 1 191 178 178 As the result shows channel 1 has been reduced but channels 2 and 3 have not been affected STARTUP BUFFER From firmware 2 4 0...

Page 33: ...online that gets updated on a regular basis at https support luminex be If you need to ask our team for more help or you need to return a device to Luminex for diagnostics or repair you can also fi nd the option on this page to request an RMA or start a support ticket 33 6 Technical Support 6 Technical Support ...

Page 34: ...right Artistic Licence Holdings Ltd ANSI E1 20 2010 Entertainment Technology RDM Remote Device Management over DMX512 Networks ANSI E1 31 2018 Entertainment Technology Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 using ACN BlackTrax by Cast Software 34 7 Credits 7 Credits ...

Page 35: ...ES Supported protocols Art NetTM 1 4 sACN ANSI E1 31 2018 RTTrPL BlackTraX KiNET v1 v2 Port speed 10 100 1000Mbps Port sensing Auto negotiation MDI MDIX Split management interface Yes Groups VLAN support Yes ADDITIONAL FEATURES Process Engine 6 Merging Yes HTP LTP Xfade Backup Switch Custom Softpatch Yes Master Limit Yes Trigger system Yes Reroute function Yes Profile manager Yes Snapshot Yes Moni...

Page 36: ... x D x H 156 3 x 86 x 35 8mm Weight 0 27kg Mounting type DIN Rail IEC EN 60715 mount Packaging 305 x 215 x 110mm APPROVALS Electromagnetic emmisions and immunity EN55032 class A EN55035 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN61000 4 2 EN61000 4 4 EN61000 4 5 EN61000 4 6 EN61000 4 8 EN61000 4 11 FCC Part 15 CFR 47 class A ICES 003 Issue 6 Safety approvals IEC 62368 1 EN 62368 1 UL 62368 1 CAN CSA C22 2 No 62368...

Page 37: ...T For the LumiNode4DIN equipped with RJ45 ports we are using the following connection schedule from the ANSI E1 11 DMX Standard Table 4 Connection Schedule for DMX512 Equipment Using IEC 60603 7 8 Position Modular Connectors 8 Technical Specifications 37 Pin Wire Wire Colour DMX512 Function 1 White Orange Data 1 2 Orange Data 1 3 White Green Data 2 optional 4 Green Data 2 optional 5 Blue Not assig...

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