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[Part 3] MADRIX 5 Software
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MADRIX LUNA User Manual
Broadcast Mode Or Unicast Mode
MADRIX 5 can send Art-Net data in 2 ways to your Art-Net devices:
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Broadcast Mode - Means that every packet sent from a single transmitter will be received by all recipients in
the network. MADRIX 5 will send data to all devices in the network.
- Advantage: The same data [e.g., DMX universe 1 and 2] can be made available for different points of your
setup.
- Disadvantage: A potentially huge number of data packages will be sent over the network. This can reduce the
overall network performance and cause data issues or instability.
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Unicast Mode - Means that the specific data will only be sent to the specified recipient.
- Advantage: Data traffic is reduced immensely, which means that a larger number of Art-Net devices can be
used in one network. Reduced network traffic increases the performance and stability.
- Disadvantage: The network settings of all devices need to be 100% correct.
Unicast Mode is recommended in general.
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Go to the menu Preferences > Device Manager... > Art-Net
[Keyboard shortcut: F4 > Art-Net ]
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Select your device in the list.
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Click
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A new window will open.
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A] Choose Send Unicast Mode to activate Unicast Mode:
- Make sure to enter the correct IP Address of your device that should receive the Art-Net data. When MADRIX
LUNA has been automatically found by MADRIX 5, the IP address will be pre-configured for you.
- MADRIX 5 will send the corresponding data only to this device.
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B] Choose Send Broadcast Mode to activate Broadcast Mode:
- Make sure to select the correct Network card of your computer that should send the Art-Net data. When
MADRIX LUNA has been automatically found by MADRIX 5, the correct network will be pre-configured for you.
- MADRIX 5 will send data to the whole Art-Net network.
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Click Apply