ColorBlaze
TRX Product
Guide
16
Controlling ColorBlaze TRX Effects and Shows
with Ethernet Controller Keypad
Ethernet Controller Keypad is a wall-mounted keypad from Philips Color Kinetics
that triggers up to eight light shows at the touch of a button. When used in
conjunction with ColorBlaze TRX, Ethernet Controller Keypad can provide push-
button control of the first eight ColorPlay 3 triggers stored on the fixture's SD card.
In architectural and portable installations consisting of multiple ColorBlaze TRX
fixtures, we recommend using Ethernet Controller Keypad in conjunction with
master / slave mode to ensure that fixtures work in unison. If you trigger the same
set of shows from the individual SD cards of fixture's in a run, the fixtures can fall
out of synch with each other, especially when displaying lengthy shows.
To use Ethernet Controller Keypad with ColorBlaze TRX, configure master and slave
fixtures in a run as described on the previous page. Connect Ethernet Controller
Keypad to a Power-over-Ethernet port on an Ethernet switch, then connect the
master fixture to another port on the switch.
As shown below, buttons 1 – 8 on the Ethernet Controller Keypad activate triggers
1 – 8 stored on a ColorBlaze TRX fixture's SD card. If the fixture is currently playing
a pre-set show, pressing buttons 1 – 8 stops the pre-set show and activates the
trigger associated with the pressed button. The dimmer and OFF buttons work with
both pre-set shows and triggers stored on the SD card.
Master fixture
playing show stored
on SD card
PoE Ethernet
switch
Ethernet Controller
Keypad
Slave fixture
in DMX / Ethernet
input mode
Slave fixture
in DMX / Ethernet
input mode
Slave fixture
in DMX / Ethernet
input mode
Ethernet Controller Keypad buttons
Activates triggers 1 – 8 on
the ColorBlaze TRX SD card
Dimmer controls
Turns all show lights off
– 5
– 6
– 7
– 8
1 –
2 –
3 –
4 –
E
For detailed product information, refer
to the Ethernet Controller Keypad Product
Guide at www.philipscolorkinetics.com/ls/
controllers/enetkeypad/
E
For instructions on how to configure
ColorBlaze TRX fixtures, shows, and triggers
in Standalone mode, refer to "Using the
ColorBlaze TRX Onboard Menus," beginning
on page 23.
