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Description

Gate 4 DMX RDM is a gate that converts Art-Net signals to four output 

DMX-RDM ports. From software version 1.01, the device also allows 
conversion of DMX512 signal to Art-Net. The device is designed do run from 
230V AC mains. This gate has a solid, metal housing protecting against 
mechanical damage.

The device comes equipped with an Ethernet interface working in 

10/100BaseTX protocol. The gate offers two modes of merging signals from 
two sources: HTP and LTP. The protocol version used is Art-Net 4 
(compatible 1 – 4).

The DMX512 ports are optically isolated XLR connectors, resistant to 

mechanical damage.

In addition, on the device there are six LED indicator lights: two network 

ones and four showing port's status.

The gate has a display and four buttons that allows to change the 

configuration: Art-Net, Ethernet and DMX settings (such as: Brake, MAB, MBF 
and the number of DMX channels transmitted).

The user can order additional components to be shipped with the device, 

allowing for: installation of a single gate in a RACK cabinet, installation of two 
gates in a RACK cabinet, suspending a gate (e.g. from a truss).

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Summary of Contents for Gate 4 DMX

Page 1: ...PX724 Gate 4 DMX RDM User manual...

Page 2: ...ode DMX Art Net 13 4 7 Presets menu 14 4 8 Settings for the other parameters 15 5 Information communicated by LED indicators 16 6 PX724 cooperation with the grandMA2 console 18 7 Art Net commands 21 8...

Page 3: ...s HTP and LTP The protocol version used is Art Net 4 compatible 1 4 The DMX512 ports are optically isolated XLR connectors resistant to mechanical damage In addition on the device there are six LED in...

Page 4: ...e grid 3 All the conductors should be protected against mechanical and thermal damage 4 In the event of damaging any conductor it should be replaced with a conductor of the same technical data and att...

Page 5: ...d control elements ACTIVITY LINK DMX 4 DMX 2 DMX 3 DMX 1 Front of the device Device rear panel on off power switch display programming buttons LED indicators Ethernet Neutrik etherCON port DMX Neutrik...

Page 6: ...s you to enter the programming mode and confirm the values set Where a particular parameter is editable in the bottom right hand corner the edit symbol and pressing allows you to proceed to edit the f...

Page 7: ...dress 70B3D6EEB143 NEXT 4 3 Network settings In the Network config menu of the device you can change the gate static IP address IP address static sub net mask Subnet mask default static gate Gateway a...

Page 8: ...X512 on Art Net To do this the DMX 1 2 3 or 4 ports must be set accordingly The options are in and out After selecting out the signal is converted from the Art Net network to the DMX output analogical...

Page 9: ...ENTER Direction out ArtNet DMX NEXT Direction out ArtNet DMX Direction in DMX ArtNet 3 x NEXT NEXT ENTER Universe 0 0x0000 Universe 0 0x0000 NEXT ENTER Universe switch 0 0x0 Universe switch 0 0x0 ENT...

Page 10: ...twork number in the Art Net protocol range 0 127 dec 0x0 0x7f hex 10 ENTER DMX parameters NEXT Output channels Auto NEXT ENTER Output channels 512 Break time 176us Output channels Auto Break time 176u...

Page 11: ...dressing where the gate has a common value for the fields Net and Sub Net for all the four ports Universe switch universe number in the Art Net protocol range 0 15 dec 0x0 0xf hex Individual setting o...

Page 12: ...hannel from the start bits of another channel range 0 s 76 s Output channels defines the number of channels sent out through a given port Settings Auto the number of channels in a port is equal to the...

Page 13: ...tly one packet is sent to exactly one recipient there is only one sender and only one recipient After selecting this option the recipient s IP address will appear on the screen Broadcast transmission...

Page 14: ...000 Universe 0 0x0000 NEXT ENTER Universe switch 0 0x0 Universe switch 0 0x0 ENTER Merge mode LTP NEXT Merge mode LTP Merge mode HTP NEXT ENTER Transmission Auto Transmission Auto NEXT NEXT NEXT Trans...

Page 15: ...he other parameters To restore the backlight press any key At the level of this menu it is also possible to check the number of detected devices supporting the RDM protocol on a given DMX port Num of...

Page 16: ...concerned blinking blue every 3s hold the last value Stop DMX signal On blinking blue every 0 5s transmission using merging i e output data are a result of combining data from two Art Net sources bli...

Page 17: ...ption Timeout Stop DMX signal if Stop DMX signal is off Off the port will continue to send the last values and the diode will continue to blink in blue if Stop DMX signal is on On transmission through...

Page 18: ...uto discovery on enabled the gate will continuously search for RDM devices The next step is to enable RDM support in the grandMA2 console To do this go to Setup Console Global Settings Select RDM opti...

Page 19: ...address set so that the console is in the same network as the gate If Gate 4 DMX RDM is on the 2 x x x network with the mask of 255 0 0 0 then for the device to work together the console must be on th...

Page 20: ...for the devices supporting the RDM protocol the console is in the same network as the gate and has enabled RDM and Art Net Output Active support After adding the main RDM window to the main scree you...

Page 21: ...l 0x2000 OpPollReply 0x2100 OpOutput OpDmx 0x5000 OpSync 0x5200 OpAddress 0x6000 OpInput 0x7000 OpTodRequest 0x8000 OpTodData 0x8100 OpTodControl 0x8200 OpRdm 0x8300 OpFirmwareMaster 0xf200 OpFirmware...

Page 22: ...Firmware 4 Using the magnifying glass button located to the right of the update access path download the file with alf extension 5 In the Compatible Devices field select again the device to update 6 I...

Page 23: ...23...

Page 24: ...perating in DMX512 mode Art Net on the left and Art Net DMX512 on the right 24 Router switch Driver Driver 230V AC 230V AC DMX controller e g PX333 DMX512 devices Art Net network 230V AC 230V AC DMX51...

Page 25: ...10 Dimensions 25 155 205 42 5...

Page 26: ...es Art Net version Art Net 1 2 3 4 communication method Art Net display and buttons firmware update through Art Net 4 protocol default user presets 2 2 x x x and 10 x x x indications mode Normal Mute...

Page 27: ...he following directives 2011 65 UE DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equ...

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