SHOWTEC Polar 340 WashFX, Manual

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Connecting to a Network
Art-Net Settings
01)
Install any Art-Net-based software on your PC (Windows or Mac) or use a light controller which
supports Art-Net.
02) Connect the power supply to the Polar.
03) Connect the device’s RJ45 connector to the RJ45 connector of the lighting controller/network
switch, using a CAT-5/CAT-6 cable.
04) Set the IP address of your computer/light controller to 2.x.x.x or 10.x.x.x, depending on the Art-Net
settings. See 4.4. Network on pages 29–30 for more information.
05) Set the Subnet mask to 255.0.0.0. on all devices.
06) Make sure that all fixtures in the network have a unique IP address.
07) If you want to connect more fixtures, follow the example below.
Example settings:
If you want to connect multiple Polars using Art-Net protocol, proceed as follows:
01)
Set the universe of the first Polar to 000. See 4.4. Network on pages 29–30.
02) Set the DMX starting address of the first Polar to 001.
03) If you want to operate the Polar in 52-channel DMX mode, you can connect only 9 devices
(9 x 52 channels = 468 channels needed). Due to the channel limit of 512, you cannot connect the
tenth fixture to the same data line, as it would result in limited functionality of this device.
04) In order to solve this problem, set the universe of the tenth Polar to 001 and its DMX address to 001.
05) When connecting multiple devices, you can repeat steps 1 to 4 up to 255 times, each time inserting
ascending universe numbers (as there are 256 universes available).
06) Map all connected devices. The connected Polars are now ready for use.
Note: Counting of the universes begins at 0. There are 512 channels in 1 universe and 256 universes in
1 net.
Art-Net is a protocol that uses TCP/IP to transfer large amount of DMX-512 data over an Ethernet network.
Art-Net 4 can support up to 32768 universes. Art-Net™ Designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence
Holdings Ltd.
sACN Settings
01)
Connect the device’s RJ45 connector to a network switch, using a CAT-5/CAT-6 cable.
02) Set the IP address of your computer/lighting controller. sACN networks have no restrictions on the IP
address.
03) Set the Subnet mask on all devices.
04) Make sure that all fixtures in the network have a unique IP address.
sACN (streaming Architecture for Control Networks), also known as ANSI E1.31, is a protocol for sending
DMX-512 data over IP networks developed by ESTA (Entertainment Services and Technology Association).
It supports up to 63999 universes and uses multicasting.