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Protocol Setup
Protocol
By pressing the "
Protocol
" button, a new window will pop up.
You can select Art-Net or sACN (e1.31).
What are Art-Net and sACN?
Art-Net: An Ethernet protocol based on the TCP/IP protocol suite. Its purpose is to allow transfer of
large amounts of DMX512 data over a wide area using standard networking technology
.
Streaming ACN (sACN): A protocol to efficiently transport DMX universes over the network, it is
comparable to Art-Net in many aspects. An advantage of sACN is the multicast option allowing very
easy and efficient network and DMX universe configuration. Streaming ACN (sACN) is a popular
protocol to control large numbers of universes and RGB DMX devices.
Both Art-Net and Streaming ACN are Ethernet based DMX protocols designed to transport DMX
universes over a network. Art-Net allows the RDM protocol to be transported within the Art-Net
Protocol. Streaming ACN is currently finishing their addition of the RDM protocol, however it is not
finished, so RDM over sACN is currently not supported. When the sACN is ratified to include the
RDM protocol, a simple software update of your ProPlex IQ Two Node will add this functionality. The
sACN protocol does not allow a universe “0”, therefore the first selectable sACN universe is universe
“1”.
