The SHoW DMX Wireless Data System
User’s Manual
Rev 1.4 11-17-08
20 of 48 Pages
DMX Universe.
Art-Net can support a theoretical maximum of 256 DMX universes. These are divided
into 16 groups, called Subnets. Each Subnet can contain up to 16 different DMX
universes. The SHoW DMX transmitter needs to be told which subnet, and which DMX
universe within that subnet to broadcast.
(It should be noted that SHoW DMX does not broadcast Art-Net
per se
, but takes one
particular DMX universe from the Art-Net stream, and wirelessly broadcasts that single
universe. It is in essence a single universe wireless Art-Net node.)
SHoW DMX Art-Net operation
Setting IP address and DMX Universe in Auto Mode
From the default top screen on the LCD display.
Push Enter.
The display will read: RF Settings
Push Down. The display will read: Input Settings
Push Enter.
The display will read: Input Format
Push Enter.
The display will read: DMX or Art-Net, depending on current setting.
if necessary, select Art-Net by pushing Down followed by Enter.
Push Down. The display will read: Art-Net Settings
Push Enter.
The display will read: Network Switch: On (or off), followed by the ip
address.
(If the network switch is On, the display will read IP= 10.x.x.x
If the network switch is Off, the display will read IP=2.x.x.x)
If it is necessary to change the network switch setting, push Enter followed by Down
followed by Enter to confirm. The switch, and the ip address range will change on the
display.
DMX Universe display and selection.
From the Network Switch display described above, press Down to display the current
selected universe in 3 different formats:
The first format (left hand side of the display) is in the form x,y
The number x is the Art-Net subnet (in hexadecimal) in the range 0-f.
The number y is the DMX universe (in hexadecimal) within that subnet in the range 0-f.
It is important to note that the first Subnet is number zero, and the first DMX universe is
universe 0, so to Select DMX universe 1 on subnet 1 you would select 0-0.
The second format is a simple decimal number in the range 0 to 255.
0 represents DMX universe 1, 1 DMX universe 2 etc..
The third format is PRG alpha, and is a proprietary format unique to the PRG Series 400
system.
To change the DMX universe, push Enter, then scroll through using UP and Down until
the correct universe is displayed, the push Enter to confirm.
Pushing Back will step back up through the menu options until the top default screen is
reached.
