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LED1 – comes on for 3 seconds and then flashes
when the test pattern is being output.
LED2 – flashes once per second when the TCPIP
stack is up.
Light-O-Rama Outputs (RS485 ports)
These six ports have LOR network wiring. They can
be connected to LOR controllers using ordinary
Cat5/6/7 LAN cables.
There is an internal jumper behind each Output
RJ45 jack that allows LOR accessory power to be
provided by the jack.
If you are using this device as a DMX bridge, you will
need to make crossover cables to change from LOR
network wiring to E1.27.
Power barrel connector
Use a 12V 1A DC power supply, polarity of the
barrel connector does not matter.
Test/Reset Button
If both DIP switches are ON, press and hold this
button when powering up the adapter to reset the
configuration to the
factory default
. Wait until the
LED flashes rapidly, then release the test button and
the device will reboot with the default configuration.
Press this button momentarily after the adapter has
booted to run a simple test pattern on the pixel
strings. The test will run until you momentarily press
the button again or five minutes go by. The test
pattern runs Red, then Green, then blue down the
pixels strings for 100 pixels. This pattern then
repeats. The test pattern does not rely on data from
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the LAN port, or even the current configuration with
the exception of the Port Protocol (DMX, ELORnnn,
or PixieLinkn).
On a DMX port, the first 100 pixels will run the test
pattern. On an Enhanced LOR port or a PixieLink
protocol port the first 32 unit IDs will run the test
pattern on the first 100 pixels.
Press and hold this button for 5 seconds after the
adapter has booted to reboot the adapter. Release
the button when the status LED flashes rapidly, the
adapter will then reboot.
The adapter disconnects from the IP network or
ignores sACN traffic during reboot or when the test
pattern is running.
When there is no IP network activity, the adapter will
stop sending DMX packets on DMX ports, and it will
stop sending heartbeats on Enhanced LOR and
PixieLink protocol ports. These actions result in the
attached controllers thinking the network has gone
away and they will shut down their lights.
*NOTE* Because heartbeats may not be being sent
when you momentarily press the test button, the
adapter will start sending heartbeats and wait 3
seconds before starting the test pattern. This should
give the controllers enough time to lock up at the
correct protocol and speed.
USB Port
(future)
