MA lighting dot2 User Manual page 73

d o t 2 U s e r Ma n u a l
So, now that we are getting real close to the end of this Getting Started Guide, I would like to take you through the
process of adding some external equipment.
The dot2 family consists of three different consoles. The smallest is called "dot2 core". This is the commands
section and a special Core Fader section. Then there's the "dot2 XL-F". This is the same as a core with an extra
fader wing build in. The "dot2 XL-B" is like a core with a Button Wing. A "dot2 F-Wing" have 8 executors with faders
and 16 extra executors without faders. A "dot2 B-Wing" have 48 executors without faders.
A dot2 core can have a maximum two dot2 F-Wings and two dot2 B-Wings connected. The same amount is used
with the dot2 XL consoles, but their build in wing counts as one from the beginning, so you can only connect three
wings.
You can connect 10 dot2 Node4 (1K)s to your system. The nodes are used to output DMX universes. They connect to
the network and can be positioned at remote locations. 5 nodes can output universe 1 through 4. 5 others can
output universe 5 through 8.
You can connect up to 5 dot2 consoles or onPCs and up to 5 3D visualizers in one system.
All these devices connect together using a 100MB (minimum) Ethernet switch. You need to use a quality switch that
allow something called multicast. Today most switches do. Please also use good quality Ethernet cables of
minimum cat.5e specifications. The dot2 devices talk together using IPv6. This is a unique number that functions as
an address for each device. Your computer needs to have an IPv6 address. All new computers have this
automatically, but if yours doesn't then you'll need to set it up. There is another help page called What is IPv6, that
might offer you some help with this.
dot2 Wings
When you have made all the physical connections, you need to connect the equipment to the console. Press
Setup and then dot2 Wings .
The window could look like this:
73
© 2 0 1 5 MA L i g h t i n g T e c h n o l o g y G mb H - D a c h d e c k e r s t r . 1 6 - D - 9 7 2 9 7 Wa l d b ü t t e l b r u n n - G e r ma n y - w w w . ma l i g h t i n g . c o m