Ethernet - Connection; Dmx Start Address - High End Systems SolaFrame Theatre User Manual

Ethernet - Connection

Provided for Art-Net control is an Ethernet port, also provided is an Ethernet "out" port for daisy chaining
fixtures.
Note: When power is applied to the fixture, the data traveling is actively regenerated in the fixture, so a
fixture-to-fixture limit is set at 100m. When power is not applied, the data is not regenerated, thus cabling
length can easily be over 100m leading to data loss at the end of the chain.
Note: An exceedingly larger number of fixtures should not be daisy chained together, as this is scenario is
untested and potential issues could arise from propagation delay of the Ethernet data traveling through
the fixtures. Testing is commonly completed in groups of 20 fixtures, and no significant issues have been
seen.
Ethernet Jack in XLR
Style connector

DMX Start Address

All fixtures should be given a DMX starting address when using a DMX signal, so that the correct fixture
responds to the correct control signals. This digital starting address is the channel number from which the
fixture starts to "listen" to the digital control information sent out from the DMX controller. The allocation of
this starting address is achieved by setting the correct number on the display located on the base of the
device.
You can set the same starting address for all fixtures or a group of fixtures, or make different address for
each fixture individually.
If you set the same address, all the units will start to "listen" to the same control signal from the same
channel number. In other words, changing the settings of one channel will affect all the fixtures
simultaneously.
If you set a different address, each unit will start to "listen" to the channel number you have set, based on
the quantity of control channels of the unit. That means changing the settings of one channel will affect
only the selected fixture.
In the case of this LED moving head, which is a 47 channel fixture, you should set the starting address of
the first unit to 1, the second unit to 48(47 + 1), the third unit to 95 (48+47), and so on.
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