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PART NUMBER Description: User Manual for the complete LumiNode series. REVISION: 20191126-REV 2.0 USER MANUAL LUMINODE PRODUCT FAMILY LumiNode 1 / LumiNode 2 / LumiNode 4 / LumiNode 12 THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX...
TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION ..............4 LumiNode IN DETAIL............21 Mounting the device ........... 4 What is a Process engine? ........21 Rack mount ...................4 INPUT ..................... 22 Rack mount - two devices ...........4 DMX ................22 Truss Mount – LumiNode 4 ..........5 ArtNet ................
1. INSTALLATION 1.1 Mounting the device LumiNode 4 is a device that can be mounted in a truss as well as in a rack. Please read the following instructions to make sure the device is mounted and secured correctly. RACK MOUNT - LumiNode 4 In case you want to mount your LumiNode 4 in a standard 19-inch Attach the shorter ear (B) to the left-hand side again with the 4 rack, you have to attach the included mounting ears.
1 | INSTALLATION / 1.1 MOUNTING THE DEVICE To combine a LumiNode 4 device with a Luminex half 19” device, Screw the bolt, through the LumiNode 4 back ear, into the side style GigaCore 10, the mounting procedure differs a little.
1 | INSTALLATION / 1.1 MOUNTING THE DEVICE TRUSS MOUNT – LumiNode 2 To mount a LumiNode 2 in a truss, use the two plastic tie wraps that are included. Bring on each side a tie wrap through the holes of the device, around the truss bar and tighten it (J).
1.2 Power up the device Depending on the model there are different ways to power your device: LumiNode 1: Power-up the device with a USB cable (U) or with Alternatively, the LumiNode series are 802.3af compliant (PoE), so PoE (N). The device will automatically switch on. To shut it down that each LumiNode will act as a PD (Powered Device), and can be after use, just un-plug the USB cable or the network cable again.
followed by enter CONNECTION TO THE USB PORT The LumiNode 1 can be powered through its USB port. Simply con- 1.6 Reset nect the LumiNode to the USB port of your computer. The red LED next to the LumiNode’ s USB port will turn on once the unit is powered.
2. CONFIGURATION 2.1 Web Interface Presentation Launch your favorite web browser and type the IP address of your LumiNode. Press enter to validate. NODE PAGE (A) Image of your LumiNode: Depending on the model you are (E) Output: The output block will display all relevant information, using;...
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION How to reset a process engine To reset a process engine, hover your mouse over the left-hand Then, click on the reset icon on the upper right-hand side of the side input block, and click on the tick box. interface.
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2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION Next, select your output by clicking on the output block, located on the right-hand side. Here, you can choose between DMX, Art- Net or sACN, to send data coming from the Process Engine. The three types of output can be used at the same time, providing you with great flexibility.
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION THE DMX/RDM PAGE IS DIVIDED IN TWO SUB MENUS: The port settings offers you to: Add a legend to a port to easily identify what Enable RDM, choose adaptive discovery and or interweaving ...
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION PLAY PAGE IS DIVIDED IN TWO SUB MENUS: Show: Record Trigger: Here you can select which show you want to record, which cue When you scroll down on the play page you will find the Record number and the fade time in seconds.
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION TOOLBOX PAGE The toolbox page is divided in three sub menus: Profile manager Here, you can recall, save, import, export or delete a profile; Select Once a profile is selected, you can preview the configuration be- the profile with the drop-down menu located on left hand-side.
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION Firmware To upgrade the unit, please apply the following procedure: Here, you can see two types of firmware: Download the latest firmware in the support section of our Active firmware is the one currently running on the unit. Alter- web site.
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION Control source GLOBAL SETTINGS Here, you can set the type of protocol, the universe number, and The Global Setting page is divided in five sub menus. the controller IP address for each control source. Press “Save” to apply your settings.
2 | CONFIGURATION / WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION Contact Closure In this menu you can setup the details for the contact closure. Protocol can be ArtNet or sACN Open is the value of the control channel when the Universe is the universe created by the contact closure contact is open ...
3. LCD DISPLAY From firmware version 2.0 onwards the LCD display has been activat- ed and the following information can be found on the display. In normal operation the LumiNode will step through the port over- view pages depending on the total amount of ports on the model. The display will change every 5 seconds.
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3 | LUMINEX BORN GLOBAL / LCD DISPLAY - MENU TREE VIEW In order to clear to warnings, scroll to the following display and press the jog wheel. This screen can be found when scrolling left once when ports 1-4 are shown or to scroll all the way to past the last detailed port info.
4. WEB API The LumiNode range supports the use of Web API. For a detailed list of available actions via Web API please type the following in your favourite web browser: www.IPOFYOURDEVICE/api/doc...
The LumiNode series is a new range of network converter, inher- But today, with the ever-increasing number of lighting-controlled iting more than a decade of experience from the Luminex Ether- devices fitted with an Ethernet port, there is a need for more pro- net-DMX converter design and manufacturing.
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / INPUT INPUT A process engine supports the following inputs: DMX: RTTrPL: A DMX source, such as a lighting control desk, can be connected LumiNode process engine supports Real Time Tracking Protocol to any of the DMX port(s) of the LumiNode. You’ll need to use a for Light, by Cast Software.
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / INPUT - PLAY / OUTPUT PLAY: OUTPUT This input option allows you to use the recorded scenes from in- A process engine offers the following outputs: ternal shows as an input to the process engine. DMX: First select which show you want to use, then select the process engine that you want to use.
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / MODE DEFINITION MODE DEFINITION The LumiNode series offer 7 different modes for each process en- gine: FORWARD: HTP MERGE: In forward mode one input source gets send to up to 3 outputs. Highest Takes Precedence merging policy is commonly used to You can simply output to a physical port on the converter or for- merge dimmer channels.
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / MODE DEFINITION The red warning triangle has the tooltip text: The red warning triangle has the tooltip text: “The process engine cannot be configured without a backup “The process engine cannot be configured without a X-Fade con- control source”...
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / MODE DEFINITION CUSTOM: This mode is ideal for a complex setup, or when per channel con- trol is needed. Custom offers you to choose what policy to apply for each channel of each universe, and to create a complete cus- tom soft patch.
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / MASTER - PATCH PATCH OPTION: Depending on the selected mode you applied to your process en- gine, you’ll be able to modify the patch for your sources. Once in the process engine panel, click on the patch icon to open the patch panel.
5 | LUMINODE IN DETAIL / MASTER - PATCH 6 | CREDITS 6. CREDITS Master / Limit explained: MASTER: The following credits are available for this manual: When choosing the Master option, we configure a control channel Art-NetTM Designed by and Copyright Artistic ...
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