Setting Up The Control Protocol - GLP JDC Line 500 User Manual

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5. Setting up the control protocol

The JDC Line 500 can be controlled via USITT512 DMX over a standard DMX cable link
using the fixture's 5-pin XLR connectors or via Art-Net or sACN over network cable using
the fixture's Ethernet port. This section explains how to configure the fixture to use the
control data protocol that it is connected to.
The fixture is set up for control via a standard DMX cable link by default.
DMX
To configure the fixture to receive DMX control data over a standard DMX cable link,
open the menus in the fixture's control panel and make the following adjustments:
In the first menu (root menu), give a suitable DMX address to the fixture.
In the Protocol Setup  Protocol Type menu, set the control protocol to DMX (the
default setting).
These settings will not be affected if you apply a Load Settings command in the
fixture's control panel, but the DMX address will be returned to 1 (the factory default) if
you apply a Load Factory Backup command in the fixture's control panel.
Art-Net
To configure the fixture to receive DMX control data via Art-Net, open the menus in the
fixture's control panel and make the following adjustments:
In the first menu (root menu), give a suitable DMX address to the fixture.
In the Protocol Setup  Protocol Type menu, set the control protocol to Art-Net.
Give all fixtures their own unique IP addresses. To do this, you can either:
● set fixtures to generate their own IP addresses by choosing the ranges 2.x.x.x or
10.x.x.x (Art-Net specification),
● set fixtures to acquire IP addresses automatically by DHCP, or
● assign IP addresses manually by entering individual IP addresses and Subnet mask.
Select an Art-Net port/universe from 00000 (Network 0 / Subnet 0 / Universe 0) to
32767 (Network 7 / Subnet 15 / Universe 255). Note that the first Art-Net universe is
considered to be universe number 00000, not 00001.
These settings will not be affected if you apply a Load Default Settings command in the
fixture's control panel, but they will be returned to factory defaults if you apply a Load
Factory Backup command in the fixture's control panel.
Note that it is possible to transmit DMX data as broadcast or unicast packages via Art-
Net. If a large number of universes (more than 30) is broadcast, data loss can occur. If
you suspect that this is happening, configure your console to unicast Art-Net DMX
packages to fixtures, or switch to sACN.
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