Communicating With Christie Eclipse Through Art-Net - Christie Eclipse Installation And Setup Manual

Communicating with Christie Eclipse through Art-Net

Christie Eclipse supports communications through the Art-NET using the Ethernet connector.
1. Select MENU > Communications > Art-Net Settings.
2. Verify the Enable Art-Net option is disabled.
Disabling Art-Net before configuring it ensures Christie Eclipse does not accidentally respond to
DMX messages destined for other devices on the network.
3. To specify which subnet the projector belongs to, in the Art-Net Subnet field adjust the value
between 0 and 15.
The subnet provides expandability beyond the universe level.
4. To confirm your selection, select Enter.
5. To specify which universe the projector belongs to, so it can filter out all other data packets, in
the Art-Net Universe field, adjust the value between 0 and 15.
For Art-Net, data is broadcast over an Ethernet network, so every device receives every packet
of data, whether the device belongs to that universe or not.
6. To confirm your selection, select Enter.
7. To determine the starting channel for this projector, in the Base Channel field, adjust the value
between 1 and 488.
If multiple projectors are used on the same universe and are to be controlled independently,
this value must be changed. For example, if both projectors are using the Shutter (20
channels), projector 1 should start at base channel 1 and projector 2 should start at base
channel 21.
8. To confirm your selection, select Enter.
9. Select Enable Art-Net.
10. To enable the Art-Net functionality, select Enter.
Art-Net channel listing
There are 512 channels per universe. Christie Eclipse specifies 24 channels.
Christie Eclipse has multiple methods of being controlled in addition to Art-Net. If a setting is changed
through another interface, the DMX controller can re-assert control by changing the value on the
appropriate DMX channel.
Channel Name
1 Slider Lock
2 Power
Christie Eclipse Installation and Setup Guide
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Connecting devices and establishing communication
Description
0 to 171 = Locked
172 to 255 = Unlocked
0 to 85 = Powers off the
projector (goes into
Standby mode)
86 to 171 = Cancel timer
172 to 255 = Powers on
the projector (switches
light source on, warm up
mode)
Suggested Notes
starting
position
0 —
128 Must be valid for five seconds
before it is applied.
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