Software And Configuration; Terminology; Finding The Layout Lighting Board - PRICOM Design Layout Lighting Solution User Manual

5 Software and Configuration

The following section will outline the steps needed to setup and configure your new
Layout Lighting Solution Starter Kit. We will go through the basic configurations and get
you running as fast as possible. Please consult our web site for videos going into more
details and advanced configurations.

5.1 Terminology

There are some terms that you should understand before moving forward with navigating
the configuration and operation of your Layout Lighting Solution. There are 4 major
terms, understanding these will greatly assist you during the next set of instructions.
Scene: a scene is a grouping of lights and/or structures on your layout. An example
would be "City", "Country", "Warf", "Old Creek", "College Avenue Station", etc. Each
"scene" will have some controlled lights associated with it. You should divide your
layout into these scenes based on how many individually controlled dimmers you have. If
the "City" and the "Suburbs" have the same lights, then breaking into smaller scenes
doesn't really gain you anything. However, for each area of the layout with addressable
control of overhead lighting, or structure lighting, you do want to create a "scene". You
can create up to 64 individual scenes.
Preset: a preset is a specific set of lighting levels (dimmer settings) for a given scene.
You could call them something like "Day", "Night", "Evening", "Afternoon Storm", etc.
You can have up to 32 presets per scene.
Sequence: a group of actions that create an effect. "Sunset" is an example of sequence,
"Dawn" would be another. You can also create specialized sequences such as "Afternoon
Storm". A Sequence can be free-running or triggered by an event (time, button, fast
clock, etc).
Sequence Step: the individual step within a Sequence. A Sequence Step might be
something like "Wait for Trigger", "Fade to Scene and Preset", "Delay for Time", etc.

5.2 Finding the Layout Lighting Board

With the Ethernet cable connected to your network, apply power to the Layout Lighting
Main Board. The PNET DC Power Controllers don't need power yet as we are just
connecting the network and browser.
When power is applied, the Layout Lighting Main Board will request an IP address from
your gateway router using DHCP. We need to know what IP address was given in order
to access the Layout Lighting Solution from a PC or Tablet. This information can be
found in your gateway router. Below is an example screen shot of a NetGear router:
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