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PXM PX724 User Manual

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  • Page 1 PX724 Gate 4 DMX RDM User manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.10.1 Art-Net / sACN signal loss................17 4.10.2 DMX parameters....................18 4.10.3 RDM........................20 4.10.4 Dimming the screen and LEDs..............20 4.10.5 RDM devices detected..................21 5 Indicator lights....................22 6 PX724 cooperation with the grandMA2 console........24 7 Art-Net commands..................27 8 Upgrade.......................28 9 Connection scheme..................30 10 Dimensions....................31 11 Technical data..................32...
  • Page 3 Manufacturer reserves the right to make modifications in order to improve device operation. PXM Marek Żupnik sp.k. Podłęże 654 tel. +48 12 385 83 06 Firm. 1.10 32-003 Podłęże mail: info@pxm.pl Rev.2-0 BDO register number 000005972 www.pxm.pl 23.05.2023...

  • Page 4: Description

    Description Gate 4 DMX RDM is a gate that converts Art-Net / sACN signals to four output DMX-RDM ports. From software version 1.01, the device also allows conversion of DMX512 signal to Art-Net / sACN. The device is designed do run from 230V AC mains.

  • Page 5: Safety Conditions

    Safety conditions Gate PX724 is powered directly from standard 230V AC grid what can cause electric shock when safety rules are not observed. Therefore it is necessary to observe the following: 1. Installation, particularly power connection, should be performed by a person holding the appropriate qualifications, according to instruction manual.

  • Page 6: Connectors And Control Elements

    11. Clean with damp cloth only – gate should be cut off from power supply. Connectors and control elements Front of the device: DMX 1 DMX 2 DMX 3 DMX 4 ACTIVITY LINK LED indicators display programming buttons on / off power switch Device rear panel: output for connecting DMX Neutrik...

  • Page 7: Programming The Device

    Programming the device 4.1 Button features (escape) - allows you to exit the parameter being programmed ✕ without saving any changes or to move to a higher menu level ↓ (next) - moves you back through the menu or decreases values being set ↑...

  • Page 8: Description Of Information Parameters

    4.2 Description of information parameters The PX724 provides you with the following device information, such as: • gateway model and current IP address (if an IP address is assigned with DHCP, the symbol * is added), protocol (Art-Net / sACN), •...

  • Page 9: Network Settings

    If DHCP is turned off, the gate operates in a static configuration (IP address, IP address, Gateway address). If DHCP is turned on, the gate will start up using static settings, but will attempt to acquire new network configuration from the DHCP server. PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER...

  • Page 10: Dmx In / Out Port Settings

    Art-Net network configuration ART-NET config. in the Port n menu. Information about the status of ports is available from the main menu. Setting up in Art-Net mode: PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config.

  • Page 11: Art-Net/Sacn Protocol Change

    Setting up in sACN mode: PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config. -> -> NEXT ENTER 1:____1 3:____3 sACN config. 2:____2 4:____4 -> NEXT ENTER 1:in 3:in 1*in * 3:in 2:in 4:in 2:in 4:in NEXT...

  • Page 12: Art-Net Configuration In Mode Art-Net

    → 4.6 Art-Net configuration in mode Art-Net Below is a diagram showing the ART-NET config. menu and a description of individual parameters that can be changed depending on the user's needs. PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config.
  • Page 13 Hexadecimal notation allows you to easily differentiate universe components, for example: 0xNNSU, where: ◦ NN: (Net switch) network number in the Art-Net protocol (range 0 – 127 dec, 0x0 – 0x7f hex) ◦ S: (Sub-Net switch) sub-net number in the Art-Net protocol (range 0 –...

  • Page 14: Art-Net Configuration In Mode Dmx Art-Net

    The range is 0 – 15 (0x0 – 0xf). → 4.7 Art-Net configuration in mode DMX Art-Net In the PX724 gate in the mode of converting the signal from DMX512 to → Art-Net after the change of Direction in the chosen port on DMX Art-Net the Transmission parameter appears in their place, in which options are available: Unicast –...
  • Page 15 PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config. -> -> NEXT ENTER ENTER ENTER ART-NET config. Port 1 Universe Universe -> -> 1 0x0000 1 0x0000 [0 0x0000] NEXT ENTER Universe switch Universe switch 0 0x0...

  • Page 16: Sacn Configuration

    4.8 sACN configuration Below is a diagram showing the sACN config. menu and a description of individual parameters that can be changed depending on the user's needs. PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config. ->...

  • Page 17: Settings For The Other Parameters

    In the Protocol timeout menu, the user can define the Stop DMX signal parameter: On – turns off DMX transmission when the Art-Net / sACN signal • disappears, Off – ports continue transmitting the last value. • PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config. ->...

  • Page 18: Dmx Parameters

    4.10.2 DMX parameters Global configuration of DMX parameters: • Break time – duration of a low state along the line at the beginning of DMX packet transmission (range 176µs – 352µs), MAB time – (Mark After Break) – MAB length – interval after the break •...
  • Page 19 PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config. -> -> 4 x NEXT ENTER Miscellaneous Protocol timeout -> -> NEXT ENTER ENTER DMX Parameters Break time Break time -> 320us [320us] NEXT ENTER MAB time MAB time...

  • Page 20: Rdm

    RDM protocol configuration for a given port. You can enable / disable support for RDM commands RDM support and enable / disable continuous search for devices supporting the RDM Auto discovery protocol. When you start the device, it is automatically searched for. PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config.

  • Page 21: Rdm Devices Detected

    PX724 G4 DMX RDM 2.137.176.112 4 x NEXT ENTER Settings Network config. -> -> 4 x NEXT ENTER Miscellaneous Protocol timeout -> -> 3 x NEXT ENTER Screensaver Screensaver [Off] NEXT Screensaver [On] 4.10.5 RDM devices detected At this menu level, it is also possible to check the number of detected devices supporting the RDM protocol on a given DMX port Num.

  • Page 22: Indicator Lights

    Indicator lights The indicator diodes on the front panel of the gate provide information on the status of the unit: The four upper LEDs are bi-color ones (blue – orange) and communicate the status of DMX-RDM. Each diode is assigned to one of the four DMX ports.
  • Page 23 Additional information communicated by the LED indicators: if the screen saver mode is enabled or an “Art-Net Mute Indicators” • command has been received, all the diodes go out, if the gate receives an “Art-Net Indicate” command, all the diodes start •...

  • Page 24: Px724 Cooperation With The Grandma2 Console

    PX724 cooperation with the grandMA2 console The PX724 gate can work with the grandMA2 console, however, support for devices supporting the RDM protocol requires changing the console settings. To operate RDM devices, the settings must be changed in the gate [Auto discovery] on enabled, the gate will continuously search for RDM devices.
  • Page 25 The PX724 gate should be connected to the console via an Ethernet cable to the [ETHERCON 2 (ETH1)] connector with the IP address set so that the console is in the same network as the gate. If Gate 4 DMX RDM is on the 2.x.x.x network with the mask of 255.0.0.0, then for the device to work...
  • Page 26 If everything is correctly configured, the gate continuously searches for the devices supporting the RDM protocol, the console is in the same network as the gate and has enabled RDM and Art-Net Output Active support. After adding the main RDM window to the main scree, you should see a list of all devices that supported the RDM protocol:...

  • Page 27: Art-Net Commands

    Art-Net commands List of Art-Net commands supported in PX724 Name Value OpPoll 0x2000 OpPollReply 0x2100 OpOutput / OpDmx 0x5000 OpSync 0x5200 OpAddress 0x6000 OpInput 0x7000 OpTodRequest 0x8000 OpTodData 0x8100 OpTodControl 0x8200 OpRdm 0x8300 OpFirmwareMaster 0xf200 OpFirmwareReply 0xf300 "Art-Net™ Designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence Holdings Ltd”...

  • Page 28: Upgrade

    Upgrade In order to update the gate firmware, use the program DMX-Workshop, which is available on the Artistic Licence website: http://www.artisticlicence.com Firmware updates are available on the manufacturer's website. 1. In the main menu field select the option Node List. 2.
  • Page 29 NOTE! When installing new software, problems may arise due to the Windows ® firewall settings. One of the solutions is to completely disable the system firewall for the time of uploading the new firmware version. The second is to add the DMX-Workshop program to the exceptions in the firewall giving all permissions without having to completely disable the firewall (screen on next page).

  • Page 30: Connection Scheme

    Connection scheme power supply 230V AC 230V AC → Example of connecting a device operating in DMX512 mode Art-Net / sACN → (on the left) and Art-Net / sACN DMX512 (on the right): Router / switch 230V AC 230V AC Driver controller e.g PX333...

  • Page 31: Dimensions

    10 Dimensions...

  • Page 32: Technical Data

    11 Technical data type PX724 DMX/RDM lines DMX/RDM input socket 3-pin or 5-pin Neutrik XLR RDM protocol support bi-directional signal conversion optically isolated XLR connectors galvanic isolated XLR connectors Ethernet connector type Neutrik etherCON DHCP protocol support Art-Net version Art-Net 1, 2, 3, 4...
  • Page 33 Podłęże, 05.11.2021 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PXM Marek Żupnik spółka komandytowa Podłęże 654, 32-003 Podłęże we declare that our product: Product name: Gate 4 DMX RDM Product code: PX724 meets the requirements of the following standards, as well as harmonised standards:...

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