SMART SHOW NetSPI-340 Installation & Use

Introduction
NetSPI-340 will drive up to two ArtNet Pixel Universes (340 WS2801/WS2803/APA102(c) and many other SPI-type
Pixel-LEDs) over a wired Ethernet network. Device IP, ArtNet Settings and LED configuration is adjustable directly from
your Browser interface. Two colour coded SPI cables are provided for outputting the SPI-data to the Pixel LED
strips/matrix. Operational Mode is indicated by a simple 7 segment display.
Specifications
IEEE 802.3 compatible Ethernet Controller, Integrated MAC and 10BASE-T PHY
Browser Configuration Server and UDP Client modes
Isolated RJ45 Ethernet Connection
Dual Universe ArtNet II & III decoding NRZ data at 25fps typical
Parts Supplied
NetSPI-340 Interface
LAN Ethernet Connection
The NetSPI-340 can be configured for almost any IP setting, although a default IP of 192.168.1.202 is supplied with
the unit. In general this will be a similar IP to your home router/hub, therefore the NetWS can be connected directly to
one of your router LAN Ports. Once connected it can be accessed from a PC that is also connected to that same
Network.
Browser Configuration Mode
To access the browser configuration, the NetSPI must be put in CONFIGURATION mode. Configuration mode is
available for the first 5 seconds after power up, this is shown as a circulating symbol on the LED display. To activate
Configuration mode you should open your PC browser (most browsers are supported) and type into the URL bar
192.168.1.202 and press return, hitting the return within the 5 second window will activate Configuration mode and
will show a 'C' on the display (If you allow 5 seconds to elapse without any browser intervention then the NetSPI will
go directly into ArtNet mode 'A'). As long as the PC and NetSPI are connected to the same network at 192.168.1.202
the configuration interface should appear as follows:
Ethernet Settings & IP Configuration
MAC Address: This is not adjustable and is a unique number created in conjunction with the serial number of
the supplied unit
Device IP: It is possible to set the IP Address of the NetSPI to almost any value. Many ArtNet devices will
use standard IP addresses of 10.x.x.x or 2.x.x.x, only values of 0-254 can used, 255 is not allowed.
SubNet Mask: Normally this should be left at 255.255.255.0, which will cover most applications.
[SAVE Configuration] New IP configuration will not take place until NetSPI has its power cycled (or by
pressing REBOOT). Saving the configuration will write the Device IP and SubNetMask values to the NetSPI
internal memory, so on next power-up the new settings will be used.
Art-Net Settings
These values can be configured to match the requirements of your system. There is a total of 256 Universe
values for ArtNet II and 32,768 for ArtNet III.
Net: any value in the range 0-127
SubNet: any value in the range 0-15
Universe: (first output channel) any value in the range 0-14. The second output channel will automatically
occupy the next Universe adjacent to the first output channel
[SAVE Configuration]: New ArtNet settings will take immediate effect after they are saved to the NetSPI
internal memory.
LED Configuration
Number of Pixels per universe: Set this value to the number of Pixel-LEDs you will be connecting, it has a
maximum of 170 for standard RGB LEDs
[SAVE Configuration]: New LED configuration settings will take immediate effect after they are saved to the
NetWS internal memory
Pixel LED Test
Select one or more colour channels and press [TEST], the selected colour should be lit on ALL the LEDs, on
both universes (if connected). To switch off a colour just Unselect it and press [TEST] again.
REBOOT DEVICE
Pressing [REBOOT DEVICE] will restart the NetSPI interface (a bit like cycling the power) and once again test
for browser intervention (circulating symbol) before entering ArtNet streaming mode, indicated by 'A'. All
newly saved settings (including IP values) will be used after reboot.
NetSPI-340 Installation & Use
1 x USB-MiniUSB cable (for power & firmware upload)
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