User Guide

2. How to set up an eDMX system from out of the box. - Page 5
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2. How to set up an eDMX system from out of the box.
The Avolites eDMX kit is shipped containing the following components:
• 2 eDMX Tubes
• 1 Wireless Access Point (WAP)
• 3 Mains Cables
• 2 eDMX Serial Configuration Cables
Overview of the equipment:
• eDMX Tube: A device that takes in USITT DMX 512 and converts the data
into IP (Internet Protocol) packets embedded within Ethernet Frames for
delivery across a wireless Ethernet system.
• Wireless Access Point (WAP): A device that allows for the construction of
an infrastructure topology wireless Ethernet system. The WAP acts as the
central point for the wireless network.
The standard twin aerials of the Linksys WAP provides a diversity system
that allow for the signal to radiate in a circular fashion out from the WAP.
Provided the Tubes are placed within this area of coverage the system will
work.
One Tube is preconfigured to act as an encoder and one as a decoder. To
enable the system to work from the box the following steps need to be
followed:
• Connect the Tube labelled as the encoder to the lighting console.
• Connect the Tube labelled as the decoder to the lighting fixtures
• Install the WAP and power up.
• Power up the Tubes
The system should now transfer the dmx data from the encoder to the
decoder seamlessly. If the system seems to be performing less than
perfectly it might be that your system is experiencing interference from
another wireless network, to overcome this move to the section on
configuring the WAP and switch to another frequency.
1.2 Working with the Tubes
Some key points regarding the design of the Tubes:
• The Tubes are designed to be the entry and exit points for the dmx data
working over the wireless network.
• A wireless network as a single entity can support up to 250 Tubes.
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