Operator`s manual

Page 216 – 14. Networking the console
TitanUniversal_Man_v7-0_PE.doc 02 September 2013
A lot of Art-Net devices, including the Net-Lynx box, are set to IP
address 2.x.x.x as default, and can be set to 10.x.x.x using an option
jumper, so you should check what the setting of your device is.
If your Art-Net devices need to be set to a non-standard IP address,
then in steps 1 and 2 you need to use Windows Control Panel to set
the console to that address range instead of 2.x.x.x
With everything connected, start the console.
1> Ensure the console has an IP in the 2.x.x.x range as described
at the start of the chapter.
2> Switch the console to System and select [DMX Settings].
3> The DMX Settings window should open.
4> Select the Art-Net module from the node list in the left hand
side of the window.
5> Press the small ‘i’ button to show the node properties. Ensure
that the correct Network adapter is set (this may not be the
Default Adapter)
6> If you wish to turn off the Art-Net output, you can unselect the
"Enable DMX output" option. This will stop the Console from
outputting Art-Net on any Lines.
7> Art-Net normally only sends Data when it is changed, rather
than a continuous stream. There are times when it is preferable
to send Art-Net all the time. to do this, select the "Continuous
Art-Net Data Stream" option.
8> The "Always broadcast Art-Net" option enables you to send Art-
Net to the entire network, rather than a specific IP address.
9> Press the blue
→ arrow on the Art-Net node to connect it to a
DMX output line.
10> Select a console DMX line from the right hand side of the
window.
11> The DMX line will now be outputting over the selected Art-Net
node.
12> Click ‘i’ on the node you have added to make sure the
properties are correct. (Problems can be caused if you attach
multiple DMX lines to a single node.)
13> Make sure that the Universe is set to 1 for Line 1, and 2 for Line
2.
Art-Net uses a subnet mask with its universe. For Titan
purposes:
Titan universes 1 - 16 are subnet mask = 0, Art-Net universes
= 1 – 16
14> You can close the DMX settings window.
The console should now be working correctly.
To remove a node from a DMX line, select the node and click the blue
X button.
"Unpolled" and "unknown" devices may appear as Art-Net nodes.
• An unpolled device is a 'rolling extra' which allows more than 4
connections to be made to a particular Art-Net device. The Art-
Net specification only allows each device to advertise a max of
4 universes so if you need to add more the console has to
invent the 5th, 6th, etc universes.