Instruction Manual

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FIRMWARE VERSION:

Youcancheckthermwareversionfromthisoption.

Enterthemainmenubypressingthe<MENU> button, then use

the <UP/DOWN> buttons to highlight “8. Version”. Press the

<ENTER> button.

5. APPENDIX

A quick lesson on ArtNet

ArtNet is a protocol, like hp, p, telnet and so on. A protocol is a set of

rules that have to be followed if you want you stu to work with other

machines.

ArtNet is basically DMX over Ethernet (DOE) and was developed by

Wayne Howell and his company, Arsc Licence Engineering Ltd.

USITT DMX512 is well known in the entertainment industry because it

is the industry standard for controlling dimmers and automated lighng

xtures (moving lights). The electrical standard of DMX512 is RS485

which is as superset of RS422 which almost the same as RS232, well

known as serial port on a PC.

Ethernet is the electrical standard that transports data based on TCP/IP,

well known as a standard in todays internet. ArtNet is based on TCP/IP

and uses UDP Packets.

So what is the big deal with ArtNet? Well ArtNet supports up to 256

universes over one piece of CAT-5 cable compared to one universe over

a DMX cable!