Artistic Licence Commissioner rdmx User manual

Commissioner rdmx
User Guide
Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd
Firmware v1.3 User Guide v2.0

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Introduction ........................................................................................................................................7
DMX / RDM Connection......................................................................................................................7
Power..................................................................................................................................................7
USB..................................................................................................................................................8
Battery.............................................................................................................................................8
Switching On and Off ..........................................................................................................................8
Menu Navigation.................................................................................................................................9
USER Key .........................................................................................................................................9
Top Menu..........................................................................................................................................10
DMX512 Menu..................................................................................................................................11
DMX - TRANSMIT Menu....................................................................................................................11
DMX - TRANSMIT - CHANNEL Menu .............................................................................................11
DMX - TRANSMIT - RANGE Menu .................................................................................................12
DMX –TRANSMIT - SCENE Menu..................................................................................................13
DMX –TRANSMIT - SNAPSHOT Menu ..........................................................................................14
DMX –TRANSMIT - CONFIG Menu ...............................................................................................14
DMX - RECEIVE Menu........................................................................................................................16
DMX –RECEIVE - STATUS Menu ...................................................................................................16
DMX –RECEIVE - GRAPH Menu ....................................................................................................17
Insight icon display....................................................................................................................17
DMX –RECEIVE - DECIMAL Menu.................................................................................................18
DMX –RECEIVE - COLOUR Menu..................................................................................................19
DMX –RECEIVE - SINGLE Menu ....................................................................................................19
DMX –RECEIVE –16-BIT Menu.....................................................................................................20
DMX –RECEIVE - FLICKER Menu...................................................................................................20
DMX –RECEIVE - STATS Menu......................................................................................................23
DMX - RDM Menu.............................................................................................................................24
DMX –RDM –DISCOVER Menu....................................................................................................24
DMX –RDM - PATCH Menu ..........................................................................................................25
Get the start address of the first root device ...........................................................................26
Get the start address of the second root device ......................................................................26
Get the start address of the second device’s second sub-device.............................................27
Set the start address of the first root device............................................................................27
DMX –RDM –AUTO-ADD Menu...................................................................................................28
DMX –RDM - MESSAGE Menu .....................................................................................................28
Get the status messages from the first root device..................................................................29

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DMX –RDM –GET+SET Menu ......................................................................................................29
Get the start address of the first root device ...........................................................................30
Get the start address of the second root device ......................................................................31
Get the footprint of the second device’s second sub-device ...................................................31
Set the start address of the first root device............................................................................31
Set the names of both devices..................................................................................................32
DMX –RDM - SENSORS Menu ......................................................................................................33
Get the first sensor from the first root device..........................................................................34
DMX - ADVANCED Menu...................................................................................................................35
DMX –ADVANCED - LOOP Menu..................................................................................................35
DMX –ADVANCED –FIX RX Menu................................................................................................36
DMX –ADVANCED - NETWORK Menu..........................................................................................36
DMX –ADVANCED - BOBULATE Menu .........................................................................................38
DMX - CABLE Menu...........................................................................................................................41
DMX –CABLE - DOUBLE Menu......................................................................................................41
Good cable ................................................................................................................................41
Data cores swapped..................................................................................................................42
Broken ground (screen) ............................................................................................................42
CALC Menu........................................................................................................................................43
Example.....................................................................................................................................43
Torch Menu.......................................................................................................................................43
CONFIG Menu ...................................................................................................................................44
BACKLIGHT Menu..............................................................................................................................45
Glossary.............................................................................................................................................46
Channel .....................................................................................................................................46
Slot ............................................................................................................................................46
Data slot....................................................................................................................................46
Footprint ...................................................................................................................................46
Personality ................................................................................................................................46
RDM ..........................................................................................................................................46
Refresh rate...............................................................................................................................46
Get.............................................................................................................................................46
Set .............................................................................................................................................46
ISD .............................................................................................................................................46
Warranty...........................................................................................................................................47
Compliance .......................................................................................................................................47

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Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE).............................................................................47

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Introduction
Commissioner rdmx is a battery-powered, hand-held tool for transmitting and receiving DMX512,
commissioning RDM devices and testing cables and DMX512 infrastructure.
DMX / RDM Connection
The DMX / RDM connection is made via the RJ45 at the top of the product. The pin-out follows the
DMX512 standard for DMX output and so can be used for direct connection to equipment via a
standard patch cable. Users requiring 5-pin XLR can purchase an adapter.
Pin-out is as follows:
Pair
Pin
Colour
Function
XLR Pin
2
1
White/Orange
Tx+
Female Pin 3
2
Orange
Tx-
Female Pin 2
3
3
White/Green
Rx+
Male Pin 3
6
Green
Rx-
Male Pin 2
1
4
Blue
N/C
5
White/Blue
Trigger
Female Pin 4
4
7
White/Brown
Tx 0V
Female Pin 1 & 5
8
Brown
Rx 0V
Male Pin 1
Power
Commissioner can be powered from two sources:
The 40-character, 4-line
backlit LCD display
switches to two or three-
line mode for larger text.
The cursor keys are
referred to as UP, RIGHT,
DOWN and LEFT in this
document.
The MENU keys toggles
between menu-mode and
run-mode.
The USER key allows fast
access to frequently used
functions.
The ENTER key is used to
activate commands within
the sub-menus
The FUNCT key cycles
through all the available
functions within a sub-
menu
The FUNCT key also
doubles as the power
button. Hold for 3-seconds
to power-off.

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USB
The USB connector is used for power and battery charging. There is no data connection.
Battery
Commissioner is designed to run on battery power for extended periods. 2 x NIMH rechargeable
batteries are supplied. The batteries are recharged via the USB port.
Approximately 100 hours of continuous operation is expected per battery recharge. Commissioner
will power down after a user defined period (10 minutes by default) of inactivity. In power-down
standby, the batteries will last for several months. However, if the product is used infrequently, we
recommend storing without batteries fitted.
The rear panel green indicator illuminates when charging the batteries. When full charge is reached,
the indicator will blip green.
Switching On and Off
Commissioner is switched on by pressing FUNCT. Switch off is achieved by holding FUNCT for three
seconds.
Once powered on, the product will display the splash screen which includes the firmware revision
number and then display the top menu.

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Menu Navigation
Menu navigation is intuitive and will be familiar to users of other Artistic Licence products. At a given
time, the product is either in menu-mode or run-mode. The MENU key switches between these
modes. The figure below shows the top menu. The UP and DOWN keys scroll the menu up and
down. The <and >icons indicate that the LEFT and RIGHT keys can be used to navigate through the
menu. The [icon indicates that there is no LEFT function: i.e., you are at the top menu.
As shown in the figure below, the Kicon indicates the option to run the selected function. In this
example, the TRANSMIT -> CHANNEL function. To do so, press ENTER.
USER Key
The USER key is used to control the user programmed short-cut list. To add or remove a menu to the
short-cut list, navigate to the desired menu. Then hold the USER key for 3 seconds. If the menu is
already in the list, it will be removed and the backlight will blip red. If it is not in the list, it will be
added and the backlight will blip green.
To use the short-cut list, short-press USER which will access the next menu item in the list.
The short-cut list is stored in flash memory and so will be retained between power cycles and when
batteries are removed.
TOP MENU
[DMX512 >
CALC
DMX512 TX
<CHANNEL K
RANGE

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Top Menu
The top menu provides access to numerous operational and configuration menus.
Keys operate as follows:
LEFT Navigates to higher level menu if it is available.
RIGHT Navigates to sub-menu if it is available.
UP and DOWN Select entry from the current menu.
ENTER Access the menu function if the Kis displayed, otherwise it behaves as if RIGHT is
pressed.
FUNCT Not used in this menu.
USER Short press selects the next shortcut menu from the user programmed list.
TOP MENU
[DMX512 >
CALC