Enttec Pixel Triton User manual

Pixel Triton
Table of Contents
Package Contents....................................................................1
Safety Information ..................................................................1
LED Protocols Supported.......................................................1
Physical Dimensions...............................................................1
Software Features....................................................................2
LED Status..................................................................................2
Power......................................................................................2
Activity LED............................................................................2
Link 1 and Link 2 ..................................................................2
Activity 1 and Activity 2 ......................................................2
Output 1/2 limited...............................................................2
Wiring Diagram.........................................................................3
Default IP ...................................................................................4
Finding IP Address Using NMU.............................................4
Web Configuration...................................................................5
Home ......................................................................................5
Settings..................................................................................6
Network Stats.......................................................................6
Update Firmware.................................................................6
General Settings Explained...................................................7
Node Name ...........................................................................7
DHCP.......................................................................................7
DMX Protocol.........................................................................7
Output Settings.........................................................................7
Pixel Mapping Options............................................................7
Definition of Pixel................................................................7
Pixel Order.............................................................................7
DMX Start Address...............................................................7
Universe/Output................................................................. 8
Mapped Pixels...................................................................... 8
Group Pixels......................................................................... 8
Maximum Pixels...................................................................8
Fader Test ................................................................................. 9
Reboot Device.......................................................................... 9
Reset to Defaults..................................................................... 9
Power Consumption Indicators......................................... 10
Update Firmware....................................................................11
Tips and Guidelines...............................................................11
How to Recover Pixel Triton?..............................................12
Ordering Information............................................................13
Specifications..........................................................................13
Accessories and Related Products ....................................14

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Package Contents
•Pixel Triton (75020-12 or 75020-24)
•IEC power cord (country dependent plug)
•Read Me Card
•3PIN Pixel Breakout connector
Safety Information
•This unit is intended for indoor use only.
•Do not expose this device to rain or
moisture, doing this will void the warranty.
•Make all the connections before you plug in
the mains power
•Do not remove the cover, there are no user
serviceable components inside.
•Never plug this unit in to a dimmer pack
•Ensure proper earth connections
•Always be sure to mount this unit in an area
that will allow proper ventilation. Allow
about 6 inches (20 cm) between this device
and a wall.
•Power-supply cords should be routed so
that they are not likely to be walked on or
pinched by items placed upon or against
them, pay particular attention to the point
they enter and exit the unit.
LED Protocols Supported
•9PDOT-8bit
•9PDOT-16bit
•WS2811, WS2812, WS2812B, WS2813
•SK6812
•TM1804
•TM1812
•UCS2903 and UCS2904
•APA-104 LEDs
Note:
We cannot claim to support all led protocols, but if you
do happen to find one that does work, and is not listed,
please let us know, so we can update our
documentation
Physical Dimensions

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Software Features
•Web configurable
•Firmware updateable
•Supports the following DMX over Ethernet
protocols:
oArt-Net
oStreaming ACN (sACN)
•Configurable Static or Dynamic (DHCP) IP
(DHCP by default).
•Netmask and gateway updateable
•Supports up to 8 ethernet universes
(maximum of 4 universes per output port)
•Configurable pixel ordering.
•Monitors and maintains device temperature
•Monitors and displays the power consumed
by each output
•Detects and indicates when the power
consumed by an output is on or above the
recommended value
•Monitors and displays the network traffic
for the DMX over ethernet protocol enabled:
oData packets received and sent
oLast IP data received from
oPoll packets received
•Easily extendable network – daisy chain
ethernet connection
•Web faders for instant testing of setup
LED Status
Pixel Triton has 8 LED indicators:
•Power LED
•Device Activity LED
•Link and activity LED (each ethernet port)
•Output limit indicator for each output
Power
•This LED is red in colour
•Indicates that the internal power supply is
working, and the unit is ready to operate
•If the LED is off after the mains cable is
connected to a working wall outlet, it means
that there is a problem in the unit.
Activity LED
•This LED indicates the status of Pixel Triton
and should be constantly flashing.
Operating status of the LED is as follows:
Link 1 and Link 2
Each LED indicates a connection has been
established using the corresponding ethernet port
Activity 1 and Activity 2
Shows transmit and receive activity of each
ethernet port
Output 1/2 limited
Indicates if the load, connected to the
corresponding output port, is consuming or above
the recommended operational power value
LED rate
Status
0.5Hz
Device functions normally
Always
on
2 or more different IPs sending ethernet
data to the same output universe

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Wiring Diagram
•Always check that the voltage and output of Pixel Triton matches that of the tape/dots, before connecting.
•Network delay: 96 micro seconds per unit, for a standard 600 bytes Art-Net packet (when connected in network
daisy chain)
•Only one ethernet source must be used to drive the device at any single time.
•Ensure distance between Triton data output and tape/dot data input is not more than 50 cm
•Through connection can be made with any of the three models Pixel Port, Pixel Octo or Pixel Triton
Output 3-Pin Female XLR Pinout
Not to be used as DMX output
Pin 1
Ground
Pin 2
Data
Pin 3
12V Triton
+12 VDC
24V Triton
+24 VDC
Do not connect the Positive voltage of output 1 (VCC 1) to positive voltage of output 2 (VCC 2)

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Default IP
Right out of the box, the Pixel Triton is factory
configured to be a DHCP node, so you can plug it
into your existing router, and it's good to go.
If router is unable or slow to assign an IP address
to the driver the default static IP Address is used.
Default static IP address is provided on a label in
the box. However, one can easily calculate the IP
address, using the MAC address as follows:
10.(byte 1). (byte 2). (byte 3)
Note
Where the three bytes are the last three bytes of the mac
address in decimal.
For e.g.:
•If mac address is 0050C207C8A8 where last three
bytes are 07, C8 and A8 default static IP for the
above mac 10.7.200.168
•Where byte 1 07 is 7 in decimal
•Where byte 2 C8 is 200 in decimal
•Where byte 3 A8 is 168 in decimal
Using the IP address, one can access the built-in
web-interface of the Pixel Triton via any modern
web-browser. The web-interface allows the
settings of the unit to be changed
Finding IP Address Using NMU
ENTTEC provides a free App (available for Windows
and Mac) called NMU (Node Management Utility)
that finds the Pixel Triton and displays its IP
address.
Note:
Pixel Triton is only supported by NMU V1.92 and above.
Please follow these steps:
1. Download NMU from www.enttec.com
2. Pixel Triton should be connected physically
by an Ethernet cable to the same physical
network (or router) as the computer on
which you will run NMU.
3. Open NMU. If prompted with multiple
network interfaces, select the correct one to
which the Pixel Triton is connected to
4. Press the Discovery button, and wait till
NMU finds all supported ENTTEC devices
5. Once found, select Pixel Triton and use the IP
address to access the web-interface

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Web Configuration
Once setup, any Art-Net/sACN enabled
software/app or a lighting control desk can be
used to drive the Pixel Triton output.
Pixel Triton can be configured and controlled
through a web browser, running on a computer
system, located on the same Local Area Network.
Any modern web browser, running under any
operating system can be used.
Either click on the underlined URL displayed in
NMU or type the IP address (as detected by NMU
e.g.: 10.10.2.19) into your web browser to access the
web interface.
The left side menu allows all the Pixel Triton web
pages to be accessed.
Home
The Home page displays the following information:
•Device Name
•Firmware version on device
•Serial number of the device
•Internal temperature of the processor
•System uptime
•DHCP status – whether enabled
•IP address
•NetMask
•Gateway
•Mac Address
•Link Speed
•Input protocol set on device
•Output LED protocol set on device
•Graphical display of power consumption for
each output

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Settings
The Settings tab allows an end user to do the
following:
•Change a device name for identification
•Enable/disable DHCP
•Set a specific static IP address
•Set a specific static NetMask
•Set the input DMX Protocol
•Set the output LED Protocol
•Set the number of input universes
•Map a universe to the output
•Configure how colours are mapped to pixels
•Set number of pixels that are controlled
•Pixel grouping settings
•Test the device and/or tape using faders
•Reset to factory defaults
•Reboot device
Network Stats
The Network page shows statistics for the DMX
protocol enabled. The information provided is:
•Poll packets received
•Last IP poll packets were received from
•Data packets received
•Sync packets received
•Last port data received from
Update Firmware
In addition to providing a method to update the
device firmware this tab shows the following:
•The boot version on the device
•The firmware version on the device
•The device mac address
•The device serial number
•DHCP status
•Device IP address
When the firmware page of a device is accessed,
the NMU will display this unit in red

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General Settings Explained
Node Name
Node name is used to identify the unit on the
network. Any meaningful name can be used.
DHCP
DHCP is enabled by default. When enabled, the
router on the network, which the device is
connected to, is expected to automatically provide
the IP address to the unit. If no DHCP router/server
is present on the network, the static IP address will
be used.
If the unit does not get an IP address via DHCP,
please connect the unit to a router/server via an
ethernet cable and restart the device. It will listen
for DHCP on start-up and wait for a few seconds,
before giving up. Static IP Address Netmask and
Gateway are only used if DHCP is disabled or is
unavailable on the network.
Pixel Triton web-page will warn, if non-standard IP
address or netmask is used.
DMX Protocol
This setting allows the input DMX over Ethernet
protocol to be picked. Available options:
•Art-Net
•sACN
Notes:
For Art-Net, Net and Subnet can be specified and should
comply with Art-Net 3 protocol.
Output Settings
This setting specifies the LED protocol to be
outputted by the device. If one or more Triton
devices are daisy chained together, each can have
a different LED protocol if needed.
Pixel Mapping Options
Definition of Pixel
For the purpose of this section, pixel refers to a
single addressable unit of illumination controlled
by 3 DMX channels (RGB tape or dots) or 4 DMX
channels. (RGBW tape or dots)
Pixel Order
DMX Channels per Pixel
3 channel order e.g. RGB
3
4 channel order e.g. RGBW
4
Pixel Order
There are 30 different pixel order options. Ordering
controls how the DMX channels are mapped to the
LED pixel colour on each LED pixel. The ordering
selected here should match the order on the Pixel
Tape or Dots being used. The Pixel order selected,
will also determine the number of Pixels being
driven at the output.
The default ordering assumes that both the DMX
over Ethernet input and the led strip outputs are in
RGB order.
DMX Start Address
Selects DMX channel number, which controls the
first pixel. .

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Universe/Output
The Pixel Triton allows conversion of up to four
universes of DMX over Ethernet to pixel data per
output.
Both outputs could be specified to use the same
universes, e.g. both outputs use universe 1,2,3 and
4
Each output can also be specified to use its own
individual group of universes, e.g. output 1 uses
universes 100,101,102 and 103 however output 2
uses 1,2,3 and 4 as shown in the image
Only the first universe can be specified; the
remaining universes, second, third and fourth are
automatically assigned subsequent universes to
the first one
Example 1:
If the first universe is assigned 25, the second, third
and fourth universes will be automatically
assigned 26, 27 and 28 as shown in the image below.
Example 2:
When output 2 is driving 3 universes and first
universe is specified to be 5, second and third
universes are automatically assigned 6 and 7 as
shown in image below.
Mapped Pixels
This setting together with the Universe/Output and
Group Pixel eventually determine the number of
pixels that can be switched on at the output
Group Pixels
Controls the number of pixels controlled by each
DMX channel
Example:
For the above image, when group pixel is set to 10,
each DMX channel of universe 0 will control 10
pixels
Maximum Pixels
This parameter is display only and shows the
maximum pixels driven by an output

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Fader Test
Pixel Triton has in-built web faders for instant
testing of setup at each output. When enabled, this
feature switches on all LEDs controlled by the
mapped pixels specified. The faders override any
ArtNET/sACN input data.
The number of faders displayed per output
depends on the pixel order selected. For the image
shown above, output 1 has 4 faders as the pixel
order selected is RGBW. However, output 2 has 3
faders as the pixel order assigned is RGB.
The faders will stop sending data if the disable
fader radio button is selected
Reboot Device
Reboot button, which is under settings pages
restarts the unit
Reset to Defaults
The reset to defaults command can be found under
the Settings tab
Once the command is pressed, a pop-up would
appear as shown in the image below:
Once confirmed, a loading screen will appear as
shown in the image below:
Once finished, the page will automatically refresh,
and the following parameters will be updated to
reflect the reset to defaults:
•DHCP enabled
•Static IP Address reset (IP address = 10.(byte
1).(byte 2).(byte 3) where the three bytes are
the last three bytes of the mac address in
decimal)
•Netmask reset to 255.0.0.0
•Gateway to 10.0.0.254
•DMX protocol to ArtNet
•LED protocol to WS2812B family of protocols
•Universe/output reset back to 4
•Pixel order set to RGB

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Power Consumption Indicators
Pixel Triton displays a power consumption graphic
on the home page of the web interface.
The numerical power value underlined in the
image is the sum of the:
•Power consumption of the internal circuits
•Power drawn through the output port when
a load is connected.
Note:
The tolerance of this displayed value is ±6%.
This numerical value is also shown as a percentage
of power consumed out of the total available for
each output as shown in the image.
The maximum power available for each XLR output
is shown in the table below
Product Part
No.
Output
Voltage
Maximum
Power
75020-12
12V
130 W
75020-24
24V
150 W
Pixel Triton has a feature, which informs a user
when the power consumed through an output has
reached or exceeded 80% of the allocated value;
this is shown both on the web interface and
through LED indicators.
All the above-mentioned features are aids for
users to determine when to inject power using an
external source.
Once the warning text is displayed, we recommend
to power inject any additional tape or dots
connected; as shown in the images that follow
Note:
When using an external DC power supply for injection,
common Ground is recommended to avoid flicker
Overloading the device, that is, attempting to draw
more than the allocated power through an output
will reduce the lifetime of the device.
When overloaded, the device will go to hiccup
mode; where the power supply in the device will
momentarily switch off, then after a second or so
will start up again. This will continue until the
overload situation has been resolved.

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Update Firmware
It is strongly recommended that Pixel Triton is
updated with the latest firmware, available on the
ENTTEC website. This can be done using the Update
Firmware page shown below
After selecting the correct file, click on the Update
Firmware button and let the update proceed.
Once finished, the page will automatically refresh,
and device information will be updated to reflect
the updated firmware.
Note:
While the firmware is being updated, please do not
power off the unit, please wait until the web interface is
processing (up to a minute). If the web-page does not
refresh automatically, please open the home page on
the browser manually, and verify that the update has
succeeded. By checking the firmware version as shown:
Tips and Guidelines
Choosing a Pixel Triton
When choosing a Pixel Triton consider the
following:
•What is the voltage of the LED tape/Dots
used?
•What is the power requirement of the
display?
The maximum power limit and the output voltage
for the Pixel Triton is provided in the table below:
Product Part
No.
Output
Voltage
Maximum
Power
Maximum
Current
75020-12
12V
130 W
10.83 A
75020-24
24V
150 W
6.25 A

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Can you run tapes and dots at the same time?
No, only one LED protocol can be selected to drive
the output at a given time
Can you operate tape/dots using the total power
output of the product through one output port?
No, the maximum power per output is mentioned
on the Specifications sections. Only tape/dots
worth that value can be driven from each output
I plan to use my own XLR connectors; what is the
recommended minimum current carrying capacity?
Product
Part No.
Output
Voltage
Rated current per contact on
XLR connector
75020-12
12V
10.83 A
75020-24
24V
6.25 A
How to Recover Pixel Triton?
If the Pixel Triton:
•Crashes
•Is assigned an IP address that cannot be
accessed by the local network or that
cannot be discovered
NMU can be used to recover the device as the unit
does not contain a hardware reset button
Note:
Pixel Triton is only supported by NMU V1.92 and above.
Please follow these steps:
1. Pixel Triton should be connected physically by
an Ethernet cable directly to the computer on
which you will run NMU.
2. Open NMU. If prompted with multiple network
interfaces, select the correct one to which the
Pixel Triton is connected to
3. Press the Discovery button
4. Once found, select Pixel Triton and use the
Recovery option under the File tab
5. Press Yes when prompted to confirm
If not found select Pixel Triton as the device type
to recover and type in the serial number of the
device e.g.:0050C2FFFF25

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Note:
The IP address will be reset. IP address will be
assigned by DHCP. If the unit does not get an IP
address via DHCP the default static IP will be
assigned
Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
75020-12
Pixel Triton (12VDC)
75020-24
Pixel Triton (24VDC)
Specifications
Item
Product Name
75020-12
75020-24
Input Voltage
90 – 264V AC
Input Frequency
47 - 63 Hz
Maximum Total
Output Power
260 W
300 W
Maximum
/output
Power
130W
150W
Current
10.83A
6.25A
Supported Protocols
Artnet 1/2/3, sACN
Output Protocols
WS2811, WS2812, WS2812B,
WS2813, SK6812, TM1804,
TM1812, UCS2903, UCS2904,
APA-104, 9PDOT (8 – 16bit)
Maximum Pixel
count/output (RGBW)
512 RGBW pixels
Maximum Pixel
count/output (RGB)
680 RGB pixels
Maximum DMX
footprint/output
2048 channels
Ambient Operating
Temperature
-10 oC – 35 oC
Relative Humidity
20% - 90% (Non-condensing)
Connectors
2X RJ45 etherCON
1 X IEC connector
2X 3-Pin Female XLR
IP Rating
IP20
Cooling Method
Smart fan
Weight
(in kg)
Device
2.02
Boxed
Device
2.35
Dimensions
(in mm)
Device
335(L) x 129(W) x 43(H)
Boxed
Device
400(L) x 215(W) x 115 (H)
Due to continuous improvements and innovations of all
ENTTEC products, specifications and features are
subject to change without notice.

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Accessories and Related Products
Part Number
Description
70581-ARC
ENTTEC LED Mapper Software (ELM)
Architectural (512 Universes)
70581-PRO
ENTTEC LED Mapper Software (ELM)
Professional (96 Universes)
70581-STU
ENTTEC LED Mapper Software (ELM)
Standard (16 Universes)
9PDOT (1-8)
HI-RES SMART RGB PIXEL DOTS
8PL60-F-12
RGB PIXEL TAPE 60 LEDS/METER 12V
- 5M Roll
8PL30-F
RGB PIXEL TAPE 30 LEDS/METER 5V
- 5M Roll
8PL60-F
RGB PIXEL TAPE 60 LEDS/METER 5V
- 5M Roll
8PL144-2
RGB PIXEL TAPE 144 LEDS/METER 5V
- 2M Roll
8PX60-4
RGBW PIXEL TAPE 60 LEDS/METER 5V
- 4M Roll
8PXW60-4-B
RGBW PIXEL TAPE 60 LEDS/METER 5V -
4M Roll Black No Coating
8PX30-F
RGBW PIXEL TAPE 30 LEDS/METER 5V
- 5M Roll
8PW60-F
WWA (CTA+AMBER) PIXEL TAPE 60
LEDS/METER 5V - 5M Roll
8PW30-F
WWA (CTA+AMBER) PIXEL TAPE 30
LEDS/METER 5V - 5M Roll
8P60-5-B
Pixel tape 60 LEDS/METER 5V - 5M Roll
Black No Coating
73530-115
8 x CV Driver, 19” Rack Shelf (115 VAC)
73530-230
8 x CV Driver, 19” Rack Shelf (230 VAC)