Luminex LumiNode Series User manual

USER MANUAL
LUMINODE PRODUCT FAMILY
LumiNode 1 / LumiNode 2 / LumiNode 4 / LumiNode 12
THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX
Description: User Manual for the complete LumiNode series.
REVISION: 20200618-REV 2.2.1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INSTALLATION.................................................................... 4
1.1 Mounting the device........................................... 4
Rack mount...................................................................................4
Rack mount - two devices...................................................4
Truss Mount – LumiNode 4.................................................5
Truss Mount – LumiNode 2.................................................6
Wall Mount – LumiNode 2 ..................................................6
1.2 Power up the device............................................ 7
1.3 Connection............................................................ 8
Connection to the network................................................8
Connection to the USB port...............................................8
1.4 LED indicators....................................................... 8
1.5 Connection to the web interface ...................... 8
1.6 Reset 8
2. CONFIGURATION ............................................................... 9
2.1 Web Interface Presentation ............................... 9
Node page.....................................................................................9
How to reset a process engine......................................10
How to configure a Process engine............................10
DMX / RDM page ...................................................................11
Port Settings..............................................................11
DMX Settings............................................................11
DMX Redundancy..................................................12
Play page.....................................................................................13
Show..............................................................................13
Record Trigger.......................................................... 13
Toolbox page............................................................................ 14
Profile Manager ....................................................... 14
Firmware...................................................................... 15
Reset...............................................................................15
3. GLOBAL SETTINGS ..........................................................16
Control Source.........................................................16
IP Settings ...................................................................16
Device Settings........................................................16
Contact Closure.......................................................16
Miscellaneous...........................................................17
4. LCD DISPLAY ...................................................................18
5. WEB API ............................................................................20
6. LumiNode IN DETAIL.......................................................21
6.1 What is a Process engine? ................................21
INPUT .............................................................................................22
DMX................................................................................ 22
ArtNet............................................................................ 22
sACN...............................................................................22
RTTrPL............................................................................22
Internal..........................................................................23
Play.................................................................................. 23
OUTPUT........................................................................................23
DMX................................................................................ 23
ArtNet............................................................................ 23
sACN...............................................................................23
Mode definition.......................................................................24
FORWARD ...................................................................................24
LTP MERGE..................................................................................24
HTP MERGE.................................................................................24
BACKUP.........................................................................................24
X-FADE...........................................................................................24
SWITCH .........................................................................................25
CUSTOM.......................................................................................25
PATCH OPTION.........................................................................26
MASTER OPTION .....................................................................26
Master / Limit explained....................................27
7. CREDITS ...................................................................27
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1.INSTALLATION
1.1 Mounting the device
Depending on the model of the device there are different mount-
ing options:
LumiNode 4 is a device that can be mounted in a truss as well as
in a rack. Please read the following instructions to make sure the
device is mounted and secured correctly.
RACK MOUNT  LumiNode 4
In case you want to mount your LumiNode 4 in a standard 19-inch
rack, you must attach the included mounting ears. Connect the
longest ear (A) to the right-hand side of the device with 4 screws,
re-used from the device. Attach the shorter ear (B) to the left-hand
side again with the 4 screws.
RACK MOUNT  TWO DEVICES
In case you want to mount two LumiNode 4 devices or a Lumi-
Node 4 and a LumiCore in a standard 19-inch rack you can mount
the two devices together. A space saving way as the two devices
will only consume a single row in your 19-inch rack.
First you attach the shortest mounting ears. Connect the short-
est ear (C) to the left-hand side of the first device with 4 screws,
re-used from the device. Attach the other shortest ear (D),
delivered with the second device, to the right-hand side of the
second device, again with 4 screws. Use a pair of mounting brack-
ets (E) to connect the two devices in the middle on the frontside.
Use a second pair of mounting brackets (E), delivered with the sec-
ond device, to connect the devices at the rear. Each pair of brack-
ets musts be mounted with 2 screws.
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B
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B B
C C
D D
E E
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To combine a LumiNode 4 device with a Luminex half 19” device,
style GigaCore 10, the mounting procedure differs a little.
The bolt (F), not included, replaces the rear couplers at the rear
side of the device. Use the correct bold, M10x20, with a screw wire
no longer as 20mm. You can order this part from Luminex (Part
Number: R 90 01042)
Screw the bolt, through the LumiNode 4 back ear, into the side
M10 insert and tighten it. The rest of the mounting procedure re-
mains the same.
TRUSS MOUNT  LumiNode 4
To mount a LumiNode 4 in a truss, you must attach a M10 clamp
(G) to the M10 insert (H). After that, you can mount the clamp to
the truss bars. Please also secure the device by attaching a safety
line directly to the truss bars as well (I).
F
G
I
H
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TRUSS MOUNT  LumiNode 2
To mount a LumiNode 2 in a truss, use the two plastic
tie wraps that are included. Bring on each side a tie
wrap through the holes of the device, around the truss
bar and tighten it (J). Please also secure the device
by attaching a safety line directly to the truss bars as
well (K).
WALL MOUNT  LumiNode 2
The LumiNode 2 can be mounted to a concrete or wood wall by
using applicable screws and anchors. Make sure that the screw
head diameter is between 8 – 10mm and the screw length is at
least 40mm in order to make a strong wall connection.
Ø 8-10mm
≥ 40mm
Drill 4 holes, at the correct distance in both directions as indicated
in the picture below. Mount the device in such way that the Eth-
ernet and DMX ports are facing sideways, and the chassis side is
perpendicular to the ground.
J
K
139mm
112mm
L
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1.2 Power up the device
Depending on the model there are different ways to power your
device:
LumiNode1: Power-up the device with a USB cable (U) or with
PoE (N). The device will automatically switch on. To shut it down
after use, just un-plug the USB cable or the network cable again.
LumiNode2: Power-up the device with a network cable with PoE
(N). The device will automatically switch on. To shut it down after
use, just un-plug the network cable again.
LumiNode4 and 12: Power-up the device with a power cable fitted
with a Neutrik PowerCONTRUE1 connector (M) (please contact your
local dealer if you do not have a suitable power cable at hand). The
device will automatically switch on. To shut it down after use, just
un-plug the power cable again. LumiNode4 and 12 can also be
powered with PoE (N).
The LumiNode 4 and 12 require standard AC power distribution from
100-240VAC, 50/60Hz. Current required depends on the model.
The mating Neutrik® powerCON® TRUE1 connector is supplied; how-
ever, you will need to purchase or construct a cable appropriate for
your application.
When installing a new connector please refer to the following wire
colour code reference:
WIRE* CONNECTION
Green/Yellow AC Ground
Blue AC Neutral
Brown AC Line
* International (Harmonised) Standard
Alternatively, the LumiNode series are 802.3af compliant (PoE), so
that each LumiNode will act as a PD (Powered Device) and can be
powered by any compliant PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) such
as Ethernet switch, midspan and PoE injector. All models can only
be powered with PoE via Eth2!
For LumiNode 4 and 12, if both AC power and PoE are used the AC
power supply will be prioritized but the PoE will seamlessly take
over if the AC power fails.
The LumiNode12 offers the option to daisy chain up to 30 devices
via the PowerCON TRUE1 outlet on the rear of the unit.
U
N
LUMINODE 1 LUMINODE 2
N
LUMINODE 4
N M
LUMINODE 12
N M
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1.3 Connection
CONNECTION TO THE NETWORK
To get the LumiNode online in your system, connect either the Eth-
ernet 1 or Ethernet 2 port to a computer, or to a port of an Ethernet
switch. Only Ethernet 2 port on the rear of the unit can be used to
power the unit through PoE. Check the port labelling for a better iden-
tification.
CONNECTION TO THE USB PORT
The LumiNode 1 can be powered through its USB port. Connect the
LumiNode to the USB port of your computer.
The red LED next to the USB port of your device will turn on once the
unit is powered. Once the unit has booted up the led will turn blue.
Additionally, the LumiNode will appear as a new network interface on
your computer. No driver needed, the LumiNode supports Windows,
Mac OSX and Linux OS. Once the network adaptor has been added
please configure a static IP address in the range you are planning
to use for your application in the settings of your operating system.
1.4 LED indicators
There are various LEDs on the LumiNode. Here is a list of the LEDs, the
possible colors and the meaning of each color
DMX PORT STATUS MEANING
DMX Input Green Blinking : Active input
DMX only (output
mode)
Cyan Blinking: DMX activity
DMX + RDM (output
mode)
Blue Blinking: DMX activity
Stream loss Red Source stream lost
Stream recovered Orange Source stream recovered
DMX redundancy Magenta
Magenta
flashing
Output idle
Output active
NETWORK PORT
Left LED (Link) Green Gigabit connection
Blinking: Ethernet Traffic
Orange 100Mbit connection
Right LED (Mode) Blue Default color
Green
flashing
Device booting
Orange
blinking
Firmware upgrade in
progress
Green
blinking
Identify in progress
USB PORT
USB (node1 only) Red Powered from USB or PoE
during bootup
Blue Unit booted and running
Orange
blinking
Firmware upgrade in
progress
Green
blinking
Identify in progress
1.5 Connection to the web interface
The LumiNode IP address is displayed at the rear or on the bottom
of the unit. On the LumiNode 4 and 12 this can also be found on
the LCD display. Set your computer with a compliant IP address
(do not use the same IP address!).
Connect your computer to the LumiNode with a network cable.
Launch your favourite web browser.
Type the IP address of the LumiNode in the address field followed
by enter.
1.6 Reset
When the device is powered up, by default it shows the status
screen with the status of the first 4 ports. In order to reset the
device please follow the following steps:
Press the jog wheel once to enter the Main menu.
Scroll down until you see Toolbox.
Press the jog wheel once to enter the toolbox.
Scroll down until you see Reset.
Press the jog wheel once to enter the reset menu.
A pop-up window opens giving you the option to Preserve IP
settings and Preserve user profiles.
Choose which option you want by using the jog wheel to
scroll between the two options and press the jog wheel to
confirm.
At the bottom of the pop-up window you have the option to
Reset or Cancel.
If you choose Cancel you get a message that the reset has
been cancelled.
If you choose Reset, you get a new screen asking to confirm
the reset command. Once‘Yes’is selected the LumiNode will
reset.
How to reset LumiNode through Luminet Monitor:
With a computer connected to the device, open Luminet
Monitor.
Under “Tools”in the menu bar you find “Reset LumiNode”.
Enter the mac address of the device you want to reset. This
can be found on the label with the IP address.
Choose if you want to keep the IP settings.
Choose if you want to keep the profiles.
Click reset.
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2.CONFIGURATION
2.1 Web Interface Presentation
Launch your favorite web browser and type the IP address of your
LumiNode. Press enter to validate.
NODE PAGE
C
A
D E F
G
H
JIB
K
L
(A) Identify: Clicking on the Luminex logo will identify your
LumiNode in the network. The LCD display will turn GREEN and the
Mode LED will flash GREEN for 5sec. In the web-UI you get the text
“Identified”under the Logo and the LCD area will change colour.
(B) Image of your LumiNode: Depending on the model you are
using; the image might differ from the one displayed above. This
product image shows the configuration of each DMX port. The
centre icon within each DMX port represents an input or an out-
put. On the top of each port, you can see the mode of the process
engine linked to that port.
(C) Navigation menu
(D) Input: According to the mode set on the process engine, the
input block will display all relevant information, such as the type of
incoming protocol, the universe number, the source IP address, or
the DMX input port.
(E) Process engine: By default, the LumiNode comes with For-
ward mode activated on as many process engines as DMX port(s).
The block displays the mode currently set on the process engine;
you can change the name. On the left and on the right-hand side
of the process engine, are respectively the patch and master /
limiter icons. The colour of the icon will change if any parameters
of these menus are modified. For more details about the process
engines and how to configure them please see chapter 6 of this
manual.
(F) Output: The output block will display all relevant information,
such as the type of outgoing protocol, the universe number, the
destination IP address, or the DMX output port.
(G) Increment / Decrement: Use these shortcuts to quickly in-
crease or decrease the value of a universe. Select the Process en-
gine first, after which the increment / decrement tool becomes
available.
(H) Reset tool and padlock: Use this tool to reset one or several
process engines. First select the process engine(s) by clicking on
the top left corner of the input block followed by the trash can
icon. The padlock allows you to lock the LumiNode configuration
page to prevent unsolicited action on the web page only. This is an
ideal tool for show time.
(I) Clear Warnings: Clear all stream loss indications.
(J) Active Prole: In this area the current active profile of the
LumiNode is being displayed.
(K) Theme and language: Select here if you want to use the dark
theme or light theme. Interface supported languages are English
and Japanese for now.
(L) Help: In case you need help, here you find an onboard helpfile.
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How to reset a process engine
To reset a process engine, follow the following steps:
Hover your mouse over the top left corner of the process
engine and select the tick box.
Click on the trash can icon at the top right corner above the
first process engine.
A blank process engine appears as follows:
If you want to reset all the process engines at once, navigate to
the top left above the first process engine and select the tick box
“Select all Process Engines”.
How to congure a process engine
To configure a process engine, first click on the “SELECT MODE”
label (the centre block of the process engine), the process engine
panel appears. Click on the icon to select the mode you wish to
use. Modes are described in chapter 5 of this manual.
Forwardan input is sent to an output .
LTP merge, Latest Takes Precedence with up to four
inputs .
HTP merge, Highest Take Precedence with up to four
inputs .
Backup, Input 2 becomes active if input 1 is not available .
X-Fade, Cross-fade between input 1 and input 2 .
Switch, with the use of a control source choose which of the
up to four inputs is+ active .
Custom, any of the other modes, or combination of,
on a channel level .
At any time, you can click on the Patch button , or the Master
/ Limit button to open the relevant configuration panel.
Next, click on the left-hand block, to select your input . Ac-
cording to the selected mode, the number of inputs may vary. A
process engine supports up to four inputs.
Input options are:
DMX: Physical input on the XLRs.
ArtNet: Select the ArtNet universe to use. You can enter a
numeric value between 0 and 32767.
sACN: Select the sACN universe to use. You can enter a
numeric value between 1 and 63999.
RTTrPL, BlackTrax: Select the RTTrPL universe to use. You can
enter a numeric value between 0 and 63999.
Internal, the result of another process engine.
Play, one of the recorded shows.
You can give your input a name for easy identification. Next, select
your output by clicking on the output block, located on the
right-hand side.
Here, you can choose between DMX, ArtNet, sACN or a combina-
tion of the three to send data coming from the process engine.
The three types of output can be used at the same time, providing
you with great flexibility.
Once selected, click on the Save button to store the parameters of
your process engine. Your engine is ready to go!
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2 | CONFIGURATION / 2.1 WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION / RESET & CONFIGURE A PROCESS ENGINE