LUX LUMEN ArtNet node User manual

manual
ArtNet node
LL ordercode 10230
Lux Lumen bvba
3/01/2022
Revision V2.0
By Wim Van Themsche

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Content:
1DOCUMENT INFORMATION ......................................................4
2PICTURE ..................................................................................4
2.1 WITHOUT COVER.............................................................................. 4
2.2 WITH COVER. ................................................................................. 5
3DIMENSIONS ...........................................................................6
4SAFETY INFORMATION ............................................................7
4.1 SYMBOLS ...................................................................................... 7
4.2 PROTECTION FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK....................................................... 8
4.3 PROTECTIONS FROM FIRE AND BURNS...................................................... 8
4.4 PROTECTION FROM INJURY .................................................................. 9
4.5 DISPOSING OF THIS PRODUCT .............................................................. 9
5PHYSICAL INSTALLATION .....................................................10
5.1 UNPACKING.................................................................................. 10
5.2 LOCATION AND ORIENTATION ............................................................. 10
5.3 MOUNTING................................................................................... 10
6REVISION CHANGE:...............................................................11
7SPI SIGNALS AND ITS VARIANTS : ........................................11
8ASYMETRICAL VS SYMETRICAL DATA SIGNALS: ....................12
9ARTNET, FEATURES AND HINTS:............................................13
10 ARTNET NODE PHYSICAL LAYOUT. .....................................13
11 CONNECTING THE ARTNET NODE TO A PC ..........................15
11.1 PHYSICAL CONNECTION OF THE ARTNET NODE TO A PC............................... 15
11.2 THE IP ADRESS OF THE NODE. ............................................................ 16
11.3 WHERE CAN IFIND THE SUBNET IN A IP ADDRESS? ................................... 16
11.4 CHANGE SUBNET ON A PC ................................................................. 17
11.5 SET YOUR PC BACK TO THE OLD SETTINGS: ............................................ 23
12 THE OUTPUTS ON THE ARTNET CARD. ................................24
12.1 CONNECT FIXTURE TO THE DATA OUTPUT PORTS........................................ 24
12.2 UTP CONNECTION PHYSICAL PINLAYOUT................................................. 25
13 WEB PAGE ..........................................................................26
14 ARTNET-NODE CONFIGURATOR..........................................27
14.1 INSTALLATION............................................................................... 27
14.2 PATCH BLOCKS .............................................................................. 31
14.3 ARTNET SELECT ............................................................................. 31
14.4 KEEP.......................................................................................... 32
14.5 PUSH TO NODE. ............................................................................. 32
15 SAVE SETTINGS TO FILE....................................................33
15.1 SELECT AND SAVE .TXT FILE............................................................... 33
16 LOAD SETTINGS FROM FILE ...............................................34
17 SPECIFICATIONS................................................................35
17.1 ELECTRICAL.................................................................................. 35
17.2 ENVIRONMENTAL............................................................................ 35
17.3 MECHANICAL ................................................................................ 35
18 EMC AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS......................................37
19 APPLICATION OF WARRANTY.............................................38
20 RMA PROCEDURE................................................................40

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21 USED LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS..........................................41

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1Document information
Project manual
Item type ArtNet node
Date 3/01/2022
Revision V2.0
Owner Wim Van Themsche
2Picture
2.1 Without cover

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2.2 With cover.

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3Dimensions
Please note, dimensions given are din-rail included.

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4Safety information
Before installing, powering up, or servicing this ArtNet-node card it his
highly recommended that you read this manual and ensure yourself that
you completely understand its content. Observe the safety precautions in
this manual. Install and operate the ArtNet-node only as described in this
manual and in conformity with local regulations. If you have any questions
how to operate this product safely please contact your point of sale.
4.1 Symbols
Following symbols are used to identify important safety information on the
product and in this manual.

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4.2 Protection from electric shock
This ArtNet-node card is connected with live power so take all precautions
to prevent injuries or electrical shocks. Shut down the power of the
complete installation before carrying out any installation or maintenance
work.
Please note that all metal parts used in the enclosure where this card is
used are firmly grounded.
If any cable, seal or housing is damaged, cracked or reformed, disconnect
the power of the installation immediately.
The ArtNet-node card is only to be used in a proper housing conform to
local regulations.
For any additional servicing, not described in this manual, please contact
your point of sale.
4.3 Protections from fire and burns
Do not operate this ArtNet-node card if ambient temperatures, inside its
enclosure, is above 45 °C (113 °F). Please ensure yourself that sufficient
ventilation around the card is possible.
Do not modify the card in a way not described in this manual.
Never bypass the fuse or change the fuse with another type or value as is
rated in this manual.

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4.4 Protection from injury
Ensure yourself that all components, covers are securely fastened. Verify
that the card is firmly clicked on a standard din-rail.
4.5 Disposing of this product
This ArtNet-node card is manufactured in compliance with directive of the
European community: waste electrical and electronically equipment. Please
help to preserve our environment and ensure that this product will be
recycled properly at the end of its life.

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5Physical installation
Thank you for selecting this ArtNet-node card as best solution in your
setup.
Warning! Read the safety precautions in this manual before integrating this
card into your installation.
Installation must be carried out by qualified professionals only.
Assure yourself that there is sufficient and unrestricted air flow around the
ArtNet-node card.
5.1 Unpacking
The following items are included in your package:
•ArtNet-node card
•Carton box package
5.2 Location and orientation
This ArtNet-node card cannot be used without additional protective
housing. The housing protects the user against electrical shocks and it is
protecting the card against climatologically influences.
Please assure yourself that the cabinet which houses the ArtNet-node card
is according to local regulations and laws of the country of installation.
It is advised to install the card in horizontal position on the din-rail.
5.3 Mounting
The ArtNet-node can be mounted on a standard 35mm top hat din-rail. A
typical section of this din-rail can be found here:
Note: Use end blocking clamps if necessary in your application.

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6Revision change:
Brief description of change compared to former revision:
V01: Version without output configurator.
V02:Version with output configurator.
7SPI signals and its variants :
It is important to understand that there are different versions of
the so called ‘SPI’ signal. Most of them are derivations from the
original SPI signal. It would be more correct to use the
following terms:
•One wire control bus if there is asymmetrical data, without clock signal.
•Two wire control bus if there is asymmetrical data, with asymmetrical
clock signal.
It is important to understand that the standard SPI-variants use
an asymmetric signal for the data communication.
It is also important to understand that the data signals of this
SPI variants use high clock frequency, which can lead to
instability of the signal. We strongly recommend not to use long
cable lengths, when the signal is asymmetric.
There are different manufacturers who claim that their chip is
SPI compatible, but in reality, this is seldom the case. Timing is
very important on an SPI-variant bus, so it might be possible
that you will not find a setting on the ArtNet node which is
compatible with your ledstrip. (or that it is not stable)
If this is the case, we strongly recommend you send 5 meter of
your strip, and your ArtNet node to Lux Lumen, so we can
change the timing for that particular used Chip. If we use the
term ‘SPI’ in this manual, we always refer to a variation of the
original SPI protocol.

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8Asymetrical vs Symetrical data signals:
Important to understand, that asymmetrical signals are less
stable as symmetrical signals.
The SPI-variants use only 1 wire on the ledstrip, or ledstring.
This you can see on the picture below (as an example).
As you can see, all SPI-variants are directive, which means the
data can only flow in one direction over the strip.
On the picture above, you can clearly see DO (data output) and
DI (data input)
To overcome the problems with longer cable lengths, Lux Lumen
made the 6 outputs on the card so, that they output a
symmetrical signal. This makes that you can have longer cable
lengths as in standard non symmetrical SPI-variants. But this
implicates that you can not directly connect a SPI-variant
ledstrip to one of the 6 outputs. You need an extra piece of
electronics, that converts this symmetrical signal to an
asymmetrical signal. We call this a ‘pixelstartprint’. A picture of
such a PCB, you can find below here:
The LL ordercode is: 10229

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9ArtNet, features and hints:
Please always remember that the first universe in ArtNet is
number ‘0’ and not ‘1’. A theoretical limit of 32.768 universes is
possible, depending on the network and casting used. For more
detailed information on this topic we refer to this link:
https://www.artisticlicence.com/WebSiteMaster/User%20Guides/
art-net.pdf
10 ArtNet node physical layout.
Data output ports
RJ45 connector
Ethernet ports
Info about that
specific node.
IP-address
MAC-address
Software version
Serial Number
Power input

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The ArtNet node has a standard power input for 240Vac. If needed customized
power inputs, like 12-24 Vdc can be ordered as a special. Please contact
[e-mail] for nonstandard power inputs.
The ArtNet node has 6 six independently programmable data output ports.
The Artnet node has an internal switch on the ethernet ports. This switch can
handle up to 300 DMX universes in broadcast. So this means, it can handle up to
300 DMX universes on its artnet ‘input’, and send 300 DMX universes to the
artnet ‘output’. But the artnet node can only process signals from maximum 10
different DMX universes. This results in the fact that the maximum channel
count of processed channels on the ArtNet node is 5120 channels. Please note,
that if you configure the 6 outputs as DMX output, the limit is 6x512 = 3072
channels.

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11 Connecting the ArtNet node to a PC
11.1 Physical connection of the ArtNet node to a PC.
If you want to view or change the settings of the ArtNet node
you need to connect a windows PC to the ArtNet node.
First connect your PC to the same physical network as the ArtNet
node. You can plug the node directly in to your PC with a UTP-
cable from the node to the PC or you can connect through a
network setup with one or more switches. The internal switch
can handle straight UTP cables, as well as crossed UTP cables.
You can link multiple nodes (daisy chain) to the same network.
Each node has an ethernet switch build in with 2 ethernet ports.
Ethernet port 1
Ethernet port 2

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In the layout above, we do a direct connection to the ArtNet
node to a PC, and we daisy chain the second card to the first
card.
11.2 The IP adress of the node.
The artnet node has a preprogrammed IP address, which you
can find on the label which you can find on the right upper
corner of the PCB.
In this case, the IP address is 2.121.16.70. This IP address is
not end-user-changeable. If for a particular reason, a dedicated
IP address is needed, please contact [e-mail].
11.3 Where can I find the subnet in a IP address?
You can find the subnet in an IP address as the first number in a
series of 4.
For example: 5.11.654.231 is an IP address in subnet number 5.
You have to set the IP address on your PC to the same subnet as
the IP address of the ArtNet node. Since the ArtNet standard
always uses IP addresses in the subnet ‘2’, the IP address on the
PC has to be 2.xxx.xxx.xxx. We even recommend to use a fixed
address 2.0.xxx.xxx, to avoid conflicts with other ArtNet devices
in the network.

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11.4 Change subnet on a PC
To set the PC to the same subnet as the ArtNet node you have to
set a fixed IP address on your PC.
-Click on the windows “start” button in the left bottom corner.
-Click on “settings”:
“Windows Settings” opens.

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-Click on “Network & Internet”
-Click on “Change adapter options”

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-find the adapter corresponding with the connector you used to connect to
the ArtNet node. usually it is the “ethernet” adapter.
-Right click on the adapter.
-Click on “Properties”
Select “Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

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-Once selected click on the button “properties”