MADRIX Nebula User manual

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MADRIX NEBULA User Manual
Date: March 2022
[Hardware User Guide]

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Part 1 Overview 3
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Part 2 Device Configuration 17
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Part 3 Using MADRIX 5 Software 28
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Part 4 Technical Support 53
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Part 5 General 62
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Part 6 Legal 88
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Topics Of This Chapter
§ Introduction
§ Hardware Features
1.1 Introduction
This topic includes:
§ MADRIX NEBULA
MADRIX NEBULA
MADRIX NEBULA is a versatile interface to directly control a wide range of digital LEDs.
The MADRIX NEBULA directly connects to your LED pixels. This advanced SPI decoder receives control data over
Ethernet network or USB and is built to provide excellent image quality.

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1.2 Hardware Features
This topic includes:
§ Using A 3rd-Party Controller
§ Supported LEDs
§ Putting The Device Into Operation
§ LED Status Codes
§ Automatic HTP Merging
§ Daisy-Chain Support
§ Reset To Factory Default Settings
§ Initiate Poll
Using A 3rd-Party Controller
MADRIX NEBULA is a standard network node. Because of this, you can use the device with applications, consoles,
desks, or controllers that are compatible with Art-Net or Streaming ACN [sACN] to distribute data via Ethernet
network.
Supported LEDs
MADRIX NEBULA supports the following LEDs [as of July 2021]:
§ APA101
§ APA102
§ APA104
§ APA106
§ GS8206
§ GS8207
§ TLC5973
§ TLS3001
§ TLS3008
§ TM1804
§ TM1809
§ TM1812

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§ GS8208
§ GW6201
§ GW6205
§ LPD1882S
§ LPD6803
§ LPD8806
§ MBI6024
§ MBI6120
§ MY9291
§ P9883
§ SJ1221
§ SK6112
§ SK6805
§ SK6812
§ SK6813
§ SK6822
§ SK9816
§ SK9822
§ SK9826
§ SM16703
§ SM16716
§ TM1814
§ TM1829
§ UCS1903
§ UCS2903
§ UCS2904
§ UCS512B3
§ UCS8904
§ UCS9812S
§ WS2801
§ WS2803
§ WS2811
§ WS2811S
§ WS2812
§ WS2812B
§ WS2813
§ WS2815
§ WS2818
§ WS2822S
§ WS2822S Addressing
The protocols above currently have the following frequencies implemented and available [as of March 2022 with
firmware 3.2]:
Protocol
Frequency
Special Remarks
§ APA101
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ APA102
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz

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§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ APA104
§ 800 kHz
§ 585 kHz
§ APA106
§ 585 kHz
§ GS8206
§ 800 kHz
§ GS8207
§ 800 kHz
· GS8208
§ 800 kHz
§ GW6201
§ 800 kHz
§ GW6205
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ LPD1882S
§ 1 MHz
§ LPD6803
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ LPD8806
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ MBI6024
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ MBI6120
§ 1.2 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ 1.2 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ 1.2 MHz
§ Limit 66 %
§ Limit 66 %
§ Limit 66 %
§ Limit 33 %

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§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ Limit 33 %
§ Limit 33 %
§ MY9291
§ 16 Bit
§ 8 Bit
§ P9883
§ 800 kHz
§ SJ1221
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 100 %
§ 75 %
§ 50 %
§ 25 %
§ MIN
§ SK6112
§ 800 kHz
§ SK6805
§ 800 kHz
§ SK6812
§ 800 kHz
§ SK6813
§ 800 kHz
§ SK6822
§ 800 kHz
§ SK9816
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 100 %
§ 75 %
§ 50 %
§ 25 %
§ MIN
§ SK9822
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ SK9826
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ SM16703
§ 800 kHz
§ SM16716
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz

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§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ TLC5973
§ 3 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ TLS3001
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ Linear
§ Linear
§ Linear
§ Linear
§ Quadratic
§ Quadratic
§ Quadratic
§ Quadratic
§ TLS3008
§ 1 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ TM1804
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ TM1809
§ 800 kHz
§ TM1812
§ 800 kHz
§ TM1814
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 100 %
§ 75 %
§ 50 %
§ 25 %
§ MIN
§ TM1829
§ 1.6 MHz
§ 1.6 MHz
§ 1.6 MHz
§ 1.6 MHz
§ 1.6 MHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 100 %
§ 75 %
§ 50 %
§ 25 %
§ MIN
§ 100 %
§ 75 %
§ 50 %
§ 25 %
§ MIN

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§ UCS1903
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ UCS2903
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ UCS2904
§ 800 kHz
§ UCS512B3
§ 750 kHz
§ 500 kHz
§ 250 kHz
§ UCS8904
§ 800 kHz
§ 800 kHz
§ 16 Bit
§ UCS9812S
§ 1.1 MHz
§ 100 %
§ 75 %
§ 50 %
§ 25 %
§ MIN
§ WS2801
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ WS2803
§ 24 MHz
§ 12 MHz
§ 8 MHz
§ 4 MHz
§ 2 MHz
§ 1 MHz
§ WS2811
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ WS2811S
§ 800 kHz
§ 400 kHz
§ WS2812
§ 800 kHz
§ WS2812B
§ 800 kHz
§ WS2813
§ 800 kHz
§ WS2815
§ 800 kHz