PDE 102030 User manual

User Manual
pde DMX Generator V3
Ethernet to DMX Interface
Product# 102030
Sheet rev 0.18 PA, 18.12.2022
pde Medientechnik
Schwengelgasse 8-10 | D-61184 Karben | Germany
Tel [phone] | Fax +49 6039 / 488 935
www.pd e-medientechni k.de

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table of contents:
- Item description & possible uses
- Technical specifications
- Installation
- LEDs and the first start-up
- "RESTORE" factory defaults via recessed button
- IP addressing
- Command overview
- Examples of typical commands from control systems
- http requests for Shelly and Flic Buttons & Co
- Firmware updates via web interface
- CE declaration of conformity
- Legal
- Services

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Item Description & Possible Uses
DMX Generator, Revision 3, is a intelligent and comfortable converter from any IP based
control system via LAN to DMX512. All commands are ASCII based or doable by HTTP://
requests and orientated to control light/channels in a easy way including fade times, presets
and fades over all. All in All are the auto fade commands and group fades for reducing the lan
traffic enormously and all will be internally calculated in DMX native resolution of 40 Hz.
Typical uses are controllers from KNX Home Server, Crestron, AMX, RTI, Control4, Shelly, Flic
and many more
Tender text:
pde DMX Generator V3, Product#: 102030
Ethernet to DMX converter with independent fade automations and two independently
amplified DMX outputs in a common DMX universe. In DIN rail housing, 4TE, with POE
supply, bidirectional control via HTTP requests, TCP/IP clients or unidirectional via UDP using
the transparent pde ASCII protocol. Fade commands integrated in the protocol cause a
unique reduction in data traffic in the network and make control much easier. For fade
processes, the dimming values are automatically calculated in the native resolution of the
DMX signal 40x per second for all 512 DMX channels in real time. This results in a unique
reduction of the "stair step effects" in fade processes. Different channels can be controlled
simultaneously with individual fade times. "Sum commands" enable complete "black-outs"
and "black-ins". Optimized management of presets for individual channels or related areas
optimizes the saving and retrieval of presets.
The pde DMX generator is an ideal control of DMX lighting by control systems such as
Crestron, KNX, Control4 and many more. in which the best possible and most comfortable
dimming processes are to be implemented with little effort.
Technical Specification:
Source: POE, Power Over Ethernet,
Power : typical 1,5 - 2,0 Watt
Connector: LAN 100MBit, incl. POE on RJ45 female connector
2 x DMX out on 3 pin. Phoenix Contact® connector
2 x Ground/Earth
Size: 69 mm x 68 mm x 90 mm, (W x H x D)
DIN Rail Mount: 4 Register
Weight: 150 g

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Conditions:
Temperature Range: +5°C to +40°C
Humidity: 10% to 70%, non-condensing
Product#: 102030, pde, DMX Generator V3
Manufacture: pde Medientechnik
Schwengelgasse 8-10
61184 Karben
Germany
www.pde-medientechnik.de
[e-mail]

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Installation
The installation of the DMX Generator V3 is intended for distribution cabinets with DIN rail
mounting. The device occupies 4TE and the data and POE supply is fed in via the RJ45 plug
and has the standard assignment IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and for supply through a POE switch.
The outputs to the DMX bus are led out on screw terminals, both outputs can each control
16 own DMX participants and are driven independently of each other, i. H. Short circuits on
one port do not affect the other port. Internal 120 ohm resistors terminate both bus lines,
but can also be removed individually for each bus out using jumpers in the housing.
The protective conductor terminals are intended for grounding the ground potential and can
also be used to wire the shielding. Both terminals are connected in parallel.
Abbildung Bus Schirmung folgt!!!!!!!!!!!

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First Contact
With the power supply via POE and LAN, the DMX generator starts working immediately, there
are no switches or other mechanisms. Typical boot times are 1-2 seconds.
The DMX generator is factory set to the following values:
IP Address: 192.168.0.240
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.0.1
TCP/IP Port: 41001
These settings can be changed and controlled via the TCP/IP protocol, details about all
commands in the next chapter.
Connections are also now possible by Putty & Co:
Putty, Settings of a connection
Successful connection via Putty and the following command: ?[CR]

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LEDs
Two LEDs are integrated on the labeling field, which indicate the status of the device.
„connected“ = green
LED off: no power over POE > check POE
LED flashes: waiting for TCP/IP connection
LED on: TCPIP Client(s) connected
„DATA in“ = blue
LED off: no DATA in
LED flash: receives one package of DATA
„RESTORE“ Factory Defaults with hidden button
The recessed "RESTORE" button resets the device to the above-mentioned delivery status.
Carefully press the recessed button in the screw opening below the "Restore" label until you
hear the click for about one second, until the blue LED lights up continuously. Shortly
thereafter, the DMX Generator loads its factory defaults and restarts. After the device has
restarted itself, it now waits again for potential TCPIP clients with a flashing green LED

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ASCII Commands:
The protocol via the TCP/IP or UDP port is ASCII-based and can be easily implemented with
fixed and dynamic commands using control and automation systems or further programming
languages. Each ASCII command set is terminated with a CR [ CR = Carriage Return = 0x0D =
0Dh], shown below with [CR] as a single character. When programming, e.g. with Crestron, CR
& LF is represented as "\x0D\0A", i.e. 2 bytes in hexadecimal.
With a successful TCPIP connection via client on port 41001, whereby the DMX generator is a
TCPIP server, e.g. B. Command lines can be entered using Putty via the keyboard. The DMX
generator responds with the desired answers or with unclear commands with "NAK".
Control values, preset calls, dimming stops commands and Q = commands for querying
control values respond with the target control value.
Important Information:
Commands where Tz, Rz und Sx Commands are additional features will be repeated
automatically
Commands to configure LAN settings of the DMX Generator
Command Value Range Desription
?[CR] - shows IP Settings of the unit
UP? [CR] - Time since power up or reboot
HELP[CR] - list all commands
IPA:192.168.0.240[CR] IPv4 set IP Adress,
additional STORE & REBOOT necessary
IPM:255.255.255.0[CR] IPv4 set IP-Mask
additional STORE & REBOOT necessary
DEFR:192.168.0.1[CR] IPv4 set Router address
additional STORE & REBOOT necessary
DHCP[CR] - force DHCP to on
additional STORE & REBOOT necessary
STORE[CR] - Writes configuration into the flash memory
REBOOT[CR] - reboots DMX Generator
INITIALIZE[CR] - bring all settings into the factory default

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Settings single DMX Channels:
Commad Value Range Description
S1V255[CR] S = 1-512 S= Slot = DMX Channel
V = 0-255 V = Value DMX Channel
T5.5[CR] T = 0.1 - 600 T= fading time in seconds
R10[CR] R = 0.1 - 600 R = ramp time sets continuous fade time
+20[CR] V = 0-255 last channel up + v, ex. = 20
-10[CR] V = 0-255 last channel down - v, ex. = 10
S1! [CR] S = 1-512 stops active dim process on channel
![CR] - stops all dim processes on all 512 channels
BON[CR] - Blackout on, dims all Channels to 0d
BOFF[CR] recalls all 512 Values to the value before last BON
command
Q[CR] Quest all 512 DMX channels
Qx[CR] x = 1-512 Quest one channel
QTx[CR] x = 1-512 Quest target value of one channel
Mv[CR] v = 0-200 Master Fader = 100% = 100d
STRxPv[CR] x = 1-512 store preset “v” on Channel “x”
v = 1-10
STRa-bPv[CR] a = 1-511 store preset “v” on all channels from “a-b”
b = 2- 512
v = 1-10
RCLxPv[CR] x = 1-512 recalls preset v on channel x
v = 1-10
RCLa-bPv[CR] a = 1-511 recalls preset “v” on all channels from “a-b”
b = 2- 512
v = 1-10
Further commands and functions are already being worked on, we are always open to
suggestions and requests, please send them to [e-mail]

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More detailed examples
Function: ask all IP Settings of DMX Generator V3 Unit
Command: ?[CR]
Answer:
MAC: 24:6F:28:93:6C:87
VER: 1.15 SV
HOST: PDE-DMX-GEN-V3-936C84
DHCP: false
IPA: 192.168.0.241
IPM: 255.255.255.0
DEFR: 192.168.0.1
TCPIPPORT: 41001
UDPPORT: 41002
UDP: false
Function: List of all Commands
Command: HELP[CR]
Outputs a complete list of all DMX Generator V3 commands in the text console
Function: Set Value of a DMX Channel
Command: S1V255[CR]
S = Slot = 1 belongs to DMX Channel 1
V = Value = 255, Setpoint of DMX Channel, here: 100%
Function: Set Value of a DMX Channel in a total fading time
Command: T2.6S4V127[CR]
T = fade time = 2.6 seconds, this means: next setpoint will be reached in 2,6 seconds.
S = Slot = 4, = DMX Channel 4
V = Value = 127, here 50%
Function: Set Value of a DMX Channel with a continious Rampingtime
Command: R10S4V255[CR]
R = ramp time = 10 seconds, the target value will be reached in 10% per second. This means,
0 to 100% = 10 seconds or 50% to 80% = 3 seconds.
S = Slot = 4, = DMX channel 4
V = Value = 255, here 100%

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Function: Dim one Channel to Maximum with a continuous ramp speed
Command: R10S1V255[CR]
Function: Dim one Channel to Off with a continuous ramp speed
Command: R10S10[CR]
Function: stop dimming a Channel
Command: S!1[CR]
Function: step up
Command: S1+12[CR]
S = Slot = 1, = DMX Kanal 1
V = Value = 12, step width, here ca. 5%
Function: step down
Command: S2-3[CR]
S = Slot = 2, = DMX Channel 2
V = Value = 3, step width, here ca. 1%
Function: complete universe off = BlackOut ON for all 512 channel
Command: BON[CR]
hint: T10[CR] before BON[CR] set fading time to 10 seconds
Function: complete Universe back to all values before last BON Command
Command: BOFF[CR]
Hint: T1[CR] before BON[CR] sets fading time to 1 second
Function: Store actual Value of Channel 1 to Preset 2
Command: STR1P2[CR]
Function: Store actual Value of Channels 10-30 to Preset 2
Command: STR10-30P2[CR]
Function: Recall Values of Channels 1-512 from Preset 2
Command: RCL1-512P2[CR]

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Hint: T2[CR] vor dem RCLxxxyyy[CR] setzt die Fadezeit für den Presetabruf
auf 2 Sekunden
Weiter Beispiele folgen

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http Requests für Shelly Buttons, Flic Buttons & Co
From firmware version 1.12 it is also possible to trigger functions in the DMX Generator V3 via
http requests. All commands from the TCP/IP protocol can be included in the URL and can
therefore be triggered via any browser.
Example 1:
Function: Recall Values of Channel 1-10 from Preset 2
Command TCPIP: RCL1-10P2[CR]
Call via URL: http://192.168.0.240/dmx?cmd=RCL1-10P2
Example 2:
Function: step up
Command TCPIP: S1+12[CR]
Call via URL: http://192.168.0.240/dmx?cmd=S1+12
Example 3:
Function: Dim Channel 101 off in 4 Seconds
Command TCPIP: T4S101V0[CR]
Call via URL: http://192.168.0.240/dmx?cmd=T4S101V0
As of firmware version 1.17, multiple commands are also possible with one http request.
Example 1:
Function: Recall Values of Channel 1-10 from Preset 2 with a time of 5 Seconds
Command TCPIP: T5[CR]RCL1-10P2[CR]
Call via URL: http://192.168.0.240/dmx?cmd1=T5&cmd2=RCL1-10P2
Example 2:
Function: Set channel 1 to value 100, channel 2 to value 0 and channel 3 to value 100
Befehl TCPIP: S1V100[CR]S2V0[CR]S3V100[CR]
Call via URL: http://192.168.0.240/dmx?cmd1=S1V100&cmd2=S2V0&cmd3=S3V100

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Firmware updates via web interface
Firmware updates can be easily uploaded and activated via the web interface.
Link for uploading firmware before version 1.12
http://192.168.0.240
Username: pde Password: DMX
Link for firmware updates from firmware versions 1.12
http://192.168.0.24:8080
Username: pde Password: DMX
Select file: browse to the received firmware version on your hard disk and select it
Update: after you have selected the *.bin file, press Update, the progress takes about 30
seconds and is also displayed on the web interface.
The device then boots through and the website can be closed. Test the upgrade with Putty,
log in via Telnet/TCPIP and the device will respond with its Welcome line and a query can be
made with: ?[CR].
Login Webinterface from firmware 1.12

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Select firmware file *.bin

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Legal Provisions
The DMX Generator V3 must not be used in connection with devices that serve directly or
indirectly human, health or life-saving purposes. Furthermore, the devices described may not
be used if their use could endanger people, animals or property.
Do not leave the packaging material lying around, plastic films/bags etc. can become
dangerous toys for children.
All manufacturers and products referred to in this manual are registered trademarks of their
manufacturers.
Disposal
Do not throw old devices in the household waste. The device contains electrical components
that must be disposed of as electronic waste. The housing is made of recyclable plastic.
Danger to life from electric current:
All work on the device may only be carried out by qualified electricians. Country-specific
regulations and applicable guidelines must be observed.
Service
If you have any questions about how the device works, returns or if you are surprised at the
disturbing behavior of the device, please contact us at
[e-mail]
To return goods, please use the above Apply for an RMA number and send it via secured
shipping to:
pde Medientechnik
Schwengelgasse 8-10
D-61184 Karben
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