Your console can connect directly with any Strand Lighting ShowNet Network, transmitting levels to other Strand Lighting Nodes or Strand Dimmer Racks that are part of that Network.
Note:
ShowNet uses Broadcast communications in which IP addresses are not used. Regardless, it is a good idea to know what Subnet you are broadcasting on. See Control Panel - Network.
The ShowNet configuration is setup in the Patch. In the top left hand pane, you can configure the Output Devices by clicking the [+] sign to expose the Output Device options. By default, the DMX ports on the back of your console (USB DMX) are mapped to Outputs 1 through 1024.
Double click on the cell to the right of ShowNet. From the drop down list, select the number of universes that you wish to send over ShowNet. Here you can select up to 20 universes (10240 DMX channels).
In the ShowNet XDMX Start cell, enter the starting point where this information will appear on the network. This information is entered as logical network universe numbers, rather than as discrete NetSlots.
|
XDMX Start |
ShowNet NetSlot |
XDMX Start |
ShowNet NetSlot |
XDMX Start |
ShowNet NetSlot |
XDMX Start |
ShowNet NetSlot |
|
1 |
1 |
10 |
4609 |
19 |
9217 |
28 |
13825 |
|
2 |
513 |
11 |
5121 |
20 |
9729 |
29 |
14337 |
|
3 |
1025 |
12 |
5633 |
21 |
10241 |
30 |
14849 |
|
4 |
1537 |
13 |
6145 |
22 |
10753 |
31 |
15361 |
|
5 |
2049 |
14 |
6657 |
23 |
11265 |
32 |
15873 |
|
6 |
2561 |
15 |
7169 |
24 |
11777 |
33 |
16385 |
|
7 |
3073 |
16 |
7681 |
25 |
12289 |
34 |
16897 |
|
8 |
3585 |
17 |
8193 |
26 |
12801 |
35 |
17409 |
|
9 |
4097 |
18 |
8705 |
27 |
13313 |
36 |
17921 |
Note:
Where the XDMX start address is omitted, the system defaults to sending the levels commencing at ShowNet Netslot 1.
Where you are to be using multiple consoles on a ShowNet network, you should select different ShowNet XDMX Start values for each console to avoid any conflicts.
Where more than one Universe is being sent over ShowNet, the console can be configured to send the data over mutliple XDMX start addresses. This is done by entering the XDMX start as a comma separated list. The following example sends the first three universes from the Patch over the network:
The XDMX settings then post the data on the Network as follows:
|
Output Range |
XDMX Start |
ShowNet NetSlot |
|
1-512 |
1 |
1-512 |
|
513-1024 |
5 |
2049-2560 |
|
1025-1536 |
7 |
3073-3584 |
If you are using SN110 series nodes, their configuration may be set by using Internet Explorer, which can be accessed using the Control Panel.
To configure your ShowNet nodes enter the IP address of the node you want to change:
A web page will appear where you can then change the various parameters:
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