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and Universe wheel selectors (note that the

Universe number of each DMX port can be

set independently), or remotely (see 'Remote

Configuration' below).

In contrast, Art-Net 3 and sACN can carry up

to 32768 and 65536 universes respectively.

To handle these large values, the concept

of a 16-bit port address including a 'Net'

field is introduced. The port address of each

DMX512 universe is a number composed

of the (Net)+(Sub-Net)+(Universe).Because

the product has no 'Net' wheel selectors,

configuration must be done remotely if a port

address greater than 256 is required.

Note that settings made remotely override the

wheel selectors on the front panel.

Remote Configuration

By default, each port of the Ether-Lynx II has a

sequential universe number starting from zero.

There are two ways of remotely configuring

the product: 1) using DMX-Workshop or 2)

using the product's internal web-server.

DMX-Workshop

DMX-Workshop™ is a software application

that runs on the Windows XP & Windows 7

platforms. It is free of charge and available via

download from the Artistic Licence website.

DMX-Workshop is a fully featured network

management, analysis, configuration and

diagnostics tool for Art-Net networks.

When Ether-Lynx II is connected to a computer

running DMX-Workshop, it should be detected

and displayed as an Art-Net node (click the

'Node List' icon to verify this).

The node can be expanded to show the

configuration and DMX port information, as

shown in the screen-shot opposite.

Right-clicking on any entry brings up a menu

that offers various functionality:

The 'Configure Node' option enables

configuration of the Universe, Sub-Net

and Net values. It also allows the user to

give the device a short and long name.

'Copy to clipboard' enables all the node

information to be pasted into a support

request email.

Ether-Lynx II User Guide

DMX-Workshop Node List

'Merge Controls' (selectable only on

individual DMX outputs) enables the

choice of LTP (latest takes preference)

or HTP (highest takes preference) merge

modes.

'Indicators' enables selection of normal,

locate or mute for the front panel

LED indicators. Normal is the default

behaviour, locate causes the selected

port 'Stat' LED to flash, and mute turns

off all the LEDs.

'RDM Devices' offers options for device

discovery on RDM networks.

'Advanced' leads to 'Programme Upload'

and 'Configure IP Address'. These are

described in more detail below.

Firmware Upgrades

The 'Programme Upload' option enables

the user to upgrade the product's firmware.

DMX-Workshop stores the firmware files

in C:\Program Files (x86)\Artistic Licence\

DMX-Workshop\Firmware\*.alf. Selection of

the desired file is made via a pop-up window

that shows the available files. Ensure that the

firmware upgrade is applied to all ports (check

the 'Tick All' box in the next window). Cycle

the power after a successful upload.

IP Address Configuration

Choosing the 'Configure IP Address' in the

'Advanced' menu brings up a window that

shows the IP and Subnet Mask.

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