MA Lighting grandMA2 User Manual - page 623
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There are two special buttons in this section - besides the
standard buttons at the bottom
Identify
- Pressing this button will flash the display and LEDs on the grandMA1 era nodes and turn the
background color green in the grandMA2 era nodes.
2Port SW Update
- The software update process is different for the
grandMA1 era
2 Port Nodes. To update those
they need to be selected in the table and then tap this button.
In the new (grandMA2 era) nodes there are two IP addresses with the option to activate DHCP on the Ethernet port.
One will be used for all MA communication. The secondary IP address is the Art-Net address - it will be used if the
mode of the node is changed to Art-Net. The grandMA1 era Nodes only have one IP address that can be defined - It
will automatically change the IP address to a valid Art-Net address if the mode is changed.
Speaking of modes. There is a
Mode
column. Here it is possible to select different modes for the node:
MA-Net1
(only in the older Nodes) - This will switch the node to connect with the grandMA1 system.
MA-Net2
- This is the mode needed to have full control and synchronized DMX output from a MA2 system. This is
also needed for the onPC nodes to unlock parameters in an onPC system. Please read more in the
Art-Net
- This will switch the node to Art-Net mode and use the secondary IP address. And a Network number in
the Session ID/Network column needs to be assigned. Use the number
1
for Art-Net I and Art-Net II and the first
256 universes in Art-Net III. If you are in doubt, set it to 1.
sACN
- This will switch the node to sACN mode.
None
- This will disable the node.
Adding DMX Nodes to the session is different then all the other elements we have looked at so far. They are not
invited to join what ever session you are currently in, they are assigned to listen to a specific session number - this is
done in the
Session ID/Network
column. They hold their own configuration - it is not a part of the show file. It can
however be
. Please read the
Getting DMX in and out of the system
topics for more about the
DMX configuration.
Since it is possible to have up to 8 DMX ports, then there are "XLR A" to "XLR H" columns.
The column called
Light Mode
allows for control of the backlight in the displays (and the Data LEDs in the old
grandMA1 nodes).
The
Light Intensity
column is only for the grandMA1 nodes. Three different levels of intensity in the LEDs and display
can be set.
There is a column called
Local
. This can turn On or Off (empty cell) the local yellow menu hardware button on the
grandMA2 nodes.
The last column is called
Remote
. This can turn On or Off (empty cell) the web remote access to the node. Only
available in the grandMA2 nodes.
Network Switch
MA Network switches can be added to the system. They are not members of any session. But can be added to allow
changing the configuration from a station in the network.
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