MA Lighting grandMA2 User Manual - page 632
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Priority
- Many network protocols uses a Priority setting. This is used to tell the receiver how important the DMX
data from this transmitter is. This is only relevant if the receiver have multiple DMX sources. Usually the highest
number equals a higher priority.
Info
- In the Info cell you can write any relevant information.
Art-Net
Art-Net is a royalty free protocol developed by Artistic Licence (
http://www.artisticlicence.com
).
MA supports Art-Net 1, 2 and 3.
Art-Net 3 provides 128 networks of 256 universes. If the Network number is set to 1, then it is compatible with Art-Net
1 and 2.
To add a line in the Art-Net window, tap
Add
. To remove a unwanted line, select it and tap
Delete
.
There several options for each line (here is only mentioned the ones that are not mentioned in
General Settings
above
):
Valid
- This field is read only and tells if the line is valid. It is not allowed to transmit (or receive) the same universe
more than once. A valid line will transmit or receive data.
Requested
- Here you can set if the line is requested or not. A line that is not requested get a status of
Not valid
and will not transmit or receive Art-Net data.
Mode
- Change between
OutputBroadcast
,
OutputUnicast
,
OutputAuto
, and
Input
. Read more below.
Destination IP
- Only available if the mode is OutputUnicast. This is the IP address of the receiver.
Network
- This is the Art-Net network setting (1-128).
Subnet
- This is the Art-Net subnet setting (0-F).
Universe
- This is the Art-Net universe setting (0-F).
Delay
- Adding a number here will add milliseconds delay between the packets. This can be needed in slow
networks. Only for Art-Net output.
The
Mode
selection changes the functionality of the Art-Net line. Editing it opens a small pop-up giving the above
mentioned options. The pop-up look like this:
Select Mode pop-up - Art-Net mode
The last option is "Input". This makes the line merge incoming Art-Net DMX into your system.
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