1. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Networks & Protocols

2. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Conventional DMX Networks More Complex –Moving lights –Large shows Inefficient –Cost –Requirements of today

3. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Ethernet DMX Networks Ethernet distributing DMX –Flexible –Cost efficient

4. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Modern DMX Requirements Large amount of universes Console merging Cost and time for cabling

5. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Protocols ACN ARTNET DMX 512-A RDM ADN (ADB protocol)

6. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT ACN ESTA Still under development started 1997 published Dec 2006: architecture work in progress in ESTA Protocols Working Group: DMX-in-ACN, RDM-in-ACN first free software code being circulated March 2007

7. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT ACN standard of controlling light, sound, AV, mechanics future standard to send DMX protocol on top of Ethernet

8. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT ARTNET Artistic License (Not ESTA) –Version 1 in close cooperation with ADB R&D DMX 512 (and RDM) over Ethernet –And macros, remote monitors, remote keys Several manufacturers ACN vs ARTNET Protocol on top of Ethernet

9. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT DMX512-A fully backwards compatible higher levels of electrical protection pins 4 & 5 are defined galvanic isolation Text & Test packet RDM

10. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT RDM bi-directional communication messages are inserted between DMX packets pins 2 and 3 address firmware upgraded status and fault information

11. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT RDM in practice Plugfest PLASA March 2007: –only works well when no DMX is transmitted –tests say: max. 2 splitters / boosters in cascade

12. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT ADN TOC ADN Advanced Dimmer Network –bi-directional communication –on the second data pair in the DMX cable –independent of the DMX signal it exists and it works...

13. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Ethernet / DMX 512 Will Ethernet replace DMX512? NO: Small installations NO: Ethernet is the carrier to send DMX 512 by standard Ethernet protocol. NO: Daisy-chained such as DMX, ADN, RDM

14. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT ADB / RDM TOC RDM –RDM over Ethernet –RDM in ArtNet –RDM pin 2/3

15. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT ADB / ACN TOC ACN –Hardware –Software –DMX/RDM over ACN

16. Lighting Technologies YOUR PARTNER FOR LIGHT Wireless Networks WLAN => Carrier for Ethernet Don’t use WLAN for DMX =>Use wired ACN or ART-NET Ok for Software upgrade – status – remote programming Some solutions exist => dedicated products

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