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ART SSC
SOLID-STATE CONTROL
ART SSC + ART IO
MANUAL
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Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................... 2 Art SSC........................................................................................................ 2 Art IO.......................................................................................................... 2 Further Help................................................................................................. 3 Setting up...............
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Introduction Thank you for choosing the Art SSC and Art IO. This manual discussing setting up the units and programming the lighting cues, show-control-actions and various other features. The Art SSC and Art IO share for a large part the same functionality. When discussing those functions this manual will refer to the 'device'; this means both the Art SSC and Art IO. Art SSC The Art SSC is solid-state lighting controller, designed without any moving parts, it is build for reliability and dura
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RS-232 port. Through its network port, the Art IO also supports OSC, UDP and Art-Net protocols that can be used for triggering and conversion. The compact and versatile Art IO is the ideal expansion for the Art SSC in projects that demand more IO. Furthermore, Art IO is equally well suited for standalone IO interfacing or working together with any third-party show control system. It features: – 8 inputs, switch-able between digital or analogue – 8 output, relay-switched – optically isolated
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Setting up This chapter discusses the steps to set up the Art SSC and Art IO to start programming. Mounting The device can be placed desktop or it can be DIN rail mounted DIN Rail The device is prepared for DIN Rail mounting by using the 'DIN rail holder TSH 35' from Bopla (Product no. 22035000). This adapter is – amongst others – available from: Farnell / Newark (order code 4189991) Conrad (order code 539775 – 89) Distrelec (order code 300060) Kensington Lock You can secure your device by usi
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Network During programming a network connection is required between the device and computer. Connect the Ethernet port on the device to the Ethernet port on your computer by using a RJ-45 cable. Alternatively, you can connect the device and the computer via a network switch. The Art SSC's Ethernet port is auto- sensing so it does not matter whether you use a cross or straight cable. The factory default IP address is 192.168.1.10 with the sub-net mask set to 255.255.255.0. Make sure your compu
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Then open a browser on your computer and go to http://192.168.1.10. You should see the following page: Art SSC home page Art IO home page The settings page allows you to change the IP address and sub-net. Make sure that all equipment on your network have unique IP addresses. By pressing the reset button on the device for 3 seconds or more, you will recon%gure the unit to the factory default IP address and sub-net mask. No other settings will be changed. 6
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eManager Software Tool A special software tool called eManager has been developed to manage (multiple) devices. This tool is available on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux is available via our website, free of charge. eManager allows you to: – Identify a speci%c device (in a multi device set-up) by blinking it's LED – Change IP address and subnet – Set the Art SSC's date and time (your computer's date and time will be used) – Perform% rmware updates – Do a factory reset that will erase al
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Set Date & Time You can quickly copy your computer's date and time to the Art SSC by selecting a device and clicking the 'Set Date & Time' button. Upgrade Firmware To upgrade the %rmware, %rst select your device and press the 'Upgrade Firmware' button. The dialogue allows you to select from the %rmware available. Caution: Make sure the power to the device is uninterrupted during the upgrade process. Factory Defaults The memory containing all user data like cues, recordings and actions is comp
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Protocols The Art SSC and Art IO are %tted with several communication ports and supports various protocols. This chapter describes these protocols. DMX-512 The Art SSC has two DMX outputs ports and one input. Connect your lighting %xtures either to the DMX OUT A port or DMX OUT B. Use a 5-pin XLR cable to connect the Art SSC's DMX OUT port to the %rst %xture, from then on daisy-chain to all other %xtures. The Art IO has one DMX port which can be set either as input or as output. The DMX sign
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information. OSC Open Sound Control (OSC) is a protocol for communicating between computers, software and various multi-media type devices. OSC uses the network to send and receive messages, it can contain MIDI, time-code and custom information. There are apps available for creating custom-made user interfaces on IOS (iPod,iP hone , iPad) and Android. These tools allow you to program fool- proof user-interfaces for controlling the device. E.g. TouchOSC from http://hexler.net/software/touch
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input, it allows for an easy connection with for example physical switches and sensors. When set to analogue, it supports 0-10V and 1-10V inputs; ideal for connecting to household dimmers. eTouch eTouch is a software application that can trigger events within the device. eTouch is equipped with a user interface especially designed for use with Touch Screens. This makes it an ideal companion to the device when applied in a %xed installation, using eTouch to control recordings and select cues,
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MIDI - Art SSC only - The MIDI protocol was intended for inter-connecting musical devices such as synthesisers and sequencers. This protocol is also very suitable to send triggers from one device to another and is often used to synchronise audio, video and lighting equipment. There is also a large collection of MIDI control surfaces available; user-interface consoles with knobs, (motor-)faders, rotary-encoders, etc. The Art SSC also supports the time-code signal (MTC) which is embedded into
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Art SSC Web-Interface The Art SSC has an inbuilt web-server. All the programming of the Art SSC is done via its web-based User-Interface. This 'website' has multiple pages and they are discussed in this chapter. Home This is the opening page of the web-interface. It gives a read-only overview of the settings and values; nothing can be changed here. Notice the status bar at the bottom of the page, this bar o>ers a real-time display of the Art SSC's primary properties. This bar remains visible
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Console The Console page allows you to program and manually playback lighting scenes. Overview A Cue is a lighting scene, a state at which all DMX channels are set to a speci%c value. A sequence of multiple Cues - running one-by-one – is called a Cue-list. The Lighting Console function features as 1 Cue- list containing 256 Cues. Each Cue stores the values for all 1,024 DMX channels. The number of Cues is %xed, however, Cues can be left unused. Run Mode The Lighting Console can be set in eithe
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Programming a Cue First enable the EDIT mode and select the desired Cue by using the GO+ and GO- buttons. You see the number of the current Cue in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Use the command line interface (CLI) to change the value of the channel. The CLI is known from theatre lighting consoles and provides a fast way of setting values for one or multiple channels. Examples of the CLI's usage are: Command Function 1 @ 50 Sets channel 1 at 50% (or at DMX value 50 when DEC
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Linking Cues When going to a new cue (whether by a manual 'Go+' or automatically by setting a hold time) then by default the next cue will be run, as shown in the next diagram. You can change this by setting the 'Link+' %eld other than 'none'. When set to a number, this cue will go to this speci%ed cue number as the next cue. You can use the link %eld to create loops/chases. See the next diagram. When you press the 'Go-' button you will go to the previous cue, however, similar to the 'Link+'
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Channel Groups It is likely that during programming of the Cues you will often select the same channels, albeit with di>erent values. To make the process of selecting channels quicker, the Lighting Console features Channel Groups. You can store one or more channel numbers in a Group and quickly recall this group by clicking its button. For example you can program the value of channels 1,2,3,4,6 by entering in the CLI: 1 4 + 6 @ 50 You can also store these channels in Group 1 by
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Recorder In the previous chapter you've read that you can record a static lighting scene by capturing it into a Cue, however, in some cases it will be required to record a dynamic lighting scene that is changing over time. Perhaps you need to record pan/tilt shapes for moving lights or record graphical e>ects on a LED matrix. For these situations the Art SSC o>ers the DMX-512 and Art-Net recording functionality. With it you can store both static and dynamic DMX data. Capacity There are 16 me
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By default, the recorder has 16 memories. You can reduce the number of memories in the settings page. When you reduce the number of memories each memory will have more storing capacity, as the total capacity used by all memories remains the same. Recording To make a recording %rst select one of the memories. You may give it a name now or do this after recording. Then set the desired refresh rate and select between DMX and Art-Net for the source. Then press the MANUAL RECORD button. When you'
