DMX4ALL DMX-Player L User manual

DMX-Player L

User Manual

DMX-Player L 2

Description

The DMX-Player L is a DMX-StandAlone device. The scenes provided in the PC can

be loaded by USB on the device. Without PC the stored scenes can be reproduced.

The scene selection can occur in different ways. An application in the live operation

with connected PC is possible too.

Due to the easy handling the application is possible in decoration and presentation

sections.

RISC

CONTROLLER

DECODER RESET

IR INPUT

SWITCH

CONTROL MEMORY

PROGRAM

CONTROL DMX

INTERFACE DMX-OUT

POWER

CONTROL RTC

LED-DIMMER* LED-OUT

DIGITAL

CONTROL

DIGITAL

INPUT

Energy Saving Design:

By modern switch-power-supply-technology it will be generated less warmth

considerably and therefore the energy consumption is lowered.

Data Sheet

-Voltage supply: 7-24V DC / 250mA (Without LED-Dimmer BABY)

-DMX-OUT: 192 Channels

-Internal clock (RTC)

-Digital control-input for control per button

-Program-Trigger up to 16 Timer possible

-Brightness-control per UP/DOWN button, Poti or IR

-Playback rate per UP/DOWN button, Poti or IR

-Scenes Selection:

- first 10 per button

- first 16 per button-Matrix 4x4

- first 25 per button-Matrix 5x5

- up to 250 scenes per numerical keypad with ENTER and BLACKOUT

- first 10 per RC5 IR-remote control

-USB-Connection to transfer the scenes or as a PC DMX-Interface in live

operations

-8Kbyte Stand-Alone-Memory (up to 32kByte with 24C256 possible)

-DMX-LED-Dimmer BABY to attach

-Board-dimensions: 64,2mm x 82mm

DMX-Player L 3

Installation USB

The Interface installation happens in two parts.

Part 1: Installation the USB-driver

-Put the DMX interface to a free USB port of your PC.

There appears the announce-ment

which was found new hardware.

-Follow the hardware assistant and select for the drivers source Other Source

specify and afterwards the place for the driver

-Certify the located driver with Next and complete the driver’s installation with

Finish/Complete.

Part 2: Installation Vitrual COM-Port

-After the installation of the USB driver a USB-Serial-Port will be automatically

identify.

There also appears the announcement new hardware was found:

Follow the hardware assistant and select for the drivers source Other Source

specify and afterwards the place for the driver

Certify the located driver with Next and complete the driver’s installation with

Finish/Complete.

The installation can differ according to the used operating system and drivers

version.

Current

driver you can find on ou

r hom

page

www.dmx4all.de

DMX-Player L 4

Connections

USB Connection

LED

Display

RED - POWER OK

GREEN- DMX OK

Connection

GND

DMX-

DMX+

Voltage supply

GND - 0V

V+ - + 7 - 24V DC

DIG IN - Control Input

Control

Access

1 - PRG1 11 - SPD+

2 - PRG2 12 - SPD-

3 - PRG3 13 - INTENS+

4 - PRG4 14 - INTENS-

5 - PRG5 15 - PRG+

6 - PRG6 16 - IR

7 - PRG7 17 - SCL

8 - PRG8 18 - SDA

9 - PRG9 19 - GND

10 - PRG10 20 - +5V

For wiring see the following

pages

Scene

memory

EEPROM 8k (24C64)

(Standard)

EEPROM 32k /24C256)

LED

Dimmer

Expandability

for DMX-LED-Dimmer BABY

which is available as

equipment

TWI

Interface

GND

SDASCL

+5V

NC NC

DMX-Player L 5

Program selection

The selection of the deposited scenes can occur by different wirings. Which wiring is

used, must be configured in the Setup-Menu or the DMX-Configurator (For this see

the part Configuration).

The last selected scene will be recorded and after re-starting automatically

launched.

►See „Running one scene after power on“

Selection per 10 button

The first 10 stored scenes can be called directly about up to 10 buttons.

Connection:

PRG1 PRG2

GND

1 2

PRG3

PRG10

Selection about Button-Matrix 4x4 or 5x5

With a Matrix-wiring it is possible to call up to 25 Programs per one button.

Connection Matrix 4x4:

PRG1 PRG2 PRG3 PRG4

PRG5

1 2 3 4

PRG6

5 6 7 8

PRG7

9 10 11 12

PRG8

13 14 15 16

DMX-Player L 6

Connection Matrix 5x5:

PRG1 PRG2 PRG3 PRG4

PRG6

1 2 3 4

PRG7

6 7 8 9

PRG8

11 12 13 14

PRG9

16 17 18 19

PRG5

PRG10

21 22 23 24 25

Selection about numeric keypad with ENTER and BLACKOUT

The input of the executive scene happens with the numeric keypad and next ENTER.

The programs 1 up to 250 are possible.

In addition, with the switch BLACKOUT the blackout function can be switched-on and

switched-off with the key. The button ENTER automatically switches off the blackout

function.

Exampel: Scene 28: ‚2’ + ‚8’ + ‚ENTER’

Scene 146: ‚1’ + ‚4’ + ‚6’ + ‚ENTER’

Connection:

PRG1 PRG2 PRG3

PRG4

1 2 3

PRG5

4 5 6

PRG6

7 8 9

PRG7

BLACK

OUT 0 ENTER

Selection about 8-Bit binary Signal

With the 8-Bit binary control-signal up to 250 scenes can be called. Therefore the 8

bits of the binary signal have to be established at the entrances PRG1 to PRG8.

DMX-Player L 7

Brightness Setting

The brightness setting can be carried out per UP/DOWN button or Potentiometer.

INTENS+ INTENS-

GND

+ -

+5V

GND

INTENS+

INTENS-

10k

Wiring with UP/DOWN button Wiring with Potentiometer

During the operation the brightness value will be saved with the UP/DOWN-

buttons and retained during shutdown the DMX-Player L.

Speed Setting

The speed setting can be carried out per UP/DOWN button or Potentiometer.

SPD+ SPD-

GND

+ -

+5V

GND

SPD+

SPD-

10k

Wiring with UP/DOWN button Wiring with Potentiometer

During the operation the speed value will be saved with the UP/DOWN-buttons

and retained during shutdown the DMX-Player L.

DMX-Player L 8

Cable length

The DMX-Player L ought to operate at the Control-Connection with cables as short

as possible.

Recommended are cable lengths up to 0,5 meters!

To raise the operating safety resistors can be provided as shown in the following

picture from the signal input (INx) to the +5V connection.

DMX-Player L 9

Program StandAlone-function

The DMX-Player L has a user programmable StandAlone-function. The Scenes

arranged in the PC (programmes) will be transferred once to the interface and then

can be replayed.

The software DMX-Configurator serves for the production and programming of the

scenes. Under the menu point Settings→Communication settings the interface above

which the DMX-Configurator finds the connected hardware will be set.

In the left part there is the scenes admin. Here the scenes can be set up and fixed in

the order.

The right part shows the step admin. Every Scene exists of one step at least. For the

setting of different DMX values there are controller available. These are marked with

the channel number. To reach all 512 DMX channels, you must select the DMX

channel area with the underneath horizontal racketeer. For every step different DMX-

values can be set for every channel.

Furthermore for every step the fade time and residence time will be set with Fade

Time and Wait Time.

You can write the provided scenes in the Stand-Alone-memory of the DMX-Player L.

The transfer of the scenes to the interface can be started under Hardware→Write

data.

Attention: This process can last some time! Please, do not break off the transfer and

wait for certification of the DMX-Configurator.

Scenes-admin

Step-admin

Timer-

Setting

DMX-Player L 10

Executing a Scene after starting

After starting a specific scene can be replayed. For this, by compilating the scene in

the DMX-Configurator the Default Scene on Start has to be assigned. If this is

assigned, the selected scene under Default Scene on Start will be achieved by

starting the DMX-Player L.

Configuring the DMX-Player L

The DMX-Player L can be configured about the DMX-Configurator from the version

1.5. Select therefore Settings→Hardware settings by connected DMX-Player L. It

appears the following dialogue:

The configuration is transferred

and stored by OK to the DMX-

Player L.

The first 6 selection fields fix

the connected button

configuration. Only one

choice is possible

Configurating the used

remote control: RC5 remote

or DMX4ALL LED

Configurating the

DIG IN

control input

Fade between Scenes

allows fading between

scenes

Fill DMX

outputs 512 DMX-

channels, from channel 193

with the value 0.

Configurate the

PROG+

control signal

START/STOP program

allows a stop of a running

scene by repeated pushing

the scene button

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