Overview DMX



With this function block a USB DMX controller from the manufacturer DMX4ALL can be connected. The supported models are "NanoDMX USB Interface" for connection to the USB interface, and  "DMX STAGE-​PROFI 1.1" for connection over the network. For larger installations the network variant is recommended, since it has its own power supply.

Via the ArtNet protocol no separate adapter is required.

For the ArtNet protocol the following restrictions currently still apply:

  • A block can only send or receive; simultaneous sending and receiving is only possible if separate function blocks with their own addresses and separate universes are used for this purpose.
  • Only the opcode 0x5000 is supported. Other functions such as Discovery, for example, are not supported.


Outputs
A1-X
 DMX channels
 A variable is connected for each channel.



Parameters
Type
 DMX4APP USB, DMX4ALL network or ArtNet.
IP address
 IP address. DMX4ALL network adapter or ArtNet. For ArtNet a broadcast address such as e.g. "192.168.1.255" is used.
Port
 IP port (network adapter only). For ArtNet the designated port 6454 is used by default.
Receive
 Receive DMX messages (only DMX4ALL network adapter)
Initialize
 At start, update all DMX channels with the current value.
Start
 Channel start
Count
 Number of channels

ArtNet
Mode Receive or send. The function block can either receive or send ArtNet telegrams, but not both at the same time. If telegrams are to be received and sent at the same time, two blocks with separate addresses and Net, Subnet, Universe settings must be used. It is not possible to send and receive simultaneously within one universe.
Net, Subnet,Universe Setting of the network address.



See also common parameters of all function blocks.