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ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor (NCE) v4.0.0 User Manual

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1. lllllleenn 32 Hide a Column elellllllelnn 32 Restore a Hidden Column 32 Chapter 5 ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 33 ETCNet2 DMX Node Properties ESE SS ES SE Se ee 34 DMX Node Configuration Properties 34 DMX Node Port Properties ESE EES ESE SE 35 DMX Node Input Port Properties 36 DMX Node Output Port Properties 38 RFU Port Properties EE SE ESE SE SEE Es eee 39 ETCNet2 Video Node Properties nananana SES SS see 40 Video Node Configuration Properties 40 Video Port Properties ss SE SEE ss Es SE ee se 41 RFU Port Properties 0 0 0000 cee eee 41 Remote Macro Properties Emphasis Only Feature 42 Remote Trigger Properties Emphasis Only Feature 43 ETCNet2 Software Version Information 44 ETCNet2 Node Network Address Properties 45 Chapter 6 Advanced Features 47 EA ViFONG cs N EE Se RE Eu dad es ee ee 48 Edit vPort Table 0 0 0 cee ee 48 EDMX Values SS SS SS SS SS ee ee 48 Manually Editing EDMX Configuration Values 49 Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration 51 Configure AIP llle 51 AIP WOOIS 3 4 5 4 OER ER OE EE eee ee oe GN 52 Version Detect and Upgrade Utility o4 Insert Nodes 0 0 0 enn 56 Bindind
2. 3 The illustration above displays all of the rules necessary to determine the ownership of an EDMX address or range of addresses For a rule by rule text version of this suitable for framing on a shop wall please see Appendix A ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules page 59 tes Introduction T Of the three source devices at the bottom Emphasis DMX Node 1 and DMX Node 72 Emphasis has total ownership control of its particular patched range of EDMX This is determined by priority of the different devices In this case Emphasis has a priority of two 2 and the DMX nodes both have a priority of three 3 Priorities are changeable settings in devices and these are just used for example For the remainder of the EDMX address range DMX Node 1 and DMX Node 2 are calculated on an HTP basis where individual EDMX addresses are checked for the highest value per address The pull out circle in the illustration above is a simple example You should note that Unison can be set to a priority higher than any other ETCNet2 device in Replace Mode or lower than any other ETCNet2 device in Pass Through if Active Mode in EDMX No other ETCNet2 device is capable of these priorities ETCNet2 Node Status LEDs ETCNet2 DMX and Video Nodes have status LEDs to indicate their operational state Below is an outline of their functionality Status LEDs asiel omx nan E e Power Status is one blue LED OUTPUT RESET e Network Activity is one green LED
3. e DMX Nodes only One bi color red green LED per DMX port where a red LED indicates an active input green an active output and no LED indicates the port is disabled Net1 Mode e Powered on and connected to console the power LED blinks on for three 3 sec and off for one 1 sec ACTIVITY e Powered on and not connected to console the power LED blinks at a rate of 2Hz twice per second e In Net1 mode DMX port LEDs 1 3 will always be lit green active output The fourth DMX port LED will always be off Net2 Mode The blue power LED is flashing at a rate of 1Hz once a second when the node is powered on at factory defaults or is without a valid IP address e The blue power LED is on solid when node is powered on and operational e Agreen LED indicates network activity by flashing or glowing continuously when the node is processing network information e DMX Nodes Only DMX Port Status One bi color LED for each DMX512 port e Red means that port is an active input e Flashing means Waiting for DMX e Steady means Valid DMX e Green means that port is an active output e Flashing means not receiving EDMX e Steady means Valid EDMX e No LED means the DMX port is disabled ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Chapter 1 Ouick Starts The purpose of this chapter is to give you a duick list of steps to use as a guide through various configurations These include star
4. a typo or a wrong address while changing these settings may disable your nodes Default ETCNet2 Configuration Editor 28 B x File Edit View Insert Network Help Du Bl ale Hode Properties Name Type Comment IP Address Subnet Mask GatewayIP EDMX Admin EDMX Multicast IP MAC Address SR Node DMX Node 2 Port 010 101 050 130 255 255 000 000 010 101 050 130 236 001 000 003 236 001 000 039 00 04 a1 00 01 88 Tech Table vided Video Node 010 101 050 104 255 255 000 000 010 101 050 104 236 001 000 003 235 001 000 039 00 c0 15 00 15 2e Backstage DM DMX Node 010 101 050 102 255 255 000 000 010 101 050 102 236 001 000 003 236 001 000 054 00 c0 16 00 14 fa Node Dimmer Room DMX Node 010 101 050 103 255 255 000 000 010 101 050 103 236 001 000 003 236 001 000 058 00 c0 16 00 14 17 Node Input DMX Node No RFU 010 101 050 101 255 255 000 000 010 101 050 101 236 001 000 003 236 001 000 058 00 c0 16 00 09 58 ode Port SL Node DMX Node 2 Port 010 101 050 105 255 255 000 000 010 101 050 105 236 001 000 003 236 001 000 060 00 04 a1 00 01 71 Nodes 6 Nodes Online 6 Network Online 7 IP Address IP Address is the decimal name given to a node which is its address on a network e Example 10 101 50 101 ETC s default first IP address for a ETCNet2 node e Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask separates an IP address into a network address and a device address All devices on the same netw
5. begin to flash quickly In the case of a DMX Node the DMX port red LEDs will chase from left to right port 1 to port 4 e The node is now erasing its memory and replacing it with the new software WARNING You can damage the node by loosing power while the node is downloading 73 software and the LEDs are chasing For a brief period of time the old software is erased and the new software has not been written yet If this happens the node will not function and will have to be sent to ETC for service e The process is almost complete when the Power LED turns on the Network Activity LED turns off and for the DMX Node the DMX port 1 LED will flash green for 5 seconds The node will now reboot and resume normal LEES EE operation using the newly downloaded software ui EST Network Features amp Functions 27 28 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Chapter 4 Views of Your Node Data NCE filters the node data you see in most of the views you select NCE also provides some useful tools to manipulate that information and display it as you want This chapter guides you through those viewing features This chapter contains the following sections e Understanding Views leen 30 e Sorting Your Configuration Data 31 e Hiding Resizing Columns amp Getting Them Back 32 EN Views of Your Node Data 29 30 Understanding Views Selecting d
6. Config to Nodes e Click Yes when prompted with the Are you sure dialog box Default ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help Del le Cerne Disconnect Hode index Online Bind Get Unbound Nodes Send Config to Nodes Get Config From Nodes Meti gt Netz ETE EE Gere Reboot Nodes IT I SI clear Configuration TE x OptimzeEDMR 00000 pe Update Made Software version Detect and Upgrade tility Network Address Server Note To send a configuration to a specific node highlight the node or nodes by clicking or control clicking to select multiple nodes in the Node Index column and select Send Config to Nodes Optimize EDMX This function may require a bit more explanation as to what it does and why it s good to use Every EDMX source Obsession ll Emphasis and in this case DMX Nodes sends its EDMX level information over the network on a given multicast IP address By default all DMX Nodes are set to send this information on the same station Think multicast IP address radio station Other ETCNet2 devices that are configured to use this level information receive all of the information broadcast on that station regardless if it is needed or not This can be inefficient on larger systems ER Network Features amp Functions 23 24 Note Optimize EDMX assigns a different mulitcast IP address station to each DMX Node with an enabl
7. Configuration Properties 40 e Video Port Properties ES Ee 41 e RFU Port Properties 2 2 00000000 cues 41 Remote Macro Properties Emphasis Only Feature 42 Remote Trigger Properties Emphasis Only Feature 43 e ETCNet2 Software Version Information 44 e ETCNet2 Node Network Address Properties 45 A ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 33 ETCNet2 DMX Node Properties To configure the properties of an ETCNet2 DMX node you must first have a node in your configuration You can accomplish this by either following the procedures in Get Your Nodes Online page 20 or by inserting a default node For additional information on inserting default nodes please see Advanced Features Binding Nodes page 5 7 To add a default node to a configuration e Open the Insert menu and click DMX Node The default view DMX Nodes shows Node Properties DMX Port Properties and RFU Port Properties You will have to change views from the View menu to see all of the properties for a DMX Node We will now step through the properties one by one explaining what they control or indicate Any editable field not greyed out can be edited by click in the field Some fields are simply checkmarks and others provide increment decrement arrows to adjust the value or a drop down list for you to choose a value DMX Node Configuration Properties a Default nce ETCNet Configurati
8. Confirm that all of your nodes are present in the configuration If not attempt to get them online Only nodes that are currently online will be upgraded Note Do not start the Network Address Server now Step 5 From the Network menu select Update Node Software Step 6 All of the nodes should drop offline This should be confirmed by seeing that the checkmarks in the Online column are no longer marked The nodes will not reappear online under this version of NCE Step 7 Close the previous version of NCE Step 8 Open the current version of NCE Step 9 From the Network menu Connect to the network Step 10 Start the Network Address Server ES is x ECS Note If this is being performed on an Emphasis Server then you will not need to do this step otep 11 After a couple of minutes you will start to see the Nodes Online counter change This is showing you how many nodes have completed their software download and are now online under the new version of software otep 12 Once all of your nodes are online again Get Unbound Nodes otep 13 You are now ready to use your nodes under the current version of software If you have missed any nodes in the upgrade process nodes that were on loan to another space ones you forgot in your equipment locker etc you can put them on the network and perform the steps listed above again 68 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Appendix F Glossary
9. This is the method for communicating the equivalent of 64 DMX512 universes of data The level information along with priority information is continually updated on the network for devices to receive as needed ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual EDMX is an ownership based system of control Any given device has control over a range of EDMX based on assignable priorities Only one device can have control at a time When higher priority control goes away the next highest priority level takes control When two or more devices have the same priority they HTP For a complete set of EDMX priority rules please see EDMX Priorities below or Appendix A ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules page 99 EDMX Priorities Why is being able to configure priorities a good thing Well for one you can achieve seamless integration of control from system console to system architectural over house lights It s also useful when running with two redundant DMX512 sources into a DMX Node By using DMX Nodes and setting the priorities you can make it so if one signal stopped the other takes over without having to throw a switch or touch a button New in ETCNet2 v4 New in ETCNet2 v4 is the added ability to do HTP Highest Takes Precedence over the network HTP occurs when two different controlling devices want control of the same EDMX address es and have the same priority Then the receiving device gets the multiple values for that address and uses
10. can configure the parameters of any port on any ETCNet2 node in a Net2 system Through an Ethernet connection you can read the configuration of any node on the network edit it offline and send the configuration back to the node via the network for use NCE supports four types of ETCNet2 nodes e DMX Node e DMX Node without RFU e Video Node e DMX Node Two Port Here s what NCE looks like with a couple of nodes in the configuration file The configuration s file name Menu Bar m na Default ETC Net2 Configuration Editor l sal nml x Tool Bar df View Insert Network Help vo m Das Be ale Properties Node Index Online noge Properties OMX Port Properties Mame EDE IE I DMX Output Port Propertie zc m AP rem ON Creme EISE sr ENSE Sar OMY Channel EDMX En Ww prc DMX Node 1 7 Output E 1 512 1 512 512 re OMEN EE Output r 1 E 3 512 0 is 3 512 1024 ar Output m 1 1025 512 1536 0 11025 512 1536 Node Data BEE 4 m Input m 1 1537 512 2048 D 4537 512 2048 IW SR Node DMX Node 2 Port 1 7 Output E 1 1 512 512 1 1 512 512 O 2 Output T 1 513 512 1024 2 513 512 1024 Tech Table Mi BEN en Video Node L L Ek T m EEE Tr m N im im m N im F T a N Dimmer DMX Node 1 7 Output E 1 1 512 512 1 1 512 512 Be noom Noda 2 mw Output E 1 513 512 1024 0 1513 512 1024 EE EE Output r 1 1025 512 1536 0 1025 512 1536 4 iV Input 1 1537 512 2048 0 1537 512 2048 v Booth Input
11. data from DMX Nodes that are sending and transmits data to DMX Nodes that are receiving Ios ue inehewe N Express Console Channels 1 24 666568 DMX Node Sensor I LUL Expression 3 Console Channels 1 72 50 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration Advanced Input Patch AIP emulates patching on consoles for the DMX Nodes AIP enables you to patch multiple non sequential EDMX addresses to each DMX512 channel on a DMX Node s input port There are two restrictions for an AIP patch The first is that you can only use an EDMX address once per port The second is that you are limited to 16 EDMX address per DMX512 channel and a total of 8192 EDMX addresses per port and 32 68 per node Configure AIP To use AIP otep 1 Select the AIP checkbox for the ports you want to configure Note Selecting AIP will disable the ability to edit the normal EDMX port properties Step 2 On the Edit menu click AIP to open the AIP Configuration window Input Output DMX Input Port Properties AP DMX Start EDMX Start EDMX Channels EDMX 1 4 512 Input F im N e NN EN Cs MET Click AIP from the Output m 1 1 512 512 Edit menu EE ed CES ee emos E T TE m O buco E Input EF 1 513 512 1024 Ctrlt 2 ri Undo Hod PY Chr Paste Cobre Select the chec
12. more than one Emphasis system Use the System ID to identify which system your trailing edge remote macro is sent Trailing Edge Macro The Trailing Edge Macro number will fire the corresponding macro on the Emphasis system with the same System ID This macro will fire at the moment the external closure is opened or released after being closed ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Remote Trigger Properties Emphasis Only Feature The Remote Trigger function allows you to program a macro on an Emphasis system to send an On or Off signal to the remote macro port on a Video Node This remote dry contact closure can be used to control any external device capable of using this type of closure The Remote Trigger has a normally open and normally closed output Remote Trigger Properties System ID Trigger ID System ID The System ID is used in networks where there is more than one Emphasis system Use the System ID to identify which system your remote macro leading edge trigger is sent to Trigger ID The Trigger ID is used to identify which remote trigger command this Video Node will respond to The remote Trigger ID must match the remote trigger ID set on the controlling Emphasis system A ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 43 AA ETCNet2 Software Version Information There are two place that you can get software version information from your nodes The first one is Node Details in the View menu Thi
13. the Nodes Online counter start to go up and stop with your total number of installed ETCNet2 Nodes Step 6 Use Get Unbound Nodes to add all of the nodes on the network to your configuration Get Unbound Nodes page 22 Depending on the number of nodes on the network this may take several seconds up to a minute or two for 100 or more to complete Step 7 After you are sure you have all of your ETCNet2 nodes loaded in your configuration stop the Network Address Server It will display bootp server stopped in the status bar Network Address Server page 27 Step 8 Make your desired changes to the configuration of the node s e Node properties ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties page 33 e Editing EDMX Manually Editing EDMX Configuration Values page 49 e AIP Configuration Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration page 51 Note Using a vPort page 37 is the fastest and simplest way to configure DMX Nodes Patching input and output ports to the same EDMX addresses is as easy as setting them to the same vPort number For example assign an input port to vPort 22 then simply assign vPort 22 to the desired output port s and the configuration is complete once you send it to the nodes Step 9 Use Send Config to Nodes to make your configuration changes active in the nodes Send a Configuration to a Node page 23 Step 10 Optimize the EDMX Multicast IP addresses Optimize EDMX page 23 Step 11 Save your configuration fi
14. the highest level Unison also got some new EDMX priority agility in ETCNet2 v4 Unison v1 9 Unison is configured via Unison Light Manager v1 9 not by NCE It is worth mentioning its new priority and HTP capabilities In addition to Replace priority zero and PTiA Pass Through if Active priority 21 you can set a processor specific wide pile on priority setting that is used by any zone set to Pile on in the configuration This is a slight misnomer since this priority setting is an absolute network priority and will assert control of EDMX addresses at a lower priority or submit to another device with a higher priority It only does pile on HTP when the Unison pile on priority matches the priority setting of another ETCNet2 EDMX source device ETCNet2 v4 is governed by a defined set of rules that provide consistent predictable results Now with even more flexibility ETCNet2 v4 EDMX Source Priority Resolution EDMX EDMX _ are Priori i 32767 S di Unison Replace Mode 0 The val Priority 1 and the source shown by color EDMX Stream gt 7 Priority 2 L FF FF 95 90 85 80 Priority 3 u El IN Si 90 Priority 4 35 through OD es Priority 18 Higher Priority 19 Number m Ts Priority 20 Lower p o QU Unison PTIA Mode 21 P Ny X ee PTIA Pass Through If Active Mber HY DMX Node 1 DMX Node 2 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority
15. value will be displayed These are the default settings of nodes as they will not have any names until you assign them Type Display Only This will display the type of node these rows represent The available options are e DMX Node e DMX Node No RFU Port e Video Node e DMX Node Two Port Comment This field provides space for additional comments This field is only stored with the NCE configuration file It is not stored in the node This means that if you enter something in the comments field send the config to nodes and either start with a blank config or use a second computer when you next Get Unbound Nodes you will not have those comments in the Comment field Enabled Input Output rtable 1 ir Output 2 EF Output 3 I Input DN am Input DMX Node Port Properties Port Display Only Displays the DMX port number for a row This is useful when certain port sorts are done Enabled This is a checkbox that is checkmarked when it is enabled This makes the associated DMX port active Input Output Click on Input Output to designate your port as either an input or an output Clicking in this field will present you list of choices Input Output and typing the first letter is quick way to select one or the other Typing the first letter and using the arrow keys makes it very easy to change these ports quickly ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 35 DMX Node Input Port Properties When a po
16. 0 104 Tech Table Video M Video Node 00 c0 16 00 15 2e 010 101 050 104 Show C Unbound Nodes in Config Show C Unbound Nodes on Network Al Nodes in Contig All Nodes on Network Use to make Use to break connection connection between nodes between nodes A use for binding nodes is creating an NCE configuration while not in the presence of the lighting network Examples of this are A technician preparing for installation in a hotel room a shop technician getting the gear configured before it gets back from the previous job or just at home instead of in the theater If you know what node equipment you will have you can just insert those nodes in the configuration and configure them Later you can Bind them to the physical nodes on the network 6 Advanced Features 57 58 A second use for binding nodes is if you need to replace a physical node with a different one An example of this is a forklift somehow rendering your node non operational Through the Bind window you can Unbind the configuration node from the physical node now bereft of life Once the replacement node is installed and online you can Bind the existing configuration node with the replacement physical node To Unbind nodes click on the node either configuration or network you want to unbind and click on Unbind When the configuration file node is unbound in this case from a node that is no more you will see a screen similar to the one below Backstag
17. 1314 12 Range Patch x B q m Clear Patch DM Start Channel i 11 DMX End Channel 512 12 13 El Fievert EDM Start Address Append to current patch M en Lines caes Ready Channels Free 505 TOO a S AN Are You sure vou want bo revert bo the previously save configuration AN Are you sure vou want to clear the patch el el Copy From Port Enables you to copy an AIP configuration from one port to another One to One Patch Enables you to set or restore a one to one patch starting from 1 with both DMX and EDMX There is also the ability to append add this to the patch instead of replacing it Replace is the default option Range Patch Enables you to easily assign a sequential range of EDMX address to a defined DMX range You choose the DMX Start the DMX End and the EDMX Start and a sequence of one EDMX address per DMX channel will assigned across the range You can either add this to the patch or replace that range with the new values The default for this option is to append add to the patch e Clear Patch This will clear all of the EDMX addresses from the patch There is a confirmation dialog before the patch is cleared e Revert This will discard all of your current changes and go back to your previously saved configuration for this port Advanced Features 53 Version Detect and Upgrade Utility This window is new in NCE in v4 0 0 This utility can see nodes of
18. 4 0 0 User Manual Appendix E Upgrading Node Software Note Only ETCNet2 Two Port DMX Nodes require this procedure to upgrade from a version prior to v4 0 0 to the current version v4 0 0 For all other nodes running previous versions of software it is much easier to use Version Detect and Upgrade Utility page 54 to do the upgrade process WARNING If your ETCNet2 Two Port Node is currently running v1 0 0 software yu MUST upgrade to v1 1 0 before upgrading to v4 0 0 See ETCNet2 Software Version Information page 44 or Version Detect and Upgrade Utility page 54 for details on determining the version of software currently running in your Two Port Nodes You should use NCE v2 1 1 for communicating with Two Port Nodes running both v1 0 0 and v1 1 0 software To upgrade the software in your ETCNet2 nodes you will need a version of NCE that matches the same version of node software NCE and nodes with a major version number difference 3 x x vs 4 x x will not communicate with one another Assuming you have nodes running a previous version of software you should have the same version of NCE available as well If not you can find it on ETC s web site at www etcconnect com under Software Downloads BEN Upgrading Node Software 67 Upgrade Nodes Step 1 Install the version of NCE and node software that you are upgrading to Step 2 Launch the previous version of NCE Step 3 Connect to the network and Get Unbound Nodes Step 4
19. DMX Node No RFU WER Input m 1 1 512 512 1 1 512 512 EE Node Por 2 2 Input 1 513 512 1024 0 513 512 4024 Mm fa Input 1 1025 512 1536 0 1025 512 1536 panum 4 F Input 1 1537 512 2048 0 1537 512 2048 Status Bar SLNode DMX Node 2 Port F Input io 1 1 512 512 1 1 512 512 EEN 2 7 Input i 1 513 512 1024 2 513 512 1024 iN r Ready Nodes 6 Nodes Online 6 Network Online Progress for Get Config Node counts amp amp Get Unbound Nodes network status Note Fields that are greyed out are not editable NCE will always open with an empty config called Default nce Note NCE v4 0 x is only compatible with ETCNet2 nodes running version 4 0 x node software To update nodes from a previous version of software please read Appendix E Upgrading Node Software page 67 4 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual NCE cannot configure ETC s legacy network devices such as the Remote Video Interface RVI Remote Interface Unit RIU or with ETCNet2 nodes running in ETCNet1 mode with Expression family consoles If you have questions about the type of network you have please call ETC Technical Services at the office nearest you Please see Aaditional Help from ETC page 3 for the contact information NCE Uses a Standard Windows Interface File Edit View Insert Network Help New Ctrl h Open Cirio Hode Prop Save Os Print Ctrl P DMH Mode Mo Print Preview Port
20. ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE User Manual v4 0 0 Copyright Electronic Theatre Controls Inc All Rights reserved Product information and specifications subject to change Part Number 4103M1200 4 0 0 Rev B Released July 2003 ETCS Emphasis Expression9 Insight Imagine Focus Express Unison p p g g p Obsession Il ETCNet2 EDMX Sensor and WYSILink are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Electronic Theatre Controls Inc in the United States and other countries The name WYSIWYG is a trademark of CAST Lighting Limited Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Table of Contents MTOQUCUON REPRE 1 Using this Manual SS SE SE SE SE SS Ee ees 2 Additional Help from ETC SS SS SS SES es 3 Ameritas s uui iex xe diee fd he ae ae ee aV ie R ue d a 3 EUFODO 5 vus d Bact a Se ras alor o SR DE SR OE M a 3 AS Ia Mas EE eed Ee eis doe GERI BE eth ue datei a aun ak 3 NCE Overview 0 0 0 0 cc lees 4 What is Network Configuration Editor NCE 4 NCE Uses a Standard Windows Interface 5 Emphasis Er aus cr PE 6 New in NCE VA ioe var Se ee Ri OR ra 6 EDMX wow mw ORE dr a RE WOW C cus E es Dan er are EER TEL TE OR a 6 EDMAX dicii zu ME are Risse T ETCNet2 Node Status LEDs 8 Chapter 1 Quick Starts 0 eee 9 Quick Start Check
21. ETCNet2 Default IP Address Ranges 63 64 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Appendix D ETCNet2 Multicast IP Address Usage This appendix is very technical and most users will have little or no need for this information On the other hand if you are routing your lighting network this information can be very important and therefore is provided here In ETCNet2 v4 ETC has spread the EDMX multicast IP addresses so that each device type family has it own range of multicast IP addresses A system of one of each device type Obsession Il Emphasis DMX Node amp Unison processor will not have any duplicates out of the box The ones mostly likely to have more than one of that device type DMX Nodes and Unison processors each have a simple means to distribute themselves across their given ranges Unison does it automatically at the time of confutation and the DMX Nodes use Optimize EDMX page 23 from NCE The IP multicast group addresses are computed to fall into separate hashing bins in an Ethernet controller s multicast address filtering table Thus using separate addresses will allow hardware filtering of Ethernet packets relieving the system and application software of this task The EDMX Admin IP address 236 1 0 3 is fixed for all ETCNet2 EDMX participants oources send their EDMX channel control lists to this group The control list contains the channels that the source wants to own actual ownership is subj
22. Hz Medium 35Hz Slow 30Hz HLLF Hold Last Look Forever When the HLLF box is checked and an ETCNet2 DMX node output port loses EDMX information from its source the node will continue to output the last known DMX512 values for an indefinite amount of time The output port will resume normal operation if the information comes back and a reset will clear those values from being output e HLL Time HLL Time is also used in the event of a loss of EDMX input If the HLLF box is not checked the node will use the HLL Time value If a time is set then the node will hold the last look for the amount of time specified Time is displayed in seconds The default time is 180 seconds 3 minutes e Data Loss Fade Enabled When HLLF is disabled check the Data Loss Fade Enabled box to use the value set in Data Loss Fade Time to fade the DMX output of a port to zeros 0 after the HLL Time has expired Data Loss Fade Time The Data Loss Fade Time field sets the amount of time used to fade the DMX output to zeros from the last known values This happens after the HLL Time has expired Data Loss Port Disable The Data Loss Port Disable checkbox sets the end state of the DMX output port in the event that the EDMX source is lost When this box is checked and there is a loss of EDMX the DMX output port is disabled no EDMX source no valid DMX512 When this box is not checked and EDMX input is lost the DMX output port remains active and
23. Lists ss DER un 10 Quick Start for New Nodes SS ES SE Es ee 10 Quick Start for Previously Configured Nodes 11 Quick Start for Adding a New Node or Nodes 11 Chapter 2 Installation of NCE and Related Software13 Computer Minimum Requirements llus 14 Your Computers Network Settings 0 25 15 Default Network Settings for Your Computer 15 Installation of NCE Software SS SS SE SS eee 16 Chapter 3 Network Features amp Functions 19 Get Your Nodes Online 0 SE SS ee see 20 Connect to the Network EE EE SE 000 ee eee 20 Assign an IP Address to ETCNet2 Nodes 20 Network Address Server llllnn 21 Get Unbound Nodes seenn 22 Send a Configuration to a Node 6 23 Optimize EDM ii se dem IR SCR CSS RC ie 23 More Network Commands 2 0000 e eee eens 25 Get a Configuration From a Node 25 NOU e Nep usd dte o tiet BRE UU RR a ku c elem Od s d 25 Reboot Nodes leere 26 Clear Configuration 0 00 cee eee 26 Update Node Software 0 000 26 S Table of Contents Chapter 4 Views of Your Node Data 29 Understanding Views llle 30 Sorting Your Configuration Data less 31 Hiding Resizing Columns amp Getting Them Back 32 Resize a Column
24. NodES EP of 2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F EN Table of Contents ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules 59 Default vPort Table 61 ETCNet2 Default IP Address Ranges 63 ETCNet2 Multicast IP Address Usage 65 Upgrading Node Software 67 Glossary amp Product Definitions 69 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Introduction This manual covers the basic installation and use of Network Configuration Editor NCE It also contains feature and function information about the ETCNet2 Nodes DMX Node Two Port Node and Video Node that are configured with NCE Along the way we ll cover some general ETCNet2 information to help you get the most out of your ETCNet2 system The introduction contains the following sections e Using this Manual ellen 2 e Additional Help from ETC 3 e NCE Overview llle 4 HE Introduction 1 gt Using this Manual This only manual is intended for use in conjunction with the ETCNet2 Nodes User Manual and covers configuring the nodes over the network Use the ETCNet2 Nodes User Manual for physical installation and connecting nodes to a network You may also want to refer to the ETCNet2 Planning Guide for additional information on networking system design layo ut and diagra
25. Print Setup 1 C DeFault nce DM Mode Exit NCE uses standard Windows functions to manipulate configuration file information From the File menu you can open save print your file or create a new blank file Toolbar The Toolbar in it s default location The Toolbar as a floating palette New Open Save Copy Paste Print About File File File NCE The toolbar provides quick graphical access to common functions Introduction Status Bar ls Ready Modes 6 Nodes Online 6 Network Online sro Displays relevant information about the state of NCE Displays the percent Displays the numberof Displays the number of Indicates that NCE is complete getting a nodes in the current nodes communicating on connected to the network config or unbound configuration the network nodes m Getting config from Backstage DMs Made MAC O cO 16 00 14 F7 IP 010 101 050 103 The status bar is located along the bottom of the NCE screen It displays information about the NCE s current state or activity Emphasis Users Several parts of this manual apply differently to users of NCE on an Emphasis Server All Emphasis notes assume that NCE is running on the Emphasis Server Notes have been added in the relevant topics to let you know how they are different for you Frequently the changes are things you don t need to do because Emphasis has alr
26. X Consoles Source Addresses SAMA SEE T Gen aged EDMX Source 6 236 1 0 49 Obsession default EDMX Source 2 1 236 1 0 40 EDMX Source 7 236 1 0 50 Emphasis default EDMX Source 3 236 1 0 41 EDMX Source 8 236 1 0 51 EDMX Source 4 236 1 042 EDMX Source 9 236 1 0 52 EDMX Source 5 236 1 0 43 EDMX Source 10 236 1 0 53 EDMX Nodes Source Addresses EDMX Source 11 DMX Node default 236 1 0 54 EDMX Source 19 236 1 0 71 DMXSoure 12 236 1088 EDMX Source 20 2361072 DMXSoure 13 236 1059 EDMXSoure21 236 1074 EDMXSoure 14 236 060 EDMXSoure22 236 1075 I EDMX Source 15 236 061 EDMXSoure23 236 1076 DMXSoure 16 236 062 EDMXSoure24 236 11 078 DMXSoure 17 236 063 EDMXSoure25 23611079 DMXSoure 18 236 070 EDMXSoure26 236 1083 EDMX Unison Source Addresses Unison Processor 1 236 10 56 UnisonProcessor 236 1088 UnisonProcessor2 236 10 57 UnisonProcessor7 236 1089 UnisonProcessor3 236 10 69 UnisonProcessor8 236 1091 UnisonProcessor4 236 10 80 Unison Processor9 236 1093 UnisonProcessorb 236 10 81 Unison Processor 10 236 1096 EDMX Expression Facepanel Source Address All Expression facepanels 236 1 0 87 Emphasis Control System v1 4 0 uses 236 1 0 39 instead of 236 1 0 40 Version 1 5 0 and later will use the default as listed here ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v
27. almost any version of ETCNet2 and easily tell them to download software Note The only node that VersionDetect can t see is a ETCNet2 Video Node running v1 0 3 or earlier software Version of Version of application software Numiberot Device ETCNet2 Same device types devices online IP Address Should match should match and the number of mE devices that need Application ID to be updated Device Name Geek stuff Device Type la Yersion Detect and Upgrade Utility JA E rl x There are 10 devices te lihe etwcrk version but 2 of these may be updated Sy this program IP Address ApplD NetWersion Device Type App ersion gt Backstage DM Node 10 101 50 102 1 2 1 3 9 0 0 Metz DMx Made 2 1 1 8 0 35 Booth Input Made 10 101 50 101 2 1 3 9 0 0 Metz OMe Mode M 2 1 1 9 0 35 af Dimmer Room Node 10 101 50 103 4 0 0 5 0 0 Netz DM Made 4 0 0 0 0 15 a ETCNet2ContigE ditor 10 101 1 121 128 4 0 0 5 0 0 Netz PC Application 4 0 0 1 0 14 vi ETC Obsession Il Face 10 101 40 102 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 Obsessiong Face Panel 30 0 00920 a Obsession PU 10 101 30 101 4 0 0 3 0 0 bsession Processor 5 1 0 0 0 35 a Obsession PU 10 101 30 102 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 Obsession Processor 5 1 0 0 0 35 af SL Node 10 101 50 105 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 Metz Twa Port DIA 4 0 0 1 0 93 af SR Node 10 101 50 130 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 Metz Twa Port DIR 4 0 0 1 0 76 af Tech Table Video Mode 10 101 50 104 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 Netz video Node 4 0 0 0 0 7 St
28. amp Product Definitions AIP Advanced Input Patch AIP enables you to patch a DMX input port the same basic way you can patch a control system such as Emphasis See Advanced Features Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration page 51 EDMX EDMX Ethernet DMX is probably the most talked about protocol within the ETCNet2 suite because it is the most configured by users to suit their needs EDMX is in a sense a list of 32 767addresses each containing level information This is the method for communicating the equivalent of 64 DMX512 universes of data The level information along with priority information is continually updated on the network for devices to receive as needed EDMX is an ownership based system of control Any given device has control over a range of EDMX based on assignable priorities Only one device can have control at a time When higher priority control goes away the device with the next highest priority level takes control For a complete set of EDMX priority rules please see EDMX Priorities page 7 or ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules page 59 ETCNet ETC s proprietary Ethernet based communication protocols used with Expression family consoles Remote Interface Units RIU s Remote Video Interfaces RVI s and Obsession consoles Products using these protocols are not configured with NCE It also referred to as ETCNet1 ETCNet2 ETC s current Ethernet protocol suite ETCNet2 supports IP addressing that allows th
29. asia com Service service etcconnect com m Toll free 800 775 4382 m Comments about this document techcomm etcconnect com Copyright 2003 Electronic Theatre Controls Inc All Rights Reserved Product information and specifications subject to change amp 4103M1200 4 0 0 m Rev B m Released 07 2003
30. ced Features ede AE RE OO OE EE ea Pee qs 48 Manually Editing EDMX Configuration Values 49 Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration 51 Version Detect and Upgrade Utility 54 Insert Nodes ou ae chasser qb ries uo E49 RE N yn N 56 Binding Nodes 000 ces of AT Edit vPorts When you open NCE for the first time or start with a new file NCE s vPort table is at a default state You can see the default vPort table in Appendix B Default vPort Table page 61 Edit vPort Table Ctrl z ctrl E trl 1 Ctrl I il Tar Network Addresses Haar To edit vPorts e On the Edit menu click vPorts i Edit vPort Table x ID channels maed Ese hos uf o MEE NENNT N T E ar SA EN N BERE DE EE LE Or eet sean 3495 B8 to default Ei El Add Port Delete vPart OF Use to reset Prints the vPort Usetoadda Use to delete Accept all Ignore all vPorts 1 64 table to the vPort to the an added changes amp changes amp close window back to defaults default printer end of the table custom vPort close window EDMX Values The default vPort table shows the list of vPort ID numbers in the left hand column To change the EDMX Start and EDMX Channels for a vPort click in a text box in one of these columns and enter a new value 48 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Manually Editing EDMX Configuration Values Network Config
31. continues to output valid DMX512 with level values of zero 0 until an EDMX source is reestablished RFU Port Properties Multidrop Obsession Il Only Feature This checkbox enables Multidrop for this RFU connection System ID T RFU Port Properties TOPEMIES The System ID is used in networks where there is more than one Multi Drop System ID Emphasis or Obsession Il system Use the System ID to identify which p system your RFU port communicates with The default value for all devices that have a System ID Emphasis Obsession Il and Net2 Nodes is zero A ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 39 ETCNet2 Video Node Properties To configure the properties of an ETCNet2 Video node you must first have a node in your configuration You can accomplish this by either following the procedures in Get Your Nodes Online page 20 or by inserting a default node For additional information on inserting default nodes please see Advanced Features Binding Nodes page 57 To add a default node to a configuration e Open the Insert menu and click Video Node The default view DMX Nodes shows Node Properties DMX Port Properties and RFU Port Properties You will have to change views from the View menu to see all of the properties for a Video Node We will now step through the properties one by one explaining what they control or indicate Any editable field not greyed out can be edited by click in the field Some fields are si
32. d a Configuration to a Node page 23 Step 5 Optimize the EDMX Multicast IP addresses Optimize EDMX page 23 Step 6 Save your configuration file to disk VCE Overview page 4 Quick Start for Adding a New Node or Nodes 4 ECS Note You do not need to perform Step 2 D E otep 1 Launch NCE and Connect to the network Connect to the Network page 20 Step 2 Start the Network Address Server and confirm it says Bootp server started in the status bar Network Address Server page 21 You should see the Nodes Online counter start to go up and stop with your total number of installed Net2 Nodes otep 3 Install the new node s on the network You should see the Nodes Online counter start to go up and stop with your total number of installed Net2 Nodes now including your newly installed nodes Step 4 Use Open from the File menu to load an existing configuration into NCE to be edited and or sent to the nodes if you desire NCE Overview page 4 Step 5 Use Get Unbound Nodes to add all nodes on the network that are not already in your configuration to your configuration If you do not load a configuration this will add all of the nodes on the network If you do load your configuration this will only add the ones not already in the configuration Get Unbound Nodes page 22 Depending on the number of nodes on the network this may take several seconds to complete 1 Quick Starts 11 Step 6 After you are sure you
33. e DMX Node DMX Node 00 00 00 00 00 00 000 000 000 000 Show Show Unbound Nodes in Config Unbound Nodes on Network To Bind nodes click on the configuration file node and then on the network node you want to bind Click on Bind In the view as shown below all nodes will disappear as there are no more unbound nodes in the system Backstage DIM Node DM Node 00 00 00 00 00 00 ETC DM Node OMe Node O0 cO1E 00 06 01 010 101 050 105 Note Closing the bind window will reveal that your newly bound nodes are online and ready to configure After you bind nodes you still need to send the configuration settings to that node Binding the nodes only makes a connection between them They can still have different configuration settings until they are synchronized by a Send Config to Nodes or a Get Config from Nodes ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Appendix A ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules With ETCNet2 v4 0 0 the rules for determining ownership of EDMX addresses are more versatile and provide for Highest Takes Precedence HTP functionality HTP is performed on a per EDMX address basis when two or more different EDMX sources devices have the same priority setting It is important to note that EDMX still supports the same priority scheme as in v3 0 0 where the lower the priority value the higher the priority However instead of always arbitrating down to a single owner of a value the same priority
34. e network To connect your computer to the network e On the Network menu click Connect Connecting NCE to the network essentially puts NCE online with other ETCNet2 devices You may notice nodes appearing online in the status bar Assign an IP Address to ETCNet2 Nodes When ETCNet2 nodes are shipped from the factory they all have the same ETC reserved IP address that tells the node to ask for a new one They need to be assigned an IP address before they can communicate normally on the network Prior to receiving an IP address they will not even show up as online in NCE NCE can automatically set the IP address for ETCNet2 nodes via the Network Address Server Note When nodes are first turned on before they have an IP address the power LED will flash and none of the DMX Node port LED will illuminate to indicate that the node does not have an IP address For more information see ETCNet2 Node Status LEDs page 8 Note For a node with factory defaults to receive an IP address it must be powered on and connected to the network USER ECS Note To give DMX and Video nodes IP addresses initially all you have to do is have N your Emphasis Server turned on and it will happen automatically for you 20 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Network Address Server af ECS Note The Network Address Server within NCE will not function on the Emphasis Server N This is because the Emphasis Server has the same funct
35. e use of off the shelf Ethernet hubs switches and routers in network systems Network A collection of devices in this case ETCNet2 gear connected via a common media and communication type such as Category 5 UTP System A collection of network or non network ETC devices connected via any of a variety of communication protocols for the control of a specific geographic area i e Lobby Theatre Ballroom etc A system may also refer to a specific family of controllers Obsession Il system Expression system Unison system etc It should be noted that a single network may connect several different systems vPort N A vPort is a sequential range of EDMX values assigned a numeric label By default a vPort contains 512 sequential addresses and their associated EDMX values See Appendix B Default vPort Table page 61 for a table of vPorts and their default EDMX values ELI Glossary amp Product Definitions 69 Americas m 3030 Laura Lane P O Box 620979 Middleton Wisconsin 53562 0979 USA m Tel 608 831 4116 m 800 688 4116 m Fax 608 836 1736 m 800 555 8912 Europe m Unit 5 Victoria Industrial Estate Victoria Road London W3 6UU UK m Tel 44 0 20 8896 1000 m Fax 44 0 20 8896 2000 Asia m Room 605 606 Tower Ill Enterprise Square 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong m Tel 852 2799 1220 m Fax 852 2799 9325 Web www etcconnect com m Email US mail etcconnect com m UK mail etceurope com m Asia mail etc
36. eady taken care of it The first of which are meeting the Computer Minimum Requirements page 14 and performing the initial installation If you are running NCE on a stand alone PC in addition to your Emphasis system then follow all of the normal instructions New in NCE v4 Advanced Input Patch AIP enables you to assign an input ports DMX512 channels to multiple EDMX addresses on an individual basis in a non sequential order These AIP configurations can be copied to other ports on other nodes as needed AIP also provides for an easy way to do range patching as you build your custom DMX to EDMX patch The Version Detect Utility provides an easy way to upgrade the software in your nodes This utility will see all ETCNet2 devices online at any version and display that device s name IP address current version of software and more It also provides an easy method to send new software to most nodes The exceptions to this are Two Port nodes with software prior to v4 0 0 These nodes do not respond to this command in earlier versions Additionally other devices such as Unison processors Emphasis and Obsession Il components have their information displayed but are not able to update via this utility EDMX EDMX Ethernet DMX is probably the most talked about protocol within the ETCNet2 suite because it is the most configured by users to suit their needs EDMX is in a sense a list of 32 767addresses each containing level information
37. ect to arbitration and the multicast group address on which it will be sending its EDMX data Publishing the source s multicast IP address in the administration packet allows sinks outputs to dynamically listen to the correct data address for any particular source This address selection is performed automatically by the EDMX protocol code The EDMX Source addresses are used for sending EDMX data Each EDMX source in a multi source system should be assigned a distinct source address from its range given below The default would be one of these addresses also larger systems may need to have some addresses reassigned to an address from the same range DMX Nodes DMX Node and Two Port have their EDMX source addresses assigned via NCE The NCE Optimize EDMAX feature is used to assign a different source address to each node being used as an EDMX source The Unison EDMX data multicast groups are separated from all Net2 groups Ten 10 groups are set up for Unison EDMX data these addresses would be reused for defaults throughout the 64 possible processors The EDMX source group address for Expression facepanels is not a changeable property So all Expression facepanels end up using the same address They now get their own multicast IP address 236 1 0 87 bD ETCNet2 Multicast IP Address Usage 65 66 Multicast IP Address Usage Table EDMX Common Administration Address EDMX Administration configuration and Patching 28103 fof EDM
38. ed Software 17 18 EE EtcNet2 NICPicker I B x File view Help jE q Ei stion sayel IP Address Subnet Mask MAC Address 3Com EtherLink PCI 10 101 1 101 255 255 0 0 O0 50 04 79 3E F El intek PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Save the active document A Note In the screenshot above the card is already configured for use on an ETCNet2 network and is only shown as an example using defaults Your MAC address information will be different Step 9 Once you have selected your NIC choose Save Step 10 A Save dialog box will appear The default directory and file name to save your selection is correct CAUTION Do not change the location or the file name The file name must be etcnet2 cfg Step 11 Click Save Step 12 Close NICPicker Step 13 Click Finish to complete the NCE installation process ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor Click Finish to exit the wizard Cancel Note Node software is now installed as part of NCE s normal installation In previous versions of NCE the node software was installed separately from the NCE installation This is no longer the case ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Chapter 3 Network Features amp Functions The network features and functions of NCE are detailed i
39. ed input port This means that the EDMX information is more spread across different stations enabling other ETCNet2 devices better pick and choose which stations they need to listen to All ETCNet2 EDMX devices share this station and content information with each other and itis handled automatically by the network devices For even more detail about multicast IP addresses and their use in NCE and DMX Nodes please see Appendix D ETCNet2 Multicast IP Address Usage page 65 You should perform this function after you have finished configuring your nodes and have sent the configuration to the nodes Optimize Multicast IP Addresses will assign the different addresses then ask for confirmation to send the new addresses to the nodes and reboot only the nodes affected Performing this function only sends Multicast IP address information to the nodes that need it It will then force a reboot of the nodes that got sent a multicast IP information to make the new addresses take effect It does not send any other configuration settings to the nodes You still need to Send Config to Nodes to send the rest of the settings to the nodes a Default ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help Del el Sommet Disconnect Hoge index Online Bind Get Unbound Nodes Send Config to Nodes Get Config From Nodes Merl gt Netz Reboot Hades lear Gonhiguration Optimize EDM q Update Node Software
40. ee Appendix E Upgrading Node Software page 67 for detailed information ECS Note Since a bootp server Network Address Server is always running in the background on an Emphasis Server unless it is part of a multiple Emphasis Server system or it has specifically been turned off directing nodes to do a software download will normally result with them getting the software from the same computer To direct nodes to request a software download e On the Network menu click Update Node Software Note To direct a specific node to request a software download highlight the node or nodes and click Update Node Software You can also use Version Detect to update node software Please see Version Detect and Upgrade Utility page 54 for more information ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Node LEDs While Downloading Software When the nodes download software they indicate what they are doing by using their LEDs Below is an outline of the LED activity you should expect The times provided are approximate and will vary based upon the number of nodes on the network the speed of your computer and so on e Moments after the Update Node Software LLE I oe ICONE command is executed all of the LEDs will turn off dee cm except for the power LED ME CES The node is now waiting for software to be downloaded e When the download is complete the Network BEE EE Activity LED will turn on and the Power LED will od
41. etwork and online When the configuration node is connected to the physical node on the network the node shows to be online in NCE The configuration node is bound to the physical node This binding of nodes can be broken and manipulated in NCE Oddly enough the next section is Binding Nodes ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Binding Nodes Network Cramer Disconnect Get m Nodes Send Config to Nodes Get Config From Nodes Discover Nodes Reboot Nodes lear Configuration Optimize EDM Update Node Software Launch Made Updater Network Address Server Binding nodes is the process of making a logical connection between a physical node out on the network and a configuration file node present in the NCE configuration This can be useful in a couple of different ways Node Name Node Type MAC Address IP Address Node Name Node Type MAC Address IP Address Bind Nodes Ji I x Configuration File Nodes Hetwgrk Modes currently Anl ne Backstage DM Node DOM Node O0 c0 16 00 14 F 010 101 050 103 Backstage Dhs Mode Dhs Mode 00 c0 16 00 14 F7 010 101 050 103 Booth Input Made DME Mode llc 15 00 14 fa 010 107 050 102 Dimmer Room OMe No DMs Made Ha AFU Part 00 c0 76 00 09 59 010 101 Tech Table Video H Video Node 00 20 16 00 15 2e Booth Input Made DM Made 00 C0 16 00 14 fa 010 107 050 102 Dimmer Room OMe Ha OMS Made Ha AFU Port 00 c0 16 00 09 59 010 101 010 101 05
42. etwork Address Server M Network Address Server Note The two most common problems are either an error in the network settings configuration for your computer or there is already a bootp server running somewhere on the network such as an Emphasis Server CAUTION The Network Address Server bootp server will only assign IP addresses to the same types of nodes DMX Node Two Port Node and Video Node that it has software installed in the C etc nodesbin directory Do not change this directory If the proper node software is not installed the Network Address Server will not respond to the nodes request for an IP address Node software is installed by default with both NCE installation options for this release v4 0 0 Once Network Address Server is enabled it will send IP addresses to all ETCNet2 nodes that are asking for an IP address on the network No user intervention is required during this process Your nodes should now be online and the proper total should be displayed in the Nodes Online portion of the status bar Nodes Online 4 E On larger networks that employ a router or device with layer 3 services on the network the Network Address Server resolves IP addresses for nodes on different network segments automatically Note Any programmable switch or router to be used on an ETCNet2 network must be configured prior to using ETCNet2 nodes or Network Configuration Editor Get Unbound Nodes This func
43. fault To change the Line Termination setting select Node Details from the View menu and scroll to the right in NCE A ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 37 DMX Node Output Port Properties When a port on the ETCNet2 DMX node is configured as an Output the DMX Node can receive EDMX from the network and output DMX512 to other DMX512 compliant devices SC ties DMXStar EDMX Channeis EDMXEnd DD DD EDMX Start DDEDMX Ena vPort Port speed HLL HLL Time Data Loss Fade Fnabled Data Loss Fade Time Data Loss Port Disable 512 1024 m 769 1024 Maximum C 180 7 5 acd 513 2 1 512 512 257 512 1 Maximum 180 1537 512 2048 E 4793 2048 4 Maximum 7 180 1025 512 1536 P 1281 1536 3 Maximum 7 180 5 5 5 X XL XI X XL XI EDMX Start The number in the EDMX Start field sets the first EDMX address the node will listen to and output as DMX one 1 all DMX512 signals must start with one 1 The valid range is from 1 to 32 767 e EDMX Channels The number in the EDMX Channels field sets the number of EDMX channels you want assigned to that output port A maximum of 512 EDMX channels can be assigned to a port EDMX End Display Only The EDMX End field will change to reflect the last EDMX channel assigned to the output port Changing the EDMX Start or EDMX Channels will cause the EDMX End field to change accordingly DD Dimmer Double A checkmark in the DD field indicates that Dimmer Doubling is enab
44. for editing e Pressing ENTER is the same as clicking Patch e Pressing and increments and decrements the DMX channel by one 1 e You can enter EDMX addresses by either an absolute EDMX address 12330 or by using port offset notation 25 42 e Port Offset notation refers to the 512 channels of DMX per port you would get if this were DMX512 The default vPort table Appendix B Default vPort Table page 61 reflects the same segmentation of EDMX into DMX512 chunks So 25 42 refers to the 42nd channel on what would be the 25th port of DMX512 e Patch a DMX channel to zero 0 or an empty field to unpatch all EDMX addresses for that DMX channel e Patch an EDMX address to zero 0 or an empty field to unpatch that EDMX address e After you have clicked in the patch window PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN will jump up or down one page s worth of DMX channels 52 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual There are several tools available to help you easily create modify the AIP configuration x Fort Booth Input Node 010 107 050 101 SL Made 010 107 050 105 Cancel IR Node Apper AIP Configuration Node Booth Input Made 010 101 050 101 Port fi x fi DMX Channels EDMX Addresses Enter EDMX Start Address 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 3 10 100 1001 Copy From Fart Append to current patch T He AE n eave cmm 4 1004 1 to 1 Patch 5 10762 E 1
45. hat property Double clicking over the same column a second time will do a reverse sort on the same property a Default nce ETCNet Configuration Editor a Default nce ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help File Edit View Insert Network Help re Pro Backstage DMX Mode TBR Booth Input Mode DM I Booth Input Mode Dimmer Room Made Dh Backstage DMX Mode Sorting also works on a port by port basis as well as a node by node basis as previously shown with node name a Default nce ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help Name Typ Comment Port Enabled input output UES Tort Pr ee et STE EDM IF Booth Input Mode DMX Mode gen Input Im Ee ee EM 1 _ D ee DM REUS ll itll rT ou Ad Doo iil EM do mue E M Eum 3 512 i Backstage DMX Node DMX Mode AM Met AM ANM Uu EM E Input ese s gt 13 M Res Backstage DMX Mode DMX Mode nn E Output 4 BH A 513 im PR Dimmer Room Node DMX Node No RFU Por 20 7 a 53 ee Booth Input Mode DM Made 3 DT Input C 1 10 Note The above configuration is now sorted on a port by port basis To get this back in anode by node listing sort by node wide property such as Name or MAC Address from the Node Address view EN Views of Your Node Data 31 Hiding Resizing Columns amp Getting Them Back You can resize or hide any of the column
46. have all of your ETCNet2 nodes loaded in your configuration stop the Network Address Server It will display bootp server stopped in the status bar Network Address Server page 21 Step 7 Make your desired changes to the configuration of the node s e Node properties ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties page 33 e Editing EDMX Manually Editing EDMX Configuration Values page 49 e AIP Configuration Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration page 51 Note Using a vPort page 37 is the fastest and simplest way to configure DMX Nodes Patching input and output ports to the same EDMX addresses is as easy as setting them to the same vPort number For example assign an input port to vPort 22 then simply assign vPort 22 to the desired output port s and the configuration is complete once you send it to the nodes Step 8 Use Send Config to Nodes to make your configuration changes active in the nodes Send a Configuration to a Node page 23 Step 9 Optimize the EDMX Multicast IP addresses Optimize EDMX page 23 Step 10 Save your configuration file to disk NCE Overview page 4 12 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation of NCE and Related Software This chapter covers the information necessary to configure the network settings of your computer and the steps to install NCE and its supporting software This chapter contains the following sections e Computer Minimum Requiremen
47. he last set of known values for an indefinite amount of time over the network when the HLLF box is checked The input port will stop this when either valid DMX comes back or the node is reset e HLL Time HLL Time is also used in the event of a loss of DMX input If the HLLF box is not checked the node will use the HLL Time value If a time is set then the node will hold the last look for the amount of time specified Time is displayed in seconds The default time is 180 seconds 3 minutes Port Priority Use the Port Priority to set an EDMX priority for that port Port Priorities range from one 1 the highest priority to 20 the lowest priority Port priorities are used to arbitrate control for each EDMX address on the network When an EDMX channel is patched to more than one DMX input port Port Priority determines which DMX port controls that channel In the event of a tie both source priorities are the same the receiving device will use HTP take the highest level to determine the value to be used In ETCNet2 v4 all ETCNet2 devices can set an EDMX priority and all ETCNet2 devices default to an EDMX Priority of ten 10 For a complete set of EDMX priority rules please see ntroduction EDMX Priorities page and Appendix A ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules page 59 Line Termination Only visible from Node Details display Line Termination is a checkbox that turns on active DMX termination on the DMX input port It is turned on by de
48. ifferent views in NCE enables you to easily get a better look at either portions or all of your node configuration information By selecting different views you choose what information is displayed and what information is hidden Views don t affect what node types are display in your configuration only the properties settings on each node are displayed So if you were to select the view Video Ports with only DMX Nodes in your configuration you would still see all of your nodes listed but you wouldn t have any Video Ports available to configure a Default nce ETCNet Configuration File Edit view Insert Network Help b uz PERSE Video Hades Hode Inde Ports DMS Inputs DMs Outputs video Ports RFU Ports Node Addresses Mode Details Toolbar w Status Bar Metwork Into The default view when NCE is started is DMX Nodes The current view is indicated by a checkmark in front of the view name in the View menu as shown above Views also determine the content that is printed by NCE Any of the views selected how the columns are sized or sorted directly affect the printed output ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual oorting Your Configuration Data You can sort the nodes display by any column currently visible in that view Simply position the cursor in the top row above the column you want to sort as shown below and double click All of the node information will be sorted by t
49. inks to related documentation the vcredist installer and NCE installer Step 2 Install the Microsoft vcredist update Step 3 Reboot your computer before you proceed Step 4 Choose the NCE installer This launches an InstallSheild wizard to assist you with installation ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor InstallShield Wizard x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor The InstallShield Wizard will install ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 16 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Step 5 Select your installation type e The NCE Typical Installation is for a stand alone PC computer such as a laptop or any PC used to configure nodes that is not also running Emphasis Control System software ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor Installshield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Click the type of setup you prefer Description The NCE Typical Installation is for a stand alone PC computer such as a laptop of any PC used to configure nodes that is not also running Emphasis Control System Software NCE for Emphasis Server Installation NCE Typical Installation e The NCE for Emphasis Server Installation is for use on Emphasis Servers only ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor InstallShield Wizard Se
50. ionality running constantly in the background unless it has been turned off NCE s Network Address Server knows not to duplicate that function and will simply not run The Network Address Server is responsible for assigning IP addresses to nodes and keeping track of which IP addresses have already been used and which ones are still available When nodes are turned on they attempt to confirm the network setting with the Network Address Server The node will either be told their IP address is okay or they will be automatically sent new appropriate IP address information If the Network Address Server isn t turned on and therefore unable to respond the node will quickly give up trying it only tries for 1 second and continue to boot Note Using this piece of information it is fairly easy to resolve an IP address problem by turning on the Network Address Server and turn the problem node off and back on again USER ECS Note Since the Network Address Server within the Emphasis Server is constantly is running anytime a node is connected to the network Ethernet connection first then power the node has its IP address checked to be appropriate for the network it is connected to The Network Address Server is also responsible for sending software to nodes that ask for it For the moment suffice it to say that when you tell a node to update its software you are merely telling the node to ask for software If the Network Address Server isn t
51. kbox for the ports you want to configure Delete Node Ports Network Addresses wv El otep 3 n the AIP Configuration window select the node and the port you want to edit from their respective drop down menus Only nodes and ports that have AIP enabled will appear in these menus Select the node you AIP Configuration want to edit Made i Select the port of the Booth Input Made 010 101 050 101 DM SL Node 010 101 050 105 node you want to edit Node Booth Input Made 010 107 050 107 Port N 1 DM Channels EDM Addresses 1 Step 4 Edit the AIP configuration as needed The next two pages explain how to edit the patch directly and with the tools provided Advanced Features 51 AIP Tools There are a number of different methods to enter data in the patch AIP Configuration i x Node Booth Input Made 010 101 050 101 Port fi An example of absolute EDMX addresses EDM Addresses 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 8 10 100 1001 Copy From Port 11 12 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 200 1002 1003 1004 1 ta 1 Patch 10762 DMX channel patch 11314 display and value 12330 Hange Patch respond together mp and nt increment and Clear Patch decrement this value respectively ER AIP Configuration sr Pech status bar Ready Channels Free 505 An example of DMX channels Port Offset EDMX not patched address notation e Clicking in the table selects that DMX channel
52. le to disk NCE Overview page 4 10 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Quick Start for Previously Configured Nodes Step 1 Launch NCE and Connect to the network Connect to the Network page 20 You should see the Nodes Online counter start to go up and stop with your total number of installed Net2 Nodes Step 2 Use e Open from the File menu to load an existing configuration into NCE to be edited and or sent to the nodes NCE Overview page 4 e Get Unbound Nodes to add all of the nodes on the network and their current settings to your configuration Get Unbound Nodes page 22 e Depending on the number of nodes on the network this may take several seconds to complete Step 3 Make your desired changes to the configuration of the nodels e Node properties ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties page 33 e Editing EDMX Manually Editing EDMX Configuration Values page 49 e AIP Configuration Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration page 51 Note Using a vPort page 37 is the fastest and simplest way to configure DMX Nodes Patching input and output ports to the same EDMX addresses is as easy as setting them to the same vPort number For example assign an input port to vPort 22 then simply assign vPort 22 to the desired output port s and the configuration is complete once you send it to the nodes Step 4 Use Send Config to Nodes to make your configuration changes active in the nodes Sen
53. led for this port When Dimmer Doubling is enabled the number of EDMX channels for a port is divided into two ranges of 256 consecutive channels DD EDMX Start The DD EDMX Start field sets the start address of the B channels on a Dimmer Doubled port DD EDMX End Display Only The DD EDMX End field displays the end address of the B channels assigned to a Dimmer Doubled port e vPort Enter the number of the vPort you want to assign in this field The default vPort table is a series of 64 vPorts each containing a sequential range of 512 EDMX addresses When you specify a vPort NCE displays the default EDMX Start address and EDMX End address for that vPort A table of default vPorts and their values is located in Appendix B Default vPort Table page 61 of this manual Also see Advanced Features Edit vPorts page 48 to edit and or add vPorts Using vPorts is the fastest and simplest way to configure DMX Nodes If you assign an input port to vPort 22 or whatever vPort you want to use and you want that full DMX universe somewhere else simply assign vPort 22 or the same vPort you used on the input to the desired output port s and the configuration is complete once you send it to the nodes ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual e Port Speed Port Speed sets the DMX output port s refresh rate via a pull down menu to Maximum Fast Medium Slow Refresh rate is on average Maximum 42Hz Fast 39
54. lly using its existing network settings EDMX Admin EDMX Admin is the multicast IP address on which ETCNet2 transmits what device has control of which EDMX addresses and at what priority This is essentially the listening station to find out what s on all of the other stations EDMX Multicast IP This network setting defines the broadcast station the source device uses to send EDMX data This is the network setting that Optimize EDMX sets for you automatically See Optimize EDMX page 23 for more information on automatically setting this property and Appendix D ETCNet2 Multicast IP Address Usage page 65 for different device usage MAC Address Display Only The MAC address is a unique hexadecimal serial number assigned to each Ethernet device to identify it on a network A MAC address is theoretically unique This address is set at the time of manufacture though rarely it can be changed through software e MAC Address Media Access Control address e Example 00 C0 16 00 0A 42 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Chapter 6 Advanced Features This chapter covers the more powerful tools methods provided in NCE Some of these tools are new in NCE v4 0 0 such as AIP and the Version Detect Utility Not everyone needs to or will want to use all of these tools Version Detect stands out as one that most people will want to know and use This chapter contains the following sections 6 Advan
55. mply checkmarks and others provide increment decrement arrows to adjust the value or a drop down list for you to choose a value Video Node Configuration Properties a Default nce ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help Hode Index Online Hode Properties ame e Comment Video Node a Tech Table ideo Node Name This property allows you to name a node This value name is displayed in other ETCNet2 native applications such as Emphasis or WYSIWYG to let you know which node is being referred to Be sure to use descriptive useful names For instance Tech Table Video Node is descriptive for both location and use Type Display Only This will display the type of node these rows represent The available options are e DMX Node e DMX Node No RFU Port e Video Node e DMX Node Two Port ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Comment This field provides space for additional comments This field is only stored with the NCE configuration file It is not stored in the node This means that if you enter something in the comments field send the config to nodes and either start with a blank config or use a second computer when you next Get Unbound Nodes you will not have those comments in the Comment field Video Port Properties Video Port Properties System ID Display Number Locked e System ID The System ID is u
56. ms of sample ETCNet2 systems This manual assumes that you have a basic familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system opening and closing files closing and resizing windows using Windows Explorer and performing basic disk operations In order to be specific about where features and commands are found the following naming and Note ECS Note CAUTION WARNING text conventions will be used Emphasis Server hardware the computer used to run the Emphasis applications DMX refers to hard wired DMX512 EDMX refers to ETCNet2 Ethernet based discrete level information For more information please see EDMX page 6 Menus and commands found on the Server are indicated in bold text For example In the File menu click Open Server keyboard buttons are indicated in all CAPS For example TAB or CTRL References to other parts of the manual are indicated in italics blue italic text When viewing this manual electronically click on the reference to jump to that section of the manual References to other documents are indicated in just italics black italic text Notes are helpful hints and information that is supplemental to the main text These are notes specific to using NCE on or with an Emphasis Server within an Emphasis Control System A Caution statement indicates situations where there may be undefined or unwanted consequences of an action potential for data loss or an equipment problem A War
57. n is reserved for use at the direction of ETC Technical Services Update Node Software Update Node Software sends a message to nodes directing them to stop normal operation they drop offline in NCE and request a software download for as long as it takes to get software As mentioned previously under Network Address Server page 21 the Network Address Server or the bootp server for Emphasis Control Systems is responsible for delivering the software to nodes requesting it This has two different implications First you need to have a bootp server an Emphasis Server online or Network Address Server enabled in NCE online and active in order to send software to the node Second the nodes that are requesting software will get it from whatever active bootp server has the software that they are looking for This means that with an Emphasis Server online you can direct a node from a laptop computer to request software Update Node Software The node will start requesting software from a bootp server but in this case the response and the software will come from the Emphasis Server instead of the laptop This can be a very handy feature or the source of confusion You can keep your configurations and node software up to date and in one place and direct nodes to download it from this central location from where ever you are on the network from a remote computer For major version or minor software updates v3 0 0 to v4 0 0 instructions please s
58. n this chapter The functions are fundamentally in the order you would use them to bring your nodes online from a state of being new factory defaults Additional network functions are then covered This chapter contains the following sections e Get Your Nodes Online essnn 20 e Connect to the Network llle 20 e Assign an IP Address to ETCNet2 Nodes 20 e Network Address Server 0000 eee 21 e Get Unbound Nodes sun 22 e Send a Configuration to a Node 23 e Optimize EDMX eee 23 e More Network Commands SE SEE 25 e Geta Configuration From a Node 25 e Netl Net2 eee 25 e Reboot Nodes ES EE eee 26 e Clear Configuration SESSE EE EE EE Ee 26 e Update Node Software SESSE SEE Ee 26 EEN Network Features amp Functions 19 Get Your Nodes Online The Network menu is where you control NCE s activity on the network Default ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit view Insert Network Help ane Disconnect Bind Get Unbound Nodes Send Config to Nodes Get Config From Modes Neti gt Met Reboot Modes Gear Gonfiguration Optimize EDM Update Made Software Version Detect and Upgrade Utility Network Address Server Connect to the Network Once you ve opened NCE you must first connect your computer to th
59. ning statement indicates situations where damage may occur people may be harmed or there are serious or dangerous consequences of an action Please email comments about this manual to TechComm etcconnect com ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Additional Help from ETC If you have specific questions about any ETC products covered in this user manual your most convenient resources are the references given in this manual This manual is also provided in the NCE online help in a searchable format To search more widely try the ETC Web site at www etcconnect com If none of these resources is sufficient contact ETC Technical Services directly at one of the offices identified below Americas ETC International Technical Services Department 3030 Laura Lane Middleton WI 53562 1 800 775 4382 1 608 831 4116 service etcconnect com Europe ETC Europe Ltd Technical Services Department 5 Victoria Industrial Estate Victoria Road London W3 6UU England 44 0 20 8896 1000 service etceurope com Asia ETC Asia Ltd Technical Services Department Room 605 606 Tower Ill Enterprise Square 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong 852 2799 1220 service etcasia com HE Introduction 3 NCE Overview What is Network Configuration Editor NCE ETC s Network Configuration Editor NCE is a spreadsheet style software program designed to make configuring ETCNet2 DMX and Video nodes easy With NCE you
60. nstalling NCE you must update your Microsoft operating system s with a group of Microsoft subcomponents If your computer already has more recent versions of these subcomponents installed they will not be modified The Microsoft subcomponents are installed by the application vcredist exe which is included on the NCE CD Rom and is available as a free download from Microsoft s web site Search vcredist from the main page to get the link CAUTION If you do not install the vcredist update prior to installing NCE it is possible that NCE will not operate properly Note If you have ETCNet2 Two Port Nodes that are running a version of software prior to v4 0 0 you will need to use your previous version of NCE to update them Note It is recommended that you uninstall previous versions of NCE prior to installing this version If you need to keep previous versions of NCE installed it is recommended that you uninstall the previous version and reinstall it in a different location For example Use NCE v3 instead of the default NCE Note If after you have installed NCE v4 0 0 you uninstall NCE v3 0 x you will need to reinstall NCE v4 0 0 and choose the Repair option to replace a required component To install ETCNet2 NCE Step 1 Insert the CD ROM with NCE v4 0 0 on it into the CD ROM drive on your computer A web browser based guide will automatically start after you insert the CD Rom in your computer It will provide you with l
61. on Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help Da al al Hode Index Online Hode Properties EE dee C i Backstage DMX Node DMX Made Onstage aT moving 4 J E lights A n sonne Name This property allows you to name a node This value name is displayed in other ETCNet2 native applications such as Emphasis or WYSIWYG to let you know which node is being referred to Be sure to use descriptive useful names For instance Moving Lights Catwalk 1 is descriptive for both location and use Name Additional Two Port Only Configuration You can name the node and the ports of a DMX Two Port Node in NCE and those names will appear on the LCD screen of the Two Port Node The formatting of the name field is as follows e Inthe Name field type the name of the node the name of port 1 and the name of port 2 with each of them separated by a colon For example node1 port1 port2 A useful set of names Catwalk1 Moving Lights Color Scrollers ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual e There is an additional fourth field that can be used to set the state of the LCD backlight on the node Valid values are ON or OFF The syntax to enable the backlight is node1 port1 port2 ON Note If nothing is entered in the Name field for the Two Port Node the IP address of the node will appear on the LCD screen If nothing is entered in the Port 1 or Port 2 portion of the name field the EDMX start
62. op Discovery Update All Hetl gt Netz Stop looking for Tell all nodes Tell selected Tell all nodes in Net additional ETCNet2 to download nodes to mode to switch to Net2 devices This is useful software download mode This is the same as withlarge systems to stop software Discover Nodes on the the list from changing Network menu in NCE Click here for icon definitions E arsion Detect and Upgrade Utility Ey Restore Device List Legend E x Move N Size ED af The device uses the current network version and supports upgrades by this program O Maximize i yi The device uses the current network version but does not support upgrades by this program X Close Alt F4 b The device does not use the current network version and supports upgrades by this program ETE u The device does not use the current network version but does not support upgrades by this program About ETCVersionDetect of Ahsessinn PL 10 10 30 102 Note The version numbers shown above are representative only and do not reflect the current version of released version od ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual The Version Detect and Upgrade Utility is a handy tool to see nodes with older incompatible versions of software These two DMX Nodes have an older version of software Nackstage DM Node 10 101 50 102 Het DM Node 211 903 Booth Input Mode 10 101 50 101 Hetz Dhs Made 1 1 9 0 Y
63. ork based on the subnet mask are capable of communicating with each other All devices must have a unique address within a network Use of a Subnet Mask to determine the Logical Network Network Device Network Device Address Address Address 4 Address IP Address 010 1011130 101 IP Address 192 168 0 121042 Subnet Mask 255 2551000 000 Subnet Mask 255 255 2551000 Logical Network 010 101 000 000 Logical Network 192 168 012 000 e Example 255 255 0 0 ETC s default subnet mask A ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 45 46 e Gateway IP The Gateway IP address is the IP address of a gateway interface on the network e A gateway is a network address that acts as an entrance to another network e Agateway is synonymous with a router interface which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives based on a learned or configured path in and out of the router for a given packet e Example 10 101 1 1 default gateway IP address for a routed network e Example Gateway IP IP Address default gateway IP on a non routed network In the event typically that there is no router present on the network it is recommended that the Gateway IP address be set to the same as the IP Address Bootp Verify Time Bootp Verify Time is the time in milliseconds 1000msec 1 sec that the node will try to find a bootp server to verify its network settings If no response if detected in the allotted time the node continues to boot norma
64. ork so changes to network settings are kept to a minimum If the computer you wish to use is currently being used on a non ET CNet2 network please consult your Network Administrator before changing the IP address Subnet Mask or Gateway IP addresses Default Network Settings for Your Computer Note Prior to changing any Network settings on your personal computer please record the current settings in the following spaces below IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway IP To use your personal computer on an ETCNet2 network that does not use a network router i e hub and or switch only ETC recommends the following default settings IP Address 10 101 1 101 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway IP 10 101 1 101 If you have a network that does include a network router you must set the Gateway IP address to the appropriate port on the router Each additional computer on an ETCNet2 network must have it s own IP address which must be different from any other computer on the same ETCNet2 network Select from the following default range of IP addresses for an additional personal computer running NCE 10 101 1 101 10 101 1 113 10 101 1 102 10 101 1 114 10 101 1 103 10 101 1 115 10 101 1 104 10 101 1 116 10 101 1 105 10 101 1 117 10 101 1 106 10 101 1 118 10 101 1 107 10 101 1 119 10 101 1 108 10 101 1 120 10 101 1 110 10 101 1 122 EN Installation of NCE and Related Software 15 Installation of NCE Software Prior to i
65. ou can update the node s software by e Clicking and control clicking on node names e Click on Update Selected Note A bootp server Network Address Server in NCE or an Emphasis Server must be running in order for nodes to download software For more details see Network Address Server page 21 You can also click Update All to send an update software request to all nodes Nodes not capable of understanding the command will ignore it Note ETCNet2 Two Port DMX Nodes prior to v4 0 0 will not understand an Update command from VersionDetect as indicated by the icon To update these nodes with an older version of software you need to follow the procedure outlined in Appendix E Upgrading Node Software page 67 Please reference Network Features amp Functions Node LEDs While Downloading Software page 27 for the node LED behavior during software downloads 6 Advanced Features 55 56 Insert Nodes The act of inserting a node into an NCE configuration is really quite simple To add a node to your NCE configuration e On the Insert menu click the type of node you want to insert Video Mode DMs Mode z Port This places a default node of the type you chose into your NCE configuration The advanced part is what you use an inserted node to do Conceptually for the configuration there are two different kinds of nodes There is the node that is only in your NCE configuration and there is the node that is physically on the n
66. rt on the ETCNet2 DMX node is configured as an Input the DMX Node can receive DMX512 from other DMX512 compliant devices and output EDMX become an EDMX source onto the network DMX Port Proper AIP Advanced Input Patch Checking the box in this field enables the Advanced Input Patch for this port This also disables normal EDMX table fields including vPorts See Advanced Features Advanced Input Patch AIP Configuration page 57 for configuring this patch DMX Start The number entered in the DMX Start field is the first DMX channel that the DMX Input port listens to Note An input port will only take control of EDMX values when valid DMX is coming into the port e EDMX Start The number entered in the EDMX Start field is the first EDMX value that the DMX Start is mapped to output to the network Valid numbers range from 1 32 767 e EDMX Channels Enter a number between 1 512 in the EDMX Channels column to designate the number of EDMX channels you want to input An EDMX port defaults to 512 channels EDMX End Display Only The EDMX End field will change to reflect the last EDMX channel used on the Input port Changing the EDMX Start or EDMX Channels will cause the EDMX End field to change accordingly DD Dimmer Double A check mark in the DD field indicates that Dimmer Doubling is enabled for that port When Dimmer Doubling is enabled the number of EDMX channels for a port is divided into two range
67. rt table is for reference when working with NCE von vari EDD e prso p poren aa e feasa ENIGE EE aa aa Wr sess ue memes EE fo ozor B Default vPort Table 61 62 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Appendix C ET CNet2 Default IP Address Ranges Why The suggested ETC standard shown in the table below was created to provide a recommended standard network IP address configuration for ETC equipment This standard is intended to ease initial setup and configuration of network devices and to provide a common set of guidelines for all ETCNet2 systems Prout IPAddresRange 10 101 30 101 to 10 101 34 253 10 101 40 101 to 10 101 41 253 10 101 50 101 to 10 101 74 253 3rd Party products Switches amp Routers 10 101 1 1 or 10 101 X 1 10 101 1 2 to 10 101 1 100 amp Re 10 101 X 2 to 10 101 X 100 RAS Connection Clients 10 101 2 101 to 10 101 2 253 Reserved for RAS network Admin 10 101 2 1 to 10 101 2 100 ETCNet2 Compatible 3rd party 10 101 200 101 to 10 101 209 253 nodes The Default IP Address The Default IP Address is a reserved address and cannot be assigned as a usable IP address for any of ETC s products This is the default IP address for all ETCNet2 DMX and Video Nodes While they have this IP address they will continually request an IP address from an address server and will not otherwise function until they do have a usable IP address ges
68. s in the table This can make it easier to read names and comments in the table When you print the configuration table it will use the width that you set Resize a Column e Position on the right side of the column you want to resize e Click and drag the cursor to resize the column inns Backstage DMX Node DMX Node Hide a Column e Position on the right side of the column you want to hide e Click and drag the cursor to the left until the column no longer visible Restore a Hidden Column e Select any view and the screen will refresh returning all columns to their default widths 32 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Chapter 5 ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties This chapter defines all of the properties of an ETCNet2 Node Not all DMX Node properties appear for every DMX Node type For instance the DMX Two Port Node and the some variations of the DMX Node don t have RFU and ETCLink ports Specific node type or system differences are noted This chapter contains the following sections e ETCNet2 DMX Node Properties 34 e DMX Node Configuration Properties 34 e DMX Node Port Properties 35 e DMX Node Input Port Properties 36 e DMX Node Output Port Properties 38 e RFU Port Properties l llle 39 e ETCNet2 Video Node Properties 40 e Video Node
69. s of 256 channels DD EDMX Start The DD EDMX Start field sets the start address of the B channels on a Dimmer Doubled port DD EDMX End Display Only The DD EDMX End field displays the end address of the B channels on a Dimmer Doubled port 36 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual e vPort Enter the number of the vPort you want to assign in this field The default vPort table is a series of 64 vPorts each containing a sequential range of 512 EDMX addresses When you specify a vPort NCE displays the default EDMX start address and EDMX end address for that vPort A table of default vPorts and their values is located in Appendix B Default vPort Table page 61 of this manual Also see Advanced Features Edit vPorts page 48 to edit and or add vPorts Using vPorts is the fastest and simplest way to configure DMX Nodes Patching input and output ports to the same EDMX addresses is as easy as setting them to the same vPort number For example assign an input port to vPort 22 then simply assign vPort 22 to the desired output port s and the configuration is complete once you send it to the nodes Note When you assign a vPort the DMX Start address defaults to 1 Changing the DMX Start address to a number other than 1 will clear the vPort selection HLLF Hold Last Look Forever If an ETCNet2 DMX Node input port loses valid DMX from its source the node will continue to transmit the last look t
70. s option only works if the node is online and in the NCE configuration The second is more flexible and doesn t require the node to be online in NCE This option is using VersionDetect and is covered in detail in Advanced Features Version Detect and Upgrade Utility page 54 Version Display Only This is the short version number in the format e lt MajorVersion gt lt MinorVersion gt Patch lt PatchNumber gt e For the v4 0 0 release this version number is 4 0 Patch 0 Version String Display Only The Version String contains all of the detailed version information about the software running in a particular node It contains but is not limited to the type of node it runs on the date the software was released other subcomponent version information and copyright information ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual ETCNet2 Node Network Address Properties These properties are password protected to keep them from accidentally being altered Under normal system operation there is no need to edit these values These properties are only typically edited under extreme troubleshooting with ETC Technical Services or for a highly complex network where there are very specific network needs that can only be implemented via direct manipulation of these properties For more detailed information on some of these topics and more please refer to the ETCNet 2 v4 Planning Guide AN CAUTION Making a mistake
71. s that have a System ID Emphasis Obsession Il and Net2 Nodes is zero A ETCNet2 Node Configuration Properties 41 42 PC Keyboard Port Properties e System ID The System ID is used in networks where there is more than one Emphasis or Obsession Il system Use the System ID to identify which system your PC Keyboard port communicates with The EE EE default value for all devices that have a System ID Emphasis Obsession Il and Net2 Nodes is zero Remote Macro Properties Emphasis Only Feature The Video Node is capable of taking eight 8 individual closures that will fire execute a user specified macro on an Emphasis system Remote Macro Properties System ID Leading Edge Leading Edge Macro System ID Trailing Edge Trailing Edge Macro 1901 E ENE MEE die EER EE EE E EE RE ae EE ii Ne Run ES NE Qj NRGONUBENUDOUEIS e NEED EE ENE EE EE EE eel klad eN X EE Ee RA EE eI EE E e O a UE EE ii EE EA EE PER Ee EE EE EE ONT ON MS EE EE a eth ae pe MN Pave e System ID Leading Edge The System ID is used in networks where there is more than one Emphasis system Use the System ID to identify which system your leading edge remote macro is sent Leading Edge Macro The Leading Edge Macro number will fire the corresponding macro on the Emphasis system with the same System ID This macro will fire at the moment the external closure is closed System ID Trailing Edge The System ID is used in networks where there is
72. sed in networks where there is more than one Emphasis or Obsession II system Use the System ID to identify which system your Video port communicates with The default value for all devices that have a System ID Emphasis Obsession Il and Net2 Nodes is zero You can split the video ports between two different systems Display Number Select CRT 1 CRT 8 to identify which video ports on the Emphasis system or Obsession Il system you want the ETCNet2 video node to mimic Display Number Obsession ll Display Emphasis Display CRT 1 User one CRT 1 console CRT 1 console CRT 2 User one CRT 2 console CRT 2 console CRT 3 User one expanded channel display 1 CRT4 Userone expandedchanneldisplay2 CRTS Userwo CRTi conole CRT6 Userwo CRT2 conole CRT7 Useriwo expandedchanneldispiayT e Locked Enable the Locked feature by clicking the checkbox to lock the properties of a video port so that they can only be changed by NCE This means that when Obsession II or Emphasis change display screens the node will remain the same RFU Port Properties Multidrop Obsession Il Only Feature This checkbox enables Multidrop for this RFU connection 6 9 The System ID is used in networks where there is more than one Multi Drop System ID Emphasis or Obsession II system Use the System ID to identify which __ system your RFU port communicates with The default value for all uat device
73. switch to Net2 mode An example of this is an ETCNet2 Video Node that was previously configured to work with an Expression family console In previous versions of NCE this function was called Discover Nodes Please see ET CNet2 Node Status LEDs page 8 for Net1 LED status indication Note Net1 gt Net2 does not enable an original ETCNet1 device ETCNet Remote Interface Unit or ETCNet Remote Video Interface to operate in ETCNet2 mode Note All nodes that you are attempting to switch modes must have been reset via unplugging power or the reset button after they were connected to a Net1 Expression family console in order for this function to work To set all ETCNet2 nodes on the network in ETCNet1 mode to ETCNet2 mode e On the Network menu click Net1 gt Net2 EEN Network Features amp Functions 25 2 w 26 Reboot Nodes The Reboot Nodes feature is used in the event that you want to reboot your nodes remotely To reboot all nodes e On the Network menu click Reboot Nodes e Click Yes when prompted with the Are you sure dialog box Note To reboot a specific node highlight the node or nodes by clicking or control clicking to select multiple nodes in the Node Index column and click Reboot Nodes Clear Configuration The Clear Configuration feature is used to restore the factory defaults to any nodes selected lt is password protected to prevent its accidental use Clear Configuratio
74. there to send it nothing will happen and the node will continue to ask and wait for software For more information about downloading software to nodes Appendix E Upgrading Node Software page 67 To start the Network Address Server e On the Network menu click Network Address Server You should see a message on the status bar that says bootp server started e fyou see a message on the status bar that says bootp server stopped then you have a problem See the note below for possible solutions To stop the Network Address Server after it is started e Onthe Network menu click Network Address Server e You should see a message on the status bar that says bootp server stopped EEN Network Features amp Functions 21 If you open the Network menu again it should be checked This is a toggled state Meaning that if you click Network Address Server again it will be turned off a Default ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help 4 Mn EE a annmeck bootp server started Disconnect Hode Index Online IRE Means it s running Bind c Get Unbound Nodes Send Config to Nodes Set Config From Modes Neti gt Net i Reboot Nodes bootp server stopped lear Gonfiguration Means it s not running Optimize EDM If you re trying to start it you es have a problem See the note Update Node Software below for possible solutions Version Detect and Upgrade Utility N
75. ting with new nodes that have not been used before to get up and running in the most direct manner This is not a detailed explanation of what each step entails but rather a short description of each step in the proper order with a reference to more detailed information The introduction contains the following sections e Quick Start Check Lists Hmm 10 e Quick Start for New Nodes 10 e Quick Start for Previously Configured Nodes 11 e Quick Start for Adding a New Node or Nodes 11 Ouick Start Check Lists Note It is best that you always use the same computer or Emphasis Server for NCE use on your lighting network This will minimize the possibility of network complications and or configuration corruption n TET a ECS Note Assuming your software is up to date you only need to perform steps 4 and 6 through 10 Quick Start for New Nodes Step 1 Configure your computer for the network Your Computer s Network Settings page 15 Step 2 Install NCE on your computer nstallation of NCE Software page 16 Step 3 Install the proper current version of node software This is done automatically in the NCE v4 0 0 Standard installation Step 4 Launch NCE and Connect to the network Connect to the Network page 20 Step 5 Start the Network Address Server and confirm it says Bootp server started in the status bar Network Address Server page 21 You should see
76. tion adds any node that is online and not already in your configuration to your configuration When the node is added its current configuration settings are also included When starting with a new system this is a fast and simple method to build your configuration Since none of the nodes online are in your configuration all of them and their default settings will be added to your configuration in NCE In the same way this is an easy way to add a new node to your configuration after it is online 22 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual To add nodes to the configuration and get the node settings from unbound nodes e Onthe Network menu click Get Unbound Nodes e Click Yes when prompted with the Are you sure dialog box EA j P M m Adding node Dimmer Raam Made to the config MAaC 00 c0 16 00 09 59 IP 010 101 050 101 Number of nodes in the c configuration file Nodes Online 4 Once the unbound nodes appear in your configuration file you can begin editing the node settings When you are done making changes to the nodes be sure to send the configuration to the nodes to complete the process send a Configuration to a Node Use the Send Config to Nodes command to update a node on the network with a configuration from your pc Configuration file nodes must be bound to network nodes before sending a configuration to a node e On the Network menu click Send
77. ts 14 e Your Computer s Network Settings 15 e Installation of NCE Software LL 16 EN Installation of NCE and Related Software 13 ME ah Computer Minimum Requirements ECS Note Unless you are upgrading to a more recent version of NCE or node software currently v4 0 0 it is already installed for you as part of your base system These minimum requirements are for a personal computer running Network Configuration Editor NCE Pentium or compatible processor 266MHz or better 32MB RAM Screen resolution should be set to 800X600 or greater Compatible with Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows NT4 with Service Pack 5 and later Windows XP Professional Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 1 or higher Network Interface Card NIC capable of 10Mbps transmission speeds over UTP cable ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Your Computer s Network Settings Rd Fr Note ECS Note The Emphasis Server network settings are the default ETC values and ready for immediate use No configuration is required IP addresses for ETCNet2 nodes are automatically set by NCE based on the IP address of the computer that Network Configuration Editor is running on You also must set an IP address for any personal computer you plan to use on an ETCNet2 network ETC recommends that the personal computer used on an ETCNet2 network is dedicated to that netw
78. tup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Click the type of setup you prefer NCE Typical Installation NCE for Emphasis Server Installation is only for use with NCE for Emphasis Server Installation Description Emphasis Servers USER ECS Note You only need to install NCE on your Emphasis Server if you are upgrading to a 17 more recent version It is normally installed by default on all Servers and is a part of the Emphasis software CD s Step 6 Use the default installation location ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files Install ETCNet2 Network Configuration E ditor to C Program Files E TC Change Tuo NEE EE RTI TI DRESSER xq ECS Note Emphasis users must install the current version of NCE in its default location Step 7 If your computer has more than one Network Interface Card NIC a NICPicker window will appear near the end of the installation process This is to allow you to select which NIC you want to use with ETCNet2 applications such as NCE If your computer does not you will next do Step 13 otep 8 Select the box of the one you want to use If only one NIC is available use that one Note If you have already configured your IP address information you will be able to identify the NIC more easily See Your Computer s Network Settings page 15 Installation of NCE and Relat
79. uration Editor also makes it easy to configure large networks with multiple nodes and with more than one console controlling the same dimmer rack For example two consoles can send DMX512 levels to a single dimmer rack and share certain dimmers by programming offset EDMX addresses in Network Configuration Editor In the following diagram there are two consoles controlling a single rack Express Console Channels 1 24 ETCNet2 O006006 eresi 866868 c DMX Node WilLLLLLILL ses PC running NCE Expression 3 Console Channels 1 72 Sensor In this configuration the Express console sends DMX512 to Input port 1 on the ETCNet2 DMX Node and the Insight 3 console sends DMX512 to Input port 2 A second ETCNet2 DMX Node is located in the dimmer room with port 1 configured as Output Note Certain fields in the above screen shots are minimized so that the graphics will fit on the printed page The parameters for DMX Input port 1 are DMX Start 1 EDMX Start 1001 EDMX Channels 24 The parameters for DMX Input port 2 are DMX Start 1 EDMX Start 1025 EDMX Channels 72 6 Advanced Features 49 Dimmer Room 4 cum DME Node T The parameters for DMX Output port 1 are EDMX Start 1001 EDMX Channels 96 Below is a diagram where EDMX is presented as a conceptual bar that accepts
80. values are now handled via HTP System givens The first few points are either stating the way things are or stating the way they need to be to have a valid network setup There are 22 discreet priority settings within EDMX The lowest number will always be the highest priority A Unison zone s Input Mode set to Replace is equal to priority zero 0 DMX Node input ports and Emphasis all have a modifiable priority of 1 through 20 A Unison zone s Input Mode set to Pass Through If Active is equal to priority 21 All devices ETCNet2 nodes Emphasis components and so on must have unique IP addresses on the network Emphasis and Obsession Il systems must have unique System ID s on the network This only applies if you have multiple control systems on the same network ETCNet2 nodes don t have System ID s so they are considered to have an ID of zero 0 Zero is lower than one Arbitration Who has control The lowest priority value has the highest priority 1 is a higher priority than 2 If multiple devices have the same priority the receiving device will output HTP per EDMX address If two input ports on a ETCNet2 DMX Node are set to the same range and the same priority the lowest numbered port has the highest priority Two input ports on the same node will not HTP A ETCNet2 EDMX v4 Rules 59 60 ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual Appendix B Default vPort Table Use the default vPo
81. version Detect and Upgrade Utility Network Address Server To Optimize Multicast IP Addresses e On the Network menu click Optimize EDMX e Click Yes when prompted with the Are you sure dialog box ETCNet2 Network Configuration Editor NCE v4 0 0 User Manual More Network Commands Get a Configuration From a Node This function requests all configuration settings from the selected nodes Use the Get Config from Nodes command to update an existing configuration file data Nodes must be online to be able to get their configuration settings To get the configuration from a node e On the Network menu click Get Config from Nodes e Click Yes when prompted with the Are you sure dialog box Default ETCNet Configuration Editor File Edit View Insert Network Help 3 ta mj Eal E Crimes Disconnect Node inder Online Bind Get Unbound Modes Send Config to Nodes Get Config from Modes Meti gt Netz Reboot Modes Clear Configuration Optimize EDM Update Node Software version Detect and Upgrade Utility Network Address Server Note To get a config from a specific node highlight the node or nodes by clicking or control clicking to select multiple nodes in the Node Index column and click Get Config from Nodes Net1 gt Net2 The Net1 gt Net2 function sends out a broadcast message instructing all ETCNet2 nodes on the network in Net1 mode to

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