MIDI-MT - Lighting control module “lighting devices, ArtNet» protocol”

Lighting control

• Overview of the use of the DMX512 and ArtNet protocols

• Settings via the “ArtNet” protocol

• Configuration file

• Repeaters, repeaters and protocol converters

  • Arduino based repeater “DMX512”, “ArtNet”, “MQTT”

Settings via the “ArtNet” protocol

The module allows you to control lighting devices and equipment using the “ArtNet” protocol. The “ArtNet” protocol is a network version of the “DMX512” protocol. Distributed over a local network by sending to broadcast addresses. In this case, the end equipment must support the “ArtNet” protocol, or a gate must be installed to convert to the “DMX512” protocol.

• Selecting “ArtNet network” will allow you to determine on which interface broadcast packets will be sent via the ArtNet protocol.
  
• The “Universe Number” field defines the addressing of the “universe” for the ArtNet protocol.
  
• Selecting “Port” indicates which port to send ArtNet data to, the default port number is 6454.

• The general option “Enable DMX pool”, although it is a standard behavior, is not recommended to be enabled when using the ArtNet protocol, as it creates a “network storm”, increasing the load on the local network. If your lighting equipment works without this option, do not use it.

Configuration file

It is also possible to edit the configuration file in any editor you are familiar with. The main section of lighting control settings using the ArtNet protocol looks like this:

  ...
  "lights": {
    "pool": false,
    "artnet": {
      "enable": true,
      "port": 6454,
      "universe": 1,
      "ip": "192.168.22.105",
      "mask": "255.255.255.0",
      "broadcast": "192.168.22.255"
    },
    ... 
  },
  ...