Page 2 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................... 2 Art SSC........................................................................................................ 2Art IO..................................................
Page 3 - Introduction; Art SSC
Introduction Thank you for choosing the Art SSC and Art IO. This manual discussing setting up the units and programming the lighting cues, show-control-actions and various other features. The Art SSC and Art IO share for a large part the same functionality. When discussing those functions this manua...
Page 4 - Further Help; for more technical support.
RS-232 port. Through its network port, the Art IO also supports OSC, UDP and Art-Net protocols that can be used for triggering and conversion. The compact and versatile Art IO is the ideal expansion for the Art SSC in projects that demand more IO. Furthermore, Art IO is equally well suited for stand...
Page 5 - Setting up; Mounting; The device can be placed desktop or it can be DIN rail mounted; DIN Rail; This adapter is – amongst others – available from:; Kensington Lock; You can secure your device by using a Kensington style laptop lock.; Power
Setting up This chapter discusses the steps to set up the Art SSC and Art IO to start programming. Mounting The device can be placed desktop or it can be DIN rail mounted DIN Rail The device is prepared for DIN Rail mounting by using the 'DIN rail holder TSH 35' from Bopla (Product no. 22035000). Th...
Page 6 - Network
Network During programming a network connection is required between the device and computer. Connect the Ethernet port on the device to the Ethernet port on your computer by using a RJ-45 cable. Alternatively, you can connect the device and the computer via a network switch. The Art SSC's Ethernet p...
Page 7 - Art SSC home page
Then open a browser on your computer and go to http://192.168.1.10 . You should see the following page: The settings page allows you to change the IP address and sub-net. Make sure that all equipment on your network have unique IP addresses. By pressing the reset button on the device for 3 seconds o...
Page 8 - eManager Software Tool; Change IP address and subnet; Blink
eManager Software Tool A special software tool called eManager has been developed to manage (multiple) devices. This tool is available on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux is available via our website, free of charge. eManager allows you to: – Identify a speci%c device (in a multi device set-up)...
Page 9 - The backup %les can be found at folowing location:
Set Date & Time You can quickly copy your computer's date and time to the Art SSC by selecting a device and clicking the 'Set Date & Time' button. Upgrade Firmware To upgrade the %rmware, %rst select your device and press the 'Upgrade Firmware' button. The dialogue allows you to select from ...
Page 10 - Protocols; Pin Adapter
Protocols The Art SSC and Art IO are %tted with several communication ports and supports various protocols. This chapter describes these protocols. DMX-512 The Art SSC has two DMX outputs ports and one input. Connect your lighting %xtures either to the DMX OUT A port or DMX OUT B. Use a 5-pin XLR ca...
Page 11 - OSC; There is a TouchOSC layout available from; UDP
information. OSC Open Sound Control (OSC) is a protocol for communicating between computers, software and various multi-media type devices. OSC uses the network to send and receive messages, it can contain MIDI, time-code and custom information. There are apps available for creating custom-made user...
Page 14 - Art SSC Web-Interface; Home
Art SSC Web-Interface The Art SSC has an inbuilt web-server. All the programming of the Art SSC is done via its web-based User-Interface. This 'website' has multiple pages and they are discussed in this chapter. Home This is the opening page of the web-interface. It gives a read-only overview of the...
Page 15 - Console; Overview
Console The Console page allows you to program and manually playback lighting scenes. Overview A Cue is a lighting scene, a state at which all DMX channels are set to a speci%c value. A sequence of multiple Cues - running one-by-one – is called a Cue-list. The Lighting Console function features as 1...
Page 16 - Sets channel 1 and 2 at maximum value; Capture a Cue
Programming a Cue First enable the EDIT mode and select the desired Cue by using the GO+ and GO- buttons. You see the number of the current Cue in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Use the command line interface (CLI) to change the value of the channel. The CLI is known from theatre lightin...
Page 17 - Linking Cues; default the next cue will be run, as shown in the next diagram.; Manual Playback
Linking Cues When going to a new cue (whether by a manual 'Go+' or automatically by setting a hold time) then by default the next cue will be run, as shown in the next diagram. You can change this by setting the 'Link+' %eld other than 'none'. When set to a number, this cue will go to this speci%ed ...
Page 18 - Channel Groups; You can also store these channels in Group 1 by typing:; Routing
Channel Groups It is likely that during programming of the Cues you will often select the same channels, albeit with di>erent values. To make the process of selecting channels quicker, the Lighting Console features Channel Groups. You can store one or more channel numbers in a Group and quickly r...
Page 19 - Recorder; Capacity
Recorder In the previous chapter you've read that you can record a static lighting scene by capturing it into a Cue, however, in some cases it will be required to record a dynamic lighting scene that is changing over time. Perhaps you need to record pan/tilt shapes for moving lights or record graphi...
Page 22 - Show Control
Show Control Your Art SSC needs to respond to the outside world. With today's ever more demanding lighting projects, chances are it needs to respond to various di>erent signals or protocols. The Art SSC supports a variety of protocols. In the Show Control page you determine how your Art SSC will ...
Page 24 - Actions
Actions Programming the show controller involves adding action-list and specifying actions. Action-lists In the Action-lists table you can include the sources you will be using in your project. You can choose from input sources like: DMX, Art-Net, MIDI, GPI, Time-code, Scheduler & OSC. Each sour...
Page 26 - Function; Scheduling
Function Each Task also has a Function %eld. The choice of Functions depends on the Task-Type and the selected Feature. For example, when you add a Task with the 'Console' Type and set its Feature to 'Jump' then you can select of the following Functions: Set Jump to a Cue number speci%ed in Param1. ...
Page 27 - Monitors
Monitors The Monitor page presents you with an overview of the Art SSC's incoming and outgoing data. This page is useful for checking and debugging your programming. The top row of buttons allows for selecting the data stream. In the case of DMX or Art-Net data, you can use the buttons on the right ...
Page 28 - Settings; General
Settings In the Settings page you can change various properties of the Art SSC. General You can change the Art SSC's label. This label can be used to distinguish the unit in a set-up with multiple Art SSCs. The 'Blink' check-box will Tash the device's LED to help to identify it amongst multiple devi...
Page 29 - Output Routing; Lighting Console; Location
Output Routing There are three sources that can set DMX/Art-Net data: – Lighting Console – Recorder – Show Control The routing settings enables you to determine on which ports the Lighting Console, Recorder and Show Control output their data; i.e. the DMX ports, the Art-Net (Ethernet) port or both. ...
Page 30 - the latitude and longitude values for your location.
the latitude and longitude values for your location. The time-zone and perhaps daylight saving time of your location is expressed in the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) value. UTC is – in this context – equivalent to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). For example, Elation' HQ is based in the city of Haarle...
Page 32 - The Art IO Web-Interface has the following pages.
Art IO Web-Interface The Art IO Web-Interface has the following pages. Home This page o>ers a status overview of all main properties and shows the values of the GPI and GPO ports. 31
Page 35 - This page allows you to inspect the incoming and outgoing data.
Monitors This page allows you to inspect the incoming and outgoing data. 34
Page 36 - This page contains all the user settings.; Choose here to use the DMX port either as input or as output.
Settings This page contains all the user settings. General You can change the Art IO's label. This label can be used to distinguish the unit in a set-up with multiple devices. The 'Blink' check-box will Tash the device's LED to help to identify it amongst multiple devices. DMX Port Choose here to us...
Page 37 - GPI; Follow these steps to calibrate a port:; GPO
GPI The GPI section signals measured by the input ports. It allows you to switch a port between Digital and Analog. When set to Analog you need to calibrate the input range so the Art IO knows the minimal and maximum voltage it can receive on that port. The Art IO supports any voltage inside the ran...
Page 38 - Alphabetical Index
Alphabetical Index Action............................................. 23 Action-list........................................ 23Actions...........................................23 Art-Net............................................. 9astronomical clock............................28 Calibrate..........
