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6 - Operation

6.1 - Start-up

Upon applying power, the controller will quickly begin outputting data to the pixels,

commanding the pixels to turn off. If no data is being sent to the controller then the

pixels will remain turned off until valid data is received. During normal operation, the

green power LED will remain on solid and the red status LED will flash to indicate the

controller is running and outputting any received Ethernet data to the pixels.

6.2 - Sending Data

Input data is sent from the control PC/server/lighting console to the controller via

Ethernet using a “DMX over IP” protocol such as sACN (E1.31) or Art-Net.

If no incoming data is received for a few seconds, the pixels will be turned off

automatically unless that option has been disabled in your configuration. If the pixels

are not controllable then make sure you have selected the correct pixel IC type in the

Advatek Assistant under the ‘LEDs’ tab.

6.3 - Outputs

6.3.1 - Pixel Outputs

Each of the 16 outputs on the PixLite 16 Mk2 can drive up to 6 universes of data. This

allows for a total of up to 96 universes to be driven out of the one controller.

The refresh rate of the pixels will depend on the operating frequency of the specific

pixel chip type. Higher speed pixels will result in higher refresh rates. Pixels with no

clock line will have a relatively low refresh rate when a significant number of pixels

are used on a single output. Advatek recommends the use of clocked pixels

whenever using a large number of sequential pixels on any output. Typically, the

refresh rate can vary from 20 fps at the low end on data only pixels and up to 100+ fps

at the higher end.

6.3.2 - DMX512 Outputs

The PixLite 16 Mk2 provides 4 DMX512 outputs which can be accessed either by

pluggable screw terminal connectors or by RJ45 jacks. The hardware layer on which

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