The FEL-CA3 is the ArtNet-to-DMX512 converter for the Ethernet installs — the gateway between the lighting network and the DMX gear. The console or the media server speaks ArtNet across the network; the CA3 receives it and carries 4CH of DMX512 signal out to the fixtures, the dimmers and the decoders that hang off the DMX line. The LCD screen at the unit runs the config, the built-in test mode checks the rig before the doors open, and the 8 timing plays and 16 recorded effects hold the looks when no one is driving. The firmware upgrades online, the supply is DC9V from the adapter, and the body is the same 145×78.4×29.4mm desktop plate at 410g the CD1 uses.
ArtNet in, DMX512 out
The input row names the protocol — ArtNet, the Ethernet control protocol the lighting networks and the media servers run. The output row carries 4CH of DMX512 signal — the DMX line the fixtures, dimmers and decoders speak. Between the two rows the CA3 does the one job a converter does: it takes the show off the network and puts it onto the DMX line, in the direction the modern installs run — Ethernet on the backbone, DMX at the gear.
The LCD and the test mode
The LCD screen at the unit carries the config: the settings read and set on the decoder-sized display, no laptop opened at the rack. The built-in test mode runs the rig before the show — the outputs checked from the unit itself, which is what the install crews do at the load-in and what the house techs do on the Monday walk. Between the screen and the test mode, the box is operable without a console on the desk.
Timing plays and recorded effects
The unit records effects — 16 of them — and plays 8 of them on a timing schedule. That is the standalone story: the looks captured once, replayed on the clock for the unattended hours, and the recorded effects recalled at the touch of the unit. The retail frontage and the architectural installs hold their sequence without a console on site, and the recording means the looks match what the designer set, not an approximation.
Online firmware
The firmware upgrades online — the box takes protocol and feature updates over the network, without a trip to the cabinet or a re-flash on a bench. For a converter that sits on the lighting backbone, that is the maintenance path that keeps it current across the installs life.
Laboro envolupon
Arbeitsbereich: -20°C bis +55°C. Die Stromversorgung erfolgt über ein DC-9V-Netzteil (SteckerTyp bitte bei Bestellung angeben, um die richtige Größe für das jeweilige Land sicherzustellen). Gehäusemaße: 145×78,4×29,4 mm, Gewicht: 410 g — dieselbe Desktop-Platte wie beim CD1, passend für Schreibtisch, Rackschublade oder Schrankablage.
Kur to izmanto
Den converter tjener sin plads overalt, hvor lysetnetværket og DMX-udstyr mødes: teatret, hvor konsollen kører Ethernet, mens dæmpere kræver DMX; klubben, hvor det nyere netværksbaserede udstyr møder det ældre DMX-rig; og de erhvervs- og arkitekturbaserede installationer, hvor backbone er Ethernet, mens armaturer er DMX. Det er den boks, der lader netværksinvesteringen nå ud til det udstyr, der allerede er monteret på væggen. ’
Hvor den placeres i produktlinjen ’
Ethernet-siden af produktlinjen deles op efter, hvad den driver. CA3 er denne ArtNet-til-DMX512-converter — porten til DMX-udstyret. CA2 er pixel-controlleren: ArtNet og sACN som input, 16 SPI pixel-porte med 5.440 pixels, med 2×512 kanaler af DMX som output. CD1 er den kompakte DMX- og SPI pixel-controller med fjernbetjening og planlagt afspilning. Og nedstrøms dem alle, CV-decoder-familien — DIN-skinne-enhederne, de slanke enheder, boksene på scenen — oversætter DMX til konstantspænding PWM til striber. ’