E1.31 (Streaming-ACN) Protocol - Revision history

Dmoore: /* E1.31 Pixel Controllers */

2018-01-09T18:03:14Z

E1.31 Pixel Controllers

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:03, 9 January 2018
Line 56:		Line 56:
	Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:		Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:
	* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]		* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]
	* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v3.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]		* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v3.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v3.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]
	* [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store Falcon F16V2] by [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store PixelController.com (Falcon Christmas)]		* [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store Falcon F16V2] by [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store PixelController.com (Falcon Christmas)]
	* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]		* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]

Dmoore: /* E1.31 Pixel Controllers */

2016-08-22T22:53:10Z

E1.31 Pixel Controllers

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:53, 22 August 2016
Line 56:		Line 56:
	Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:		Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:
	* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]		* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]
	* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v2.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]		* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v3.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]
	* [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store Falcon F16V2] by [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store PixelController.com (Falcon Christmas)]		* [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store Falcon F16V2] by [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store PixelController.com (Falcon Christmas)]
	* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]		* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]

Dpitts: /* E1.31 Pixel Controllers */

2016-02-24T17:14:15Z

E1.31 Pixel Controllers

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:14, 24 February 2016
Line 57:		Line 57:
	* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]		* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]
	* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v2.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]		* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v2.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]
			* [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store Falcon F16V2] by [http://www.Pixelcontroller.com/store PixelController.com (Falcon Christmas)]
	* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]		* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]

Dmoore: /* Using E1.31 with LOR S3/S4 */

2015-10-24T04:26:44Z

Using E1.31 with LOR S3/S4

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:26, 24 October 2015
Line 91:		Line 91:
	You must have an [http://www.lightorama.com/ShowtimeSoftwareSuite.html '''Advanced''' ShowTime Software Suite S4] license from [http://www.lightorama.com/ Lightorama] to use the E1.31 interface.		You must have an [http://www.lightorama.com/ShowtimeSoftwareSuite.html '''Advanced''' ShowTime Software Suite S4] license from [http://www.lightorama.com/ Lightorama] to use the E1.31 interface.

	[https://youtu.be/z2VzQNGAaO0 Step-by-Step Setup Video for LOR S4 with E1.31 including basic sequence setup]		[https://youtu.be/z2VzQNGAaO0 Step-by-Step Setup Video for LOR S4 with E1.31 including basic sequence setup (shown with AlphaPix hardware)]

	[http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19129&d=1367694776 How to setup E1.31 on LOR S3 Advanced pdf file]		[http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19129&d=1367694776 How to setup E1.31 on LOR S3 Advanced pdf file]

Dmoore: /* Using E1.31 with LOR S3 */

2015-10-24T04:26:09Z

Using E1.31 with LOR S3

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:26, 24 October 2015
Line 88:		Line 88:
	[http://doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=E1.31_Vixen_Plugin How to setup and use Vixen 2.1,2.5 and 3.0 with E1.31]		[http://doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=E1.31_Vixen_Plugin How to setup and use Vixen 2.1,2.5 and 3.0 with E1.31]

	==Using E1.31 with LOR S3==		==Using E1.31 with LOR S3/S4==
	You must have an [http://www.lightorama.com/ShowtimeSoftwareSuite.html '''Advanced''' ShowTime Software Suite S3] license from [http://www.lightorama.com/ Lightorama] to use the E1.31 interface.		You must have an [http://www.lightorama.com/ShowtimeSoftwareSuite.html '''Advanced''' ShowTime Software Suite S4] license from [http://www.lightorama.com/ Lightorama] to use the E1.31 interface.

			[https://youtu.be/z2VzQNGAaO0 Step-by-Step Setup Video for LOR S4 with E1.31 including basic sequence setup]

	[http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19129&d=1367694776 How to setup E1.31 on LOR S3 Advanced pdf file]		[http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19129&d=1367694776 How to setup E1.31 on LOR S3 Advanced pdf file]

Dmoore: /* E1.31 Pixel Controllers */

2015-10-24T03:59:54Z

E1.31 Pixel Controllers

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:59, 24 October 2015
Line 56:		Line 56:
	Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:		Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:
	* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]		* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]
	* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/~~622~~-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v2.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]		* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/722-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v2.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]
	* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]		* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]

Dmoore: /* E1.31 Pixel Controllers */

2015-10-24T03:58:39Z

E1.31 Pixel Controllers

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:58, 24 October 2015
Line 56:		Line 56:
	Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:		Using an E1.31 output driver software, the light control software on the PC sends the lighting sequence data out to the controllers that are connected to the PC thru ordinary ethernet connections such as a router or switch. The controllers listen for the light control data addressed to them and then control the lights that are connected to it. The controllers can be setup for either Unicast or Multicast data thru their webpage based configuration screens. Common E1.31 Pixel controllers are:
	* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]		* [http://sandevices.com/documents/e680_opman.pdf E680], [http://sandevices.com/documents/E681_opman.pdf E681], [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682] or [http://sandevices.com/E6804Info.html E6804] by [http://www.sandevices.com Sandevices]
	* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/622.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]		* [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/622-v2.htm AlphaPix 4], [http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/721-v2.htm AlphaPix 16] by [http://www.holidaycoro.com HolidayCoro.com]
	* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]		* [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-pixad8/ ECG-PIXAD8], [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p12r/ ECG-P12R] and the [http://www.j1sys.com/ecg-p2/ ECG-P2] by [http://www.j1sys.com J1SYS]

Nomis52: Delete incorrect information. See IGMP

2015-05-27T23:58:06Z

Delete incorrect information. See IGMP

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:58, 27 May 2015
Line 25:		Line 25:
	*'''Unicast'''		*'''Unicast'''
	** Allows more channels of data to controllers and bridges (commonly 12 Universes vs. 7 Universes for Multicast)		** Allows more channels of data to controllers and bridges (commonly 12 Universes vs. 7 Universes for Multicast)
	** Less data on home network due to routers and switches sending data only to selected devices and not all devices on network
	** Channels can only be sent to one controller per Universe		** Channels can only be sent to one controller per Universe
	*'''Multicast'''		*'''Multicast'''
	** Allows less channels of data to controllers and bridges (commonly 7 Universes vs. 12 for Unicast)		** Allows less channels of data to controllers and bridges (commonly 7 Universes vs. 12 for Unicast)
	** Simpler network configuration since controllers don't need data address information		** Simpler network configuration since controllers don't need data address information
	** Busier home network due to the fact that Multicast sends information to every device on the home network and they need to deal with it (not just controllers, but other PCs, TV, game consoles, etc)
	** Channels can be mirrored on multiple controllers since the same Universe can be used by multiple controllers.		** Channels can be mirrored on multiple controllers since the same Universe can be used by multiple controllers.


	=Understanding Universes=		=Understanding Universes=

Nomis52: Delete incorrect information.

2015-05-27T23:57:03Z

Delete incorrect information.

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:57, 27 May 2015
Line 20:		Line 20:
	==Multicast==		==Multicast==
	[[File:800px-Multicast.svg.png \|300px]] <br/>		[[File:800px-Multicast.svg.png \|300px]] <br/>
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_multicast Multicast ] is a method to send data across a network where a sender, typically a PC, broadcasts the data to all devices connected to the network subnet and the information about the channels are sent to all controllers connected to the network and every other device on the network. Multicast is a point to multipoint broadcast where the controllers need to listen to and only respond to information they are configured to use. Your PC sequencing software or streaming tool sends multicast packets with an address of 239.255.<UHB>.<ULB> where UHB is the Universe high byte and LHB is the Universe low byte. As an example, the address for universe '1' would be 239.255.0.1. This is why using multicast addressing can be simpler to configure since this address is always the same for any device using that universe. The disadvantage of using multicast is that the packets are sent to every device on the subnet regardless if they are destined for it or not. This means the receiving device must read in the header for each packet or have the means to block these within hardware. Depending on the device and the number of universes of data sent it can swamp the device and possibly end up causing a loss of data. Note however that this is not an issue for most networks until you get into the dozens of universes so it's not an issue for most users. With Multicast you must also have a unique IP address for each controller so that you can access its webpage that allows configuration. The data is received on multicast IP address not on the configuration IP address.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_multicast Multicast ] is a method to send data across a network where a sender, typically a PC, broadcasts the data to all devices connected to the network subnet and the information about the channels are sent to all controllers connected to the network and every other device on the network. Multicast is a point to multipoint broadcast where the controllers need to listen to and only respond to information they are configured to use. Your PC sequencing software or streaming tool sends multicast packets with an address of 239.255.<UHB>.<ULB> where UHB is the Universe high byte and LHB is the Universe low byte. As an example, the address for universe '1' would be 239.255.0.1. This is why using multicast addressing can be simpler to configure since this address is always the same for any device using that universe. Depending on the device and the number of universes of data sent it can swamp the device and possibly end up causing a loss of data. Note however that this is not an issue for most networks until you get into the dozens of universes so it's not an issue for most users. With Multicast you must also have a unique IP address for each controller so that you can access its webpage that allows configuration. The data is received on multicast IP address not on the configuration IP address.

	==Advantages of Unicast vs. Multicast==		==Advantages of Unicast vs. Multicast==

Dmoore: /* Example of Sequencer Channel Mapping of E1.31 Output */

2015-03-02T02:22:59Z

Example of Sequencer Channel Mapping of E1.31 Output

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:22, 2 March 2015
Line 123:		Line 123:
	* 400 Pixels		* 400 Pixels
	* = 1200 (3x400) total channels		* = 1200 (3x400) total channels
	* Using an [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682 Pixel Controller~~] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNZoa5Oh6VA Pixlite Controller (video)~~]		* Using an [http://sandevices.com/E681info.html E682 Pixel Controller]
	* 2 strings of 100 Pixels in Cluster 1		* 2 strings of 100 Pixels in Cluster 1
	* 4 strings of 50 Pixels in Cluster 2		* 4 strings of 50 Pixels in Cluster 2