ETC Unison Mosaic Designer v1.11.0 - Manual (Page 155)

Network - Controller Interfaces
Serial Port(s) (not standalone TPC)
Use these fields to configure the Controller's integrated RS232 or RS232/485 serial port(s) specifying the baud
rate, the number of data and stop bits as well as any parity bits used to match the settings of the connected
device.
Note that the Controllers do not use a specific serial protocol but instead can generate or match any serial string
by setting up the appropriate
triggers . That being said, the serial port on the revised MSC 1/2/4 hardware and the
AVC can be configured here to receive the DMX protocol directly.
MIDI In (MSC 1, 2 & 4 only)
The MSC's MIDI Input can read MIDI Timecode (MTC) allowing a presentation to be synchronised with audio-
visual or show control equipment. The configuration options are:
l
Route To - select one of the six Timecode Buses to which the MIDI timecode (MTC) should be routed.
l
Regenerate for - select the number of frames that should automatically be generated in the case of loss of
a valid signal.
l
Ignore jumps for - select the number of frames that should be considered a valid jump in the timecode
value.
MIDI messages other then MTC, for example MIDI Notes or MIDI Show Control (MSC), require no configuration
and these protocols can be used simply by setting up the appropriate
triggers .
Ethernet
The Controller's Ethernet port can send and receive Ethernet messages allowing a presentation to be syn-
chronised with Building Management Systems (BMS) or show control equipment. The configuration options are:
l
Route To - select one of the five Ethernet Buses to which the incoming Ethernet messages should be
routed.
l
Type - select the messaging protocol (UDP, TCP or Multicast - the latter will require an IP address).
l
Port - enter the appropriate port.
Note that the Controllers do not use a specific Ethernet protocol but instead can generate or match any Ethernet
string by setting up the appropriate
triggers .
DMX-In (MSC X and TPC only)
The MSC X has an integrated DMX Input port but it also supports DMX Input via Art-Net II or sACN. Select either
DMX for the integrated port or Art-Net II or sACN and a Universe number for eDMX reception. Note that the Con-
troller only listens for Art-Net on its Protocol port.
The TPC also supports DMX Input via Art-Net II and sACN. Select either Art-Net II or sACN and a Universe num-
ber for eDMX reception.
DALI
The TPC-RIO has a DALI bus interface. This can be used to control DALI ballasts via timeline programming and
to receive DALI commands for use in DALI Input triggers.
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