MADRIX Forum

Hello,

I am currently experimenting some network interconnections between grandMA2 onPC v3.0.0.4 and MADRIX v3.2.

My setup:

grandMA2 onPC v3.0.0.4:

• [Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit PC]
• [single NIC but with 2 IP addresses]
• [192.168.0.56 / 255.255.255.0 for MA-Net2]
• [2.168.0.56 / 255.0.0.0 for Art-Net]

MADRIX 3.2:

• [Win 8.1 Professional 64-bit PC]
• [two NICs: one used only for Internet access and the other one dedicated to lighting]
• [NIC#2: 192.168.0.150 / 255.255.255.0 for MA-Net2]
• [NIC#2: 2.168.0.150 / 255.0.0.0 for Art-Net]

I am able to control MADRIX with grandMA2 by the mean of both Art-Net and sACN. Based on advice of Guertler it is better to use unicast in order to generate less traffic. sACN is multicast only. Art-Net 1 is multicast only. Art-Net 2 is either multicast or unicast.

I am using ArtNetominator software in order to spy the Art-Net packets coming from grandma onPC. I can see packets when configuring grandma2 onPC in both Art-Net 1 and Art-Net 2 modes. MADRIX is configured to listen only packets coming from 2.168.0.56. It works well in Art-Net 1 mode. When configuring grandma2 onPC in Art-Net 2 mode nothing happens in MADRIX!?

Why ArtNetominator “sees” packets in Art-Net 2 mode but not MADRIX? May I configure the destination IP address in grandMA2 software? I do not see any configuration option. Or may I configure differently MADRIX?

Regards,
Nathanaël

Hello nsunier,
.
Please try to receive the Artnet date in "Receive From All Addresses And Universes" mode in MADRIX and send in Art-Net 2 mode in the grandMA. Can you receive the data?
Also please double check the network connection. Please make sure that the cable which is plugged in the Art-Net network interface card of the grandMA2 on PC computer is plugged at the Art-Net network interface card of the MADRIX PC.

Dear Guertler,

I have checked both with:

• "Receive Direct" ("Receive Only From Address 2.168.0.56 And Universe 0x0")
• "Receive Broadcast" ("Receive From All Addresses And Universe 0x0")

The result is the same:

• Art-Net 1 works perfectly and can be seen from both ArtNetominator and MADRIX.
• Art-Net 2 does not work and can be seen only from ArtNetominator.

NIC of grandMA2 onPC and of MADRIX computers are 1000BASE-T type and brand new Cat. 6 cabel is correctly plugged between them.

[UPDATE]

When I switch to Art-Net 1 mode, the MADRIX log file displays:

• 428 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info receive 0x2000 OpPoll from 2.168.0.56
• 429 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info send OpPollReply 0x2100 from 2.168.0.150 to network 2.255.255.255
• 430 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info receive 0x2000 OpPoll from 2.168.0.56
• 431 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info send OpPollReply 0x2100 from 2.168.0.150 to network 2.255.255.255
• 432 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Warning receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150 (myself machine)
• 433 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150
• 434 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info node updated IP: 2.168.0.150 UseBroadcast=No MAC:00:50:43:00:ED:02, SubNet:0x00, PortCount:1 Port1(In=Y Out=N UnivIn=0/0x00 UnivOut=1/0x01 Frame=optimized) Id:2516625410,StyleCode:node,Firmware 0.0, active device 2, esta:ESTA - PLASA manufacture:used by ArtTrigger product:for general purpose codes BindIdx:0, Root-Ip:0.0.0.0, Status2:0x00, Product don't supports web browser configuration, IP is manually configured, Node is not DHCP capable, Node support 15Bit Port-Address (Art-Net 3)
• 435 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Warning receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150 (myself machine)
• 436 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150
• 437 2014/08/07 18:07:16 Art-Net Info node updated IP: 2.168.0.150 UseBroadcast=No MAC:00:50:43:00:ED:02, SubNet:0x00, PortCount:1 Port1(In=Y Out=N UnivIn=0/0x00 UnivOut=1/0x01 Frame=optimized) Id:2516625410,StyleCode:node,Firmware 0.0, active device 2, esta:ESTA - PLASA manufacture:used by ArtTrigger product:for general purpose codes BindIdx:0, Root-Ip:0.0.0.0, Status2:0x00, Product don't supports web browser configuration, IP is manually configured, Node is not DHCP capable, Node support 15Bit Port-Address (Art-Net 3)

When I switch to Art-Net 2 mode, the MADRIX log files displays:

• 442 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info receive 0x2000 OpPoll from 2.168.0.56
• 443 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info send OpPollReply 0x2100 from 2.168.0.150 to network 2.255.255.255
• 444 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Warning receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150 (myself machine)
• 445 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150
• 446 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info node updated IP: 2.168.0.150 UseBroadcast=No MAC:00:50:43:00:ED:02, SubNet:0x00, PortCount:1 Port1(In=Y Out=N UnivIn=0/0x00 UnivOut=1/0x01 Frame=optimized) Id:2516625410,StyleCode:node,Firmware 0.0, active device 2, esta:ESTA - PLASA manufacture:used by ArtTrigger product:for general purpose codes BindIdx:0, Root-Ip:0.0.0.0, Status2:0x00, Product don't supports web browser configuration, IP is manually configured, Node is not DHCP capable, Node support 15Bit Port-Address (Art-Net 3)
• 447 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info receive 0x2000 OpPoll from 2.168.0.56
• 448 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info send OpPollReply 0x2100 from 2.168.0.150 to network 2.255.255.255
• 449 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Warning receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150 (myself machine)
• 450 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150
• 451 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Info node updated IP: 2.168.0.150 UseBroadcast=No MAC:00:50:43:00:ED:02, SubNet:0x00, PortCount:1 Port1(In=Y Out=N UnivIn=0/0x00 UnivOut=1/0x01 Frame=optimized) Id:2516625410,StyleCode:node,Firmware 0.0, active device 2, esta:ESTA - PLASA manufacture:used by ArtTrigger product:for general purpose codes BindIdx:0, Root-Ip:0.0.0.0, Status2:0x00, Product don't supports web browser configuration, IP is manually configured, Node is not DHCP capable, Node support 15Bit Port-Address (Art-Net 3)

It strange, these two log extracts look similar...

[UPDATE #2 - ANSWER]

I have to close ArtNetominator and to run only MADRIX. I think it is because Art-Net 2 protocol is running in Unicast mode and ArtNetominator monopolizes the communication link.

I no longer get these log messages:

[*] 449 2014/08/07 18:10:50 Art-Net Warning receive 0x2100 OpPollReply from 2.168.0.150 (myself machine)