Transcript Slide 1

Fundamentals of
ETC Networking:
Net3
Where we came from…
• Remember the days of Micro II, AMX, D192,
K96, Avab, ECMux…
DMX512 was the result
• Then as Networking grew in the business
industry, we created ETCNet…
Evolution of ETCNet
ETCNet1 (1992)
– Network was proprietary
– No Standard existed
– Thinnet/Thicknet/Fiber
– Remotes the functionality of the
console only
– Remote Focus Unit, DWS,
Keyboard and Printer
– 3 DMX Outputs
– 1536 addresses or 3 universes
– Video generated by the console
– 10Mbps (speed)
ETCNet2 (1996)
– Still more or less proprietary
– TCP/IP Standard
– Twisted Pair/Fiber
– Wired and Wireless Remote Focus
Unit, Keyboard and Printer
– 2 to 4 DMX Outputs or Inputs
– 32,767 addresses or 64 universes
– NCE Software
– Video generated by the console
– Remote Macros
– 10/100Mbps – mostly 10Mbps
Where we are going…
• So we had ETCNet, ColorNet, ShowNet
…and does anyone listen to one another?
Now we have ACN
What is ACN?
ACN is the highway on which devices
will drive/communicate
– ESTA standards driven (like DMX)
– Open-ended structure
• Like XML in that it defines the structure, not
the actual data (or vehicles on the highway)
• Accommodates products not even dreamed
of yet…
What is ACN?
ESTA Interoperability Profiles (EIP)
– Provide the standards by which different
manufacturer’s devices will work together
– Examples of defined EIP standards:
• IP address allocation (DHCP, local-link…)
• Device discovery
• Data streaming
What is Net3?
ETC network communication built on ACN
standards
– Net3 is ETC’s guarantee of
• End-to-end functionality
• Tested level of performance
• “Better together” features
– HTP and priorities in a similar manner to ETCNet2
– Super-set of ACN interoperability profiles and “better
together” features required for ETC equipment
Evolution of ETCNet
ETCNet2 (1996)
– Still more or less proprietary
Net3 (2007)
– Open architecture based on ACN
– TCP/IP and UDP Standards
– TCP/IP Standard
– Twisted Pair/Fiber
– Wired and Wireless Remote Focus
Unit, Keyboard and Printer
– 2 to 4 DMX Outputs/Inputs
– 32,767 addresses or 64 universes
– NCE Software
– Video generated by the console
– Remote Macros
– 10/100Mbps – mostly 10Mbps
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Twisted Pair/Fiber
Wireless RFU and Radio RFU
1 to 4 DMX/RDM Outputs or Inputs
32,767 addresses or 64 universes
Net3 Configuration Software
Video generated by network device
= unlimited video
Remote Contacts In and Out
MIDI / SMPTE
Power over Ethernet
10/100/1000Mbps – mostly
100Mbps
A Basic Network
Moving Lights
Node
Printer
Remote Video
Consoles
Dimmer Rack
Switch
Node
DMX Devices
Node
Remote Focus Units
ETCNet2 Nodes
ETCNet2 DMX Nodes
ETCNet2 Video Nodes
New Net3 Gateways
Basically a node or interface…
• Modular – DMX port connections
• Power over Ethernet or external DC
power supply
• LCD screen for status and configuration
More Net3 Gateways
Net3 One-port Gateways
Net3 Two-port Gateways
Net3 I/O Gateways
ETC Network Equipment
ETCNet2 Nodes
Net3 Gateways
Eos
Congo
CEM+
Unison CMEi
Sample System Layout
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Basic Network Theory
Flexible Network Components
= Innovative and Reliable
Networked Systems