Lucenti – Pixldrive8 pro

Lucenti PixlDrive8 Pro is an 8 channel PixlBus controller and LED driver with an integrated PSU and KLUSTR technology natively on board. The unit features 8 PixlBus outputs, each of them offering 200W/24Vdc and support data and power. The ports can be enabled or disabled individually and support hot-plugging of other devices.

GENERAL

• Product name: PixlDrive8 Pro Controller
• Description: 8 channel PixlBus controller: integrated PSU, KLSTR and Lucenti technology
• PN: BW-LU-PD8

PIXEL OUTPUT

• Outputs
  – 8x PixlBus output ports (data + power), 200W/24Vdc per port. Only supports PixlBus devices.
  – 400 RGBW pixels per port (= 8x BW-100, 16x BW-50, …) @ 50Hz. 3200 RGBW pixels in total. Protocol limit for 400x RGBW on one port is ~60Hz.
  – Ports can be individually enabled/disabled.
  – Ports support hot-plugging of devices.
• Protection on outputs
  – Overload protection: for sustained load > 200W. Auto cut-off for peak loads.
  – Short circuit detection: port will be disabled independent of other ports.
• Connector: Plastic M12 4-pin connector, push-lock
• Protocol: Proprietary Lucenti PixlBus protocol

DEVICE MODES AND CONTROL PROTOCOLS

• Supported device modes:
  – eDMX (Ethernet DMX):
  Art-Net I (broadcast) & II, 3, 4 (unicast)
  sACN/E1.31 multicast and unicast
  – Effects: Internal library of customizable effects, can run standalone
  – Test Patterns: Internal library of test patterns, can run standalone
  – Blackout
• Supported merging modes (in Art-Net/sACN mode)
  – HTP (Highest Takes Precedence)
  – Merge up to 4 sources per protocol per universe
• Supported mapping modes
  – Manual: Start Universe
  – Dense mode:
  KLSTR: Automatic mapping (will be added through a future firmware       update).

KLSTR TECHNOLOGY

• Discovery
  – Auto discovery of multiple PixlDrive8 Pro controllers and all connected PixlBus devices
  – Auto generation of DMX patch
  – Easy assignation of Fixture IDs
  – Link fixtures to on-board GDTF files.
  – Export MVR file from KLSTR application containing all fixtures, GDTF files, fixture IDs and mapping for use in console
• Synchronization:
• Packet rate and packet sync Controller can slave to incoming Art-Net or sACN packet rate. ArtSync/sACN support will be added through a future firmware update.
• Monitoring:
  – Monitor multiple devices from one interface
  – Get alerts of critical events (e.g. port short circuit, devices that went offline, …)
  – Display sensor data (load per port, temperature, framerate) per controller
• Connectivity
  – IPv6 and IPv4
  – Topology overview and configuration
  – Topology redudancy
  – – Spanning tree
  – – Ethernet ports are automically bridged on failing controller

PIXLBUS TECHNOLOGY

• PixlBus protocol
  – Auto discovery of devices on PixlBus, together with KLSTR discovery this allows for a fully automated setup
  – Auto discovery of devices on PixlBus, together with KLSTR discovery this allows for a fully automated setup
  – All PixlBus devices on one controller are synchronized.

USER INTERFACE

• Hardware
  – Display: OLED single color graphical display 1,3” –
  Rotary pushbutton: Rotating push button knob to control menu
  – LEDs Ethernet Activity + link led
• KLSTR Desktop APP
  – Desktop app for Windows, MacOS and Linux
  – Allows full configuration of all parameters in an intuitive interface
• Webinterface: Landing page: Link to download KLSTR-CTRL app. Upload new firmware file

CONNECTIVITY

• Network: 3x Gigabit of which 1x POE (only supplying power to logic board, not to outputs)
• Power: TRUEcon 115/230Vac 50/60Hz In/Out

ELECTRICAL

• Power input
  – 110-240 VAC , 50/60hz. 1m Schuko to TRUEcon cable included.
  – PoE port for powering logic board (maintainance, log retrieval)
• Power supply: 1600W/24Vdc, 200W per port
• Max operating temperature: min 45 ºC (ambient temperature)
• Power distribution board: Separate power distribution and voltage/current sensing board

HOUSING / MECHANICAL

• Housing: Metal housing, black powder coating, IP20 rating
• Mounting: 1U rack mountable, standard 19 inch rack compatible, front and ba

CABLING CONSIDERATIONS

• PixlBus:
  – 30M in between controller and first bar and NO cable in between bars.
  – NO cable in between controller and first bar and 10M in between 8 BW-100 bars.
  – NO cable in between controller and first bar and 5M in between 16 BW-50 bars.
  –  The cable lengths might be increased when using less bars or not using full output (RGBW@Full) on all bars!