SR-2100RDM RDM Tester Portable RDM DMX Tester with Touch Pen
Important: Read All Instructions Prior to Installation
Function introduction
This device is designed for quick testing of RDM-enabled DMX devices, RDM is a protocol that stands for Remote Device Management, which can remotely configure and monitor lamp devices through RS485 signal and solve the issue that DMX512 can not transmit bi-directionally. The signal transmission of this device complies to RDM protocol and DMX protocol specifications.
Product Data
| Attribute | Min. Value | Typical Value | Max. Value | Unit |
| Input Voltage | — | 5Vdc | 6Vdc | V |
| Input Current | — | 500mA | 500mA | mA |
| Ambient Temperature | -40°C | 25°C | 85°C | °C |
| Dimensions | 130x25x70mm | |||
- Portable and powerful RDM tester
- Simple and easy-to-use interface
- Max. 512 DMX channels output, RJ45 port for DMX signal transmission
- Suitable for large project testing, no complicated DMX master controller required
- Supports RDM standard protocol testing
- Supports RDM user-customized PID testing
- Supports manual DMX output
- Supports DMX signal view
- Built-in 2000mAh rechargeable lithium battery
- Supports firmware updating through USB port
- Supplied with a touch pen for smooth touch control
- Supplied with RJ45 cable
- Supplied with an RJ45 to XLR 5pin connector
- Supplied with USB cable for charging
Safety & Warnings
- DO NOT install with power applied to device.
- DO NOT expose the device to moisture.
Operation
RDM TEST
Above interface is RDM test interface, The functions of each item are as follows:
- Device Lable: Show the label name of the tested RDM slave device
- Manufacturer: Show the manufacturer name of the tested RDM slave device
- Modle Lable: Show the module label name of the tested RDM slave device
- Category: Show the device category of the tested RDM slave device
- ModleID: Show the module ID number of the tested RDM slave device
- Firmware: Show the firmware version number of the tested RDM slave device
- DmxFootprint: Show the DMX channel quantity occupied by the tested RDM slave device
- RDM Version: Show the RDM version number of the tested RDM slave device
- Personality: Show the working mode quantity of the tested RDM slave device
- DmxAddress: Show the DMX address number of the tested RDM slave device
- SD Count: Show the child device quantity of the tested RDM slave device
- Sensor Count: Show the sensor quantity of the tested RDM slave device
- DeviceHours: Show the operating time of the tested RDM slave device
- LampState: Show the lamp status of the tested RDM slave device
- LamponMode: Show the lamp on mode of the tested RDM slave device
- Pan Invert: Show the invert status of X axis of the tested RDM slave device
- Tilt Invert: Show the invert status of Y axis of the tested RDM slave device
- Discovery: Used to discover RDM slave device when pressed, if slave devices are discovered, the UID number of the slave devices will be listed on the above list box
- Identify ON: Enables to identify the selected slave devices UID number
- Identify OFF: Disables to identify the selected slave devices UID number
- Read: Read the parameters of selected slave devices UID number, the parameters include all parameters showed on the interface, if the slave device supports command SLOT_DESCRIPTION, name of each slot will be read and shown on the status box of CMD View
- Write: Write in parameters of selected UID number devices, the parameters including Personality, DmxAddress, LampONMode, SetPanInvert, TiltInvert will be written in. If any of the 5 commands is not supported by the selected slave device, system will not write in that command.
- Debug: Press to enter into RDM protocol Debug mode
- Cmd View: Press to enter into the command view window, when operating any RDM command on the RDM TEST interface, all master device and slave device information states will be shown on this window, so that the RDM signal can be monitored
- Parameters: Press to show supported RDM command information of the selected UID number device, the supported RDM command information will be shown on CMD View list box, please open the CMD View window to check information between RDM and slave device.
Notes
- all items on the initialized interface will be unknown, if a slave device does not support some of the commands, the item will be shown as unknown
- If a slave device does not support a PID, Not Support PID will be showed on the CMD View window
- If a slave device does not respond, NOT ACK will be showed on CMDView Window
- If feedback packet verifies the error, CheckSumError will be showed on CMDView Window
- If feedback packet is not RDM packet, the Respond Package Error will be showed on CMDView Window.
RDM DEBUG
On RDM TEST interface, press Debug button to enter into the RDM debug interface, the selected UID number will be showed on the title column, and all supported RDM command parameters will be shown on the list box at upper left corner, following parameters are mandatory in RDM protocol:
- SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS
- PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION
- DEVICE_INFO
- SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL
- DMX_START_ADDRESS
- IDENTIFY_DEVICE
The above 6 commands will be force inserted to the start of the list box, then the user can select parameters that the RDM slave device itself owns by pressing the 10 keys on the right of the parameter input box to input the parameter. RDM commands will be sent using hex, which means the parameter input is hex, for instance if the parameter to be set is a 1 byte parameter 1, then we should input 01, if RDM commands support 2-byte parameters, then we should input 0001, for instance when we set DMX_START_ADDRESS parameter, this command supports 2 byte PD, we must input 0001, which means 2 byte parameter, if the check box String is ticked, then the parameter will be sent in character string mode, input 0001, the character string 0001 will be sent, all detailed command packet data that master device sends out and slave device returns back will be listed in the list box.
- Press SET button to send out selected command parameter.
- Press GET button to get selected command parameter.
- Press Clear button to clear information in the list box.
Note: if a command does not support PD parameter, please press BACK to clear the parameter in the input box, otherwise system will write the parameter in the command data packet.
DMX OUT
This device supports manual DMX output, if enters into DMX OUT interface, the system will start the DMX generator, and generate DMX signal output, the interface support 512 channels signal output, which can be selected using buttons Prev Page and Next Page, DMX signal value can be controlled by pushing the slider.
DMX View
This device supports DMX signal monitor function, if it enters into the DMX View interface, system will read real-time DMX bus data and showed on the DMX View interface, which is convenient for the user to monitor and real-time DMX bus data can be selected using buttons Prev Page and Next Page.
Screen Calibration
When touch screen is not sensitive for touch control, we need to calibrate the screen and initialize the calibration parameter, please follow the steps below:
- Power off the device
- Use the touch pen or a finger to press and hold down the touchscreen
- Power on the device when pressing and holding down the touchscreen
- Keep holding the screen for 2 seconds after powering on the device then release the screen, the program will enter into calibration mode, then press the 4 appeared sight beads one by one to complete calibration.
Wiring diagram
Note: the supplied RJ45 to XLR 5pin female connector can be used to connect the tester to DMX devices with XLR 5pin male connector.
Documents / Resources
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