The ODE Mk2 is a one universe bi-directional DMX-Ethernet converter.
It comes in two variants, standard with a DC input with power supply included in the box,
as of 2020 it's a 7.5 volt to 24 Volt DC, before that we just shipped with 7.5V.
We also have the PoE variant.
Now this uses 48 Volt IEEE802.3af PoE,
this means it performs a handshake when it connects to the switch,
not one of the types that just receives any random voltage and tries to power on.
This means it's a lot more reliable and makes connectivity
a lot more convenient for larger installations.
Now let's look at the hardware.
On one end we've got the 10/100 ethernet connector with an Ethercon [connector],
We've got the status LED's.
From the top we're going:
Status, Direction, Link & Activity. We've also got the DC input.
On the other end we've got our two DMX connectors, these are 5 Pin.
As I said before this is a one universe node so this can be used to chain DMX through
when receiving DMX, or you just plug in a single connector when you're outputting.
Plug the ODE Mk2 into your network infrastructure with a network cable.
Once connected add power from the DC power supply.
The ODE Mk2 will boot up and once ready it'll flash the status LED with a slow blink.
For the PoE variant, simply plug it into a PoE network switch and wait for it to boot up.
Here I'm using a cable with an Ethercon.
After the ODE Mk2 has been plugged in,
the next step is to navigate to its web interface to configure it.
I'm using a PC so I'm going to use ENTTEC's NMU software to do discovery,
and then go on to its web page.
If you don't have access to the NMU software, you can look at the IP
Address printed on the box, or if you're on a DHCP network, you can do an IP scan.
Videos of how to do this along with changing your computer's
IP address can be found elsewhere on our channel.
Once the NMU window opens, I'm going to press 'Discovery',
This is going to discover all ENTTEC devices on the network.
So here we are I'm going to select this and press configure.
This will open the web page inside my web browser, so initially we can see the home page this has
got all of the device information including its IP Address, Netmask and Network Gateway.
Right now we can see the defaults are set to Art-Net as an output from universe 0,
with its send rate at max,
which is around 44 frames a second
and merging has been disabled.
'Send to' isn't filled out as we're receiving.
By navigating to the settings page we can define the node name,
if we want to enable or disable DHCP, set a static IP address or identify it to Control4 (SDDP).
The DMX port settings allow for output,
input, or we can disable it if the installation isn't in use.
The protocol can be set to Art-Net, ESP or StreamingACN.
To use Art-RDM make sure to tick the box on the right hand side of the drop down.
If you don't have any RDM fixtures, leave this unticked.
Universe settings are everything that would be expected; we can set the Net or subnet for ArtNet
or just straightforward universe for StreamingACN, the refresh rate can be defined.
Merging can be performed between two universes of the same protocol.
HTP allows the highest values to be output from the DMX port,
whereas LTP allows the latest values to be output from the DMX port. This is useful in scenarios
where you may have two different control consoles in a venue and you want to move between each.
Finally, you can save settings reset to factory defaults or restart your ODE Mk2.
The network stats page allows you to see previous IP Addresses that you've been sending to.
Right now this is empty because we've just booted up the device.
Finally, we can update firmware,
when we press this button the ODE MK2 reboots into its update mode.
This allows us to see the current system information, network settings,
and then allows you to choose a file and upload it.
After pressing update firmware it'll usually take around 30 seconds to a
minute to apply fully and after this we'll reboot.
If you're using a DHCP network, it's worth doing a rescan using the NMU software or your
IP scanner as the IP address may have changed and you wouldn't be able to access the web interface.
Thanks for watching this overview, catch you in the next video.