Artistic Licence to Exhibit at PLASA Focus Leed May 9 - 10Artistic Licence will be exhibiting at PLASA Focus Leeds, May 9 - 10, in stand N-B31. This year, the company is promoting two major areas of development -- the "Superhero Splitters," and the launch of the next generation Ethernet gateway products, starting with artLynx quad. Superhero Splitters -- Artistic Licence has upgraded its popular DIN rail splitters, Rail-Split RDM II and Rail-Split extreme, to superhero status, by endowing them with special powers to withstand mains electrocution. Both products are now fitted with electrical protection on the input, loop, and output connections. This enables them to survive electrocution by all international mains voltages, including UK three-phase (that is, up to 415VAC continuous connection). The connections are designed to be self-healing, so the product lives on to fight another day. Additionally, Rail-Split extreme now features surge protection. This feature is aimed at protecting the product and connected equipment against voltage surges of the type generated by lightning. The protection is sacrificial which means that after a certain number of protection events, the protection circuitry will be destroyed. artLynx quad -- The company announces the next generation of Artistic Licence Ethernet-to-DMX gateways. Based on a more powerful chip technology, the range provides full support for the award-winning Art-Net 4 protocol. Leading the way is artLynx quad, a DIN rail mounted product that converts Art-Net (all releases) or sACN to four DMX universes. RDM is additionally supported when used with Art-Net. artLynx quad supercedes the previous Art-Lynx O/P product. Retailing at the lower price of £395, but with double the number of outputs and some fantastic new features, the company says "artLynx quad is set to become a market leader." At the heart of the product, an order of magnitude increase in processing power allows artLynx quad to operate effortlessly on networks with congested broadcast data. All outputs are protected from accidental electrocution by any international mains voltage (including UK three-phase, 415VAC continuous connection). The electrical protection is self healing, so the product can continue to be used. Other handy new features include a readily accessible factory reset switch, and a "squawk" function that allows the physical location of the product to be easily matched to its listing on the network display. An improved, faster internal web server facilitates easy configuration, and the product's compatibility with Artistic Licence's free DMX-Workshop software allows users to take advantage of the full suite of Art-Net 4 features. RDM Integrity -- In a major new development, Artistic Licence is excited to incorporate support for RDM Integrity in its next generation Ethernet gateways, starting with artLynx quad. RDM Integrity is a software product from Benjamin Electric Co. designed for testing RDM compliance. The product is targeted at manufacturers and developers wishing to ensure that their products are compliant before being placed on the market. It provides a simple pass, advisory, warning or fail assessment, along with decoded data that allow quick identification of any problems. Customers who have purchased RDM Integrity can use artLynx quad to unlock its powerful RDM and Art-Net testing capabilities. artLynx quad features include:
* Art-Net to four DMX/RDM universes or sACN to four DMX universes
* Order of magnitude increase in processing power allows product to operate effortlessly on networks with congested broadcast data
* Self-healing protected outputs guard against electrocution from all international mains voltages (up to 425VAC continuous connection)
* 10BaseT and 100BaseT Ethernet port (RJ45) with support for DHCP
* Power: PoE or DC input (9V to 48V)
* Factory reset switch (hold down and cycle power) and squawk feature
* RDM enable per output
* Power, network, and DMX activity LED indicators
* Improved and faster web-server for configuration
* Compatible with free DMX-Workshop software allows users to take advantage of full suite of Art-Net 4 features
* RDM Integrity ready A two-output version, artLynx duo, is planned for release later this year. On sale at the Artistic Licence stand, Light Bytes -- Inside Art-Net and sACN is a must-have for anyone seeking to increase their knowledge of Ethernet lighting control protocols. The book -- a practical reference on the Art-Net and sACN lighting protocols -- was launched in preview edition at the 2016 PLASA London show. Already enjoying strong sales, the book has been recently updated to cover the latest version of sACN (E1.31-2016), and includes a foreword by Iain Ruxton, design associate at Speirs + Major. The book's author, Wayne Howell -- CEO of Artistic Licence and inventor of Art-Net -- will be on the stand (N-B31) to answer questions. Save on shipping costs and buy a copy at the show. 
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