LITLHAHISO TSA BONAHALA SPINODE 4 Port SPI Converter Instruction Manual

Lintlha
Ensure a high-quality cable connection between the SpiNode and the first pixel within 10m. For longer distances, use an SPI extender with a standard Cat5 cable for up to 250 meters.

Web-Sebopeho

Phihlello
Ho fihlella web sehokelo, kenya aterese ea IP ea SpiNode ho a web sebatli.

Leqephe la Lehae
The home page displays general information about the SpiNode, including serial number, firmware version, network settings, and uptime.

Leqephe la Litlhophiso
Adjust network settings and other configurations from the Settings page or via vManager.

Nalane ea Phetoho

Ha ho likarolo tsa mosebetsi ona tse ka hlahisoang ka mokhoa ofe kapa ofe kapa ka mokhoa ofe kapa ofe - oa litšoantšo, oa elektroniki, kapa oa mochini, ho kenyeletsoa ho etsa likopi, ho rekota, ho theipi kapa ho boloka tlhahisoleseling le sistimi ea ho khutlisa - ntle le tumello e ngotsoeng ea mohatisi.

Leha mehato e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe ea boits'ireletso e nkuoe ha ho lokisoa tokomane ena, mohatisi le mongoli ha ba na boikarabello bakeng sa liphoso kapa liphoso, kapa bakeng sa ts'enyehelo e bakoang ke ts'ebeliso ea tlhaiso-leseling e teng tokomaneng ena kapa ts'ebeliso ea mananeo le khoutu ea mohloli e ka bang teng. felehetsa. Ha ho ketsahalo eo mohatisi le mongoli ba tla ikarabella bakeng sa tahlehelo efe kapa efe ea phaello kapa tšenyo efe kapa efe ea khoebo e bakiloeng kapa ho thoeng e bakiloe ka kotloloho kapa ka mokhoa o sa tobang ke tokomane ena.

Ka lebaka la sebopeho se matla sa moralo oa sehlahisoa, tlhahisoleseling e fumanehang tokomaneng ena e ka fetoha ntle le tsebiso. Liphetoho tsa lintlha tsena kapa likhatiso tse ncha li ka fanoa ho kenyelletsa liphetoho tse joalo.

Lihlahisoa tse boletsoeng tokomaneng ena e kanna ea ba matšoao a khoebo le/kapa matšoao a ngolisitsoeng a beng ba tsona. Mohatisi le sengoli ha ba re letho ka matšoao ana a khoebo.

Selelekela

Thank you for choosing the SpiNode. The SpiNode is a versatile node that will achieve data conversions between Art-Net, sACN and LED SPI protocols.
Ea ka hare web-server e fana ka web-interface eo ka eona u ka hlophisang SpiNode. Ho hlokahala sebatli sa sejoale-joale ho fihlella sena web-interface during set-up. A browser or computer is not required for stand-alone use after the initial set-up.

The Web-interface also includes a complete testing interface to help you easily identify universe boundaries, individual LED positions for an easy mapping and possible faulty LED
Additionally the SpiNode includes a 16 Universe extension license for the Visual Productions CueCore3.

At the time of writing this manual the SpiNode firmware was at version 1.00.

Ho latela melao
Sesebelisoa sena se ipapisitse le melaoana e latelang:

CE
UKCA

Likaroloana
The feature set of the SpiNode includes:

4 x synchronous or asynchronous SPI ports
Up to 4096 pixels ( 1024 per port)
24 universes input ( 6 per port)
More than 20 pixels protocols: WS2812, SK6812, WS2801, APA102 etc..

Power through up to 10A per port
10/100 Mbs ethernet port
Art-Net V.4 IN
sACN E1.31 IN
Web-based user-interface for programming
Din-Rail format
16 universes extension license for CueCore3
Power consumption 5-24V DC 500mA (not using power throught)
Power Supply: PoE class I or DC input
Operating temperature -20C to +50C (-4F to 122F)
Operating relative humidity 10% to 80% non-condensing

Se ka lebokoseng
The SpiNode packaging contains the following items :

SpiNode
1m network cable
Karete ea lintlha

Saving data to memory
Buka ena e tla hlalosa mokhoa oa ho lokisa SpiNode le ho beha tsela ea eona ea ka hare. Sehlopha sa web-interface is used for editing these kinds of elements. When changes are made, these changes are directly stored in the RAM memory of the SpiNode and the programming will directly influence the behavior of the unit. RAM memory is, however, volatile and its content will be lost through a power cycle. For this reason the SpiNode will copy any changes in the RAM memory to its onboard flash memory. Flash memory retains its data even when not powered. The SpiNode will load all its data back from the flash memory upon startup.

This memory copy process is conducted automatically by the SpiNode and should not be of any concern of the user. One point of consideration is, however, that after making a change the unit should be given time to perform the copy to flash. As a rule of thumb, do not disconnect the power from the device within 10 seconds from making a programming change.

Thuso e Eketsehileng
If, after reading this manual, you have further questions, then please consult the online forum at http://forum.visualproductions.nl bakeng sa tšehetso e eketsehileng ea tekheniki.

Fetileview

RJ45 Network Port
- 10/100 Mbit / s
- PoE Class I
  Connection to your local network via standard network switch or directly to your computer or eDMX controller.
  Can be used to power up the SpiNode using a PoE Class I compatible PoE switch or PoE injector.
  When powered via PoE the SpiNode do not provide power on the SPI ports.
- LED e tala: PoE matla
- Leseli la lamunu: Ts'ebetso ea Marangrang

Seta botjha konopo
- Short press on the reset button will switch the IP address mode of the SpiNode between static IP and DHCP.
- Do a long press (wait until the LED flashes white) to reset the IP address of the SpiNode to its default value 192.168.1.10.
- Holding down the reset button while turning on the SpiNode will do a factory default of the unit (release the button when the purple led stops flashing). All user data and programming will be erased and set to their default values, including IP settings.

Kenyeletso ya Matla
- If the SpiNode is not powered via PoE it can be powered via a DC power supply: Minimum 5V maximum 24V. The input is protected for inverted polarity, but will not start in case of invertion to protect potentially connected LED pixels.
- The power from the DC input can be distributed to the 4 SPI ports up to 10A per port.
  Motlakase oa DC o ka sebelisoa hammoho le matla a PoE. Tabeng ena SpiNode e tla tsamaisoa ka PoE 'me phepelo ea motlakase ea DC e tla sebelisoa haeba PoE e hloleha.
Boemo ba LED
When the SpiNode is in a normal state the LED will slowly pulse. The color of the LED will indicate the device status:
- Khubelu: normal operating mode, DHCP
- Bosoeu: normal operating mode, Static IP
- Pherese: Hardware factory default (see “Reset button”)
- Cyan: Installation of new firmware
- Yellow/Orange: Error, please contact your distributor

SPI Ports
The 4 galvanically isolated SPI ports provide power via their V+ and GND pins ( up to 10A) and the DATA out and clock to directly connect your SPI pixels.
See below figure for the wiring of the terminal connector:
- GND: Reference for power and data
- D: Data signal, connect to the Data in of the LED pixel
- C: Clock signal for synchroneous pixel protocols
- V+: Power out depending on SPINode power IN

Wiring

Matla

Lintlha
Boleng ba khokahano lipakeng tsa SpiNode le pixel ea hau ea pele bo tla itšetleha haholo ka boleng ba thapo eo u e sebelisang, maqhubu / lebelo la mokhanni oa pixel le tikoloho ea motlakase.
Bakeng sa ts'ebetso e tšepahalang ho khothaletsoa hore ho se be le khokahano lipakeng tsa SpiNode ea hau le pixel ea hau ea pele e telele ho feta 10m.

Haeba projeke ea hau e hloka khokahanyo ea thapo nako e telele ho feta limithara tse 10 u ka sebelisa SPI extender ea hau e u lumellang ho fihla bohole bo fihlang ho limithara tse 250 u sebelisa thapo e tloaelehileng ea Cat5.

Web-Sebopeho

Phihlello
Ho na le mekhoa e 2 ea ho fihlella SpiNode web segokahanyo:

Directly type the IP address of the SpiNode in the address bar of your usual web- sebatli.
Use the “browse” function of the vManager application (See “vManager” chapter p23)
E khothalelitsoe web sebatli:
- Mozilla Firefox (v54 kapa ho feta)
- Google Chrome (v102 kapa ho feta)
- Apple Safari (v15 kapa ho feta)

Leqephe la Lehae
Leqephe la "hae" le fana ka leseli la lefats'e ka SpiNode ka mokhoa oa ho bala feela. Lena ke lona feela leqephe le fumanehang, hammoho le leqephe la "About", ha ts'ireletso ea password e kentsoe.

KAKARETSO: indicates general information about the SpiNode, like its serial number, the PCB version, the firmware version, the label associated with it and the uptime (time since the last reboot) of the unit.

NETWORK: indicates the network settings of the SpiNode. Those settings (except the MAC address) can be changed from the “Settings” page or via “vManager”.

Monghali: the SpiNode can be claimed by a CueCore3 to enable 16 additional universes for this specific CueCore3 unit.
The “Master” section indicates if the SpiNode is currently claimed by a CueCore3, and if so it will indicate the MAC and IP addresses of the claiming CueCore3.
The SpiNode can be claimed by only one CueCore3 unit at a time.
A CueCore3 cannot extend its number of universes over 32.

HO AMOHELA: Indicates informations about the input of each port. The blue indicator in front of the port number indicates if the port is activated ( see “Routing page”).

ART/ACN:
Indicates the expected protocol for the port
Color segment:
Mohloli:
Indicates the IP address or label of the controller sending the universes
Bokahohle:
Indicates the universe number expected
Ntho e tlang pele:
In case of sACN protocol indicates the priority value of the currently received universe
FPS:
Indicates the frame rates of the received frames

Testing Page
Leqephe la "Teko" le tla u lumella ho lekola likhoele tsa hau le li-setting tsa hau habonolo ka ho khetha pixel e le 'ngoe kapa tse ngata kapele.

Khetho
- E tima: Deactivate the testing mode and re-activate control from Art-Net or sACN.
- Kaofela: Testing color will be applied to all pixels of all ports.
- Lipikseli Testing color will be applied to the specific pixel of the selected port.
- Sebaka: Testing color will be applied to all the pixels between “start” pixel and “end” pixel (the range selection can go through multiple ports)

Tlhahiso: When using “Pixel” or “Range” selection you use the arrow keys of your keyboard to easily browse your pixels.

Mebala
Select the desired color from the 8 standard colors or use the custom color to use the specific desired color

Matla
Set the desired intensity of the test color. This setting will be applied on top of the master intensity of each port ( see “Pixels page”)

Leqephe la Routing
Leqephe la "Routing" ke sebaka seo u tla abela protocol e itseng le bokahohle boema-kepeng bo bong le bo bong ba SpiNode.

Fetileview (Also available in the “Pixels” page)

Gives you a visual feedback about the level of use of each port. Indicating the number of pixels or channels already used and the amount still available.

You can use the “Pixel/Ch” switch to display pixels or channel values.
The “Locate” function will automatically set each pixel to the color associated to the port they are connected to for an easy identification.

HLOKOMELA: The maximum output frame rate depends on the number of pixels assigned to a port. The more pixels the slower the frame rate will be.
When a port is set with its maximum number of pixels the output frame rate will be 30fps.

To avoid unsynchronized displays, all ports will be synched on the fps of the slowest port.

Boema-kepe

Kenya tshebetsong: Activate the reception of data for this port
Mohloli: Select the source protocol between Art-Net and sACN
Start Universe: Select the first universe you want to assign to this port
Start addresses: Select the first channel used in the selected universe

Ha ho lintlha: choose behavior of the port when the SpiNode stops receiving control data. You can choose between:
- Botsho: all pixels are turned off
- Bosoeu: all colors of each pixel will go full
- Qhamisa: the pixels will keep displaying the last frame received
Last universes: Depending on the start universe, address and the number and type of pixels the SpiNode will calculate and display the universe used by the latest pixel connected to the port.

Last address: Indicates the last channel used by the last pixel connected to the port.
Ho tsamaisana: Some pixel controllers or softwares do not patch pixels/fixtures over 2 different universes. When “alignment” is activated the SpiNode assumes that no pixels are patched across 2 universes. In this mode the maximum number of RGB pixels per port is limited to 1020.

Ha e koetsoe, mecha eohle ea bokahohle e tla sebelisoa.

Tolamiso e Kentsoe:

Bokahohle	1					2
Channel	508	509	510	511	512	01	02	03	04
Pixel	1			/	/	2			3
Mmala	Khubedu	Botala	Boputsoa	/	/	Khubedu	Botala	Boputsoa	Khubedu

Tolamiso e Tiisitsoe:

Bokahohle	1					2
Channel	508	509	510	511	512	01	02	03	04
Pixel	1			2			3
Mmala	Khubedu	Botala	Boputsoa	Khubedu	Botala	Boputsoa	Khubedu	Botala	Boputsoa

Tlhokomediso

The SpiNode can receive up to 6 universes per port. However, if you patch the maximum number of pixels on one port and do not use 1 as a start address, you will need to receive 7 different universes.
In this case an error message will appear indicating that you exceed the limit of 6 universes.

Pixels Page
Leqephe la "Pixels" le u lumella ho khetha boema-kepe bo bong le bo bong protocol ea pixel eo u batlang ho e sebelisa le litlhophiso tse fapaneng tsa mebala.

Fetileview (Also available in the “Routing”)

Gives you a visual feedback about the level of use of each port. Indicating the number of pixels or channels already used and the amount still available.

You can use the “Pixel/Ch” switch to display pixels or channel’s values.
The “Locate” function will automatically set each pixel to the color associated to the port they are connected to for an easy identfication.

Boema-kepe

Chip: Select the type of pixel protocol you want to use for each specific port See Appendix A for the list of available pixel protocols.
Hangata: Depending on the pixel protocol, the transmission speed can be adjusted. Note that a higer speed can have effects on the maximum length of the connection.

Botho: Type or use the “personality wizard” to indicate the order of the colors in the pixel connected to the port.

Available colors are:

Khubedu	Botala	Boputsoa	Cold White	E futhumetse Bosoeu
R	G	B	C	W

ExampLe:
If the order is Green, then Red, then Blue type GRB
If the order is Red, then Green, then Blue, then Cold White type RGBC

Personality wizard: This tool will help you know what the color order of your pixel is. Open it by clicking on the Magic wand button close to the personality input.
Once open, the wizard will turn on the first color of your first pixel.
Select the currently displayed color and press next.
Repeat until, the first color of the second pixel turns on.
Then click “Apply”, to apply the corresponding color order and close the wizard.

No. of pixels: type in the number of pixels connected to the specific port. The maximum number of pixel depends on the number of colors in the pixels.

Palo ea mebala 1 2 3 4 5

Max Number of Pixels 1024 1024 1024 768 614
Monghali: Set the maximum intensity that will be applied to all pixels connected to the port.
Boholo: Set the value used as maximum for each color.

Gamma: Set the gamma correction for each color.
Gamma correction extend the use of the lower values of the intensity dynamic range, improving the visibility of intensity variations for the human eye.

Recommended value is between 1 and 2.

Hlokomela: Using the “Master”, “Maximum” and “Gamma” settings will reduce the dynamic range of intensity, potentially making intensity fading less smooth.

Leqephe la Litlhophiso
Leqephe la "Litlhophiso" le u lumella ho fetola maemo le boitšoaro bo fapaneng ba SpiNode.

KAKARETSO

Leibole: Custom name you can give to your SpiNode for an easy identification. The label will be displayed in the home page, in the Websehlooho sa leqephe la web-interface and in vManager. The length of a label is limited to 32 characters.
Panya: Will activate blinking on the status LED of the SpiNode for identifying the particular unit amongst multiple devices.
Lekunutu: You can activate or deactivate a password protection to protect the data/programming of the SpiNode. When password protection is activated it is not possible to modify any settings of the SpiNode but the pages are still accessible and visible.
To remove the password protection in case of a lost password do a long press on the “Reset” button until the status LED blinks white. This will also set the SpiNode to its default IP settings. (See “Reset Button” section p.8)

Marang-rang
Indicates the IP settings of the SpiNode: IP address, subnet mask, and router/gateway IP address.
The SpiNode can be set in Static IP mode or in DHCP depending on the position of the DHCP switch button.
By changing the position of the DHCP switch you will automatically change the IP address of the SpiNode and loose the connection to it.

When going from DHCP mode to static IP mode, you will be requested to provide the new IP settings.
If you activate the DHCP mode without a DHCP server in your local network, the SpiNode will automatically set itself with a IP address in the range 169.254.xx.xx after a timeout.

Art-Net
The “Net” parameter allows you to change the net number the node will be using to receive and send Art-Net messages. The “Net” can be set between 0 and 127.

Mabapi le Leqephe
Leqephe la "About" le fana ka lintlha tse fapaneng mabapi le SpiNode ka boeona, empa hape le ka liteishene tsa ts'ehetso tsa Visual Productions, likoloto tsa nts'etsopele le ts'ireletso ea molao.

vMotsamaisi

A free-of-charge software tool called vManager has been developed to manage the devices.

vManager allows for:

Hlophisa aterese ea IP, subnet mask, router le DHCP
Boloka le ho khutlisetsa data ea ka hare ea sesebelisoa le litlhophiso
Etsa lintlafatso tsa firmware
Identify a specific device (in a multi-device set-up) by blinking its LED

Khutlela ho litlhophiso tsa feme

Boloka
Li-backups tsa data eohle ea lenaneo ka har'a sesebelisoa li ka etsoa. Backup ena file (a *.tar archive) e bolokoa ho hard-disk ea komporo mme e ka fetisoa habonolo ka lengolo-tsoibila kapa USB stick. Lintlha tsa backup li ka khutlisoa ka konopo ea Khutlisa.

Lisebelisoa tse ajoang ke mabenkele a liapp ha lia lumelloa ho kena files kantle ho sebaka sena se khethiloeng. Ho bohlokoa ho tseba moo vManager e bolokang eona files, haeba u lakatsa ho fetisetsa bekapo file ho memory stick kapa dropbox.

Ea khethiloeng file sebaka se fapana ho latela sistimi ea ts'ebetso mme e kanna ea ba tsela e telele le e sa hlakang. Ka lebaka lena, vManager e u fa tsela e khuts'oane ea ho ea ho e nepahetseng file sebaka. Konopo ea Folder e ka fumanoa ho file dialog tse amanang. Ho tobetsa konopo ena ho tla bula a file sebatli se foldareng e loketseng.

Ntlafatsa Firmware
To upgrade the firmware, first select the device and press the Upgrade Firmware button.
The dialog allows for selecting from the list of firmware versions available.

Tlhokomeliso: Etsa bonnete ba hore matla a sesebelisoa ha a sitisoe nakong ea ts'ebetso ea ntlafatso.

panya
LED ea sesebelisoa e ka hlophisoa ho Blink ka potlako bakeng sa ho khetholla yuniti e itseng har'a lisebelisoa tse ngata. Ho panya ho ka khoneha ka ho penya habeli sesebelisoa se lethathamong la Lisebelisoa kapa ka ho khetha sesebelisoa ebe o tobetsa konopo ea Blink.

Fektheri Defaults
All the user data like settings and routing design are stored in the on-board flash memory.
They will be completely erased and all settings will be reverted to their defaults by pressing the Factory Defaults button. This action does not affect the device’s IP settings.

Qala bocha
The Reboot button allows you to remotely restart the device. This is useful for testing the unit behavior after a power cycle.

Installing vManager
Sesebelisoa sa vManager se fumaneha lits'ebetsong tse fapaneng tse fapaneng tsa ts'ebetso, tsa mobile le tsa desktop.
The software is distributed through app-stores to take advantage ea ho fumana liapdeite tsa software ka moso.

Windows
Visit the Microsoft store at: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh4s758?hl=en-US&gl=US Windows 10 ea hlokahala.

macOS
Visit the Apple macOS app store at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vmanager/id1074004019 macOS 11.3 e khothaletsoa.

Ubuntu
U ka fumana vManager ho tloha Snapcraft ho https://snapcraft.io/ vManager.

Ntle le moo, e ka kenngoa ka ho sebelisa mohala oa taelo:

snap find vManager
snap install vManager

To update the apps later on via the command-line type:

snap refresh vManager

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS e khothalelitsoe. Software e fumaneha feela bakeng sa meralo ea amd64.

Sehlomathiso A

Lenane la liprothokholo tse fumanehang tsa Pixel

Protocol	Tlisoa	Maqhubu
APA102		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
APA107		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
HD107S		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
HD108		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
LC8823		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
NS108		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
SK6812		Ea kamehla
SK6813		Ea kamehla
SK9822		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
SK9826		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
TM1804		400 KHz 800 KHz
TM1809		555 KHz 1100 KHz
TM1812		Ea kamehla
UCS1903		400 KHz 800 KHz
UCS2903		Ea kamehla
UCS2904		Ea kamehla
WS2801		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
WS2803		400 KHz 800 KHz 1 MHz
WS2811		400 KHz 800 KHz
WS2812		Ea kamehla
WS2813		Ea kamehla
WS2814		Ea kamehla
WS2815		Ea kamehla

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P: Ke etsa joang hore SpiNode e be ea kamehla ea feme?
A: You can reset the SpiNode to factory defaults by accessing the ‘Factory Default’ option in the vManager interface.

P: Na SpiNode e ka tsamaisoa ke switch ea PoE?
A: Yes, the SpiNode can be powered by a PoE switch if it is PoE Class I compatible.

P: Ke li-universe tse kae tse ka lumelloang ka ho tseka SpiNode ka CueCore3?
A: Claiming the SpiNode with a CueCore3 enables 16 additional universes for that CueCore3 unit, up to a maximum of 32 universes.

Litokomane / Lisebelisoa

TLHOKOMELISO E BONANG SPINODE 4 Port SPI Converter [pdf] Buka ea Taelo
SPINODE, SPINODE 4 Port SPI Converter, 4 Port SPI Converter, SPI Converter, Converter

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