CHROMATEQ CQSA-E 1024 Manuale utente

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USB and Ethernet Stand Alone interface 1 Datasheet / Technical manual

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USB and Ethernet Stand Alone interface 2 Datasheet / Technical manual

Congratulations on your purchase of a CHROMATEQ controller.

Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly before using Chromateq CQSA-E 1024.

The information presented here provides a useful introduction to the wide range of features, settings and functions

available in this compact and versatile device.

This CQSA-E 1024 Technical Manual is written in English and French.

(Le manuel technique du CQSA-E 1024 est rédigé en anglais et en français.)

All products and software are developed and designed in France.

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Package Contents

1x CQSA-E 1024

1x USB cable

1x Power supply 9-12V DC (Euro/US plug)

1x software download link

1x This technical manual / quick start guide

Technical Manual & Quick Start Guide

Stand Alone Interface USB & Ethernet

Please note: Check the package contents and the condition of the interface after unpacking! Contact your supplier if

something is missing or damaged. Do not use the device if it seems to be damaged!

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SUMMARY 
SUMMARY......................................................................................................................................................................................................3 
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................................................4 
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 
DEVICE FEATURES .........................................................................................................................................................................................4 
SOFTWARE OPTIONS.....................................................................................................................................................................................5 
BUTTONS AND CONNECTIVITY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 
Front and Side Panels ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................................................................................5 
BUTTON OPERATION AND LED DISPLAY MENU ............................................................................................................................................ 6 
Mode options............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 
LED Display Menu Key ...............................................................................................................................................................................7 
Advanced device configuration..................................................................................................................................................................7 
Clock and calendar setting......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 
USB CONNECTION (DRIVERS + CONNECTION) .............................................................................................................................................. 8 
Multiple USB connections (example system diagram using USB hub)........................................................................................................8 
ETHERNET CONNECTION AND IP SETTINGS .................................................................................................................................................9 
1st connection (DHCP or Static IP) ............................................................................................................................................................9 
IP configuration and settings (Reset IP address) .......................................................................................................................................9 
Installation diagram ...................................................................................................................................................................................9 
CONNECTING TO DMX ETHERNET DEVICES VIA WIFI ROUTER ...................................................................................................................10 
STAND ALONE CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS........................................................................................................................................11 
Save scene in memory.............................................................................................................................................................................11 
Configuration options ..............................................................................................................................................................................11 
STAND ALONE OPERATION .........................................................................................................................................................................12 
Reverting to Stand Alone mode................................................................................................................................................................12 
External Power supply and USB ...............................................................................................................................................................12 
Battery charging ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 
Micro SD Card..........................................................................................................................................................................................12 
Choosing Stand Alone modes ..................................................................................................................................................................13 
TRIGGER CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................................................................................................14 
Buttons ....................................................................................................................................................................................................14 
Clock and calendar ..................................................................................................................................................................................15 
Dry contact ..............................................................................................................................................................................................16 
Contact commands..................................................................................................................................................................................16 
Infrared....................................................................................................................................................................................................17 
Light Sensor.............................................................................................................................................................................................17 
DMX in .....................................................................................................................................................................................................18 
OTHER ADVANCED TRIGGER OPTIONS........................................................................................................................................................19 
Scene recovery after power off ................................................................................................................................................................19 
Scene trigger priority ...............................................................................................................................................................................19 
ZONE SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 
Editor mode .............................................................................................................................................................................................20 
Standalone Mode..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 
MASTER/SLAVE SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................................................21 
Configuring Master/Slave interfaces........................................................................................................................................................21 
Ethernet Master / Slave............................................................................................................................................................................22 
ART-NET and sACN SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................................22 
Recording Art-Net or sACN shows to memory ......................................................................................................................................... 22 
NODE SETTING AND CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................................................23 
NODE configuration from software ..........................................................................................................................................................23 
DMX MERGE CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................................24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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INTRODUCTION

The CQSA-E is a versatile multifunction lighting control interface.

• Suitable for live applications and fixed installations

• Hardware compatibility with Player, Pro and Studio DMX software

• Remote device configuration and lighting control when connected to an access point or Wifi router

• Playback over Ethernet without a computer when operating in Stand Alone mode

• SD card slot provides option to expand memory capacity

• DMX Splitter mode boosts reliability of DMX networks

• Wide choice of triggering methods

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Input

USB 2.0 via Mini USB

Number of DMX Outputs

Up to 1024 on 3 pin XLR (XLR5 optional)

DMX Modes

2x512 ,1024 or 512 in/out (PC + Stand Alone)

Internal Memory

Yes, 4Mb (no SD card required)

External Memory

SD card slot (accepts FAT format, Class 6, 8 and 10, up to 256 GB)

Memory Capacity

20000 steps with 16 ch., 6000 steps with 512 ch., 3000 steps with1024 ch.

CPU

32-bit processor

Dimensions

H: 38mm(1.49in) / W: 166mm(6.54in) / D: 97mm (3.82in)

Net Weight (interface)

0.2 Kgs (0.44 lbs.)

Gross weight (package)

0.41 Kgs (0.9 lbs.)

Power Input

5V to 24V DC, 0.5A max on DC connectors, 5V, 0.5A via USB

High Voltage Protection

Yes

Housing

Black with 4 mounting slots, ABS Plastic

IP rating

IP40

Power / Consumption

0.3 ~ 0.5 W

Operating environment

Indoor

Storage

Keep dry

Operating Temperature

- 25 to +70 C°

Certifications

CE, RoHS

International Warranty

Yes, 5 years

System Compatibility

Windows (7 and +), MAC OS X (10.6 and higher) and Linux (64 Bits, Debian,

Redhat, Archlinux, Raspberry Pi)

DEVICE FEATURES

DMX Input

PC and Stand-Alone mode, DMX record, DMX trigger

Stand Alone Mode

2x512 (splitter), 1024, 512 in/out, fine DMX channels (16 bits)

Multiple Zone

5 Zones, play up to 5 scenes concurrently

Stand Alone DMX Merging

Yes, merge DMX lines and interfaces to play different Zones together

Real Time Clock - RTC

Time and calendar triggers (minutes, hours, week, days, month)

Trigger buttons

8 buttons with blue LED status display

Menu Buttons

4 buttons (Mode, Confirm, plus, less)

Mode Menu

Scene and Page selection, Speed, Master Dimmer, Custom colours

RJ45 I/O

3x RJ45 connectors for all In/Out pins and connections

Dry Contact Triggers

7 contacts port on 3,3V or 5V

Infra-red Receiver

External IR PCB and IR remote control available (optional)

Infra-red Options

10 scene selection, scene speed, master dimmer and next scene

Light intensity Triggers

External PCB with light sensor available (optional)

Master/Slave

Link up to 32 units by wired RJ45 connection or up to 128 units by Ethernet

Compatibility

8- and 16-bit DMX fixtures

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Mini USB connector and USB

power connector

5 DC Volts only; 0,15-1 A

Micro SD Port

: Confirm selection / Colour Off

RJ 45 connector TRIG

5 Volts out

Power supply 9V-24V

DC input jack

RJ45 Ethernet port

Network (LAN) connection

RJ45 connector Input/Output

1: Master/Slave –Clock

2: Master/Slave –Data

3: Lighting Fixture –Data

4: IR Signal via external IR receiver

5: Not use

6: Not use

7: 5 Volts out

8: Ground

XLR DMX Signal Connector B

3 Pins. Can be set to Output mode

(splitter for 512 interface or output for

1024) or Input mode (PC for 512, PC

and Stand Alone for 1024).

1: Ground

2: Data -

3: Data +

XLR DMX Signal Connector A

1: Ground

2: Data -

3: Data +

SOFTWARE OPTIONS

Player Software

1024 channels DMX + Stand Alone mode, Live Board mode

Studio DMX 3D viewer

Full Mode

Pro Software

1024 channels, normal mode, 30-minute loop of Audio and Video Timeline

Art-Net output from PC

1 or 2 Universes (DMX + Artnet)

Wi-Light 2 App

Control Player, Pro or Pixel Mapping software over local WiFi network

Free software updates

Yes

BUTTONS AND CONNECTIVITY

Front and Side Panels

Rear Panel

: Mode selection

(Trigger, Page, Colour, Speed,

Dimmer, Zone, Function)

8 Trigger Buttons

1: Scene 1 On/Off

2: Scene 2 On/Off

3: Scene 3 On/Off

4: Scene 4 On/Off

5: Scene 5 On/Off

6: Scene 6 On/Off

7: Scene 7 On/Off

8: Scene 8 On/Off

: Increase values

Display: 7-segment LED display

: Decrease values

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BUTTON OPERATION AND LED DISPLAY MENU

Mode selection button

Press the button to select one of the available modes: Scene triggers (SA), Page (PA), Colour (Co), Speed (SP), Dimmer

mode (dI) or zone selection (Zo).

Press and hold the button for 4 seconds to enter the advanced function mode.

Confirm Button

Press the button in SA, ArtNet, sACN, Node mode to display the network mode (Static IP or DHCP).

When navigating Mode menu, press the button to confirm values or to turn off the current colour selection.

Next/Previous (Up/Down) +/- buttons

Press + or –buttons to navigate the Mode menu

Blue LED buttons

In SA Scene or Page mode, push one of the 8 trigger buttons to play a scene from memory.

Push the button again to stop the scene.

In Colour mode, push a trigger button to select (start) a custom colour. Push again to stop.

Mode options

Scene trigger mode “SA”: Select the desired scene using the + or –buttons, then press Confirm to play the selected scene

(01 to 255). The scene number will flash several times to confirm your selection.

Scene “00” indicates that no scene is playing.

Page Mode “PA”: Select the desired page using the + or –buttons (P0 to P9), then choose an available scene in the

selected page using the 8 trigger buttons. Then the number of the selected scene will be display on the LED display.

Colour mode “Co”: Using the 8 trigger buttons, select one of the 8 custom colours. Or, choose a colour from the colour

wheel using the + or –buttons to select from 00 to 99. Press the Confirm button to turn off the current colour or to recall

the last colour from the colour wheel.

Speed Mode “SP”: Increase or decrease the Speed of the current scene using the + or –buttons.

Values range from -9 to +9.

Dimmer Mode “dI”: Increase or decrease the general intensity (dimmer and/or RGB channels) of scenes and colours with +

or –buttons. Values range from -9 to +9.

Zone Mode “Zo”: Select the zone using the + or –buttons (Zone A ~ E and global Zone), then choose an available scene in

the selected zone using the 8 trigger buttons or pages.

Advanced function Mode: Scroll through the functions F1 to F5 using the + or –buttons and press Confirm to enter the

function.

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LED Display Menu Key

The LED Display shows the current scene, zone, page, colour, operating mode, speed, dimmer and firmware version. The

displayed values vary according to the selected mode.

The interface is connected to a computer and communicating with the software. In this mode, the

interface is under software control.

The interface is in stand-alone and static IP mode. The default network address is 192.168.0.5.

The interface is in stand-alone and DHCP mode. The network address is automatically defined by

the router or the access point.

Scene trigger mode. In this mode, the LED display shows the current scene number (from 01 to

511). By default, when no scene is playing, all DMX channels are set to 0. “00”indicates Blackout

and the interface sends nulls (0x00) on all DMX channels.

Page mode. There are 10 pages of 8 scene, it is about 80 scenes maximum to be triggered. The

display indicates the page number from P0 to P9. In this mode, use the 8 trigger buttons play the

scenes stored in the selected page.

Colour mode. The display indicates the selected custom colour number (from C1 to C8). Or the

colour value applied from the colour wheel.

Speed mode. Increase or decrease the current scene speed. The display indicates the speed of

the current scene from -9 to 9.

Dimmer mode. Increase or decrease light output of scenes and custom colours. The display

indicates the general intensity from -9 to 9.

Programming memory Mode. Pr is displayed when the interface is writing a show to memory.

Zone mode. After programming the interface memory, Zone A is selected by default. In this mode,

the LED display shows the current Zone: Global, A, B, C, D, E.

Zone A to D display :

Global Zone display :

The display switches between the current zone and the running scene number every 3 seconds.

Use + or –to navigate between zones. Scene buttons may be pressed to instantly trigger scenes

without entering in the zone with the button.

F1, F2, F3

Functions 1 ~ 5 of the advanced function mode.

Node mode. (Art-Net decoder)

Art-Net mode (Stand Alone)

sACN mode (Stand Alone)

Year setting in the clock setting mode.

Month setting in the clock setting mode.

Day setting in the clock setting mode.

Hour setting in the clock setting mode.

Minute setting in the clock setting mode.

Confirmation of the new clock setting.

Updating firmware mode. Displayed when a new firmware is being written to memory.

The display will flash during the firmware update. Do not disconnect the interface in this mode.

Advanced device configuration

The advanced function mode menu provides access to several global interface settings. Press and hold the button for

4 seconds to enter this mode.

F1: Display the static IP of the interface. Press to scroll through the numbers.

F2: Select DHCP (dh) or static IP (iP) mode. Press to activate the selected mode.

F3: Use the + and - buttons to select the Stand Alone (SA), Art-Net (Ar), sACN (AC) or Node (no) mode. Press to

confirm the selected mode. The interface will immediately reboot to activate the new mode.

F4: Manual Clock Setting. Press to enter this mode. (See Clock and calendar setting below).

F5: Display the interface firmware version. Press to scroll through the numbers.

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Clock and calendar setting

In Clock mode (advanced function menu F4) "YE" shows the current year setting.

Use the + and - buttons to select the correct year and confirm by pressing the button.

Repeat this procedure to set month (Mo), day (dA), hour (ho) and minutes (Mi).

After confirming the minutes, “CL”will blink to confirm that the new configuration is saved to memory.

The interface clock is now calibrated to your new setting.

This function is useful for setting the interface clock directly on site and without the use of a computer.

USB CONNECTION (DRIVERS + CONNECTION)

After installing the control software and the USB drivers, use the USB cable to connect the interface to the computer.

Windows drivers installation: Before opening the software for the first time, it is possible to check that the drivers were

properly installed during the software installation:

Go to the device manager and check that this icon is visible under « Universal Serial Bus controllers»:

If there is a warning icon on the DMX512 Stand Alone Device

the drivers will require manual installation.

Mac and Linux drivers are automatically installed. In Mac OS, check the « USB device tree ».

In Linux, use the command « lsusb » to check if the « DMX 512 Stand Alone device » line is visible.

Once connected, start the software and select “USB". All connected interfaces will be detected and displayed in the list.

Uncheck any interfaces that are not needed.

Multiple USB connections (example system diagram using USB hub)

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ETHERNET CONNECTION AND IP SETTINGS

Connect the interface to the local network (LAN or WLAN) via RJ45 cable attached to its Ethernet port.

Power the interface with DC input (5-24V) or via the USB cable (5V).

The interface will be detected by the control software when running on a computer connected to the same network.

1st connection (DHCP or Static IP)

The default static IP address is 192.168.0.5 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

To configure the device for DHCP mode:

Press the Mode button for 4 seconds. Use the + and –buttons to select F2 mode, then select (dh) and press the Confirm

button to set the interface to DHCP mode. The same procedure will return the interface to IP mode by selecting (iP).

DHCP mode is used on local networks where a DHCP server manages all connected device IP addresses.

Static IP addresses are used on local networks without DHCP servers and when connecting directly to a computer (no

access point, router or switch).

Once the interface is connected to the LAN, start the software and select “Ethernet". All interfaces on the network will be

detected and displayed in the list. Uncheck interfaces that are not needed.

In DHCP mode, if the interface does not receive a valid IP address from the DHCP server, the interface will default to its

static IP address to establish the Ethernet communication and the interface display will show “iP” after a few seconds.

IP configuration and settings (Reset IP address)

In the software, follow this procedure to set the interface’s

network configuration:

Go to "Tools" and "Options" and select the "Device" tab.

In the "Ethernet" tab, click “DHCP”to set the interface to

DHCP mode.

To choose a static IP address for the interface, uncheck

DHCP and enter the desired IP address, subnet mask and

gateway, then click “apply”to confirm your choice.

It is also possible to define the name for the interface that

will be displayed on the network.

Installation diagram

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CONNECTING TO DMX ETHERNET DEVICES VIA WIFI ROUTER

The RJ45 port on DMX Ethernet devices enables wired connection to a local area network, but it is also possible to

wirelessly connect to the network by WiFi.

Illustrated below is an example configuration using a third-party mini WiFi router to enable a wireless connection. Other

descriptions for such routers include “hotspot”, “hub”, “dongle”, “bridge”, “repeater”, etc.

Note: This example shows a single DMX Ethernet device, but it is possible to connect multiple DMX Ethernet devices to

the WiFi router using a third-party IP network switch to expand the available RJ45 ports.

Setting up the wireless network:

• Configure the WiFi router as a hotspot to create a new access point (or configure the WiFi router as a bridge or repeater to

join an existing network). If IP addresses are assigned dynamically on the network by a DHCP server, refer to the WiFi

router’s datasheet/manual for details regarding configuration.

• Once the router is correctly configured, connect it to the RJ45 port of the DMX Ethernet device. Set the DMX Ethernet

device configuration to DHCP or static IP mode (refer to the device’s datasheet/manual for details).

• Once the DMX Ethernet device is connected to the router, it can be controlled by the Wi-Light 2 App.

Example of mini WiFi dongle/router installation:

Never use the interface's 5v usb port to power another device.

Power supply

Splitter

Mini WiFi

Router

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