Art-Net
Timecode and DMX over Ethernet, the lighting industry's usual way to move show control across a network.
What is Art-Net?
Art-Net is an open protocol from Artistic Licence that carries DMX512 lighting data and SMPTE timecode over ordinary Ethernet. One network cable can carry hundreds of DMX universes that would otherwise each need their own DMX line.
Its timecode packet, ArtTimeCode, is a broadcast. Every device on the network receives it at the same moment, which is what you want when several consoles and media servers have to chase one clock.
Art-Net timecode
The ArtTimeCode packet carries HH:MM:SS:FF plus the frame rate as a UDP broadcast on port 6454. Every Art-Net device on the subnet receives it, so there is no destination IP to configure.
TimecodeLink Art-Net output
TimecodeLink broadcasts ArtTimeCode packets on your local network. Any Art-Net device on it can chase them.
- Nothing to configure on the receiving end beyond enabling Art-Net timecode input
- Works alongside DMX Art-Net traffic on the same network
- TimecodeLink outputs at 24, 25, and 30 fps
- The output speed follows the DJ's pitch fader
Plain Ethernet
Runs over ordinary Ethernet through any managed or unmanaged switch. No special cabling or interface.
One sender, any number of receivers
One TimecodeLink instance feeds every device on the network at once. Adding a receiver means plugging it into the switch.
Widely supported
MA Lighting, Resolume, Pangolin BEYOND, ChamSys and ETC all chase Art-Net timecode, and so do most other lighting and media platforms.
Related
- grandMA3 Timecode Setup: Art-Net timecode into a grandMA3, one timecode show per song
- Example Setups: sample multi-machine layout with IPs and ports
- SMPTE Timecode: the time format Art-Net carries
- MIDI Time Code: timecode over MIDI instead of Ethernet
- SMPTE LTC: timecode as an audio signal
- DJ timecode software: who TimecodeLink is for
Ready to sync?
TimecodeLink turns whatever your DJ software is playing into timecode your show control can chase.