Feature Request: ArtNet 4 Unicast

The major change in Art-Net 4 was the deprecation of Art-DMX.
In Art-Net 4 the legacy Art-DMX is replaced by sACN multicast (ANSI E1.31), which is the default DMX-over-ethernet protocol on Eos.

If they are truly Art-Net 4, then enable sACN mode on them and you're up and away.

I can only adjust universe 1 to 8 in the controller software. The starting point of the universes get the controller via the ip adress. MA's Grandma is since years able to adress unicast Artnet-Nodes, why is it for ETC such a problem, cause a lot of people in the forum asking for that feature.

Jochen said:

cause a lot of people in the forum asking for that feature.

i can't find any other request for ArtNet4 unicast in the forum and only one other for ArtNet4. there are currently more requests for sACN unicast...

Unicast sACN will be O.K., cause my nodes work with both. The difference ArtNet has no licence fees.

That's not correct.
The difference is that sACN is an ANSI Standard (ANSI E1.31-2014), while Art-Net is a proprietary royalty-free specification.

The main effect of this difference is that the Art-Net specification usually changes without notice or public discussion - it's driven by the project and marketing needs of Artistic Licence.
sACN changes very slowly, with plenty of notice, cross-industry discussion and periods of public review.

The sACN Standard is available for free here: https://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/published_docs.php

As to your problem:

From your description, your LED controller does not appear to comply with the minimum requirements for any version of Art-Net or sACN. I'm that can't be correct.

Art-Net 1 required configuration of Sub-Net (global) and Universe (per DMX port), while the Art-Net 3 and 4 specifications require support of Art-DMX Net, Sub-Net (per block) and Universe (per DMX port).

Excerpt from the Art-Net 4 specification (rev DD, Jan 2017, page 6):
https://artisticlicence.com/WebSiteMaster/User%20Guides/art-net.pdf

This means that any Node will have:
- One “Net” switch.
- One “Sub-Net” switch.
- One “Universe” switch for each implemented DMX512 input or output

A product designer may opt to implement these as hard or soft switches.

You should contact your supplier about this, and ask them to clarify how to configure the receiving sACN Universe numbers or Art-DMX Net, Sub-Net and Universe numbers.

I'm sure that any reputable supplier will be glad to help you find and configure the Universe settings on your device.

That's not correct.
The difference is that sACN is an ANSI Standard (ANSI E1.31-2014), while Art-Net is a proprietary royalty-free specification.

The main effect of this difference is that the Art-Net specification usually changes without notice or public discussion - it's driven by the project and marketing needs of Artistic Licence.
sACN changes very slowly, with plenty of notice, cross-industry discussion and periods of public review.

The sACN Standard is available for free here: https://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/published_docs.php

As to your problem:

From your description, your LED controller does not appear to comply with the minimum requirements for any version of Art-Net or sACN. I'm that can't be correct.

Art-Net 1 required configuration of Sub-Net (global) and Universe (per DMX port), while the Art-Net 3 and 4 specifications require support of Art-DMX Net, Sub-Net (per block) and Universe (per DMX port).

Excerpt from the Art-Net 4 specification (rev DD, Jan 2017, page 6):
https://artisticlicence.com/WebSiteMaster/User%20Guides/art-net.pdf

This means that any Node will have:
- One “Net” switch.
- One “Sub-Net” switch.
- One “Universe” switch for each implemented DMX512 input or output

A product designer may opt to implement these as hard or soft switches.

You should contact your supplier about this, and ask them to clarify how to configure the receiving sACN Universe numbers or Art-DMX Net, Sub-Net and Universe numbers.

I'm sure that any reputable supplier will be glad to help you find and configure the Universe settings on your device.