Quick Guide Owner's manual

ETC Quick Guide
Cobalt Nomad, Client, & Offline Editor
Cobalt Nomad, Cobalt Client, & Cobalt Offline Editor Page 8 of 16 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
Once you have selected your network connection, determined your Ethernet lighting protocol(s) and
logical network settings, these are displayed in the upper right corner of the welcome screen when you
start the Cobalt application.
Using Ethernet Lighting Protocol Converters
If you have lighting devices that require DMX protocol, you will need to use an intermediate converter
to take an Ethernet-based lighting protocol that Cobalt Nomad outputs and turn it into DMX protocol for
your devices. There are a number of options available to you:
ETC Net3 DMX/RDM Gateways – sACN Protocol
Available in two-port and four-port sizes, this is the most configurable option for use with Cobalt Nomad.
These Gateways also support the RDM protocol for remote addressing, monitoring and setup of RDM-
capable devices. You can find out more about these converters at our web site www.etcconnect.com/
networking. If you choose to use these Gateways, the Gateway Configuration Editor software available
at http://www.etcconnect.com/product.downloads.aspx?ID=20370
can be used to configure them for
use on your network.
ArtNet and Other sACN Protocol Converters
A number of companies offer converters that take in the ArtNet or sACN protocol and send DMX. If you
choose to use a converter made by others, please consult the user documentation of the converter for
instructions on setup and use.
What about USB-DMX Converters?
Cobalt Nomad supports a single ETC Gadget USB-DMX converter for one universe of output. The
universe may be set up in Cobalt Settings on the Output tab. The start address of DMX 1 will be used
by the Gadget.
Note:
To use Net3 Gateways it may be necessary to enable Network Services and the
Address Service (DHCP). Please check with the administrator of the network you
are connecting to before enabling the DHCP service.