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SERIAL ADDRESSING SOFTWARE (SAS) User Guide


Click here to download the SAS software.
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SAS Setup

  1. Attach the computer to the controller (iPlayer or Smart Jack) using a USB cable. See Fig. 1 .
  2. Attach the controller to the DMX IN port on the power/data supply using a CAT5 data cable with RJ45 connectors. See Fig. 1 .
  3. Attach fixtures to power/data supply. See fixture Installation guide.

Engage power to power/data supply. Lights come on in standby mode.

           Downloading
  1. From the Color Kinetics website, http://www.colorkinetics.com/support/downloads/sas/, click the SAS download link.
  2. Select save this file to disk from the file download screen, then click ok .
  3. Select a location on your hard drive and click save .

Installing

Before you install SAS, connect your controller--iPlayer 2 or Smart Jack 3--to your computer using the USB cable. Close all running applications and disable virus protection.

  1. Create a new folder and extract the zip file to a this folder. SAS will not install from the zip file, therefore, the SAS.exe and driver files must be removed from the zip file.
  2. Once you have saved the SAS files to a new folder, double click sas.exe to install and launch SAS.
  3. If you receive the fatal error message "Unable to open first controller. The program will now exit," click OK Attach your controller to your computer and double click SAS.exe again.

Using SAS

Before launching SAS, ensure that your controller--iPlayer 2 or Smart Jack 3 is connected to your computer via the USB port. SAS will not launch if a controller is not connected.

  1. Double click the SAS icon.
  2. The serial addressing software window will appear. All addressing and testing functions are performed from this screen.
  1. Enter serial number. You can enter the serial number from the keyboard, or use a bar code scanner to enter it directly from the fixture.
  2. Test the serial number. Select test>serial number from the menu or ctrl+s from the keyboard.

If the serial number is correct, the fixture/segment comes on at full intensity. If the fixture/segment does not come on, correct the serial number entry and test again.

  1. Enter the light number for the fixture or segment.
  2. Click program address to assign the light number to the fixture/segment.

Lights blink red then come on in standby mode when programming is complete.

  1. Test the light number. Select test>light number from the menu or ctrl+l from the keyboard.

Light comes on at full intensity to indicate the light number is correct.