Description: User Manual LumiSplit 1.6.
REVISION: 20201020-REV 6.0.0

USER MANUALLUMISPLIT PRODUCT FAMILY
LumiSplit 1.6
THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX

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CONTENTS
1.

APPLICATIONS................................................................... 5

2.

INSTALLATION..................................................................... 6

4.
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13

2.1
Mounting the device...............................................................6
			Rack mount....................................................................6
			Truss mount .................................................................6
			Wall Mount ....................................................................7
2.2Power up the device................................................................7
2.3
Description.....................................................................................8
2.4
LED Indicators...............................................................................93.

LUMISPLIT FEATURES AND MODE SELECTION.........10

3.1
		
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

RDM Filtering............................................................................. 10
RDM Filtering per input:
Mode Selection........................................................................ 10
Modes in detail......................................................................... 10
Front Panel Lock....................................................................... 10
Factory Reset.............................................................................. 10

THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE..........................................11

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5.
6.
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT.....................................................17
APPENDIX..........................................................................17
6.1
6.2

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Discovery...................................................................................... 11
Identify a LumiSplit................................................................ 11
Lock / Unlock the Front Panel......................................... 12
Dark Mode................................................................................... 12
Mode Selection........................................................................ 12
Monitoring.................................................................................. 13
Endpoint View........................................................................... 13
Snapshot....................................................................................... 15
DMX Fail Mode.......................................................................... 15
DMX Startup Mode................................................................ 15
Messages...................................................................................... 16
Factory reset............................................................................... 16
Firmware upgrade.................................................................. 16

Technical data............................................................................ 17
Supported RDM PIDs............................................................ 18

WELCOME TO YOURLUMISPLIT 1.6
The LumiSplit range can be easily integrated in any lighting system
when one requires to split and boost DMX and RDM signals.

1. APPLICATIONS

A few examples of applications where the LumiSplit can be used: Live events
 Concert lighting Theatre
 TV
 Installations
 Architectural lighting
 Multimedia shows

Typical Application:

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DIMMER

LIGHTING CONSOLE

MOVING LIGHTS

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2. INSTALLATION

2.1 Mounting the device

LumiSplit 1.6 is a device that can be mounted in a truss as well as
in a rack. Please read the following instructions to make sure thedevice is mounted and secured correctly.

RACK MOUNTIn case you want to mount your LumiSplit 1.6 in a standard 19-inch
rack, you must attach the included mounting ears. Connect thelongest ear (A) to the right-hand side of the device with 4 screws,
re-used from the device. Attach the shorter ear (B) to the left-handside again with the 4 screws.

A
B

TRUSS MOUNT
To mount a LumiSplit 1.6 in a truss, you must attach a M10 clamp(G) to the M10 insert (H). After that, you can mount the clamp to

the truss bars. Please also secure the device by attaching a safety
line directly to the truss bars as well.

H
G

G
H

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2 | INSTALLATION / 2.1 MOUNTING THE DEVICE / 2.2 POWER UP THE DEVICE

WALL MOUNT
To mount a LumiSplit 1.6 on the wall, you must attach the wall
mount brackets (LU_10_00126).

Connect the brackets with 4 screws, re-used from the device.

2.2 Power up the device
Power-up the device with a power cable with Neutrik® powerCON®
TRUE1 connection (J) (please contact your local dealer if you don’t havea suitable power cable on hand). The device will automatically switch
on. To shut it down after use, just un-plug the power cable again.
After connecting the power cable correctly, by default the power LED
indicator on the front panel will light up in green.
The LumiSplit requires standard AC power distribution from 100240VAC, 50/60Hz. The mating Neutrik® powerCON® TRUE1 connector
is supplied; however, you will need to purchase or construct a cableappropriate for your application.
When installing a new connector please refer to the following wire
colour code reference:

WIRE*

CONNECTION

Green/Yellow

AC GroundBlue

AC Neutral

Brown

AC Line* International (Harmonised) StandardJ7

2 | INSTALLATION / 2.3 DESCRIPTION

2.3 Description
2.3.1 Front Panel(A) POWER LED:
Indicates the general status of the splitter.

(C) INPUT LED:
Indicates the input status and the selected mode.

(B) MODE:
Enable / disable RDM filtering on the input.

(D) OUTPUT LED:
Indicates the output status and the selected mode.

B

A

C

D

2.3.2 Rear Panel(E) POWER:(F) M10 THREAD:

 1x Neutrik® powerCON® TRUE1 inlet.

 Mounting option for clamp.

 1x Neutrik® powerCON® TRUE1 outlet.

FE

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2 | INSTALLATION / 2.4 LED INDICATORS

2.4 LED indicators:
The LED indicators of the LumiSplit show the following statuses:

POWER LED

COLOURDESCRIPTIONPower (General status
LED)

DimmedDark Mode

Green

Normal, unlocked (default)
or upgrading

White

Identify

OrangeLocked Front PanelRed

Port error

Red blink

Factory ResetBlue

DMX fail mode orStartup mode
configured

PORT LEDSTATUSDESCRIPTION

Input

Blue

DMX + RDMCyan

DMX OnlyWhite blink

RDM activity

White flashing Identify
Output portsBlue

DMX + RDMCyan

DMX OnlyWhite blink

RDM activity

White flashing Identify

93. LUMISPLIT FEATURES AND MODE SELECTION

After the device has been powered-up correctly, you can startchanging the different operating modes and port features throughthe front panel or via RDM. To change the settings by using thefront panel, follow these instructions.
Through the front panel, you can connect 1 input and 6 outputs(1 to 6). Each output has a LED indicator. These are used to display
the port status.

3.1 RDM Filtering
The LumiSplit supports RDM filtering to prevent lighting fixturesfrom being flooded by undesired RDM packets. You can enable ordisable RDM filtering on the input.

RDM FILTERING PER INPUT:
Press the input button shortly to enable or disable RDM filteringon the input. The input LED indicator colour will change, together
with all output LED indicators.

3.2 Mode Selection
The LumiSplit 1.6 offers two operating modes. To change themode, you require LumiNet Monitor.

3.3 Modes in detail

3.4 Front Panel Lock

The LumiSplit 1.6 offers two operating modes. To change themode, you require LumiNet Monitor.

For reliability reasons you can lock the front panel. In this way, nobody can accidentally change the settings of the splitter during alive event for example. To lock and un-lock the front panel, press
and hold the input button for 4 seconds. Once the power LED
indicator blinks orange, release the button and the power LED indicator will turn orange. The front panel is now successfully locked.
Execute the same procedure to unlock the front panel again.
The front panel can be locked/unlocked from LumiNet Monitor
as well.

3.3.1 Splitter mode
The LumiSplit now runs in splitter mode. This is the default mode.

3.3.2 Regeneration
The LumiSplit will re-generate the incoming DMX signal withsome new parameters. These parameters can be selected
through LumiNet monitor. (for more information, see 3.7.4) RDM
communication with connected endpoints is no longer active.

3.5 Factory Reset
Sometimes it can come in handy to reset the entire device. To dothat, press and hold the input button for 10 seconds. Once thepower LED indicator blinks red, release the button. This will reset
all settings to default.
The LumiSplit can be remotely reset from LumiNet Monitor as well.

104. THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE

Not only can the LumiSplit provide you with some great features
directly from its front panel, the unit can also be remotely
configured and monitored, all through RDM connectivity.
Once LumiNet Monitor is connected to a Luminex LumiNodeor Ethernet-DMX converter with RDM enabled, the software will
provide you with a comprehensive set of tools to monitor andconfigure your LumiSplit 1.6.
LumiNet Monitor 2.1.6 or higher and LumiSplit firmware v5 or
higher are necessary to take full benefit of all the features listed
below.

4.1 Discovery
The LumiSplit 1.6 comes with one RDM responder. In the RDM
panel, one responder will appear per splitter.

If you hover your mouse over the responder, additional information
will be available.

4.2 Identify a LumiSplit
If you have many LumiSplit devices, it can come in handy to identify a unit. Right click on one of the responders and select Identify ->On. All LEDs will turn white and start flashing, to identify the unit.
To stop the identification, repeat the same procedure and select“Off”, or click on the “Identify OFF” button on the top right-handside of the RDM panel.

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4 | THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE / 4.3 LOCK / UNLOCK THE FRONT PANEL / 4.4 DARK MODE / 4.5 MODE SELECTION

4.3 Lock / Unlock the Front Panel
To lock the device, right click on one of the responders and select Lockstate > Front Panel Locked. To unlock the device, repeat the same
operation, and select Lock state > unlocked.
LumiSplit doesn’t actually use a pin code for locking the front panel,
therefor it is not required to enter a 4-digit code. Just click OK to confirm the lock state.

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4.4 Dark Mode

4.5 Mode Selection

The LumiSplit offers you to lower down the brightness of the LEDs.
Right click on one of the responders and select display level. Here you
can set the brightness either to low or full.
There is no intermediate value available for the brightness of the LEDs.

You can remotely select one of the modes the splitter offers. Right clickon one of the responders and select the desired mode.
More details about each available mode can be found in paragraph
3.3 of this manual.

4 | THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE / 4.6 MONITORING / 4.7 ENDPOINT VIEW

4.6 Monitoring
The RDM control panel enables you to monitor the status of all sensors
embedded in the LumiSplit. The splitter comes with one temperature
sensor, and one sensor per DC/DC converter (input and output).

To monitor the status of these sensors, right click on one of the responders, select Control, and then, click on the Sensor tab.

The temperature sensor will indicate the actual inner temperature of
the LumiSplit. The contact sensors will display the status of all DC/DC
converters. A DC/DC converter’s sensor with a value of 1 means the
DC/DC converter is working correctly.

4.7 Endpoint View
The LumiSplit 1.6 is the world’s first splitter to offer the endpoint view.
Endpoints are any RDM compliant devices such as lighting fixtures,
smoke machines, lasers, or any remotely managed devices.
If RDM devices are connected to the ports of the LumiSplit, you’ll beable to know which port they are connected to.
By default, any RDM device will be listed in the RDM panel as follows:

In this example, the RDM test device is connected to port 11 of theconverter using 2.2.8.12 as an IP address.
To see which port of the LumiSplit the device is connected to,right click on the responder of the LumiSplit 1.6 and select Control.
In the control panel, click on the endpoint tab:

If RDM devices are connected to the splitter, they will appear oneach port marked with a white triangle on the left-hand side. Expand these lists, and discover the devices connected to the selected port. This feature makes your life easier when troubleshooting
an installation, to follow the complete signal path. Hover yourmouse over the discovered RDM device to get some more info
about it.

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4 | THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE / 4.7 ENDPOINT VIEW

4.7.1 RDM filtering
From this menu, you can enable / disable RDM filtering per port
and per zone as well.
Tick the corresponding filter check box to enable RDM filtering. A
filtered output will display a light colour on its LED (cyan).

4.7.2 Identify a port
If needed you can identify a port. To do so, tick the corresponding
Identify check box, and the LED of the selected port will blink
white. This can come in handy when you need to indicate the port
to use.

4.7.3 Regeneration

Three different timings are available (Break Time, Framerate):

When in regeneration mode, click on the timing field of theselected input(s) to assign the desired regenerating timing.

 Slow (200μs/25FPS) Medium (184μs/36FPS) Fast (176μs/40FPS)

The timing set here will be available for all outputs linked to the selected
input.

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4 | THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE / 4.8 SNAPSHOT / 4.9 DMX FAIL MODE / 4.10 DMX STARTUP MODE

4.8 Snapshot

4.9.1 Configure DMX Fail mode

From firmware version 6 onwards the LumiSplit offers the option torecord a DMX snapshot per input. This snapshot can later be used forthe DMX Fail mode or Startup mode.
To use this new feature, the user will need LumiNet Monitor v2.3.2 orhigher.

To set the DMX Fail mode, use the following steps:
 Select the desired responder in the RDM devices list.
 Right click and select DMX Fail mode.
 Choose the option you want to use.

4.8.1 Capture Snapshot
To capture the snapshot, an active lighting state needs to be present.
To capture the snapshot please perform the following steps: Open LumiNet Monitor and locate the responder of the desired

device(s) in the RDM devices list.
 Select the desired responder(s) and right click.
 From the pop-up window, choose Capture Snapshot(option 3 from the bottom)
The snapshot has now successfully been made.

4.9 DMX Fail Mode
In DMX Fail mode, the LumiSplit offers 3 options as output in the unlikely event that something happens to the DMX input signal.
The three options available are:
 Do Nothing (default), There will be NO DMX signal forwarded tothe outputs of the respected input, until valid DMX signal arrives
at the input.
 Resend last frame, will keep repeating the last received DMX frameon all outputs of the respective input (zone). As soon as the DMX
input receives valid DMX again, the output will follow that new input again. The frame rate used for resending the last frame is thesame as set for the regeneration mode (default: 36 FPS with a breaktime of 184 μs).
 Send snapshot, makes it possible to send out the captured snap
shot as lighting state with defined timings. In this way the snapshot will be send to all concerned outputs until valid DMX input
signal is received or until the hold time expires. When a valid DMX
input signal is received again, the outputs will follow the input data.
When the DMX Fail mode is active all the output port LEDs will blink
slowly in sync.

4.10 DMX Startup Mode
With the DMX Startup mode , you can define the behaviour of the LumiSplit at Startup for each input. If no DMX signal is present, you may
choose the following 2 options: Do Nothing (default), There will be NO DMX signal forwarded tothe outputs of the respected input, until valid DMX signal arrives
at the input.
 Send snapshot, makes it possible to send out the captured snapshot as lighting state with defined timings. In this way the snapshot will be send to all concerned outputs until valid DMX input
signal is received or until the hold time expires. When valid DMX
input signal is received, the outputs will follow the input data.
When the DMX Startup mode is active all the output port LEDs will
blink slowly in sync.

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4 | THE NEW RDM EXPERIENCE / 4.10 DMX STARTUP MODE / 4.11 MESSAGES / 4.12 FACTORY RESET / 4.13 FIRMWARE UPGRADE

4.10.1 Configure DMX Startup mode

LEVEL: The level is a value that acts as a master level on the captured preset. LumiSplit only supports 255 (full) as level.

In order to set the DMX Startup mode, use the following steps:
 Select the desired responder in the RDM devices list.
 Right click and select DMX Startup mode.
 Choose the option you want to use.

4.11 Messages
The LumiSplit can send messages over RDM. You can then be notified
about any change on the LumiSplit. To display the message window,
right click on one of the responders, and select Messages.
You can save the messages to review later or print them for record
keeping.

4.12 Factory reset
4.10.2 DMX Fail and Startup detailed timing
The Startup and DMX Fail features in LumiSplit are based onstandard RDM PIDs. These PIDs can be generically controlled indetail via the RDM control panel.
DMX Fail mode and DMX Startup mode both make use ofpreset info in case available via RDM. The preset info will set theconfigurable boundaries for setting the details of these modes.
The following attributes can be adjusted:
DELAY: Number of 0.1 seconds delay before the preset gets active. 65535 (0xffff) represents infinite time. Mind that LumiSplit alreadytakes 800ms (or 0.8 seconds) before detecting DMX signal fail. So, by
setting the Delay at 1, you set a time out of: 0.8 + 0.1 = 0.9 seconds.
HOLD: The hold time defines how long the mode stays active. Afterthe amount of x times 0.1 seconds, the mode will go back to default
behavior. In case of LumiSplit the minimum hold time is 0.1 second
and the maximum is infinite (65535 or 0xffff). When the hold time has
elapsed, the input (zone) of the LumiSplit will go back to “Do nothing”.
Or as soon the DMX signal has recovered the outputs will follow theincoming DMX again.

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The unit can be reset via RDM. To proceed, right click on one of the
responders, and select Factory Default.

4.13 Firmware upgrade
The LumiSplit 1.6 is the first splitter to be upgradable through RDM. To
upgrade the unit, you will need a Luminex LumiNode (firmware 1.1.0
or higher) or Ethernet-DMX converter (firmware 4.2.0 or higher), andLumiNet Monitor 2.1.6 or higher.
Please bear in mind only one instance of LumiNet Monitor should berunning on the network during the firmware upgrade.

5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Sometimes it is required to get more help with your device or application. There is a knowledge base available online that gets updated ona regular basis at: https://support.luminex.beIf you need to ask our team for more help or you need to return a device to Luminex for diagnostics or repair, you can also find the option
on this page to request an RMA or start a support ticket.

6. APPENDIX

6.1 TECHNICAL DATA
Mains Voltage:

100 – 240VAC

Main Frequency:

50/60HzPower consumption:

Max 15W

Dimensions (W x D x H):

304 x 210 x 44 mm (11.97” x 8.27” x 1.73”)

Weight:2.3 kgOperating temperature:

0 to 50°C

Storage temperature:-10 to 70°C

Humidity (non-condensing):

5 to 95%

Certificates / Approvals:

cSGSus Mark, CE, CB certificate

Standards:

IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 62368-1, EN 62368-1, UL 62368-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62368-1,
FCC Part 15 CFR 47, CAN/ICES-003, EN 55022, EN 55024, RoHS, Reach

Protocol standard:

ANSI E1.11 – 2008 (R2018) (DMX-512)
ANSI E1.20 – 2010 (RDM)
ANSI E1.37-1 – 2012 (R2017) Additional Message Sets for ANSI E1.20 (RDM) – Part 1
ANSI E1.37-7 – 2019 Additional Message Sets for ANSI E1.20 (RDM) – Gateway & Splitter
Configuration Messages

DMX port isolation:

Optical and galvanic isolation per port

Short circuit protection:Yes

DMX port termination/biasing:Yes

DMX input:

1x gold plated Neutrik® 5-pin XLR (male)

DMX output:

6x gold plated Neutrik® 5-pin XLR (female)17

6.2 SUPPORTED RDM PIDS

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PID VALUERDM Parameter ID’s

0x0001

DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH

0x0002

DISC_MUTE

0x0003

DISC_UN_MUTE

0x0020QUEUED_MESSAGE

0x0030STATUS_MESSAGES

0x0031STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION

0x0032

CLEAR_STATUS_ID

0x0050SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS

0x0051PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION

0x0060

DEVICE_INFO

0x0080

DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION

0x0081MANUFACTURER_LABEL

0x0082

DEVICE_LABEL

0x0090FACTORY_DEFAULTS

0x00C0SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL

0x00E0

DMX_PERSONALITY

0x00E1

DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION

0x0141

DMX_FAIL_MODE

0x0142DMX_STARTUP_MODE

0x0200SENSOR_DEFINITION

0x0201SENSOR_VALUE

0x0501DISPLAY_LEVEL

0x0641

LOCK_STATE

0x0642

LOCK_STATE_DESCRIPTION

0x0900

ENDPOINT_LIST

0x0901

ENDPOINT_LIST_CHANGE

0x0902IDENTIFY_ENDPOINT

0x0903

ENDPOINT_TO_UNIVERSE

0x0904

ENDPOINT_MODE

0x0905

ENDPOINT_LABEL

0x0906

START_CODE_FILTER

0x0907

DISCOVERY_STATE

0x0909ENDPOINT_TIMING

0x090A

ENDPOINT_TIMING_DESCRIPTION

0x090B

ENDPOINT_DEVICES

0x090CENDPOINT_DEVICE_LIST_CHANGE

0x090D

BINDING_CONTROL_FIELDS

0x1000IDENTIFY_DEVICE

0x1010POWERSTATE

0x1030CAPTURE_PRESET

0x1041PRESET_INFO

0x1042

PRESET_STATUS

0x9000STORE_USER_PRESET

0x9001RECOVER_BACKUP_MODE

0x9002BACKUP_AUTORECOVER

0x9003BACKUP_TIMEOUT

0x9004

STORE_SNAPSHOTYOUR NETWORK SOLUTION FOR
AUDIO, VIDEO AND LIGHTINGEFFECTIVE, RELIABLE, ACCESSIBLE

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