Ethernet Data Node
The Pharos Designer EDN (Ethernet Data Node) is a convenient and scalable gateway, providing cost-effective Ethernet-distributed DMX ports for large Designer projects.
The EDN 10 is supported with Pharos Designer controllers running v2.8 or later.
The EDN 20 is supported with Pharos Designer controllers running v2.7 or later.
The EDN is an easily configurable networking node that is specifically designed to add physical DMX ports to Pharos Designer controllers and integrates natively with the full Pharos Designer range.
Pharos Designer Remote Devices can be used with the full range of Pharos Designer Controllers, providing additional functionality.
Available in two variants, a 10-port or a 20-port EDN, with an additional Ethernet port for local daisy-chaining.
Mix-and-match Designer EDN with Pharos RIO G4 to offer more hardware choice when planning DMX distribution across a Pharos installation.
Isolation
The EDN offers up to 20 DMX512 output ports to control your fixtures. Each port is independently galvanically isolated up to 2kV, ensuring the control circuitry and each port of the EDN is protected against a multitude of electrical line faults, including earth potential rise and ground loops.
Protection
DMX ports on the EDN are “self-healing”, giving your equipment added protection from incorrect setup and energy surges, such as short circuits, power induction and AC power faults. Should an energy surge occur, it will be contained by the EDN, preventing it from flowing into other components; once the external fault is cleared, the ports “self-heal”, restoring DMX output automatically.
Integration
Built from the ground up on Pharos technology, the EDN natively interfaces with the rest of the Designer product range including Designer 2 software. Connecting it to your Designer lighting project is as simple as ensuring the EDN is on the same network as the Designer controllers. From there, Designer will detect it, giving you full control of your Ethernet network lighting solution with minimal effort.
Scalable
Up to 200 EDN units and other Remote Devices can be combined with one or more Pharos Designer controllers on the same network to build the ideal system for your installation. Each EDN is easily addressed using a convenient thumb wheel. Whether one controller or many, it’s all easily programmed using our Designer 2 software.
Network
Distribute your EDNs over a standard Ethernet network. Where several EDN are rack-mounted together, there is also a convenient second network port provided for daisy-chaining them. Our recommended limit of eight daisy-chained EDNs is to ensure high performance for the potential data through the switch.
RDM Capable (from Designer v2.8)
Supports the Remote Device Management protocol (ANSI E1.20), allowing fixtures connected to any of the DMX512 outputs to communicate back to their respectively assigned Controllers over an Ethernet network.