A key upgrade to the original Datagate is that the configuration is all performed via Web browser. A utility no longer needs to be downloaded to a computer. Instead, users set their browsers to the Datagate Mk2's Web address, and there they will find a unique graphical interface that's as easy to use as dragging and dropping, says the company. The simplified display screen allows users to create a flow chart easily and then the Datagate Mk2 will perform what is drawn. This enhancement not only eliminates steps, but makes the whole process easier to understand and manage.
"As compared to a conventional Art-Net frame, Jumbo Frames have eight times more payload in each one. Plus, they are synchronized," says Nicolas Moreau, ENTTEC's founder and managing director. "We are seeing increases in throughput on a Gigabit network of two and a half times!"
When creating a network with a Datagate Mk2, the user will have built-in the ability to work with RDM fixtures later when needed, just by upgrading software capability. This technology allows the same hardware used for the DMX-Ethernet gateway to do the RDM discovery, addressing, and monitoring. It also reports venue information over long distances directly to a laptop or iPhone. The Datagate Mk2 seamlessly monitors RDM sensors while transmitting eight universes of DMX at maximum speed. The new Datagate will be shown this month at LDI 2010.
(Jim Evans)
