"Art-Net is the only public domain Ethernet Standard in the marketplace - that’s the reason the Art-Net Alliance is growing at such a rate. We regularly receive emails congratulating us for the decision to put Art-Net into the public domain," said Wayne Howell of Artistic Licence. "The aspect I find most pleasing is that we see both large and small companies supporting Art-Net. Over the next 12 months, I think we’ll see a vast expansion in new Art-Net products."
The Art-Net Standard allows over 250 Universes of DMX512 to be transported by Ethernet cable, providing a highly economical solution for the distribution of lighting data. Issues such as ‘merging’ are built into the standard and no longer require separate products. Perhaps most important is the wide range of options offered by Ethernet. Radio Ethernet is now widely available, providing low cost options for ‘Radio DMX’ solutions.
Artistic Licence, the inventor of Art-Net, continues to provide a wide range of innovative Art-Net products. Included in the range is Down-Link, which earned a PLASA 2001 Best Product Award.
(Lee Baldock)
