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MADRIX NEO is a USB 2.0 DMX512 interface. It can be used for input [DMX-IN] or output [DMX-OUT].
The MADRIX software license for 512 DMX channels is already included.
| ▪ | Make sure to read the provided MADRIX NEO Quick Start Guide first! »help.madrix.com |
MADRIX 3.X Minimum System Requirements
| ▪ | 2.0 GHz dual-core CPU |
| ▪ | OpenGL 2.0 graphics card [NVIDIA recommended] |
| ▪ | 2 GB RAM |
| ▪ | 1 GB free harddisk space |
| ▪ | 1280 x 768 screen resolution |
| ▪ | Sound card |
| ▪ | USB 2.0 |
MADRIX 3.X Supported Operating Systems
| ▪ | Microsoft Windows 7 |
| ▪ | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| ▪ | Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| ▪ | Microsoft Windows 10 |
| ▪ | Compatible with 32 bit and 64 bit |
| ▪ | Go to Preferences > Options... > Devices USB [Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+O > Devices USB] |
| ▪ | Activate MADRIX USBone / MADRIX NEO |
| ▪ | Click Apply to confirm. |
| ▪ | Click OK to close the window. |
The NEO allows you to send or receive data via MADRIX using 512 DMX channels.
| ▪ | The MADRIX NEO features a 5-pin, female XLR connector. |
| ▪ | If you want to use DMX-IN, please use a 5-pin XLR male to 5-pin XLR male gender changer. |
Learn more »DMX512 [DMX-OUT]
Learn more »DMX-IN / Art-Net Remote / sACN Input
Remember to configure your light matrix in the »Matrix Generator or »Patch Editor
Make sure to save your MADRIX Setup after the configuration process.
To ensure interruption-free operation of the software and devices, please make sure to check the power-saving settings of Windows.
Learn more »PC Power Management
Using A MADRIX KEY Besides A MADRIX Interface
When using a MADRIX KEY in addition to a MADRIX hardware interface, please make sure to install the required software components during the installation process [MADRIX KEY Driver].
Learn more »Installation Process
| ▪ | MADRIX NEO already includes the MADRIX software license for 512 DMX channels. The data output [the license] is automatically activated when you connect the PLEXUS to a computer that has the MADRIX software installed and running and the USB drivers enabled in the software. |
| ▪ | The MADRIX KEY is not necessary for the MADRIX PLEXUS. |
| ▪ | The MADRIX KEY is not necessary for the MADRIX NEO. |
| ▪ | Up to 60 NEOs can be connected to a USB host controller without having any frame rate problems. Please connect every NEO to an active USB 2.0 port or use a USB 2.0 hub with a power supply. |