ARRI SkyLink, User Manual

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ConfigurationConfiguration

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DMX Source

Your SkyLink Base Station can receive DMX over Ethernet from either Art-Net or sACN sources. Choosing 
which network protocol to use on your network will depend on the capabilities of your DMX controller as 
well as other devices in your lighting network.

Protocol Settings

• Art-Net: Allows a Net, SubNet, and Universe of the Art-Net network to be set. Also allows for the enabling 

and disabling of the RDM communication.

• sACN (Streaming ACN): Allows for the Universe of the sACN network to be set. 

RDM

ARRI SkyLink is fully RDM compatible and can receive commands from any RDM-enabled software or 
console over Art-Net or DMX (5-pin XLR). Ensure that “Enable RDM” is checked in the “Ports” page of the 
Web Portal. Fixtures such as ARRI SkyPanels or L-Series can then be easily configured.

Click “Save” after a change is made to store your new setting.

Advanced Connection Options

In addition to acting as a WiFi access point, the ARRI SkyLink Base Station has several other ways of 
controlling and connecting to the Base Station.

Ethernet

If your location is in a crowded wireless area, the WiFi radio on the SkyLink Base Station may not perform 
to its best capabilities. The Ethernet port on the Base Station provides another connection option. A mobile 
device or computer can connect with wired Ethernet for a more robust and direct connection to the SkyLink 
Base Station.The integrated WiFi access point can be used in conjunction with wired Ethernet for 
multi-node systems.

5-Pin XLR In

ARRI SkyLink can optionally be controlled directly through the 5-pin XLR DMX port. Choose DMX Source: 
“XLR” on “Port” page. This will allow for a control device, such as a professional lighting console, to be 
connected directly to the SkyLink Base Station. Full RDM functionality is available via DMX In. 

5-Pin XLR Out 

In Ethernet/WiFi mode, the 5-pin XLR port will broadcast the same active DMX universe used by the wire-
less CRMX signal. This allows for a wired network of fixtures using standard 5-pin DMX cables to be used 
at the same time as the wireless CRMX network. A male-female adapter may be required. 

DMX Multi-Universe Networks

If several universes are required, several SkyLink Base Stations can be set to different universe numbers 
and connected together using a network switch. Each SkyLink Base Station can control different sets of 
SkyLink Receivers. 

SkyLink Receivers will need to be Linked to the individual SkyLink Base Stations at different times. To Link 
the first DMX Universe, power on 

only

 the SkyLink Receivers you wish to be associated with that Universe. 

Then press the Link button on the back of the first DMX Universe Base Station. Repeat this process for the 
other DMX Universes.

The DMX universe can be configured in the SkyLink Base Station web portal under the „Ports“ tab.

XLR

The SkyLink Base Station is using the data from the 5-Pin XLR port 
as the control signal.

Ethernet/WiFi

The SkyLink Base Station is using the data from the Ethernet port 
and the WiFi radio as the control signal.