04.09.2014 | Elation EZ Kling™ for Easy Pixel Mapping of Kling-Net™ and DMX Compatible Fixtures

With launch of the new EZ Kling™ interface, Elation Professional has answered the need for better pixel mapping control. The EZ Kling is an RJ45 to DMX, Kling-Net™ and ArtNet™ interface that allows users to pixel map Kling-Net fixtures through the Kling-Net mapper, which is included in ArKaos’s LED Master™, Media Master Express™ and Media Master Pro™ software. EZ Kling also works via ArtNet, which allows for pixel mapping of any LED pixel-controllable DMX fixture. It provides a simpler and more effective way to create visuals via pixel mapping.

Ideal for use with Elation Flex Pixel Tape™ and LED pixel-controllable DMX fixtures, a single EZ Kling interface will drive up to 600 Flex Pixel Tape RGB pixels using Kling-Net control protocol or 170 DMX pixels via ArtNet/ DMX control. Basically, it can take any RGB / DMX fixture and let users control it via Kling-Net or ArtNet using the EZ Kling box as a “hub”.  EZ Kling includes a 4-button control panel and LCD menu display, 3-pin DMX In and Out, two RJ45 bilateral CAT5e ports, and a (6) bare wire terminal block for wiring LED pixel tape directly to the unit. Extremely small and light weight, EZ Kling includes a magnet on the back panel for easy mounting on any metal surface and a mini Omega bracket for clamp/truss mounting.

Elation Sales Director Eric Loader comments on the new interface:  “This product opens up a whole new way of control of RGB fixtures – allowing you to pixel map your entire LED display, whether it be video panels, LED pixel grids / tapes or LED Pars, at a cost effective price by taking the costly ArtNet nodes and separate DMX drivers out of the equation.”

ArKaos designed the Kling-Net protocol to allow the distribution of real-time video data to remote display devices, such as LEDs or LED panels, over Ethernet. Kling-Net allows LED devices to configure themselves automatically and talk directly to the media server, removing the need for complicated setup processes and avoiding use of expensive hardware video converters.