Artistic Licence to Show the nanoScope pocket DMX tester at LDI2014

	Artistic Licence's nanoScope

Artistic Licence will exhibit at LDI2014 in their distributor, TMB's booth 2293, showcasing the nanoScope pocket-sized tester for DMX512 and RDM. LDI runs November 21 - 23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Lightweight and battery powered with a translucent plastic casing, nanoScope features a built-in five-pin XLR connector that enables it to be attached directly to the DMX512 cable. nanoScope lights up in different colors to indicate its findings -- this provides rapid, intuitive feedback that is hands-free and visible at a distance (handy for awkward positions such as plenum spaces or hanging off a truss). Two modes of operation exist, selected by a recessed slide switch that also controls power on/off.

In pixel mode, nanoScope displays the first three DMX512 channels as an RGB mix, to provide confidence that the expected data is on the cable. This is particularly useful for commissioning DMX installations, as it can be used to track down any parts of the system that are misbehaving.

A flick of the switch selects analysis mode, which can be used to check for more subtle problems or to gain detailed informational feedback. nanoScope displays one long blip (green or red to indicate "good" or "bad" data respectively), then a train of short colored blips representing different attributes of the DMX512 signal (it also detects RDM). The device can distinguish between six different types of good/informational signals (cold colors) and five different types of bad/unusual signals (hot colors). A handy legend printed on the side of nanoScope tells the user what each color means.

Company CEO, Wayne Howell, comments, "By introducing a low-cost, sophisticated, yet intuitive tester to the market, we think that nanoScope will become a must-have gadget for every technician. The response to its recent launch at PLASA London has been amazing -- nanoScope is easily our fastest selling product to date."

Further technical information about nanoScope:
• Orange: Break length out of range, less than 88uS (an error)
• Magenta: Mark after Break (MaB), less than 8uS (an error)
• Yellow: Framing error (an error but does occur legitimately during RDM discovery)
• Red: RDM data format wrong (an error)
• Pink: Packet too long, contains more than 512 channels (an error)
• Cyan: Less than 512 channels in data (informational)
• Warm white: Non-zero start codes (excluding RDM) detected (usually informational but can be an error)
• Green: RDM detected in data (informational)
• Mint: RDM draft detected in data (informational)
• UV blue: RDM responses detected (informational)
• Ice blue: DMX test packets detected (informational)

The nanoScope is nominated for the PLASA Members' Choice Product Awards. PLASA members can register their vote at the PLASA Booth 1469 before 3pm on Saturday, November 22nd. Winners will be announced during the LDI Awards Ceremony beginning at 5pm on the show floor. The awards, voted on by all PLASA Members attending the LDI Show, recognize outstanding new entertainment technology products.