Art-Net Receiver
Art-Net Receiver Chips and Modules
Art-Net is the standard protocol for sending DMX512 lighting data over Ethernet networks. Adding Art-Net reception to a lighting fixture, LED driver or other device normally means running a full Ethernet and UDP/IP stack on the host microcontroller and parsing Art-Net packets in firmware. That takes memory, processing time and a lot of development effort.
The INACKS Art-Net receivers take care of all of that in a dedicated chip. They connect to the network, receive the Art-Net packets and make the DMX channel data available to your host through a simple SPI interface.
How It Works
- Ethernet side: the chip connects to an external Ethernet PHY transceiver (for example, the LAN8720) through an RMII interface and handles the network and Art-Net protocol processing.
- Host side: your microcontroller, FPGA or Arduino reads ready-to-use DMX data over SPI. No network stack or Art-Net parsing is needed in your firmware.
- Network setup: the IP address is obtained by DHCP by default.
Why Use a Dedicated Art-Net Receiver?
- Faster development: skip writing and debugging an Ethernet stack and Art-Net parser.
- Lower host requirements: a smaller, lower-cost microcontroller is enough, since it only reads DMX values over SPI.
- Shorter time to market: your firmware team can focus on the product’s own features instead of protocol handling.
Typical applications include LED fixtures, architectural lighting, stage equipment and any device that needs to receive DMX data from an Art-Net controller or lighting console.
This category includes the IS3730 Art-Net receiver chip and ready-to-use modules based on it.
Other Lighting Protocol Chips
Addressable LED Controller | DMX512 Controller | DMX512 Receiver | DMX+RDM Controller | DMX+RDM Receiver | Art-Net Controller
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