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Module 4 · Step 2 of 3
Sixteen universes on the wire
Planning a rig across sixteen universes, what the network has to carry, and proving every byte arrives where the patch says.
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How many universes, and what the network carries
Fixtures are packed as Quick Patch packs them: in order, never split across a universe. Figures use the console's 44 frames a second and frame sizes measured on the wire in Lesson 8.
Universes
2
960 slots used · 64 idle
Packets a second
176
2 universes × Art-Net and sACN × 44 a second
On the cable
0.92 Mbps
9 % of a 10 Mbps link · 0.9 % of 100 Mbps
| Line | Art-Net · sACN | Addresses | Fixtures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving Head 16ch | 0 · 1 | 1–512 | 32 |
| LED Bar 7ch | 1 · 2 | 1–448 | 64 |
The console sends every universe it runs whether or not anything is patched on it — the load follows the universe count (top drawer → UNIVERSES), not the rig. Wi-Fi does not retry lost broadcast: wire the show.