Setup
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The Pendant is not a stand alone device, it is an arm of Spikemark. This means it must be connected to the same network as Spikemark - and Spikemark must be running. Setting up the Pendant is straightforward. With only few cable connections and a few IP Addresses you’ll be up and running in no time.
Connect the Pendant Cable between the Pendant and the Pendant Adapter Box
Connect your Computer and Pendant Adapter Box to your Network Switch
Connect your Showstopper Accessory Cable to your Showstopper Base
BEFORE POWERING ON THE PENDANT
All network cables must be connected prior to powering on the Pendant. If it does not sense network capability on startup, the Pendant will fail to initialze the configuration screen and you will be left with only the cursor on a black background.
If your Pendant doesn't load the configuration screen:
Power off the Pendant
Plug in the network cable to the same system as Spikemark
Power on the Pedant
Because the Pendant is a networked device it needs to have a unique static IP address. This address must be set on both the Pendant and in Spikemark to allow communication to the Pendant. In addition, the Pendant must be configured with the Spikemark PC's IP Address.
Once the connections are made and there is power to the Showstopper Base, the Pendant will power on. Once the boot up process is complete, the Pendant will be at the configuration screen.
The default IP Address values will be completed for both the computer running Spikemark as well as the Pendant:
Spikemark IP: 192.168.10.245
This is the default IP Address of the computer running Spikemark
Pendant IP: 192.168.10.250
This is the default IP Address of the Pendant
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Port: 8080
The default values are merely suggestions based on how we configure the Spikemark network. Have no fear, you can easily change these values to fit into your network settings. Select a value to change, either with your finger (it's a touch screen) or use the touchpad on the included Bluetooth keyboard. You can scroll through the values with the jog wheel or use the keyboard to delete and enter the value directly.
Any changes to the IP Addresses, Subnet or Port will be saved to the Pendant once the Connect button is pressed.
Because the Pendant is a networked device it needs to have a unique static IP address. This address must be set on both the Pendant and in Spikemark to allow communication to the Pendant.
Once the connections are made and there is power to the Showstopper Base, the Pendant will power on. Once the boot up process is complete, the Pendant will be at the configuration screen.
The default IP Address values will be completed for both the computer running Spikemark as well as the Pendant:
Spikemark IP: 192.168.10.245
This is the default IP Address of the computer running Spikemark
Pendant IP: 192.168.10.250
This is the default IP Address of the Pendant
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Port: 8080
The default values are merely suggestions based on how we configure the Spikemark network. Have no fear, you can easily change these values to fit into your network settings.
Select a value to change, either with your finger (it's a touch screen) or use the touchpad on the included Bluetooth keyboard.
You can scroll through the values with the jog wheel or use the keyboard to delete and enter the value directly.
Any changes to the IP Addresses, Subnet or Port will be saved to the Pendant once the Connect button is pressed.
If you have set up a Stagehand in the past, setting the Pendant IP Address will feel familiar enough.
Open the Pendant configuration window Pendant menu or the Control Devices buttons:
Confirm the IP Addresses are set correctly on both the Pendant and in Spikemark. If the Spikemark IP Address is not what you expected, check your netowkr settings and confirm the Spikemark IP Address under File -> Spikemark Options.
Check out this guide if you need to set your computer IP Address:
With matching IP address on the Pendant and in Spikemark, and the Pendant Enabled in in Spikemark, just click the connect button on the Pendant screen.
Once the Pendant is connected the display will change from the configuration screen to the operation interface.
