Astera NYX Bulbs
The Astera NYX Bulb is an LED bulb that contains a CRMX receiver as well as RF and Bluetooth modules for the AsteraApp. It can be powered via a lamp socket, USB Battery, or USB power supply, it does not have a built-in battery. It uses the same light engine as the Astera Titan Tubes. The power draw is 10w each.
Uses
The NYX bulb can be used to remotely control practicals as you can power them by the edison socket, but you no longer have to run them back to a dimmer pack or run any DMX as they can be controlled wirelessly with CRMX.
It can also be used in a china ball or Jem ball with a Y-Socket to put multiple bulbs into a single socket, although this can only be used in low-light situations.
QC Process
Accessories
Some Unique included accessories are below
Powerstation The PowerStation acts as a display to program DMX addresses and settings which the bulb will store in its memory. It can also set colors, effects, brightness etc which the bulb will continue to display when in a powered lamp socket or connected to a power bank.
Cup Bouncer - Can be put on top of the bulb to act as a topper.
CRMX Transmitter - You can connect the tubes directly to any CRMX transmitter such as a cintenna or any other brand of CRMX transmitter. This will allow you to control the bulbs via DMX with a lighting console.
Other common accessories could include
Edison Socket - If you are not using another practical
Y socket - To be used in a jemball
Troubleshooting
Refer to the Users Manual for any troubleshooting.
Set Up With Astera App
Start Astera App on Device Use the tablet that comes with the kit or you can use the Astera App on your phone.
Connect Astera Box to device
You will only need 1 astera box for most purposes.
- Press the hamburger menu top right of the screen.
- Select the blue link that says "Manage Bluetooth Bridges".
- Unpair any bluetooth bridges that the app is trying to connect to that are not the box your working with. only use 1 astera box at a time. Turn off all other Boxes in the area.
- Press the plus symbol at the top right of the Manage Bluetooth Bridges page.
- Select the top option "Press here if you want to add an AsteraBox"
- Power on the AsteraBox. Hold down the power button for 2 seconds. The App light will blink blue when it is on. You can quick press the power button to check battery life of the Astera Box.
- Match the available AsteraBox to the one your using. Match the last 3 numbers of the AsteraBox Number on the back side of the box.
Connect Bulbs to Astera App
- Patch in a bulb you want to pair to a socket.
- Quick press the power button on the bulb to make sure its receiving power.
The bulb will flash green if it is receiving power.
Pairing
Pair with Lights Make sure your in the top right hamburger menu and hit the "pair with lights" button.
Put bulb into Pairing Mode" Follow the in app instructions. Once the bulb is flashing blue press ok. When the bulb stops flashing it means that the app has paired the bulb even if the progress bar has not finished. You can press "Done" at this time.
Set up the bulb
X out of the hamburger menu and make sure your on the far left tab (ipad the icons are on the bottom, on the tablet the icons are at the top. It might take a minute for the bulb to show up on the fixture list.
- once it shows up, click on the bar that is the fixture and it will pull up the settings. Make sure the bulb is in app mode if it is not already.
Control the Fixture
Select Target Tab If there are old tiles in this tab, start fresh and delete the old tiles.
Select the pencil Pencil icon is at the top right of the app.
Remove Page This will remove all tiles on the current page.
Press the + button This will allow you to add your newly paired fixture.
Select Individual Lights
Select the New Fixture press ok.
"Select the Tile Location Select one of the 12 tile locations, the ones with the plus symbols are the available tile locations.
Select the new Fixture Click on the tile to select, it will turn light blue when selected. Select Effect Tab Effect tab is the 3rd tab, it is to the right of the Target Tab. Select an Effect Effect can be a static color or an effect like fire flicker. There are premade effects or you can make your own by hitting the plus symbol at the top of the Effect Tab.