Master/Slave Mode, Slave units, Master unit

Master/Slave Mode

The Master/Slave mode allows a single COLORband™ PiX unit (the master) to control the actions of one or more COLORband™ PiX units (the slaves) without the need of a DMX controller. The master unit will be set to operate in either Automatic or Sound Active mode, while the slave units will be set to operate in Slave mode. Once set and connected, the slave units will operate in unison with the master unit.

Configure the units as indicated below.

Slave units:

1.Press <MENU> repeatedly until SLA shows on the display.

2.Press <ENTER> to accept.

3.Set the DMX address to 001.

4.Connect the DMX input of the first slave unit to the DMX output of the master unit.

5.Connect the DMX input of the subsequent slave units to the DMX output of the previous slave unit.

6.Finish setting and connecting all the slave units.

Master unit:

1.Set the master unit to operate in either Automatic or Sound-Active mode.

2.Make the master unit the first unit in the DMX daisy chain.

Advanced Master/Slave options for using the COLORband™ PiX as master unit with the COLORband™ PiX Mini:

When a COLORband™ PiX is the master unit and COLORband™ PiX Minis are slave units, the submenu A1–A126(found under SLA in the master unit) will select how many slave units are attached to it. Selecting A A1 or A A2 on the COLORband™ PiX Minis will tell the master unit which side of the strip the Minis are on. The combination of number and direction settings allows lots of variation, including allowing 2 COLORband™ PiX Minis to appear as one single strip the same size as the master COLORband™ PiX for uninterrupted chases.

Advanced Master/Slave options for using the COLORband™ PiX Mini as master unit with the COLORband™ PiX:

When a COLORband™ PiX Mini is the master unit and COLORband™ PiX serves as a slave, selecting A A1 or A A2 on the COLORband™ PiX Minis will command the COLORband™ PiX to either light LED-for-LED with the Mini (meaning half of the COLORband™ PiX), or to light up entirely at the same speed.

∙Configure all the slave units before connecting the master unit to the DMX daisy chain.

∙Never connect a DMX controller to a DMX string configured for Master/Slave operation because the controller may interfere with the signals from the master unit.

∙Do not connect more than 31 slave units to the master unit.

COLORband™ PiX User Manual Rev. 6

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