APPENDIX A

DMX Protocol

Channel #

Function

Description

Value

 

Default

DL.3

Axon

dec.

 

%

dec.

%

DL.2

 

 

 

Graphic 1 Functions

(Standard, Dual, Single Protocol)

57

36

Opacity

Selects transparency level from completely

0-255

0-100

0

0

transparent (0) to opaque (255)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic 1 Content Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No selection

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Stock 3-D Object (flat plane)

1

1

 

 

58

37

3-D Object File

 

 

 

1

1

Additional Stock 3-D Objects

2-149

 

 

 

 

First User 3-D Objects

150

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional User Objects

151-255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No selection

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HES Folder 1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HES Folders 2- 40

2-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First User Folder 41

41

 

 

 

 

 

Media Folder

 

 

 

 

 

59

38

User Folders 42-239

42-239

NA

0

0

 

 

 

Reserved

240-254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video capture. The Media File parameter selects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SVideo input with a value of 1 or SDI input with a

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of 2. SDI available with DL.3 and Axon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only. Other Media file values are ignored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No selection

0

0

 

 

60

39

Media File

 

 

 

0

0

First Media File

1

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Media Files 2-255

2-255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

40

In Frame

Defines the beginning of a media file segment as

0-

0-100

0

0

62

41

a percentage of the movie length

65535

 

 

 

 

63

42

Out Frame

Defines the end of a Media File segment as a

0-

0-100

65535

100

64

43

percentage of the movie length

65535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play forward looping continuously

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Play forward once and hold on the last frame

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pause

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play forward if opacity > 0, hold on last frame

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play forward if opacity > 0, looping continuously

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65

44

Play Mode

Pause and rewind to In Frame

5

NA

0

0

 

 

Scrub (Display) the selected In Frame

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrub (Display) the selected Out Frame

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrub (Display) the selected In Frame with

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrub (Display) the selected Out Frame with

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

10-255

3-100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

212

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AXON specifications

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