APPENDIX A

DMX Protocol

Channel #

Function

Description

Value

 

Default

DL.3

Axon

dec.

 

%

dec.

%

DL.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off, no effects selection

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMY simulates CMY by subtracting RGB (reduces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

color values)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =cyan, Mod2 =magenta, Mod3 =yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMY Add to All Pixels increases color values.

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =cyan, Mod2 =magenta, Mod3 = yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMY Add to Non-black Pixels increases color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

values. Mod1 =cyan, Mod2 =magenta,

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod3 =yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Add All Pixels.

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Add 2 All Pixels.

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Add, non-black pixels.

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Swap to BRG

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Swap to GRB

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 = red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solarize 1 (if color value<DMX value, invert color)

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solarize 2 (if color value > DMX, invert color)

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

152

131

 

 

 

0

0

Mode 2

Solarize (if color value < DMX, set color to 0)

11

 

NA

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solarize 4 (if color value > DMX, set color to 0)

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DotP and Resample

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1, Mod2 and Mod3 control resampling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Cycle (DMX value controls cycle speed)

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 = blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All or Nothing (Color value greater than Mod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value, color = 255, else color = 0)

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 =green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Color RGB

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 =red, Mod2 = green, Mod3 =blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Invert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 = red to inverted red, Mod2 = green to

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inverted green, Mod3 = blue to inverted blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Invert & Swap to GBR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 = red to inverted green, Mod2 = green to

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inverted blue, Mod3 = blue to inverted red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Invert & Swap to BRG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mod1 = red to inverted blue, Mod2 = green to

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inverted red, Mod3 = blue to inverted green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edge Detect ColorMod1=horizontal size, Mod2 =

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vertical search size, Mod3=comparison threshold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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