CHAPTER 4

DMX Programming

DMX Protocol Table

The Roadster Orbital Head System is patched by a DMX controller as an individual fixture on a DMX link and requires a 12-channel range.

Chan

Function

 

Description

Value

 

Default

Value

Default

#

 

dec.

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

MIrror 1 Coarse

Moves inner mirror from 0°–270°

0-

 

32768

0-100

50

2

Mirror 1 Fine

(Maps to Pan)

65535

 

 

 

 

 

3

Mirror 2 Coarse

Moves outer mirror from 0°–360°

0-

 

32768

0-100

50

4

Mirror 2 Fine

(Maps to Tilt)

65535

 

 

 

 

 

5

Focus Coarse

16-bit adjustment of

0-

 

32768

0-100

50

6

Focus FIne

65535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Zoom Coarse

16-bit adjustment

0-

 

32768

0-100

50

8

Zoom Fine

65535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Shutter

Closed

 

0-23

 

0

0-9

0

Open

 

232-255

 

91-100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSpeed

Disable

 

0

 

 

0

 

10

(See Appendix B

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

Set from Longest (253.7 sec to

 

 

 

for conversion

4-255

 

1-100

 

Shortest (0.15 sec)

 

 

 

 

tables)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Control channel should not be crossfaded.

 

 

 

 

 

No shutter channel requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe (normal operation )

0-9

 

0

0-4

0

 

 

Pan & Tilt Mspeed Off

10-19

 

4-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Shutter = 0 to access the following commands

 

 

 

 

Display Off

(send 20 packets)

20-28

 

 

8-11

 

 

 

Display Dim

(send 20 packets)

30-38

 

 

12-15

 

 

 

Display Bright (send 20 packets)

40-48

 

 

16-19

 

 

 

Home (send 20 packets)

60-68

 

 

24-27

 

 

 

Home ILS (send 20 packets)

70-78

 

0

27-31

0

11

Control Function

Lamp On (send 20 packets)

80-88

 

31-35

 

 

 

Lamp Off (send 20 packets)

90-98

 

 

35-38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ILS on (send 20 packets)

100-105

 

 

39-41

 

 

 

Shutdown (send 80 packets)

120-130

 

 

47-51

 

 

 

Reserved for future use

131-140

 

 

51-55

 

 

 

Live Commands - Shutter does not need to be = 0

 

 

 

 

Lens horizontal offset right

141-150

 

 

55-59

 

 

 

Lens horizontal offset stop

151-160

 

 

59-63

 

 

 

Lens horizontal offset left

161-170

 

0

63-67

0

 

 

Lens vertical offset up

171-180

 

67-71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lens vertical offset stop

181-190

 

 

71-75

 

 

 

Lens vertical offset down

191-200

 

 

75-78

 

12

Control

Reserved for future use

0-255

 

0

0-100

0

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High End Systems Roadster Orbital Head System user manual DMX Protocol Table, Chan Function Description Value Default