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MAX/MIN
MODE
Max/Min mode is the "Flicker Finder". A single DMX512 channel is
displayed as the current value,
minimum value and maximum
value. All three numbers are
decimal 0 to 255.
This mode will capture any fluctuations in the level of a channel. To
clear the Max and Min values, press the MENU key twice. When
data is not received on the selected channels, the Max value is set
to 0, and the Min value to 255.
FLICKER
HUNT
The UP & DOWN cursor keys are used to start the automatic
‘Flicker Hunt’ mode. In this mode
Micro-Scope analyses the level
of each channel in thirty
consecutive frames of DMX512.
Any level that has varied outside the flicker band causes the hunt
to stop and the display reverts to MAX/MIN mode, displaying the
erroneous channel data. The DOWN cursor key cycles through the
range of flicker band values between 0x01 and 0x1f and also
restarts the search from the next channel.
When the flicker band is set to 0x01, a single bit fluctuation in the
level of a single channel will cause the display to revert to
MAX/MIN mode.
When no DMX is received, the current channel may show a number
outside the valid range of 1-512 which indicates it is searching.
HEXADECIMAL
Micro-Scope offers both decimal and hexadecimal display.
Hexadecimal numbers are shown by a preceding ‘$’ symbol. This is
interchangeable with the more common ‘0x’ prefix for hexadecimal.
The following numbers are identical: 0xAA, $AA, H’AA, AA
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Micro-Scope uses the ‘$’ symbol for the simple reason that it uses
the least display area.