Common Terms
The following are common terms used in
intelligent light programming.
Blackout
is a state by where all lighting
fixtures light output are set to O or off,
usually on a temporary basis.
DMX-512
is an industry standard
digital communication protocol used in
entertainment lighting equipment. For
more information read Sections „OMX
Primer” and „OMX Control Mode” in the
Appendix.
Fixture
refers to your lighting instrument
or other device such as a fogger or dimmer
of which you can control.
Programs
are a bunch of scenes stacked
one after another. It can be programmed as
either a single scene or multiple scenes in
sequence.
Scenes
are static lighting states.
Sliders
also known as faders.
Chases
can also be called programs. A chase
consists of a bunch of scenes stacked one
after another.
Scanner
refers to a lighting instrument
with a pan and tilt mirror; however, in
the I LS-CON controller it can be used to
control any DMX-512 compatible device as
a generic fixture.
MIDI
is a standard for representing musical
information in a digital format. A MIDI
input would provide external triggering
of scenes using midi device such as a midi
keyboard.
Stand Alone
refers to a fixture’ s ability
to function independently of an external
controller and usually in sync to music, due
to a built in microphone.
Fade
slider is used to adjust the time
between scenes within a chase.
Speed
slider affects the amount of time a
scene will hold its state. It is also considered
a wait time.
Shutter
is a mechanical device in the
lighting fixture that allows you to block the
lights path. It is often used to lessen the
intensity of the light output and to strobe.
Patching
refers to the process of assigning
fixtures a OMX channel or.
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
1) Plug the AC to DC power supply to the
system back panel and to the mains outlet.
2) Plug in your OMX cable(s) to your
intelligent lighting as described in the
fixtures respective manual. For a quick
Primer on OMX see the „OMX Primer”
section in the Appendix of this manual.
FIXTURE ADDRESSING
The OMX-240A is programmed to control
16 channels of OMX per fixture, therefore
the fixtures you wish to control with the
corresponding apart.
„SCANNER” buttons on the unit, must be
spaced 16 channels.
Fixture or
Scanner #
Default DMX
Starting
Address
Binary Dipswitch
settings switch to
the „On Position”
1
1
1
2
17
1, 5
3
33
1, 6
4
49
1, 5, 6
5
65
1, 7
6
81
1, 5, 7
7
97
1, 6, 7
8
113
1, 5, 6, 7
9
129
1, 8
10
145
1, 5, 8
11
161
1, 6, 8
12
177
1, 5, 6, 8
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