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MAC Aura™ PXL

User Guide

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Page 1: ...MAC Aura PXL User Guide ...

Page 2: ...without notice HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury damage direct or indirect loss consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this document Martin is a registered trademark of HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS registered in the United States and or oth...

Page 3: ...ing 16 Test sequences 16 Manual control 17 Service utilities 17 Calibration 17 Installing firmware 18 Adjusting settings via DMX 20 Resetting 20 Illuminating the display 20 Control menu setting overrides 20 Changing calibration offsets using DMX 20 RDM 22 RDM UID 22 RDM communication 22 DMX protocol 25 Compact DMX Mode 25 Basic DMX Mode 28 Extended DMX Mode 31 Ludicrous DMX Mode 33 FX pre programm...

Page 4: ...s We recommend that you check the Martin website regularly for updated documentation because we publish revised versions each time we can improve the quality of the information we provide and each time we release new firmware with changes or new features Each time we revise this guide we list any important changes on page 2 so that you can keep track of updates Operating the fixture Before applyin...

Page 5: ...tallation Control protocol priority The MAC Aura PXL auto senses and responds correctly to whichever control protocol it is receiving DMX and or RDM via standard DMX cable DMX and or RDM via Art Net or streaming ACN over Ethernet cable or P3 If the fixture is receiving both P3 data and DMX data which can be either via a combination of DMX cable for DMX and Ethernet cable for P3 or from a P3 system...

Page 6: ... is available on channels 33 89 in Extended and Ludicrous DMX modes Individual RGB control of each of the fixture s Aura pixels is available on channels 90 512 in Ludicrous DMX mode The 19 Beam pixels and 141 Aura pixels are always treated as individual pixels in a P3 system Figure 1 Pixel layout Fixture in hanging orientation pan at 50 and with display and connectors at back of fixture ...

Page 7: ... on a dedicated CTC channel You can adjust the fixture s color temperature from 2000 K to 10 000 K in 50 K steps In Compact DMX Mode the CTC channel 10 is global it controls both Beam and Aura In Basic Extended and Ludicrous DMX Modes channel 10 controls the Beam only Separate CTC control of the Aura is available on channel 30 Virtual color wheel The MAC Aura PXL features a virtual color wheel eff...

Page 8: ...s of the effects available The built in FX give instant access to complex dynamic effects with no need for programming at the controller Depending on how you set up DMX P3 crossfading on the P3 channels i e channels 18 for the Beam and 32 for the Aura you can also superimpose FX over any P3 video that the fixture is displaying Note that firmware updates can add new FX to those that are available i...

Page 9: ...n The currently selected item in a menu is indicated by a star Press the Menu button C to step backwards through the menus Status LED The LED F next to the control buttons indicates fixture status by showing a color and DMX status by flashing or lighting constantly GREEN All parameters normal AMBER Warning service interval exceeded for example If ERROR MODE is set to Normal the warning message wil...

Page 10: ...n for 2 3 seconds a shortcut menu with the most important commands appears Select a command with the Up and Down buttons D and press the Enter button E to activate or press the Menu button C again to cancel RESET ALL resets the whole fixture ROTATE DISPLAY rotates the MAC Aura PXL display 180 Settings stored permanently The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are no...

Page 11: ...hernet signal and the Art Net sACN P3 signal to the other networked fixtures in the daisy chain will not be interrupted Data rate Any Ethernet switch used to relay Art Net streaming ACN or P3 data to the MAC Aura PXL must be capable of running at 10 100 Mbps speed as the fixture does not support Gigabit Ethernet data rates DMX The MAC Aura PXL accepts a DMX 512A data signal DMX setup The DMX addre...

Page 12: ...etup The MAC Aura PXL automatically assigns itself an IP address when connected to Art Net and sACN as provided for in the Art Net and sACN standards Manually assigning IP addresses is not necessary but you can do this using the control panel if needed for a specific network configuration In the DMX SETUP menu in the control panel you can allocate the fixture to a DMX universe for DMX control via ...

Page 13: ...oes not use IP addresses or communication The MAC Aura PXL s 19 Beam and 141 Aura pixels will always be treated as individual pixels in by a P3 video system controller regardless of which DMX mode the fixture is set to If both video from a media server or other source and DMX Art Net or sACN data from a lighting console are sent into the P3 System Controller the P3 System Controller will merge the...

Page 14: ...rease in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is increased S CURVE light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels This curve emulates the RMS voltage dimming characteristics of an incandescent lamp such as the tungsten halogen lamp of the Martin MAC TW1 SQUARE LAW light intensity control is finer at low levels and coarser at high levels INV...

Page 15: ...ure by varying cooling fan speed up to the maximum speed available and does not limit light intensity unless full fan speed is not enough to keep fixture temperature within its normal range DISPLAY offers the following options for the LCD display DISPLAY SLEEP determines whether the display remains on permanently or goes into sleep mode 2 5 or 10 minutes after the last time a control panel button ...

Page 16: ...toring The MAC Aura PXL provides data on the DMX signal it is receiving in the DMX LIVE menu This information can be useful for troubleshooting control problems RATE displays the DMX refresh rate in packets per second Values lower than 10 or higher than 44 may result in erratic performance especially when using tracking control QUALITY displays the quality of the received DMX data as a percentage ...

Page 17: ...elow USB lets you updates the firmware fixture software using a USB memory device For a detailed guide to updating the firmware see Installing using a USB memory device later in this chapter Calibration Martin fixtures are adjusted and calibrated at the factory and further calibration should only be necessary if fixtures have been subjected to abnormal shocks during transport or if normal wear and...

Page 18: ...s Export read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings and copy the firmware file to the root directory of a USB stick 2 Disconnect the data link from the MAC Aura PXL 3 Insert the USB stick into the MAC Aura PXL s USB host socket The fixture should recognize the USB stick and illuminate the display If the fixture does not recognize the USB stick navigate to S...

Page 19: ...ra PXL from a Martin P3 controller you must first download the latest MAC Aura PXL firmware file by either visiting the MAC Aura PXL area of the Martin website at www martin com or retrieving the file automatically from the Martin cloud using the Martin Companion application You must then import the firmware into the P3 controller Once imported you can use the P3 controller to upload the firmware ...

Page 20: ...MX address while the fixture is installed in the rig After being illuminated in this way the display will return to sleep mode according to the setting entered in the onboard control menus Control menu setting overrides The following fixture settings can be adjusted via DMX overriding the settings entered in the onboard control menus See under Control panel menus on page 39 for details of these se...

Page 21: ...powering the fixture off and on or by updating the fixture software You can reset all calibration offsets to their default values by sending a DMX value on the Fixture control settings channel You must hold the value for 5 seconds The fixture will return to factory default calibration values If you have overwritten the factory default values by applying a CALIBRATION SAVE DEFAULTS command in the S...

Page 22: ...hat makes it addressable and identifiable in RDM systems The number can be found in the control panel INFORMATION menu under RDM UID RDM communication The MAC Aura PXL supports the standard RDM PIDs Parameter IDs required by ESTA plus a range of manufacturer specific PIDs Sending SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS and PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION commands from an RDM controller will call up a list of the PIDs supporte...

Page 23: ...RIPTION Sensors SENSOR_DEFINITION SENSOR_VALUE Usage information DEVICE_HOURS DEVICE_POWER_CYCLES Onboard LCD display DISPLAY_INVERT DISPLAY_LEVEL Configuration PAN_INVERT TILT_INVERT IP configuration LIST_INTERFACES INTERFACE_LABEL INTERFACE_HARDWARE_ADDRESS_TYPE1 IPV4_DHCP_MODE IPV4_CURRENT_ADDRESS IPV4_STATIC_ADDRESS INTERFACE_APPLY_CONFIGURATION Control IDENTIFY_DEVICE RESET_DEVICE PERFORM_SEL...

Page 24: ...DMX protocol DMX_RESET Fixture behavior EFFECT_SPEED DISPLAY ERRORS ENABLE DIMMER_CURVE FOCUS_TRACKING DISPLAY_AUTO_OFF HIBERNATION MODE TUNGSTEN MODE Pan tilt PAN_TILT_SPEED PAN_TILT_ENABLE PAN_LIMIT_MIN PAN_LIMIT_MAX TILT_LIMIT_MIN TILT_LIMIT_MAX PAN_TILT_LIMIT_RESET Fixture cooling FAN_CLEAN Fixture information SERIAL_NUMBER ...

Page 25: ... 65535 9 10 0 10 11 171 172 255 CTC Disabled Color temperature 2000 K to 10 000 K in 50 K steps 10 000 K Fade 0 11 0 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 Virtual color wheel Indexing solid colors Open Moroccan pink Lee 790 Pink Lee 157 Special rose pink Lee 332 Follies pink Lee 328 Fuchsia pink Lee 345 Surprise pink Lee 194 Congo blue Lee 181 Tokyo blue Lee...

Page 26: ...lt only 5 sec No function Linear dimming curve 1 sec menu override setting unaffected by power off on Square law dimming curve 1 sec menu override default setting setting unaffected by power off on Inverse square law dimming curve 1 sec menu override setting unaffected by power off on S curve dimming curve 1 sec menu override setting unaffected by power off on No function Fast pan and tilt speed 1...

Page 27: ...pper pan limit 5 sec Store lower tilt limit 5 sec Store upper tilt limit 5 sec Reset pan and tilt limits 5 sec Tungsten emulation ON 1 sec Tungsten emulation OFF 1 sec No function Enable calibration 5 sec Store pan and tilt calibration 5 sec Store dimmer calibration 5 sec No function Store zoom calibration 5 sec No function Reset all calibration values to factory default 5 sec No function Snap 0 C...

Page 28: ...ction adjust speed and direction on DMX channel 20 Snap 0 20 0 126 127 129 130 255 FX1 speed Effect reversed fast slow Effect stops Effect forward slow fast Fade 128 21 0 255 FX2 selection see Table 5 on page 35 Effect selection adjust speed and direction on DMX channel 22 Snap 0 22 0 126 127 129 130 255 FX2 speed Effect reversed fast slow Effect stops Effect forward slow fast Fade 128 23 0 1 2 3 ...

Page 29: ...0 10 11 171 172 255 Aura CTC Disabled Color temperature 2000 K to 10 000 K in 50 K steps 10 000 K Fade 0 31 0 10 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 Aura virtual color wheel Indexing solid colors Open Moroccan pink Lee 790 Pink Lee 157 Special rose pink Lee 332 Follies pink Lee 328 Fuchsia pink Lee 345 Surprise pink Lee 194 Congo blue Lee 181 Tokyo blue...

Page 30: ...t slow Stop wheel stops at current color CCW slow fast Random colors Fast Medium Slow Snap 0 32 0 26 27 27 227 228 229 255 Aura P3 Mix DMX Mode Output fully controlled by DMX P3 pixel data ignored Mixed Mode Output fully controlled by DMX P3 pixel data ignored Progressive crossfade from DMX to P3 control Output fully controlled by P3 DMX data ignored Video Mode P3 pixel control with DMX superimpos...

Page 31: ... 40 0 255 Beam pixel 3 Green 0 100 Fade 0 41 0 255 Beam pixel 3 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 42 0 255 Beam pixel 4 Red 0 100 Fade 0 43 0 255 Beam pixel 4 Green 0 100 Fade 0 44 0 255 Beam pixel 4 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 45 0 255 Beam pixel 5 Red 0 100 Fade 0 46 0 255 Beam pixel 5 Green 0 100 Fade 0 47 0 255 Beam pixel 5 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 48 0 255 Beam pixel 6 Red 0 100 Fade 0 49 0 255 Beam pixel 6 Green 0 100 Fade ...

Page 32: ...5 Beam pixel 14 Green 0 100 Fade 0 74 0 255 Beam pixel 14 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 75 0 255 Beam pixel 15 Red 0 100 Fade 0 76 0 255 Beam pixel 15 Green 0 100 Fade 0 77 0 255 Beam pixel 15 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 78 0 255 Beam pixel 16 Red 0 100 Fade 0 79 0 255 Beam pixel 16 Green 0 100 Fade 0 80 0 255 Beam pixel 16 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 81 0 255 Beam pixel 17 Red 0 100 Fade 0 82 0 255 Beam pixel 17 Green 0 100 Fad...

Page 33: ...a Channel DMX Value Function Fade type Default value Aura pixel color pixel color control of 141 x Aura LEDs global Aura RGB channels are added using HTP 90 0 255 Aura pixel 1 Red 0 100 Fade 0 91 0 255 Aura pixel 1 Green 0 100 Fade 0 92 0 255 Aura pixel 1 Blue 0 100 Fade 0 510 0 255 Aura pixel 141 Red 0 100 Fade 0 511 0 255 Aura pixel 141 Green 0 100 Fade 0 512 0 255 Aura pixel 141 Blue 0 100 Fade...

Page 34: ...eam virtual color wheel DMX channel 11 is set to any other color the intensity modulation will use that selected color as reference So for example the Beam Wave effect will sweep between the normal color s and the color selected on the virtual color wheel Beam color effects 64 95 These effects override the color s set by the RGB channels RGB pixel channels virtual color wheel and P3 pixels Aura in...

Page 35: ...se pulse 3 rings 19 Beam Waterdrop intensity from inner to outer gradually increasing moving 20 Beam Radar Spinning 21 Beam Cross X Spinning 22 Beam Cross X Circle O Wave 23 Beam Circling Snake 24 Beam Pie Slice Chase 25 Beam Random Chase 1 pixel Wave 26 Beam Random Chase 1 pixel Step 27 Beam Random Chase 1 pixel Pulse 28 Beam Random Chase 3 pixel Wave 29 Beam Random Chase 3 pixel Step 30 Beam Ran...

Page 36: ...tensity FX 96 Aura Wave sine wave 97 Aura Step 50 50 on off 98 Aura Pulse 99 Aura Blackout Strobe 100 Aura 2x Strobe 101 Aura 3x Strobe 102 Aura 4x Strobe 103 Aura Up Down Flash 104 Aura Up Flash Down Flash 105 Aura Random Levels 106 Aura Sparkle Stars 107 Aura Starfield 108 Aura Fiber Optic 109 Aura Pixel Killer 110 Aura Build Up Down pixel after pixel turned on at random then off at random 111 A...

Page 37: ...ra Movie Flicker 136 Aura Atomic Lightning 137 Aura Thunderstorm 138 Aura A Wave 139 Aura B Wave 140 Aura C Wave 141 Aura D Wave 142 Aura E Wave 143 Aura F Wave 144 Aura G Wave 145 Aura H Wave 146 Aura I Wave 147 Aura J Wave 148 Aura K Wave 149 Aura L Wave 150 Aura M Wave 151 Aura N Wave 152 Aura O Wave 153 Aura P Wave 154 Aura Q Wave 155 Aura R Wave 156 Aura S Wave 157 Aura T Wave 158 Aura U Wave...

Page 38: ...0 Aura Ice 211 Aura Hot and Cold 212 Aura Warm and Fuzzy 213 Aura Silver and Gold 214 Aura Gold and Silver 215 Aura Electric Arc 216 Aura Plasma 217 223 No function Beam Aura combined FX 224 Full Thunderstorm 225 Full Welding 226 Full 3 Step Strobe 227 Full Tick Tock 228 Aura Ramp Beam Flash 229 Beam Ramp Aura Flash 230 Beam Aura Wave sine wave 231 Beam Aura Step 50 50 on off 232 Beam Aura Pulse s...

Page 39: ...east significant byte of IP address SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX Display fixture s subnet mask EDIT SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX Display fixture s subnet mask XXX XXX XXX XXX Set subnet mask with 1 bit increments from the left MAC ADDRESS XX XX XX XX XX XX Display fixture s MAC address RESET IP SETUP RESET ARE YOU SURE YES NO Reset static IP address and subnet mask to default values FIXTURE ID 0 999...

Page 40: ...ecessary to keep fixture within temperature limits CONSTANT FAN MEDIUM Fans run at medium speed light intensity reduced if necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits CONSTANT FAN LOW Fans run at low speed light intensity reduced if necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits CONSTANT FAN ULOW Fans optimized for lowest noise fans run at ultra low speed light intensity reduced if ne...

Page 41: ...ixture has been powered on since manufacture not user resettable RESETTABLE CLEAR COUNTER YES NO Display number of times fixture has been powered on since last counter reset user resettable FW VERSION XX XX XX Displays currently active firmware version RDM UID 4D50 XXXXXXXX Displays fixture s unique RDM ID FAN SPEEDS HEAD FAN 1 4 BASE FAN 1 2 0 XXX RPM Scroll to display current speed of each cooli...

Page 42: ...tion then press Enter STEP 2 To adjust move head to P T adjustment position again then press Enter CALIBRATION DIMMER 30 00 0 00 Set max dimmer intensity level RED 30 00 0 00 Set max red intensity level GREEN 30 00 0 00 Set max green intensity level BLUE 30 00 0 00 Set max blue intensity level ZOOM 5 00 5 00 Set zoom home position PAN 2 00 2 00 Set pan home position TILT 2 00 2 00 Set tilt home po...

Page 43: ...warning messages are listed in Table 7 below High temperature warnings are canceled as soon as temperature returns to normal If temperature reaches cutoff level the warning is replaced by a cutoff error message Short code Long message and explanation BANK BANK NO ACCESS Error unpacking firmware bank during after software upload Fixture will continue to operate on existing firmware Warning message ...

Page 44: ... ERR Tilt position magnetic indexing system timeout Fixture is unable to correct tilt position but tilt movement will often still be possible FBEZ ZOOM FBACK ERR Zoom position indexing system timeout Fixture is unable to correct zoom position LDTC LED TEMP SEN ERR LED board temperature sensor error LDTE LED TEMP SEN ERR LED board temperature sensor error MMER MISSING MODULE ERR Impossible to commu...

Page 45: ... UPL ERR LED DRV Could not upload new LED driver firmware during a firmware upload Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on UITC UI TEMP CUTOFF User interface LCD display and control panel temperature cutoff activated ZSER ZOOM SENSOR ERR Zoom position electrical indexing system timeout Short code Long message and explanation Table 8 Error messages ...

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