Martin VDO Atomic Bold user guide
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DMX protocol
The VDO Atomic Bold has six possible DMX modes
DMX Mode
DMX channels Functions
1 channel
1
Single channel “blinder” with automatic tungsten effect
3 channel
3
As Atomic 3000 DMX/LED (no backlight)
4 channel
4
As Atomic 3000 DMX/LED (no backlight)
Compact
10
Control over intensity and color of main beam and aura
separately
Basic
27
Including Aura backlight control and P3 mix control
Extended
243
As Basic mode, but including individual control over 72 Aura
backlight pixels
x
While in Basic mode the DMX control of the Aura backlight does not offer individual
pixel control, the pixels can still be driven individually using the P3 System Controller
pixels.
DMX mode 1 channel
Channel
Value
Function
Fade Status
Default
Value
Dimmer
1
0 - 255
Close
→
Open
Fade 0
Notes:
x
Fixture will automatically reduce intensity to control temperature when running at high
power for too long
x
Main Beam and Aura will mix 2700K white at full intensity and emulate tungsten effect
when dimming down
DMX mode 3 channel
Channel
Value
Function
Fade Status
Default
Value
Beam Flash Intensity
0 Blackout
1
1 - 255
Minimum
→
Maximum Intensity
Fade 0
Beam Flash Duration
2
0 - 255
7
→
650 ms
Fade 0
Beam Flash Rate
3
0 - 255
0.289
→
16.67 Hz
Fade 0
Notes:
x
Fixture will automatically reduce intensity to control temperature when running at high
power for too long
x
Main beam will mix 5700K white to mimic Martin Atomic 3000
x
Aura Backlight is not used in this mode
x
As Atomic 3000 DMX/LED 3-Channel Mode
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