DMX-512 setup & control
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D M X C O N T R O L A D D R E S S
The control address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel
used to receive instructions from the controller. Each fixture needs its own
control address set, and uses this address and subsequent control
channels to receive instructions from a controller. The Heavy Fog
Glaciator X-Stream uses two control channels.
The Heavy Fog Glaciator X-Stream reads the data on the start channel
and the next channels. If the DMX control address is set to 100, the fixture
uses channels 100 and 101. Channel 102 could be the control address for
the next fixture.
For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own address
and non-overlapping control channels. If two or more fixtures are set up
with the same address, they will receive the same instructions and should
behave identically. Setting up identical fixtures with the same address is a
good tool for troubleshooting unexpected behavior and an easy way to
achieve synchronized action.
S p e c i f y i n g a D M X c o n t r o l a d d r e s s
The DMX control address can be set to any channel in the range 1 - 511
using DIP-switches 1-9:
1 Select an address for the fixture on your controller. If you are calculating
the DMX addresses for multiple fixtures then the Martin Address
Calculator is available on the internet at
http://www.martin.dk/service/utilities/AddrCalc/index.asp
2 Look up the DIP-switch setting using the Martin DIP Switch Calculator
(also available on the internet, at
http://www.martin.dk/service/dipswitchpopup.htm), or look for the address
in the following DIP-switch settings table.
3 Disconnect the fixture from power.
4 Set pins 1 through 9 to the ON (1) or OFF (0) position as listed in the
following table.
