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[Part 3] Using MADRIX 5 Software
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6] Frame Time
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Make sure that your device is still selected under Preferences > Device Manager... > DMX Devices
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Set up the frame time for your device.
- Right Mouse Click or Left Mouse Double-Click on the column ms / FPS and enter the required
number.
- The frame time [in milliseconds; ms] affects the frame rate. The frame rate specifies how fast data is sent to
the device or received from it [in Frames Per Second; FPS].
- Increase the frame time in order to decrease the frame rate [e.g., 40 ms = 25 FPS].
- Decrease the frame time in order to increase the frame rate [e.g., 20 ms = 50 FPS].
- The default value is 30 ms / 33.3 FPS.
- Some LED fixtures might have problems with a low frame time / high frame rate. Then, it is
recommended to increase the frame time / decrease the frame rate.
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[When using USB, the frame time will be automatically set to the same value for all output ports.]
7] Optimized Frames Or Full Frames
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Make sure that your device is still selected under Preferences > Device Manager... > DMX Devices
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Choose how to send data.
- Right Mouse Click or Left Mouse Double-Click on the column Frames to choose between
Optimized and Full
- Per DMX512 standard, MADRIX 5 only sends the number of DMX channels that is configured [optimized
frames]. For example, if you are using 312 DMX channels on a DMX universe, only 312 DMX channels will be
sent with every single frame on this universe.
- Activate Full Frames if devices should always send full frames on a particular universe, instead of optimized
frames. Sending full frames means that always the full 512 DMX channels of a DMX universe will be sent with
every frame [even when you are using less than 512 channels on the universe].
- Activating Full Frames is recommended if problems with the data output of your devices occur.
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In addition, you can activate Full Frames for the device and each MADRIX STELLA port separately.