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‘The Wife’ DMX

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Page 2: ...nge without notice Martin Professional AS makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose Martin Prof...

Page 3: ...enus 9 The menus 12 Displaying received DMX512 12 Status 13 DMX base 13 Display mode 14 D 14 14 14 B 14 Data received 15 Data error 15 S 15 F 15 O 15 T 15 Loop through 15 MAX MIN mode 16 Flicker hunt...

Page 4: ...38 Snapshot DMX to memory 38 Fill memory with pattern 39 Testing cables 40 Double ended cable test 40 Single ended cable test 41 Network test 41 Auto backup if DMX fails 42 Loop through 43 Displaying...

Page 5: ...5 Conversion tables 54 Manufactured ID numbers 58 Index 59 www audiovias com...

Page 6: ...tarted The Wife DMX Tester features The Wife DMX Tester provides the following features Receives DMX512 MIDI Display as bar chart decimal percentage or hexadecimal Display update rate number of channe...

Page 7: ...en used to select a new operating mode The process is completed by pressing MENU a second time The MENU Key is held down whilst power is switched on to access the Setup Menu Toggle When The Wife DMX T...

Page 8: ...address In TRANSMIT DMX512 modes the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys are used to select a new transmit channel If The Wife DMX Tester is displaying the menu the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys are used to sele...

Page 9: ...6 6 6 Display a list of all received DMX512 Start Codes The registered owner of the Start Code is also displayed 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 67 7 7 5 5 57 7 7 2 2 2 Select a DMX512 start Code for both receive an...

Page 10: ...7 7 Transmit DMX Text Information A number of predefined messages are available 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 48 8 8 1 1 1 Allows the memories to be played back sequentially at a variable speed A simple non fade co...

Page 11: ...received is analysed for errors with good bad indication 8 8 87 7 72 2 2 8 8 83 3 3 0 0 0 6 6 6 Allows The Wife DMX Tester to connect in line between desk and dimmers Switches to a selected Preset if...

Page 12: ...e active LEFT Decrement the current DMX512 start address RIGHT Increment the current DMX512 start address TOGGLE Select the display format Received DMX512 data is displayed in one of seven formats The...

Page 13: ...Data error indicator 5 Loop Through indicator The diagram below shows The Wife DMX Tester receiving DMX512 in bar graph mode DMX base The DMX base address is in the range 1 to 512 and defines the firs...

Page 14: ...s the entire resolution of each channel It is most useful when dealing with moving lights and color changers Percent mode displays six channels as numbers in the range 0 to 100 This mode provides the...

Page 15: ...and also occurs when the phase pins of the connector are reversed O Data is being received with Overrun errors This can be caused by noise pick up and also occurs when a phase pin is disconnected T Th...

Page 16: ...ved on the selected channels the Max value is set to 0 and the Min value to 255 Flicker hunt The UP DOWN cursor keys are used to start the automatic Flicker Hunt mode In this mode The Wife DMX Tester...

Page 17: ...ives the refresh rate The second number is the Break time Bk This is the length of the synchronizing code used to restart a new DMX frame The specification requires this value to be 88uS or greater If...

Page 18: ...is occurring The checksum is displayed in hexadecimal format The checksum displayed relates to last packet received with a zero start code i e the Start Code selected in the setup menu is not used in...

Page 19: ...IP SUB display The menu key is pressed to display detailed SIP information Each line of the table below is displayed in a separate screen The 8 bit fields are displayed with data in binary hexadecimal...

Page 20: ...The SIP checksum is used to confirm that the data within a single SIP is correct Packet Checksum The Packet checksum is used to confirm that the preceding DMX packet contains good data SIP Checksum Th...

Page 21: ...er each zero start code lighting data packet In this situation the integrity of all lighting data can be checked This is a realistic proposition as the SIP is only 24 bytes in length This scenario wou...

Page 22: ...e preceding packet The second number is the checksum retrieved from the SIP Bad 8 bit Checksum The Wife DMX Tester has confirmed that 8 bit checksums are in use but that the checksum did not match the...

Page 23: ...h Valid values are in the range 24 to 255 The value is displayed in decimal The control bit field contains flags that show whether the SIP contains checksum information The value is displayed in binar...

Page 24: ...patch bay The valid range is 1 to 255 A value of zero indicates that the field is unused The number is displayed in decimal 7 DMX512 Processing Level All consoles and originating devices send this fi...

Page 25: ...in hexadecimal A value of 0x0000 indicates that the manufacturer does not have a code allocated A value of 0xffff is a temporary code indicating that the manufacturer has applied for a number Where po...

Page 26: ...ing keys are active LEFT Display Previous Alternate Start Code RIGHT Display Next Alternate Start Code UP No Function DOWN No Function TOGGLE Clear List and Start New Search Alternate start codes are...

Page 27: ...nc Proprietary format 023 0x17 Artistic Licence ESTA Text Packet 024 0x18 Artistic Licence Proprietary format 038 0x26 High End Proprietary format 060 0x3c Avab Internal configuration 061 0x3d Avab Sm...

Page 28: ...ntain manufacturer ID Remaining data is proprietary 146 169 0x92 0xa9 ESTA Reserved for expansion 170 0xaa Sun Proprietary format 171 205 0xab 0xcd ESTA Reserved for expansion 207 0xcf ESTA System Inf...

Page 29: ...ay Received Start Codes menu provides an alternative method of editing the start code The Start Code affects both receive and transmit DMX512 UP and DOWN keys are used to select any one of the 256 pos...

Page 30: ...9 characters of ASCII text to be sent This menu displays a window of 32 characters from the text data The following keys are active LEFT Decrement the character address of the window RIGHT Increment t...

Page 31: ...keys are active LEFT Decrement the dimmer channel RIGHT Increment the dimmer channel UP Increment the dimmer level DOWN Decrement the dimmer level TOGGLE Invert dimmer level The display shows the cur...

Page 32: ...on The following keys are active LEFT Decrement all levels by 5 RIGHT Increment all levels by 5 UP Increment all levels by 1 DOWN Decrement all levels by 1 TOGGLE Invert dimmer level The display shows...

Page 33: ...e active LEFT Decrement the dimmer channel RIGHT Increment the dimmer channel UP Increment the dimmer level DOWN Decrement the dimmer level TOGGLE Invert dimmer level The DMX512 output continues when...

Page 34: ...and channel function Transmit lamp The TRANSMIT LAMP menu is the most powerful method of testing automated luminaires The Wife DMX Tester contains a library of nearly 200 lamp definitions which can b...

Page 35: ...r P T Pan Tilt the beam from one extent diagonally to the other PT Pan Tilt are controlled by the cursor keys This is particularly useful for manually focusing a moving lamp COL 1 7 Exercise the color...

Page 36: ...nel DOWN Decrement the start dimmer channel TOGGLE Stop or Start the channels ramping Any range of dimmers can be controlled The display shows the start and end dimmer channel followed by the current...

Page 37: ...t desired set the message to None before exiting the menu The Up and DOWN buttons force an immediate text packet transmission The following keys are active LEFT Previous menu item RIGHT Next menu item...

Page 38: ...rease step time TOGGLER un Pause The sequence can play back up to twelve memories Memory 1 is always included in the sequence The Left and Right keys control the last memory in the sequence The time d...

Page 39: ...efined patterns RIGHT Select one of the pre defined patterns UP Increment the Preset number DOWN Decrement the Preset number TOGGLE Execute the Fill Fill patterns are selected from the following list...

Page 40: ...D TEST is used when only the console cable end is accessible The Wife DMX Tester can test for a short circuit between the two signal pins The NETWORK TEST is used to transmit real test data over an in...

Page 41: ...test is capable of confirming that both data distribution amplifiers and cables are working correctly The test makes use of a new feature of DMX512 A the Test Packet This is a specific DMX512 packet...

Page 42: ...ch forces a known look on stage should the console fail When the backup mode is triggered the user can snap between the presets When the menu is entered the following display is shown and received DMX...

Page 43: ...512 signal The Loop Through mode is selected by pressing the TOGGLE key when the menu is displayed The BUFFER mode of operation allows The Wife DMX Tester to be used as a signal booster for long DMX51...

Page 44: ...MIDI The output circuitry used by The Wife DMX Tester is RS485 compatible Whilst this is correct for DMX512 MIDI specifies a simpler and less expensive set of circuitry However the two sets of circuit...

Page 45: ...e that The Wife DMX Tester always transmits DMX512 0 0 0 1 1 18 8 8 0 0 02 2 2 3 3 32 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 86 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 Select which set of main menus should be active 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 Set...

Page 46: ...46 The setup menus 7 7 7 7 7 72 2 2 0 0 0 7 7 7 6 6 6 Starts communication with the PC program Mic Edit www audiovias com...

Page 47: ...re enable the backlight The TOGGLE key is used to enable or disable the backlight selection Power saving S2 The POWER SAVING menu is used to enable or disable the power save features of The Wife DMX T...

Page 48: ...u Default Power User Moving Lamp Conven tional Show Control Simple Display Received DMX D D D D D Display Received SIP s D Display Received Start Codes D Set Start Code D Display Received Text D Trans...

Page 49: ...ly a preheat feature and can significantly improve lamp life The UP DOWN keys are used to increment or decrement the level Memory display mode S5 The MEMORY DISPLAY menu is used to select between the...

Page 50: ...64 3 MSB16 Checksum 0 4 LSB or 8 bit Checksum Calculated from last packet 5 SIP Sequence Number Increments by one for each packet 6 DMX512 Universe Number 01 7 DMX512 Processing Level 00 8 Software V...

Page 51: ...0 7 7 7 Talk to Mic Edit S7 The TALK menu is used to start communication with the PC Mic Edit Software Enter this mode prior to pressing the Download button on Mic Edit The Wife DMX Tester displays Wh...

Page 52: ...ch off The Wife DMX Tester battery charging will continue if the power connector is plugged in The Wife DMX Tester contains a sophisticated battery manager which regulates battery charging A full char...

Page 53: ...Pin 1 connect to screen No connection Pin 4 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 5 Transmit DMX The DMX transmit output connects via the female 5 pin XLR The pin allocation is as follows Pin Function Pin 1 Screen Pin 2 D...

Page 54: ...0001 1111 32 20 0010 0000 33 21 0010 0001 34 22 0010 0010 35 23 0010 0011 36 24 0010 0100 37 25 0010 0101 Dec Hex Binary 38 26 0010 0110 39 27 0010 0111 40 28 0010 1000 41 29 0010 1001 42 2A 0010 1010...

Page 55: ...0010 115 73 0111 0011 116 74 0111 0100 117 75 0111 0101 118 76 0111 0110 118 77 0111 0111 Dec Hex Binary 119 78 0111 1000 120 79 0111 1001 121 7 0111 1010 122 7B 0111 1011 123 7C 0111 1100 124 7D 011...

Page 56: ...203 CB 1100 1011 204 CC 1100 1100 205 CD 1100 1101 206 CE 1100 1110 207 CF 1100 1111 208 D0 1101 0000 Dec Hex Binary 209 D1 1101 0001 210 D2 1101 0010 211 D3 1101 0011 212 D4 1101 0100 213 D5 1101 010...

Page 57: ...Conversion tables 57 Dec Hex Binary 234 EA 1110 1010 235 EB 1110 1011 www audiovias com...

Page 58: ...58 Index MANUFACTURED ID NUMBERS ASCII Code Hex Code Manufacturer A L 0x414c Artistic Licence UK Ltd L P 0x4c50 Light Processor P C 0x5043 Pathway Connectivity www audiovias com...

Page 59: ...ooster 43 47 Break 6 15 BUFFER 11 43 buffered 6 15 43 cable 6 10 11 40 41 44 53 capture 38 clean 15 configuration 27 DARK CHANNEL 49 decimal 6 7 33 34 Decimal 12 14 27 DMX512 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 18...

Page 60: ...I 6 10 11 40 43 44 52 53 Moving Lamp 6 1 Ni Cd 52 NSI Colortran 28 2 OPEN CIRCUIT 40 Oscar 27 oscilloscope 18 Overrun 15 Overview 7 3 Pan 35 37 PC 46 51 Percent 12 14 percentage 6 31 36 Power 45 POWER...

Page 61: ...29 START CODE 50 Strobe 35 Sun 28 7 test 6 10 11 34 35 40 41 Test Packet 27 Tilt 35 37 Timing 15 TOGGLE 7 12 19 26 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 43 44 47 Tokyo Broadcast Systems Inc 27 transmit 6 8 38 45...

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