Stand-alone programming: general
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In synchronized operation, one luminaire is set as the master and the others are set as
slaves. Each luminaire must be programmed with its own show. When the master fades to
the next scene or starts its show from the beginning again, it tells each slave luminaire to
fade to its next scene or start its show again. In other words, each slave luminaire will run
its show repeatedly in a cycle, changing scene when prompted to by the master, until the
master finishes its own show and signals that all luminaires should start from the first
scene once again.
If you want to keep things as simple as possible when programming synchronized
operation, ensure that:
1. Every luminaire has the same number of scenes.
2. Scene times are a few seconds longer on the master luminaire than on slave
luminaires (this will ensure that slave luminaires always have time to finish scenes
before the master tells them to start the next scene).
It is important to note that the only commands transmitted by the master are scene
change and show start commands. No data about the
appearance
of the scene is
transmitted between luminaires.
For a more detailed explanation of synchronized operation and how advanced effects can
be created by programming luminaires with a different number of scenes, see the next
section.
Synchronized stand-alone operation: detailed description
Note:
This section gives advanced information about stand-alone synchronized
operation. You only need to read it if you require help with problem
diagnosis or if you want to program advanced synchronized light shows.
The principles in stand-alone synchronized operation are as follows:
1. A scene contains a fade section, followed by a wait section
2. Each luminaire can be individually programmed with up to 20 scenes, and each scene
can have its own individual fade and wait times.
3. Scenes are numbered from 0 to 19.
4. In synchronized operation, one master luminaire issues commands to the other slave
luminaires to "go to scene
xx
", where
xx
is the scene number that the master will
execute next.
5. If a slave has fewer scenes than the master, it will derive which scene to go to by
dividing the number of the scene it has been commanded to go to (scene 5, for
example) by the total number of scenes that the slave luminaire has (4, for example) in
whole numbers (no decimal places). In this example 5 divided by 4 results in 1, with 1
remainder. This remainder will be the number of the scene that the slave luminaire
starts - scene 1. Generally though, when a Slave luminaire reaches its own last scene
before the Master luminaire, a "go to scene x
x
" message will result in the first scene
being played.
Summary of Contents for Exterior 1200 Wash
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Page 13: ...Introduction to the Exterior 1200 Wash 13 Section 3 Installation ...
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Page 31: ...General 31 Section 5 Settings and configuration ...
Page 39: ...Luminaire settings 39 Section 6 Stand alone operation ...
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Page 55: ...DMX controller operation 55 Section 8 Service and accessories ...
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