Martin Stagebar 2 RGBAW, User Manual, Page: 13 / 32

Fixture setup 13
Pixel left/right inversion
The
DMX MODE → pixel invert
command allows you to swap the pixels from left to right so that pixel
1 becomes pixel 6, pixel 2 becomes pixel 5, and so on. This feature can be used to obtain mirror effects, or
to simplify control if certain fixtures are installed upside-down in your installation.
Fixture settings and DMX channel requirements
Depending on the DMX mode and pixel control setting selected in the control menus, each fixture uses the
number of DMX channels shown in Table 2.
For example, a fixture in DMX mode
HSI
, with pixel grouping set to
3
(in which pixels are controlled in two
groups of 3 pixels), will use six DMX channels. The first three channels will control hue, saturation and
intensity on the first 3 pixels, and the next three channels will control HSI on the remaining 3 pixels.
To give another example, a fixture in DMX mode
RGBAW
and pixel grouping set to
2
(in which pixels are
controlled in three groups of 2 pixels) will use 15 DMX channels. The first five channels will control RGBAW
on the first group of 2 pixels. The next five channels will control RGBAW on the next group, and the next five
channels will control RGBAW on the last group.
DMX addresses
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first of the DMX channels used to receive
instructions from the controller. If two fixtures are set to the same mode and share the same DMX address,
they will behave identically. For individual control, each fixture must have its own channels. Thus, if a fixture
has DMX address 1 and uses 18 channels, the DMX address of the next fixture must be set to 19, and so
on.
Setting DMX addresses
The fixture’s DMX address can be set manually using
ADDRESS
→
man. address
in the control panel.
Press Enter, then use the up and down buttons to set the address.
The fixture’s battery power means that the fixture does not have to be connected to mains power for
address setting.
Fixture readouts
Fixture info
Gives information about currently installed software version, total hours of use and temperature of PCBs.
For each PCB, the Stagebar 2 can display:
• the current temperature
• the highest temperature logged since the fixture was reset (fixtures reset each time they are powered on),
or
• the highest temperature logged since the fixture was manufactured.
Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.
Pixel control setting
RGB
mode
RGBAW
mode
HSI
mode
HSIC
mode
1
(individual control)
18 30 18 24
2
(three groups of 2 pixels)
9 15 9 12
3
(two groups of 3 pixels)
6 10 6 8
all
(1 group of 6 pixels)
3 5 3 4
Table 2: DMX channels required in different control modes