VDO Atomic Dot
User Guide
Page 1: ...VDO Atomic Dot User Guide...
Page 2: ...r connecting devices 19 AC power connection to Junction Box 19 Data connection to Junction Box 19 PDE connections between fixtures 22 System Setup 23 Setting options by RDM 23 Scanning for RDM devices...
Page 3: ...Dimensions Fixture dimensions 175 2 146 241 6 All dimensions are given in millimeters...
Page 4: ...Junction Box dimensions 129 1 50 5 106 5 All dimensions are given in millimeters...
Page 5: ...Coupler for interlocking two fixtures 21 41 49 44 37 33 Half Coupler for attaching to truss 33 50 8 41 49 18 90 140 85 All dimensions are given in millimeters...
Page 6: ...es disclaim liability for any injury damage direct or indirect loss consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of inability to use or reliance on the information contained...
Page 7: ...isk of eye injury if the safety precautions below are not followed Install operate and service Martin products only as directed in their user manuals or you may create a safety hazard or cause damage...
Page 8: ...s combustible materials fabric wood paper etc that are within 50 cm 19 in of the fixture Keep the fixture well away from flammable materials volatile liquids etc Ensure that there is free and unobstru...
Page 9: ...asteners and lifting equipment can bear the weight of all the devices they are intended to support plus an adequate safety margin and that they conform to local building and safety regulations Ensure...
Page 10: ...d to the fixture via a hybrid cable with hybrid connector that carries power DMX and Ethernet This allows many fixtures to be daisy chained very easily without requiring multiple cables between them T...
Page 11: ...k slots for interlock accessories 4 slots one on each side of fixture 6 Thru connector chassis mount with sealing cap 7 Safety cable attachment point 8 Input cable with connector 9 M8 holes for hangin...
Page 12: ...tion box overview 5 3 4 1 2 Underside view 6 1 Neutrik PowerCON TRUE1 input 2 Hybrid PDE output connector 3 Neutrik etherCON input 4 Neutrik XLR5 DMX input 5 Holes for mounting to wall surface 6 M10 h...
Page 13: ...Atomic Dot fixtures or arrays of fixtures must be strong enough to hold the fixtures safely Install a washer directly under the head of each fastener when anchoring the mounting bracket to the instal...
Page 14: ...o the hanging bracket To clamp the fixture to a truss 1 Check that the rigging structure can support at least 10 times the weight of all fixtures and equipment to be installed on it 2 Block access und...
Page 15: ...be installed on it 2 Block access under the work area 3 Slide VDO Atomic Dot Half Couplers into the fixture interlock slot on one or more fixtures as required 4 Working from a stable platform lift th...
Page 16: ...ch fixture Ensure the release key 2 is oriented as shown so that the clips are secured in place Note x A maximum of 16 fixtures may be interlocked in a column x When interlocking fixtures horizontally...
Page 17: ...r guide 17 To remove the coupler twist the release key to retract the clips The coupler can then be slid out towards the rear of the fixtures The Pivot Coupler Half Coupler and Interlock Adapter use t...
Page 18: ...a failure of a coupler could cause parts of the assembly to fall However to make rigging easier you can attach the top one round a fixed point then loop the lower safety bonds into each other as show...
Page 19: ...fixture in the chain AC power connection to Junction Box Do not use an external dimming system to supply power to the Junction Box and fixtures as this may cause damage to the fixtures that is not co...
Page 20: ...gnal with an Art Net to DMX converter The total length of DMX cable and Hybrid PDE cable combined must not exceed 300 m measured between lighting console DMX node or DMX splitter and last fixture on t...
Page 21: ...switch can operate at 100Mbit Ethernet link speed towards the junction boxes as the VDO Atomic Dot can only operate at that link speed x The combined length of Ethernet cable between network switch a...
Page 22: ...rnet cable between network switch and junction box and hybrid PDE cables must not exceed 90 m The total length of all cables between network switch and last fixture on the daisy chain can be maximum 9...
Page 23: ...ter IDs Scanning for RDM devices on the data link Before you can communicate with fixtures using RDM you must send a scan command also called a device discovery command to all the devices on the data...
Page 24: ...Device management GET SET QUEUED_MESSAGE 9 STATUS_MESSAGES 9 STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION 9 SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS 9 DEVICE_INFO 9 DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION 9 MANUFACTURER_LABEL 9 DEVICE_LABEL 9 9 SOFTWARE_VERS...
Page 25: ...the output from the fixture can be controlled by video content DMX channels internal effect macros or a mix See the P3 controller documentation for details DMX control The VDO Atomic Dot can display...
Page 26: ...erns within the fixture perform a fixture reboot or perform a factory reset of the fixture just like other Martin LED Video fixtures If the pushbutton is given a short press the first internal test pa...
Page 27: ...ed in an area where there is no risk of anyone being injured by failing parts tools or other materials Installing optical accessories Installing one of the optical accessories available from Martin fo...
Page 28: ...nding on factors such as temperature and how intensively a particular color is used Because of the changes overall light output and the exact hues obtained from specific color mixes in all LED based p...
Page 29: ...n individually using the P3 System Controller pixels DMX mode 1 channel Channel Value Function Fade Status Default Value Dimmer 1 0 255 Close Open Fade 0 Notes x Fixture will automatically reduce inte...
Page 30: ...Lightning 4 215 255 Spikes flash over low light Snap 0 Notes x Fixture will automatically reduce intensity to control temperature when running at high power for too long x Aura Backlight is not used i...
Page 31: ...sis on top of which channel 1 5 are applied Snap 0 Control Settings 0 9 No Function 10 14 Reset Entire Fixture 5 sec 15 22 No Function 23 Linear Dimming Curve 1 sec 24 Square Law Dimming Curve 1 sec 2...
Page 32: ...Open Fade 0 Aura CTC 0 10 Disabled Still controllable from P3 System Controller when used 11 191 2000K to 11000K in 50K steps 11 2000K 101 6500K 191 11000K 14 192 255 11000K Fade 0 Aura Color Presets...
Page 33: ...lden Amber 171 175 Color 33 Flame Red 176 180 Color 34 Magenta 181 185 Color 35 Medium Lavender 186 190 Color 36 White 191 214 Color Wheel Rotation Fast Slow 215 219 Color Wheel Rotation Stop stop on...
Page 34: ...X mode Extended Extend ed Value Function Fade Status Default Value Beam Flash Intensity 0 Blackout 1 2 1 65535 Minimum Maximum Intensity Snap 0 Beam Flash Duration 3 0 255 7 650 ms Snap 0 Beam Flash R...
Page 35: ...imming Curve 1 sec 25 Inverse Square Law Dimming Curve 1 sec 26 S Curve Dimming Curve 1 sec 27 35 No Function 36 Enable Video Tracking 37 Disable Video Tracking 38 58 No Function 59 Strobe Behavior LE...
Page 36: ...None mix color via RGB 11 15 Color 1 Moroccan pink 16 20 Color 2 Pink 21 25 Color 3 Special rose pink 26 30 Color 4 Follies pink 31 35 Color 5 Fuchsia pink 36 40 Color 6 Surprise pink 41 45 Color 7 Co...
Page 37: ...op on last color 220 243 Color Wheel Rotation Inverse Slow Fast 244 247 Random Colors Fast 248 251 Random Colors Medium 252 255 Random Colors Slow Aura P3 Mode 0 26 DMX Mode Color of Aura LEDs is full...
Page 38: ...ade 255 Aura Green Pixel 4 27 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Blue Pixel 4 28 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Red Pixel 5 29 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Green Pixel 5 30 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Blue Pixel 5 31 0...
Page 39: ...55 Aura Blue Pixel 10 46 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Red Pixel 11 47 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Green Pixel 11 48 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Blue Pixel 11 49 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Red Pixel 12 50 0 25...
Page 40: ...l 15 61 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Red Pixel 16 62 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Green Pixel 16 63 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Aura Blue Pixel 16 64 0 255 0 100 Fade 255 Note x Fixture will automatically reduce i...
Page 41: ...eam threshold effect Beam lighting up when content above a certain level which can be set with adjustment channel Beam Effects 14 15 No function 16 Aura Wave 17 Aura Step 18 Aura Pulse 19 Aura Blackou...
Page 42: ...Mix Pulse 60 Aura Solid 61 Aura Spectrum Shifter 62 Aura RGB to White Wave 63 Aura RGB to White Step 64 Aura RGB to White Pulse 65 Aura RGB to White Strobe 66 Aura Normal to White Wave 67 Aura Normal...
Page 43: ...ura Fiberoptic Mix 98 Aura Plasma 99 Aura Starfield 100 Aura Colorwave 101 Aura Noise 102 Aura Snowflakes 103 Aura Rain 104 111 No function 112 Tungsten Emulation using Aura backlight to complement ma...
Page 44: ...wiring problem connector or cable damaged or incorrect DMX addressing or potential interference from proximity to a high voltage installation Check if the fixture status LED is flashing red to show th...
Page 45: ...0 RDM Art Net compliance Art Net 1 2 3 and 4 including RDM over Art Net sACN compliance ANSI E1 31 2016 Martin P3 Compliance P3 System Controller Software 5 1 0 or newer DMX RDM Transceiver RS 485 Eth...
Page 46: ...istance to combustible materials 0 1 m Minimum distance to illuminated surfaces 0 2 m Location indoor or temporary outdoor use Connections VDO Atomic Dot fixture AC power DMX and Network input Cable t...
Page 47: ...black P N 91602018 G clamp vertical hanging installation only P N 91602003 Half coupler clamp P N 91602005 Quick trigger clamp vertical hanging installation only P N 91602007 Safety Cable SWL 60 kg BG...
Page 48: ...emo Kit P N 91311001 Related Items Martin Companion Cable for firmware update over DMX P N 91616091 Martin RDM 5 5 Splitter P N 90758150 Martin P3 050 System Controller P N 90721090 Martin P3 150 Syst...
Page 49: ...uipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equ...
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