Software Upgrade from No.2.1 (free) for the Masterpiece 108 provides a Signal Patch.
This allows the 108 Masterpiece PMX Channels to be patched to drive 256 DMX Slots (channels). Thus, for example, up to 16 Clay Paky
Stage Scans can now be controlled whereas before the patch upgrade, only 6 could be controlled!
The Patch groups projector channels together - just as you would have often done in practice but previously by using Scenes. Now each
Masterpiece channel is able to control groups of projector channels, vastly expanding the Masterpiece's capabilities.
In the table below various example arrangements are shown but the groupings can of course be varied to suit the requirements of your
particular show.
If, for example, Prism Select has the number 2 in the table, this could mean that Odd Projector Prism Selects are controlled by one channel
and Even Projector Prism Selects are controlled by a second channel.
Number of Stage Scans Driven
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16
12
8
6
Stage Scan Channel
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No
Function
No of Masterpiece PMX channels used per function
1
Iris
4
12
8
6
2
Colour Disc
2
4
4
6
3
Prism & Frost
2
4
4
6
4
Dimmer/Strobe
16
12
8
6
5
Pan
16
12
8
6
6
Tilt
16
12
8
6
7
Multi Step Zoom
4
4
4
6
8
Focus
16
12
8
6
9
Prism Select
2
2
4
6
10
Prism Rotation
2
2
4
6
11
Fixed Gobo Select
2
3
4
6
12
Rotating Gobo Select
4
4
8
6
13
Gobo Rotation
8
12
8
6
14
Red
4
4
8
6
15
Green
4
4
8
6
16
Blue
4
4
8
6
17
Lamp Control
0
1
1
6
No of Masterpiece PMX channels used
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ð
106
108
105
102
No of DMX slots (output channels) driven
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ð
256
204
136
102
Masterpiece
108 PMX Channel to
256 DMX Slot
Patch - Examples
Paul F. Mardon, Technical Director, 28-10-98
File: PatchEg.Sam
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