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DS-FX9 USER GUIDE MAY 2017
Figure 11 – DMX512-A P
ACKET
: S
LOT
1 D
ATA
B
YTE SELECTS THE
DS-FX9 O
PERATIONAL
M
ODE
A typical DMX packet, with a maximum of 512 total DMX slots in a fully populated DMX
Universe, can be sent to the DS-FX9. The Slot 1 value is what dictates the operational mode
of the first DS-FX9 that receives the DMX packet. All subsequent DS-FX9 units, connected off
of this master unit, will receive intentionally modified DMX data. How the first DS-FX9 in the
link interprets and modifies the DMX data is strictly related to the operational mode. The
operational modes available to the DS-FX9 are listed in the following table:
Table 2 - DS-FX9 O
PERATIONAL
M
ODES
: D
ETERMINED BY
DMX S
LOT
1 D
ATA
B
YTE
DS-FX9 Application Recommendation
Due to the proprietary nature of how the DS-FX9 handles DMX communications, it is advised
to place your DS-FX9 devices on their own dedicated DMX Universe. Placing a DS-FX9 Master
along with another manufacturer’s intelligent lighting fixture as a Slave on the same DMX
Universe is possible. However, in order to accomplish this successfully, a thorough
DMX-512A Channel Category Mode Value
3-Channel Synchronization
000 ↔ 10
48-Channel Synchronization
11 ↔ 20
432-Channel Synchronization
21 ↔ 24
48-Channel Synchronization Program – Automatic 31 ↔ 40
48-Channel Synchronization Program – Sound Active 41 ↔ 50
48-Channel Synchronization Program – Bass Active 51 ↔ 60
432-Channel Synchronization Program – Automatic 61 ↔ 64
432-Channel Synchronization Program – Sound Active 71 ↔ 74
432-Channel Synchronization Program – Bass Active 81 ↔ 84
Free Running – Automatic 91 ↔ 100
Free Running – Sound Active 101 ↔ 110
Free Running – Bass Active 111 ↔ 120
Free Running – Mood Lighting 121 ↔ 130
Free Running RGB color selection – Automatic 131 ↔ 140
Free Running RGB color selection – Sound Active 141 ↔ 150
Free Running RGB color selection – Bass Active 151 ↔ 160
Auto Address Tri-Color Device Mode
161 ↔ 170
Auto Address Tri-Color Block Mode
171 ↔ 180
RESERVED-1
25 ↔ 30
65 ↔ 70
75 ↔ 80
85 ↔ 90
191 ↔ 255
RESERVED-2
181 ↔ 190
1
DMX Controllable
Master/Slave
Modes
Address Free
DMX Modes
RESERVED