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All commands must be terminated by a carriage return. All commands are repeated out the serial
port to pass to the next controller or device. The “E“ symbol means that those command values are
stored in EEPROM and will load on power up.
COMMAND SETTINGS
COMMAND
ACTION
NOTES
ess
Night Sky
Night Sky in 3D perspective
ess1
Night Sky 50%
Night Sky in 3D perspective at 50% brightness
es2
Scintillation
Scintillation
es3
Tropical Winds
Tropical Winds - Fast Sparkle
esr
Rain Shower
Stars in Rain Shower mode
est
Party Mode
Stars all on with strobe/fade out pattern
esldxxx *E
Stars on Solid
xxx is the level, 1 - 255, 255 is the brightest
ecn
Constellations on Solid
All LED’s on solid - separate than star commands
ecsp
Constellation Sparkle
Constellations sparkle
eco
Constellation O
ff
Only Constellations turn o
ff
eclvxxx *E
Constellation Solid Level
xxx is the level, 1 - 255, 255 is the brightest
!
Trigger Shooting Star
Immediately trigger shooting star
ssj
Shooting Star 10 Seconds
Shooting Star every 10 seconds, Adjustable via RS-232
ss1
Shooting Star 1 Minute
Shooting Star every minute
ss2
Shooting Star 2 Minutes
Shooting Star every 2 minutes
ss5
Shooting Star 5 Minutes
Shooting Star every 5 minutes
ssz
Shooting Star 10 Minutes
Shooting Star every 10 minutes
sso
Shooting Star O
ff
Boards in shooting star mode will turn o
ff
ssg
Shooting Star On
Shooting star on
mso
Meteor Shower On
Meteor Shower mode (DIP switches must be set correctly) Default rate is every 2 minutes
msf
Meteor Shower O
ff
Stops the meteor shower
ssd
Power on Setting
Return to Power on DIP Switch Setting
esdmxxx *E
Dim Setting (stars only)
Brightness level of stars, 1 to 255, Default is 255 (brightest)
espkxxx *E
Star Sparkle Speed
Sparkle Speed, 0 - 255, default is 17, the higher the number, the slower the sparkle
mtspxxx *E
Meteor Shower Speed
xxx is the The Speed of the Meteors in the Shower, 0 - 255, Default is 50 (higher is slower)
mttmxxx *E
Time Between Meteors
Time in 1/10’s of a second between each meteor in the shower (0-255) default is 7
mtinxxx *E
Meteor Shower Interval
Time in seconds between meteor showers (0-255) default is 120
mtnmxxx *E
Meteor Number
Number of meteors per shower (1-255) default is 19
ssspxxx *E
Shooting Star Speed
xxx = 0 (fastest) to 254 (slowest), default is 40
sstmxxx *E
Shooting Star Interval
Interval Between Shooting Stars in seconds, 0 - 255, Default is 10
eso
Stars O
ff
All Stars O
ff
esn
Stars On
Turns on the stars in the last mode they were in
globalo
ff
All O
ff
All Stars o
ff
, regardless of mode
NOTE:
The Epic Star Boards will read the DIP switch setting on power up, check that the boards are in the right mode before
installing in a ceiling.
