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VL10 BeamWash Timing
VL10 BeamWash Timing Channel Information
Timing channel control improves the timed moves of certain groups of parameters. We provide up
to four timing channels - Focus (pan and tilt),Optics Time (lens),Color Time (color parameters),
Beam Time (beam parameters), and Gobo Time (gobo wheel operation).
Types of timing control:
Timing Control Channel: the luminaire uses its timing channel value to calculate a smooth
continuous movement for a given time and transition.
Console Timing: the console calculates the time duration between the DMX increments to be
sent for a given time and transition.
Guidelines:
Timing channels support time values of up to six minutes.
To use a timing channel instead of console timing, it is necessary to set the timing channel to the
desired value and set cue and/or parameter time to zero. A combination of time controls can
produce unexpected results.
The default value setting in the profile should be 255 (proportional control) to allow smooth
movement when using console timing.
The timing channel data should change as a snap. A zero value will give the fastest move,
however, without any smoothing this can appear "steppy" in console timed moves.
Note: Some parameters have been excluded from the timing channels. Wheel spin and gobo
rotation rate changes are not affected by timing channels.
Table 3-12: VL10 BeamWash Channel Function / Timing Channel Relationship
DMX
Para
meter
Range
DMX
Ran
ge %
Defa
ults* Desc
ription
Notes
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Focus
Timing
0 - 255 255 255
Adjustment of fixture timing to control Pan/Tilt mechanisms.
- See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual
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Optics
Timing
0 - 255 255 255
Adjustment of fixture timing to control lensing mechanisms.
- See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual
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Color
Timing
0 - 255 255 255
Adjustment of fixture timing to control color mechanisms.
- See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual
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Beam
Timing
0 - 255 255 255
Adjustment of fixture timing to control beam shaping mechanisms.
- See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual
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Gobo
Timing
0 - 255 255 255
Adjustment of fixture timing to control gobo mechanisms.
- See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual
A timing value of zero is full speed. A time value of 100% (or DMX 255) enables the associated
parameter(s) to follow cue fade time (console time) rather than the timing channel.
OPERATION : VL10 BeamWash DMX MAPPING
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