CHAPTER 5
DMX Programming
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SolaSpot LED
TM
User Manual
MSpeed (Motor Speed)
MSpeed is the time required for a motor to complete movement when changing from one position
to another. In SolaSpot LED fixtures, MSpeed provides a means for Pan and Tilt motors to reach
their target position at the same time, even though each motor may have different distances to
travel. MSpeed movement is extremely smooth because the fixture controls movements
independent of DMX refresh rates.
MSpeed times vary from 0.15 seconds to 252.7 seconds. However, when MSpeed is applied to a
parameter, the delay value (length of time allowed for the entire scene) needs to be longer than
the MSpeed value to allow the motors to complete their movement before the end of the scene.
An MSpeed value that is longer than the delay value could produce an undesirable result; for
example, no light output during the scene. For a listing of exact MSpeed times, see
Chapter A:
MSpeed Conversion Table
on page 57.
Control
The
Control
parameter allows remote control of Display, Homing, Lamp and Shutdown.
Note:
To access all control settings, first select a control channel value, then
set the Shutter channel to DMX = 0.
Control Setting
DMX
Value
Description
Safe
0-9
Disables all Control settings for normal operation
Display Off
20-28
Turns display off
Display On
40-48
Turns display on
Home All
60-68
Remotely homes all the fixture components
Lamp On
80-88
Remotely turns LED light engine on
Lamp Off
90-98
Remotely turns LED light engine off
Shutdown
120-130
Remotely shuts down the fixture. When a fixture is shut down, the LEDs are
off and power to the motors is disabled. If a fixture is in shutdown mode, the
fixture must be homed to bring it back into operation.
Pan and Tilt Home
131-140
Homes the driver motors for specific fixture components.
Color Home
141-150
Gobo Home
151-160
Shutter & Dimmer Home 161-170
Other Motor Home
171-180
Audio Sync
181-190 Synchronizes audio playback
