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Control options
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Control options
DMX
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP accepts a DMX-512A data signal.
DMX setup
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from the
controller. For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. If you give two
ERA 500 Hybrid IP fixtures the same address, they will behave identically. Address sharing can be useful for
diagnostic purposes and symmetrical control, particularly when combined with the inverse pan and tilt
options.
DMX addressing is limited to make it impossible to set the DMX address so high that you are left without
enough control channels for the fixture.
To set the fixture’s DMX address:
1. Press MENU to open the main menu. If the menu is not at DMX ADDRESS scroll up and down to find it.
2. Press ENTER to open the DMX ADDRESS menu, scroll to the DMX address that you want to set for the
fixture, and press ENTER to save it.
3. Press MENU to exit.
RDM
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP can communicate using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with
ESTA’s
American National Standard E1.20-2006
.
RDM is a bi-directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems, it is the open standard
for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring.
The RDM protocol allows data packets to be inserted into a DMX512 data stream without affecting existing
non-RDM equipment. It allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send commands to and receive
messages from specific fixtures.
Data retrieved from the fixture via RDM will be presented differently by different RDM-compatible controllers.
Note that a firmware update can sometimes expand a fixture’s RDM functionality. If this happens, the
firmware release notes will give details.
RDM ID
Each ERA 500 Hybrid IP has a factory-set RDM UID (unique identification number) that makes it
addressable and identifiable in RDM systems. The number can be found in the control panel
INFORMATION menu under RDM UID .
Supported RDM PIDs
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP supports the standard RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs) required by ESTA plus one
manufacturer-specific PID that sets how the fixture behaves if the DMX signal is lost (fixture blacks out or
fixture holds current scene).
See the following tables.