MA lighting dot2 XL-F Quick Manual page 51

... how many fixtures can I control with a dot2 console?
Connect / Limits
Answer: depends on ...... Each dot2 console (dot2 XL-F, dot2 XL-B and dot2 core) can output (channels) via their 4
DMX Out's 2048 Channels – but together with additional devices of the dot2 family up to 4096 channels can be
processed and output. The dot2 F-wing and the dot2 B-wing can not output channels themselves.
So just the available channels divided by the maximum number of channels of the fixture = the maximum number of
fixtures, which can be connected.
How many channels has a fixture?
That depends on the type of the fixture. In short, the more functions a fixture has the more
channels it needs to control these functions.
Why can have the same fixture different channels?
In some fixtures resolution (such as finely graded a variable value can be represented digitally) can be selected, and
thus the number of channels per fixture may change.
e.g. Dimmer with 8bit resolution (256 steps - normal) = 1 Channel
Dimmer with 16bit resolution (65536 steps - fine) = 2 Channels
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