Address And Configure The Fixtures; Channels Per Node; Addressing In A Dmx Lighting Network - Philips ColorBlaze TRX Manual

Address and Configure the Fixtures

Make sure the power is ON before addressing and configuring fixtures.
When in DMX / Ethernet mode, each ColorBlaze TRX fixture uses a set of
sequential DMX addresses. A ColorBlaze TRX fixture uses from 3 to 216 DMX
addresses, depending on color control mode (3-channel or 5-channel DMX input),
fixture resolution (8-bit or 16-bit), fixture length (2 ft or 6 ft), segment size (ranging
from 4 in to the total fixture length), and whether the intensity channel is enabled or
disabled.
In 8-bit mode, each segment uses one DMX address per channel, while in 16-bit
mode each segment uses two DMX addresses per channel, one for coarse control
and one for fine control. The coarse channel allows values in multiples of 256, while
the fine channel adds 256 additional values to each coarse channel value, resulting in
a total of 65,536 individual steps or settings (256 x 256). Channel assignments per
segment are as follows:

Channels Per Node

RGB in / out and RGB - > RGBAW (3-channel RGB input)
1
8-Bit Mode
Red
1
16-Bit Mode
Red Coarse Red Fine
RGBAW in / out (5-channel RGBAW input)
1
8-Bit Mode
Red
1
16-Bit Mode
Red Red
Coarse Fine
Each ColorBlaze TRX fixture is factory-addressed with a DMX starting address of 1.
Sequential DMX addresses are automatically assigned to the fixture beginning with
the starting address. For instance, if you set a 2 ft fixture to RGB in / out mode,
8-bit operation, segment size of 24 in, and DMX starting address 73, the fixture is
automatically assigned three DMX addresses, 73 – 75. If you set a 2 ft fixture to
RGBAW in / out mode, 16-bit operation, segment size of 4 in, and DMX starting
address 400, the fixture is automatically assigned 60 DMX addresses, 400 – 459.
Make sure that the DMX starting address allows enough DMX addresses for all of
the fixture's segments, or the fixture will not function properly. For example, a 2
ft fixture with 4 in segments set to RGBAW in / out at 8-bit resolution requires 30
DMX addresses — 5 addresses per each of six segments. Therefore, the fixture's
DMX starting address should be 483 or lower.

Addressing in a DMX Lighting Network

Since each DMX universe is limited to 512 DMX addresses, you must take care to
configure and address your fixtures to ensure that enough unique addresses are
available to support your light show designs.
For lighting designs where fixtures work in unison, all fixtures can be assigned the
same DMX starting address. For light show designs that display different output on
different fixtures or segments simultaneously, you must address your fixtures such
that the DMX addresses assigned to each segment are unique and do not overlap.
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ColorBlaze TRX Product Guide
2
Green
2 3 4
Green
Green Fine
Coarse
2
Green
2 3 4
Green Green
Coarse Fine
Intensity Channel
Enabled
3
Blue Intensity
5 6 7
Blue Intensity
Blue Fine
Coarse Coarse
3
Blue Amber
5 6 7
Blue Blue Amber
Coarse Fine Coarse
4
8
Intensity
Fine
4 5
White
8 9 10
Amber White White
Fine Coarse Fine
Terminology for individually controllable
E
LED lighting units varies and can become
confusing. In general, an individually
controllable lighting unit is referred to as
a node. A fixture can function as a single
node, or it can contain multiple nodes.
ColorBlaze TRX is unusual because it can be
segmented into one or more nodes.
In video displays, individually controllable
nodes are often referred to as pixels. A pixel
can be a single-node fixture, or a segment of
a multiple-node fixture.
Intensity Channel
Enabled
6
Intensity
11 12
Intensity Intensity
Coarse Fine