Dmx Protocol; Dmx Mode 1 Channel; Dmx Mode 3 Channel - Martin VDO Atomic Dot User Manual

DMX protocol

The VDO Atomic Dot has five possible DMX modes
DMX Mode DMX channels
1 channel 1
3 channel 3
4 channel 4
Basic 19
Extended 64
While in Basic mode the DMX control of the Aura backlight does not offer individual pixel
control, the pixels can still be driven individually using the P3 System Controller pixels.

DMX mode 1 channel

Channel Value Function
1
Dimmer
Close → Open
0 - 255
Notes:
Fixture will automatically reduce intensity to control temperature when running at high
power for too long
Aura Backlight will be driven automatically to emulate tungsten effect

DMX mode 3 channel

Channel Value Function
Beam Flash Intensity
1
0
Blackout
1 - 255 Minimum • Maximum Intensity
Beam Flash Duration
2
0 - 255 7 • 650 ms
Beam Flash Rate
3
0 - 255 0.289 • 16.67 Hz
Notes:
Fixture will automatically reduce intensity to control temperature when running at high
power for too long
Aura Backlight is not used in this mode
As Atomic 3000 DMX/LED 3-Channel Mode
Functions
Single channel "blinder" with automatic tungsten effect
As Atomic 3000 DMX/LED (no backlight)
As Atomic 3000 DMX/LED (no backlight)
Including Aura backlight control and P3 mode control
As Basic mode, but including individual control over 16 Aura
backlight pixels
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Default
Fade Status
Value
Fade 0
Default
Fade Status
Value
Snap 0
Snap 0
Snap 0
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