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DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used as a form of commu-
nication between intelligent fixtures and controllers. A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions
from the controller to the fixture. DMX data is sent as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture
via the DATA "IN" and DATA "OUT" XLR terminals located on all DMX fixtures (most controllers only
have a DATA "OUT" terminal).
DMX Linking: DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufacturers to be
linked together and operate from a single controller, as long as all fixtures and the controller are
DMX compliant. The Mirage Q IP devices feature wireless DMX connectivity, and no DMX cables
are required. The order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX
addressing. For example, a fixture assigned a DMX address of 1 may be placed anywhere in a DMX
line: at the beginning, at the end, or anywhere in the middle. When a fixture is assigned a DMX
address of 1, the DMX controller knows to send DATA assigned to address 1 to that unit, no matter
where it is located in the DMX chain.
All fixtures should be given a DMX starting address when operating with a DMX controller, in order to
ensure that the correct fixture responds to the correct control signal. This digital starting address is
the channel number from which the fixture starts to "listen" to the digital control signal sent out from
the DMX controller. This starting DMX address is assigned by setting the correct DMX address on
the digital control display on the fixture.
You can set the same starting address for all fixtures or a group of fixtures, or set different addresses
for each individual fixture. Setting all fixtures to the same DMX address will cause all fixtures to react
in the same way. In this case, please note that changing the settings of one channel will affect all the
fixtures simultaneously.
If you set each fixture to a different DMX address, each unit will start to "listen" to the channel num-
ber you have set, based on the quantity of DMX channels of each fixture. That means changing the
settings of one channel will only affect the selected fixture.
As an example, when operating this fixture model in 4 channel mode, you should set the starting
DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 5 (4 + 1), the third unit to 9 (4 + 4 + 1), and so
on. (See the chart below for more details.)
Channel
Unit 1
Mode
Addr
4-Ch
1
6-Ch
1
7-Ch
1
8-Ch
1
9-Ch
1
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Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Addr
Addr
Addr
5
9
7
13
8
15
9
17
10
19
DMX SET UP
Channel
Mode
10-Ch
13
11-Ch
19
12-Ch
22
15-Ch
25
18-Ch
28
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Addr
Addr
Addr
1
11
1
12
1
13
1
16
1
19
Unit 4
Addr
21
31
23
34
25
37
31
46
37
55
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