Dmx Setup | Dmx Addressing - ADJ ELEMENT Series User Instructions

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D M X S E T U P

DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used as a form of communication

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 allows fixtures from different manufacturers to be linked and controlled by a single

controller, if all fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant. For proper DMX data transmission, try

to use the shortest cable path when using multiple fixtures. The order in which fixtures are connected

in a DMX line does not affect DMX addressing. A fixture assigned a DMX address of 1 can be placed

anywhere in the line. When a fixture is assigned a DMX address of 1, the DMX controller sends data

assigned to address 1 to that unit, regardless of its position in the DMX chain.

D M X A D D R E S S I N G

All fixtures should be assigned a DMX starting address when operating with a DMX controller. This

ensures that the correct fixture responds to the correct control signal. The starting address is the

channel number from which the fixture starts to "listen" to the digital control signal sent from the DMX

controller. Set the starting DMX address by adjusting the DMX address on the fixture's digital control

display.

You can set the same starting address for all fixtures or assign different addresses to each individual

fixture. Setting all fixtures to the same DMX address will cause them to react in the same way.

However, note that changing the settings of one channel will affect all fixtures simultaneously.

If you set each fixture to a different DMX address, each unit will start to "listen" to the channel number

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.

In the case of the Element HEXIP, when in 6 channel mode you should set the starting DMX address

of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 7 (6 + 1), the third unit to 13 (7 + 6), and so on. See chart below

for more details.

Channel Mode

6 channels

7 channels

8 channels

11 channels

12 channels

Unit 1 Addr

Unit 2 Addr

Unit 3 Addr

Unit 4 Addr

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