Figure A-2. Unplanned Channel Addressing Wastes Dmx Addresses Because Of Fixture Boundary Overlap; Figure A-3. Planned Channel Addressing Wastes A Minimum Of Dmx Address Space - High End Systems Cyberlight User Manual

Mixing Modes on the Same Link
High End Systems recommends that you assign all Cyberlight fixtures on a particular link to the same DMX
mode. This saves you from having to remember which commands are supported by which mode for which
fixture. All Cyberlight models (CLs, CXs and SVs) are compatible with all three DMX modes. The only
differences in functionality are between CXs and CLs/SVs; namely, CXs do not support zoom or color
mixing. A CX will simply not respond to color mixing or zoom commands.
If you do wish to mix DMX modes on a particular link, however, you need to be aware that addressing 20-
channel and 15-channel fixtures in an unplanned fashion can cause wasted channels because of boundary
overlapping. For example, notice in Figure A-2 that to address two 20-channel fixtures and two 15-channels
fixtures in the order, 20 - 15 - 20 - 15 would waste 35 channels. (Fixture numbers 2, 5 and 6 cannot be used
because address ranges used by the fixtures would overlap.)
Addressing the same fixtures in a planned order, 20 - 20 - 15 - 15, would waste only 5 channels as Figure
A-3 shows.
1
Fixture:
20 Channel: 1–20
15 Channel:
1–15
CX
( )
Figure A-2. Unplanned channel addressing wastes DMX addresses because of fixture
boundary overlap.
1
Fixture:
20 Channel: 1–20
15 Channel:
1–15
CX
( )

Figure A-3. Planned channel addressing wastes a minimum of DMX address space.

2
3
21–40
41–60
31–45
16–30
2
3
21–40
41–60
31–45
16–30
5
4
61–80
81–100
61–75
46–60
4
5
61–80
81–100
61–75
46–60
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6
7
101–120
121–140
76–90
91–105
6
7
101–120
121–140
76–90
91–105
A