Lamp Box Access Door; Fixture Number - High End Systems Cyberlight User Manual

Multiple fixtures can be assigned the same address if you wish them all to respond to control
commands in the same way.
For example, suppose you have 12 Cyberlight fixtures on one link. You want six of them to
operate independently of each other and the other six to operate in exactly the same way. You
need to assign each of the six independently-operating Cyberlight fixtures a unique fixture
number, but you can assign a single fixture number to the other six, for a total of seven fixture
numbers.
DMX modes
You can use DMX 512 protocol to control the Cyberlight in three different modes. The three
DMX modes available for your Cyberlight provide three different levels of control and
flexibility, and can be used with CLs, SVs, and CXs. Mode 1 is 20-channel standard control;
mode 2 is enhanced 20-channel control, and mode 3 is 15-channel control. For more
information on all three modes, see Appendix A.

Fixture number

Because the Cyberlight is a block-addressed fixture, you do not access it using an arbitrary
DMX starting address. Instead, you can choose between 20-channel and 15-channel access
(see Appendix A). Thus, the concept of fixture number can be substituted for the actual DMX
channel.
For example, suppose you have chosen to control the Cyberlight using DMX mode 2, which is
a 20-channel mode. Fixture number 1 occupies DMX addresses 1 through 20; fixture 2
occupies DMX addresses 21 through 40, and so on. A complete listing of how fixture numbers
correlate to DMX addresses can be found in Table A-7 on page A-18.

Lamp box access door

This door provides access to the Cyberlight lamp, infrared filter, reflector and other
components. Figure 1-2 on page 1-11 shows all three Cyberlight access doors.
Lamp strikes
The number of times the lamp has been illuminated. Once the lamp is "switched on", whether
it is illuminated continuously for one second or one minute, it counts as one strike.
Litho
A litho has a pattern etched on it (some lithos are also textured), as the name "LithoPatterns"
suggests. All LithoPatterns are designed and manufactured at the High End Systems dichroic
lab in Austin, Texas. There are currently a large number of available lithos, including
LithoPatterns, Art Glass, Psy-Dye and Special Effects. See the section titled "Optional
Accessories" on page 1-7 for ordering information.
A dichroic process is used to color all lithos.
See also "Dichroic".
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