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Control console
DMX 512
out
out
out
out
DMX
cables
to other lights
(not controlled
by the MLD)
This is the most common configuration for the system: the MLD "intercepts" DMX
data coming from a console and replaces predetermined DMX channels with data
generated by the performer. For example, the MLD may take control of pan and tilt
channels while letting all the other channels be controlled by the console. In addition,
through DMX, the console may load and unload MLD maps to change the behaviour of
the tracking system, or to override it. This is ideal for performance situations in which
the lighting designer wants to integrate the MLD system into a sophisticated light show,
with the DMX console directing all show control.
Martin Case Board
DMX 512
out
out
out
out
in
DMX
cables
to other lights, controlled by Case
but the MLD may trigger cues.
Here the MLD and the Martin CASE board are interconnected so that they have
complete bi-directional communication. Apart from both the CASE and the MLD
controlling directly the fixtures connected to the DMX splitter, the MLD may also
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0 0 0
1 1 1
MLD box
DMX cable
0 0
1 1
Figure 12 - MLD between the console and the lights.
This is the most common configuration
0 0 0
1 1 1
MLD box
DMX cable
0 0
1 1
DMX cable
Figure 13 - Dream configuration: MLD completely
interconnected to Martin Case boards.
Light 1 Light 2
DMX 512
in
out
DMX cable
DMX 512
in
out
DMX
splitter
MLD manual 1.1
to other lights controlled
directly by the MLD and
console (up to 64 fixtures
512 DMX channels)
Light 1 Light 2
to other lights
controlled directly
by the MLD and
console (up to 64
fixtures or 512
DMX channels)
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