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Operation
Warning! Class 3B LED product. Do not look at exposed LEDs from a distance of less than 40 cm (16
inches) from the front surface of the panel without suitable protective eyewear. At less than this
distance, the LED emission can cause eye injury or irritation. Do not look at LEDs with magnifiers or
similar optical instruments that may concentrate the light output.
At distances of 40 cm (16 inches) and above, or if the LED output is diffused so that it is impossible to
identify the individual LEDs, the LED emission is harmless to the naked eye.
Powering on and startup
When power is applied to an EvenLED panel, by default it will first reset, then automatically flash its software
(firmware) version (see "Software version display" on page 20) and mode settings (see "Mode settings
display" on page 21) twice each, then start to calibrate the individual LEDs. When calibration is complete, it
will flash all LEDs once. The process normally takes less than one minute.
Software version/mode settings display and automatic calibration at power on can be disabled by sending a
sequence of DMX values from a DMX controller (see "Configuring panels using a DMX controller" on
page 21).
DMX control
The EvenLED can be controlled using a standard DMX-512 controller.
16- and 8-bit DMX control modes
The EvenLED panel is designed to be used with 16-bit control per color. This ensure smooth and step-free
operation and requires 96 DMX channels.
For applications where absolute smooth and step-free operation is not required and/or control channel
capacity is limited, EvenLED panels can be set to 8-bit control mode. In 8-bit mode, panels only use 48
channels.
DMX channel requirements in 16-bit and 8-bit modes
The 1 x 1 m EvenLED panel contains 16 individually controllable RGB LEDs:
• 16 LEDs x 6 DMX channels in 16-bit mode = 96 DMX channels required by a 1 x 1 m panel in 16-bit
mode.
• 16 LEDs x 3 DMX channels in 8-bit mode = 48 DMX channels required by a 1 x 1 m panel in 8-bit mode.
LED map
By default, the individual LEDs in the EvenLED are mapped for
DMX control as shown in Figure 12, seen from the front (light
output side) of the panel.
Depending on whether the panel is set to 8-bit or 16-bit control,
each LED is controlled using 3 or 6 DMX channels. For
example, in 16-bit mode, LED 1 at the bottom left of the panel is
controlled on DMX channels 1 - 6, LED 2 is controlled on DMX
channels 7 - 12 and so on.
Each LED is controlled as shown in "DMX protocols" on page
20.
LED mapping can be reconfigured – and LEDs can be
controlled in groups – using the Martin DMX Thief accessory
(see "Using DMX Thief™" on page 23).
Operation
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Figure 12: LED mapping
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