Dmx Network Protocol; Dmx Network Architecture; Dmx Network Start Address - Rigid Industries dmx led effects Owner's Manual

5.1.1

DMX Network Protocol

The Rigid Industries DMX LED Effects control panel supports unidirectional DMX
communication. DMX is the communication protocol between the master device, the
Rigid Industries DMX LED Effects control panel, and the LED light by individual address-
ing. The panel expects that all slaves are assigned to color channels in this order:
Red – slot 1
Green – slot 2
Blue – slot 3
White – slot 4
This Rigid Industries DMX LED Effects control panel will work on a DMX network with
other DMX devices as long as they accept standard DMX signals, but will only drive the
first four slots on the DMX universe. The panel conforms to all DMX512A for
compatibility.
5.1.2

DMX Network Architecture

You can setup the DMX topology as follows:
• The Rigid Industries DMX LED Effects control panel will output over
DMX slots 1, 2, 3 and 4, corresponding to red, green, blue and white.
5.1.2.1

DMX Network Start Address

The start address of the device is permanently set to DMX slot 1. Only DMX slots 1, 2, 3,
and 4 will be broadcast over the DMX network connected to Rigid Industries DMX LED
Effects control panel. See Figure 3.
8-Bit DMX512 BUS
DMX
Slave
Address 1, 2, 3, 4
Red, Green, Blue, White
Figure 3 – 8-bit DMX Bus Network Architecture
DMX DMX
Slave Slave
Address 3
Address 1
Blue
Red
LED LIGHT
DMX
Slave
Address 1, 2, 3, 4
Red, Green, Blue, White
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