CHAPTER 4
DMX Programming
34 Roadster Orbital Head System User Manual
DMX Protocol Table
The Roadster Orbital Head System is patched by a DMX controller as an individual fixture on a
DMX link and requires a 12-channel range.
Chan
#
Function Description
Value
dec.
Default
Value
%
Default
1 MIrror 1 Coarse
Moves inner mirror from 0°–270°
(Maps to Pan)
0-
65535
32768 0-100 50
2 Mirror 1 Fine
3 Mirror 2 Coarse
Moves outer mirror from 0°–360°
(Maps to Tilt)
0-
65535
32768 0-100 50
4 Mirror 2 Fine
5 Focus Coarse
16-bit adjustment of
0-
65535
32768 0-100 50
6 Focus FIne
7 Zoom Coarse
16-bit adjustment
0-
65535
32768 0-100 50
8 Zoom Fine
9 Shutter
Closed 0-23
0
0-9
0
Open 232-255 91-100
10
MSpeed
(See Appendix B
for conversion
tables)
Disable 0
0
0
0
Set from Longest (253.7 sec to
Shortest (0.15 sec)
4-255 1-100
11 Control Function
The Control channel should not be crossfaded.
No shutter channel requirement.
Safe (normal operation ) 0-9
0
0-4
0
Pan & Tilt Mspeed Off 10-19 4-7
Set Shutter = 0 to access the following commands
Display Off (send 20 packets) 20-28
0
8-11
0
Display Dim (send 20 packets) 30-38 12-15
Display Bright (send 20 packets) 40-48 16-19
Home (send 20 packets) 60-68 24-27
Home ILS (send 20 packets) 70-78 27-31
Lamp On (send 20 packets) 80-88 31-35
Lamp Off (send 20 packets) 90-98 35-38
ILS on (send 20 packets) 100-105 39-41
Shutdown (send 80 packets) 120-130 47-51
Reserved for future use 131-140 51-55
Live Commands - Shutter does not need to be = 0
Lens horizontal offset right 141-150
0
55-59
0
Lens horizontal offset stop 151-160 59-63
Lens horizontal offset left 161-170 63-67
Lens vertical offset up 171-180 67-71
Lens vertical offset stop 181-190 71-75
Lens vertical offset down 191-200 75-78
12 Control Reserved for future use 0-255 0 0-100 0
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