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Selectable DMX Output Speed
By default, the DMX engine transmits full-speed, full-frame DMX, and speeds close to the maximum ...
Command Formatting & Syntax
Build MIDI Messages One Byte at a Time Most MIDI messages are sequences of ...
Getting Started
This guide should serve as a road map for initial installation of the DecaBox DMX to RS-232 Field...
Sample Patch File
This sample patch3.txt file can be copied and pasted as needed. ; DecaBox Protocol Converter ; ...
Output Modes
For convenience here, a PC-based DMX output utility was used to generate various DMX channel:valu...
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Basic System Information
This firmware personality for the DecaBox receives DMX lighing data and generates a series of M...
Reflashing Firmware in the Field
DecaBox was designed to have different firmware personalities loaded in the field. The update p...
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Toggle DMX Passthrough
Imagine this scenario: In an auditorium or small performance space, there is a Crestron / Contro...
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Build a DMX Scene Channel by Channel
DecaBox can receive RS-232 commands and use them to set specific channels to levels. The syntax l...
DMX Record & Playback
The DecaBox can grab static (one-shot) DMX scenes or record continuous sequences at 44 frames per...
Overview
System baud rate is 9600 8N1. That's 8 data bits, no parity, one stop bit. If testing with a P...
Basic System Information
This firmware personality for the DecaBox receives RS-232 data and allows full control of a DMX...
Send MIDI Data via RS-232
Overview Most MIDI messages are sequences of 2-3 8-bit bytes. The largest hurdle when integratin...
Case Study - A Series of Generic LED PARs from Asia
We've all seen this sort of light for ~$30 via the usual sources. A customer wanted to contr...
Group Command
If you're starting from scratch, most of the engine's functionality can be accessed through the G...
Drivers & Supported Platforms
Any control system with an RS-232 port can easily communicate with the DMX Engine. Over the years...
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