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Purchasing
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Overview
In the following pages, the text [cr] is used to represent a single data byte, the carriage retur...
Query DMX Channel Values
Sometimes it's useful to check the state of DMX channels.. QXXX-YYY[cr] QA[cr] XXX has the...
Jog a Channel
Individual DMX channels may be jogged up and down. In this mode, it is not required to know the c...
Build A Scene (A)
The A command allows new channel:value combinations to be stacked on the existing DMX output univ...
Build a New Scene (F)
Building a New Scene This command is useful but tricky. ANY CHANNEL not specifically called out ...
Streaming Mode
In this mode, it’s possible to transmit data directly to the DMX output buffer, with a bare minim...
System Overview
The RS-232 DMX Engine is a self-contained DMX controller. It accepts simple, human-readable com...
Software Reset
The result here is the same as if the box is power cycled. After a reset, the standard RS-232 'sp...
Set System Baud Rate
All standard RS-232 baud rates are supported. The change is stored in memory and naturally surviv...
Clear all Channels
Pretty straightforward, this one. C for clear: C[cr] Alternately, '0' in the G command as as ch...
Troubleshooting
Based on a distillation of support telephone calls, we’ve collected common startup hurdles into a...
Automatic Color Wheel
This set of commands allows the DMX Engine to automatically cycle through an RGB color wheel, at ...
Set Startup Scene & Timeout Delay
It may be useful for the DMX engine to auto-load a stored scene immediately after a power cycle. ...
Store a Scene
Up to 63 DMX scenes may be saved in memory. A scene is a copy of the current DMX output buffer. T...
Recall a Scene
Recalling a Stored Scene SXXX:TTT[cr] S is a capital S...
Quick Start
How to Easily and Accurately Control DMX Lighting Gear From Your Existing MIDI Equipment Kick t...
DMX-512 for Musicians: a Quick Analogy
Picture a wall of mailboxes in an apartment building or post office. The mail is delivered e...
Basic System Information
This firmware personality for the DecaBox receives MIDI note and CC information on a user-speci...
References
If reading this document online, these links should be live and clickable: A good overview of ...