MA Lighting grandMA2 User Manual - page 1293
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To DMX
:
This is the last (highest) DMX value of the channel set. It can be the same number in the
From DMX
, then it only
this specific value that represents the channel set. This is relevant for many sets like the maximum value for an
attribute.
Slot No
:
If the subattribute has a wheel attached, then the slot number in the wheel can be typed here. Read more about
wheels in the
From Phys
:
For some attributes it makes sense to also add physical values. It can be the a specific strobe frequency, a
revolution value, or as the example above a way to set a rotation range for a wheel. This is the lowest physical
value.
To Phys
:
This is the highest physical value.
Auto Create
:
This can be On or Off. If it is On then this channel set will be used when presets are auto created. In the image
above the second "open" is turned Off. This means that there will only be one "open" color preset for this color
wheel.
The rows in channel sets cannot be edited.
Details about Mode channels
Some attributes change function based on the value of a different attribute. The attribute that controls the other
attributes is called the
Mode Channel
.
Examples could be an attribute that control the rotation mode of a gobo. Imagine a fixture that has an attribute that
is used to select a gobo on a gobo wheel. First half of the DMX range will select the different gobos on the wheel,
but the gobos are in an "index" mode. A second attribute controls the rotation of the gobo. When the selected gobo
is in index mode the rotation is set to be a degree number. The second half of the selection attribute also selects all
the gobos on the wheel, but now in a continuous rotation mode. Now the rotation attribute will control the rotation
speed and direction.
A real example of this is the VL3500 Spot from Vari-Lite. This is the settings in the "Main Modul" in the Fixture Type
Editor.
Notice that the GOBO1 attribute is the mode channel for the GOBO1_POS attribute. The mode setting is changed in
the GOBO1_POS attribute. Editing the mode cell opens a pop-up called
Select Mode Channel
.
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