High End Systems MMS100 - MMS100 DMX Control and Operation; DMX Control, Start Channel and DMX Footprint

DMX Control, Start Channel and
DMX Footprint
The MMS100 control parameters are broken apart into 3 portions, the Motion Portion, The Global Portion and the
Graphic Portion. It is required to have 1 Motion Fixture patched, 1 Global Fixture patched and 1 to 9 Graphic
Fixtures patched. The DMX start channel of the MMS100 must match the start channel of the Motion fixture as patched
on a control console. Only the Motion Fixture start channel is adjustable. The Global Fixture must start directly after
Motion the Motion Fixture. The Graphic Fixture must start directly after the Global Fixture.
Example.
If the start channel is set to 1 on the MMS100. The Motion fixture will patched in a DMX universe starting at channel 1 on
the control console, the Global Portion will be patched at DMX 8, and DMX 65 for the first Layer.
The DMX footprint is the total number of required channels for the fixture. This footprint size can vary based on the
number graphic layers selected and patched.
Required fixture types for MMS100 operation. 1 Motion, 1 Global, 1-9 Graphic
MMS100 HD Protocol
Required Channels
First Available Channel after MMS100
MMS100 - Motion DMX Ch. Requirement
7
(n/a)
MMS100 - Global DMX Ch. Requirement
57
(Global is required to be after Motion)
MMS100 - Layer DMX Ch. Requirement
45
(1 Layer is required to be after Global)
Minimum DMX Channel Footprint
(7+57+45) = 109
110
DMX Channel Footprint 2 Layers
154
155
DMX Channel Footprint 3 Layers
199
200
DMX Channel Footprint 4 Layers
244
245
DMX Channel Footprint 5 Layers
289
290
DMX Channel Footprint 6 Layers
334
335
DMX Channel Footprint 7 Layers
379
380
DMX Channel Footprint 8 Layers
424
425
DMX Channel Footprint 9 Layers
469
470