Trackspot User Manual
Choosing a Control Mode
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Chapter 2
Configuring Your Trackspot
®
To prepare your Trackspot for operation, you must choose a control
mode, set the personality and address switches, mount the fixture, link
the fixture, and focus the fixture.
Choosing a Control Mode
There are four different control modes that will operate your Trackspot
fixture: DMX 512 protocol, LWR protocol, standard analog, and stand
alone operation (master/slave).
When configured for DMX 512 protocol, LWR protocol, or stand alone
operation, Trackspot uses seven contiguous digital channels to control
its constructs. When used with a standard analog controller, Trackspot
uses either six or seven contiguous analog channels per fixture. To
determine whether you will use six or seven analog channels, see
“Standard Analog” on page 2-15. The digital/analog channels have the
functions shown in Table 2-1 below:
DMX 512 Protocol
DMX 512 (D for digital, MX for multiplex and 512 is the number of
channels per link) is a reliable and efficient control protocol.
Developed by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology
(USITT), DMX 512 is the standard method used in the lighting industry
for controlling lighting fixtures and other devices (such as hazers and
lasers).
A controller using DMX 512 protocol (such as the Status Cue
®
Lighting
Console) can control a large number of different types of devices made
by various equipment manufacturers, such as High End Systems, on
the same link.
You can control up to 72 Trackspots per DMX 512 link in either low or
high resolution mode. For more information on resolution modes, see
“Start Channels and Construct Parameters” on page A-1.
Table 2-1. Channel assignments
Channel Feature
1Pan
2 Tilt
3Color
4Gobo
5 Shutter
6Dim
7 MSpeed
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