DMX CONTROL CHANNEL CHART

The Beamburst Fuchsia, Amber, Ruby and Emerald projectors are controlled by DMX-512 signals. This lets you use any standard DMX lighting controller to run these models.

Channel assignments

Set the Beamburst's thumbwheel to the base DMX channel you wish to start at. The table below shows the DMX channel offsets used to control the Beamburst.

For example, if you set the thumbwheel to DMX channel 1, then channel 1 controls Aperture 1 intensity, channel 2 controls Aperture 2 intensity, etc. However, if you set the thumbwheel to DMX channel 5, then channel 5 controls Aperture 1, channel 6 controls Aperture 2,etc.

(Note if you are using DMX channel 0: The way DMX is set up, channel 0 and channel 1 both have the same offset. This means if you set the thumbwheel to DMX channel 0, channel 1 controls Aperture 1, channel 2 controls Aperture 2, etc.)

Seeing a laser beam

In order for a laser beam to come out of the projector, you need to set all of the following on your DMX controller:

The laser needs to be on. Set Channel 11 (Red) and Channel 12 (Green/Blue) to 100%
The shutter needs to be open. Set Channel 16 (Shutter) to 100%
The desired aperture needs to be open. Set one of Channels 1-10 to 100%

(After you turn the interlock key switch on, there is a delay of up to 60 seconds before the laser comes on. This delay is mandated by the U.S. Government for safety reasons, and cannot be changed.)

DMX Channel Offset	DMX Values	Beamburst Fuchsia, Amber, Ruby and Emerald System Response	Notes
1	0-255	Aperture 1 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)	(If you are looking at the front of the projector, Aperture 1 is on the left side.)
2	0-255	Aperture 2 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
3	0-255	Aperture 3 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
4	0-255	Aperture 4 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
5	0-255	Aperture 5 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
6	0-255	Aperture 6 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
7	0-255	Aperture 7 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
8	0-255	Aperture 8 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
9	0-255	Aperture 9 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)
10	0-255	Aperture 10 Intensity 0-100% (Open at 100%)	(If you are looking at the front of the projector, Aperture 10 is on the right side.)
11	0-255	Red intensity (0% - diode laser off, 100% - diode laser at full power)
12	0-255	Green/Blue intensity (0% -argon laser at idle, 100% - argon laser at full power)
13	0-255	Deep Magenta (begins at 50%, full at 100%)
14	0-255	Blue (changes Argon Blue color to Primary Blue color, begins at 50%, full at 100%)
15	0-255	Green (begins at 50%, full at 100%)
16	0-255	Shutter (unit master output, 0% off, 100% full)

DMX-512 Address Examples
DMX-512 Control Address	System DIP Switches On	Binary Values
7	1, 2, 3	1 + 2 + 4 = 7
50	2, 5, 6	2 + 16 + 32 = 50
198	2, 3, 7, 8	2 + 4 + 64 + 128 = 198