4. Operation
DMX_9CH
Pixel Mapping
Personalities
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Channel
Function
7
Effect Macros 16–30
8
Effect Speed
9
Sound
DMX pixel mapping personalities assign individual DMX control to each orb in the MotionOrb. A
MotionOrb in DMX pixel mapping personality and a DMX controller with pixel mapping capability
are the tools for creating complex and eye catching light shows. Chauvet's ShowXpress PC-
based controller has pixel mapping.
The pixel mapping personality to select depends on the length of the MotionOrb and the
personality works with the length setting. For example, if there are 4 orb strings on the
MotionOrb the length setting must be 4M for the DMX_315CH personality to work properly.
To put the MotionOrb into a pixel mapping personality simply select one of the following DMX
personalities.
For a 2 m MotionOrb with 11 orbs per string
DMX_165CH
(1 standard orb string and 1 bottom orb string; no extensions)
For a 3 m MotionOrb with 16 orbs per string
DMX_240CH
(1 standard orb string plus 1 orb string extension, and 1 bottom orb string)
For a 4 m MotionOrb with 21 orbs per string
DMX_315CH
(1 standard orb string plus 2 orb string extensions, and
1 bottom orb string)
For information about setting the DMX personality, see
The Length setting must be set properly for pixel mapping to work. For instructions
about setting the length see
MotionOrb EXT needed for 240- and 315-channel modes.
Value
Percent/Setting
000 ó 015
No function
016 ó 031
Pattern 16
032 ó 047
Pattern 17
048 ó 063
Pattern 18
064 ó 079
Pattern 19
080 ó 095
Pattern 20
096 ó 111
Pattern 21
112 ó 127
Pattern 22
128 ó 143
Pattern 23
144 ó 159
Pattern 24
160 ó 175
Pattern 25
176 ó 191
Pattern 26
192 ó 207
Pattern 27
208 ó 223
Pattern 28
224 ó 239
Pattern 29
240 ó 255
Automatic mode, scrolls through Patterns 1–29
000 ó 255
Slow to fast
000 ó 015
No function
016 ó 255
Sets Sound mode
Length
Setting.
DMX Personalities
above.
MotionOrb User Manual Rev. 6