DL.2 Digital Light User Manual
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Appendix A:
DL.2 and Axon DMX Protocol
DL.2 fixtures and Axon Media Servers utilize the same DMX protocol except that
DL.2 fixtures include channels for motion and camera control. This table describes
the Standard, Dual and Single Protocol for DL.2 fixtures and Axon Media Servers.
Protocol Table
Channel #
Function Description
Value Default
DL.2 Axon dec. % dec. %
Motion and Camera Control
(Standard, Dual, Single Protocol)
Movement Functions (DL.2 fixtures only)
1 NA Pan Course
Moves projector head from 0° to 400°
0-
65535
0-100 32768 50
2 NA Pan Fine
3 NA Tilt Course
Moves projector head from 0° to 240°
0-
65535
0-100 32768 50
4 NA Tilt Fine
5 NA Dimmer
Adjusts the mechanical iris located in front of the
projector output lens from closed to open
0-255 0-100 0 0
6 NA Focus Adjusts focus from near to far 0-255 0-100 128 50
7 NA Zoom Adjusts zoom from narrow to wide 0-255 0-100 128 50
8 NA MSpeed See Appendix B for conversion tables 0-255 0-100 0 0
9 NA Macro Reserved for future use 0-255 0-100 0 0
10 NA
Control
Function *
Fixture Movement and Camera Control Options
(Set Dimmer Channel = 0 except for MSpeed Off)
NA 0 0
Pan and Tilt MSpeed off 10-13
Reserved 14-19
Menu Display Off (5) 20-28
Reserved 29
Menu Display Dim (5) 30-38
Reserved 39
Menu Display Bright (5) 40-48
Reserved 49
Preview 50-58
Reserved 59
Home All (20) 60-68
Reserved 69-79
Lamp ON (80) 80-88
Reserved 89
* To prevent inadvertent triggering, some Control Function options won’t activate until the value has been
held for a period of time. A number in parenthesis is the minimum number of consecutive times a DMX
value must be received from a controller before the operation begins.