User guide

RDM 17
RDM
The MAC Viper Profile can communicate using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with
ESTA’s American National Standard E1.20-2006: Entertainment Technology RDM Remote Device
Management Over DMX512 Networks.
RDM is a bi-directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems, it is the open standard
for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring.
The RDM protocol allows data packets to be inserted into a DMX512 data stream without adversely
affecting existing non-RDM equipment. The RDM protocol allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to
send commands to and receive messages from specific fixtures.
RDM ID
Each MAC Viper Profile has a factory-set RDM UID (unique identification number) that makes it
addressable and identifiable in RDM systems. The number can be found in the control panel
INFORMATION menu under RDM UID.
RDM communication
The MAC Viper Profile is RDM (Remote Device Management) compliant. As standard, it supports a range
of RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs). Sending SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS and PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION
commands from an RDM controller will call up a list of the PIDs it supports.