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COLORband™ PiX User Manual Rev. 6 Page 17 of 21
Master/Slave
Mode
The Master/Slave mode allows a single COLORband™ PiX
unit (the master) to control
the actions of one or more COLORband™ PiX
units (the slaves) without the need of a
DMX controller. The master unit will be set to operate in either Automatic or Sound
Active mode, while the slave units will be set to operate in Slave m
ode. Once set and
connected, the slave units will operate in unison with the master unit.
Configure the units as indicated below.
Slave units:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until SLA shows on the display.
2. Press <ENTER> to accept.
3. Set the DMX address to 001.
4. Connect the DMX input of the first slave unit to the DMX output of the master unit.
5. Connect the DMX input of the subsequent slave units to the DMX output of the
previous slave unit.
6. Finish setting and connecting all the slave units.
Master unit:
1. Set the master unit to operate in either Automatic or Sound-Active mode.
2. Make the master unit the first unit in the DMX daisy chain.
Advanced Master/Slave options for using the COLORband™ PiX as master unit
with the COLORband™ PiX Mini:
When a COLORband™ PiX is the master unit and COLORband™ PiX
Minis are slave
units, the submenu A1–A126 (found under SLA
in the master unit) will select how many
slave units are attached to it. Selecting A A1 or A A2 on the COLORband™ PiX
Minis
will tell the master unit which side of the strip the Minis are on. The
combination of
number and direction settings allows lots of variation, including allowing 2
COLORband™ PiX
Minis to appear as one single strip the same size as the master
COLORband™ PiX for uninterrupted chases.
Advanced Master/Slave options for using the COLORband™ PiX Mini
as master
unit with the COLORband™ PiX:
When a COLORband™ PiX Mini is the master unit and COLORband™ PiX
serves as a
slave, selecting A A1 or A A2 on the COLORband™ PiX
Minis will command the
COLORband™ PiX to either light LED-for-LED with the Mini
(meaning half of the
COLORband™ PiX), or to light up entirely at the same speed.
· Configure
all the slave units before connecting the master unit to the DMX
daisy chain.
·
Never connect a DMX controller to a DMX string configured for Master/Slave
operation because the controller
may interfere with the signals from the
master unit.
· Do not connect more than 31 slave units to the master unit.