DMX Sheet

The DMX sheet displays the actual DMX output from the system. It shows the result from the sequences, programmer, incoming merged DMX and any Masters that might limit the output.

The sheet can be created as a view on any empty space on the screens. The minimum size is 1.5 squares wide and 2 high (not a very useful size). It is created like any window.

The main part of this window displays a big grid with every DMX address, represented by its own square. This makes it a very long list (all 1024 universes are there).

The first column on the left side displays the DMX address of the second column - there are two ways to see the DMX address: Absolute DMX address and the normal Universe divided. This can be changed in the Sheet Settings (read the Window Settings topic for details). The absolute address mode displays the DMX addresses as a continuous number. This means that the first address in the second universe will not be written as "2:1" but as "513" (512 addresses from the first universe + 1 from the second).

The top row displays the column number. The grid is a matrix, so the column number should be added to the address displayed in the vertical bar (except the first column).

Each square can display up to three different types of information:

• Value:
  The DMX channels value.
• Attribute:
  The attribute the DMX channel is controlling.
• ID:
  The FID and CID assigned to the fixture patched at the DMX channel.

The three different elements can be turned On or Off individually in the mask settings (read the Window Settings topic for details).

If a fixture uses more than one DMX channel then the rounded corners are on the first and last attribute/DMX channel. The background color alternates between two shades of gray to indicate different fixtures.

In the example above there are three single dimmers patched to the first three DMX channels in universe 2. Channel 4, 5 and 6 are one fixture (FID 15) and it is currently selected. The selected fixtures get a yellow text color.

If fixtures have a red text color then the channels/universes are not granted.

If the cursor is moved to a square then the information about the square is displayed in a text line at the bottom of the window (see the image above as an example).

The two images show the two different ways the value can be visualized in the DMX sheet. The first is called Background, and the second is Bar. They can be changed or turned Off in the settings. It is called Levelbar.

The title bar of the window has some buttons.

Only Selected jumps to the universe of the first selected fixture. The one called Address displays the number of the highlighted square. Tap this button to get an input box. Typing a new address in this box jumps to the typed address.

The button called Universe displays the current universe number. Tap this button to get an input box. Typing a new number in this box jumps to the universe. The two arrows jump one universe back or forward.

The final button in the title bar is the Readout. This can be used to change how the value readout is displayed. The options are Percent, Decimal, or Hex.