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 window on any empty space on the screens. The minimum size is 1.5 squares wide and 2 high. It is created like any other window using the add windows.

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 is a label for 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. 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 "2:001" 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 Sheets Settings below 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 four RGB LED fixtures patched. The selected fixture (FID 21) gets a yellow text color in attributes and FID/CID.

If fixtures in the leftmost column have a red text color then the channels/universes are not granted. Read more about getting more parameters in the Expand the Amount of Parameters topic.

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 Sheet Settings. It is called Levelbar.

The title bar of the window has some buttons.

Only Selection 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.

Sheet Settings

The DMX sheet have some settings that define how the sheet shows the data.

Tap the MA logo in the upper left corner of the window to open the settings. It opens the Display tab as a default.

Some of these settings are general settings shared with other windows. They are described in the Window Settings topic.

Some settings are only for the DMX Sheet. This is a list of them with a short explanation:

• Address:
  This input button opens a calculator that allows you to type the DMX address that the sheet should begin with. This setting is also in the title bar.
• Address Mode:
  This toggle button changes how the DMX address is displayed. They can be split up in universes and a range DMX address from 1 through 512 - this option is called Univ.addr. The other option is called Absolute and it shows the addresses continuously starting from number 1 and upwards.
• Auto Columns:
  This On/Off button activates a function that automatically adjusts the number of columns in the DMX Sheet. Adjust Columns need to be active for this to work. #Columns is automatically adjusted by this function.
• Auto Columns Width:
  The Auto Columns function uses this value to determine how many columns the sheet can show.
• Level Bar:
  This input field is used to change the level bar setting in the sheet. There are three options:
  • Off:
    The level is only visualized by the value.
  • Background:
    The background changes from dark green to a bright green as the value rises.
  • Bar:
    The value is visualized as a bar that moves from left to right as the value rises.
• Only Selection:
  This On/Off button changes the mode of the DMX sheet. This will limit the DMX sheet to only display the universes of the selected fixtures. This setting is also in the title bar.
• Universe:
  This input button can be used to change the universe a DMX sheet should display. There is a special setting called Selected. This makes the DMX sheet scroll to the selected universe. This setting is also in the title bar.

The mask tab contains the three On/Off toggle buttons called Value,  Attribute, and ID. They are described in the text above.