Digital Sputnik DS6 Firmware guide

DS1 / DS3 / DS6

DMX specification / Firmware v2.67.5

As of February 2018

General overview

Mode Description Number of channels

DS16

DS8 5

ITSH16

ITSH8 5

XFADE16

XFADE8 9

RGB8 (no fan
control)

iRGB8 6

ARRI6

ARRI1 9 + 3 unused = 12

Note: DMX channels 511 and 512 are used for the purposes of Port-Address (Universe)
identification, and are ignored if used for the purposes of channel control. The last
available DMX channel is 510.

Standard DS modes.
DS MODE=ON uses DS16 by default.

Similar to DS8/16, with positive saturation.

Crossfade modes

Basic RGB + Temperature modes

ARRI RGBW crossfade modes

10

10

16

4

17 + 3 unused = 20

DS16 / ITSH16

DMX channel
shift

+0, +1 (16-bit) • Intensity 0-65535

+2, +3 (16-bit)

+4, +5 (16-bit) • Saturation 0-65535

+6, +7 (16-bit) • Hue 0-65535 Hue from 0 to 360 degrees

+8 (8-bit) • Fan Control 0-255

+9 (8-bit) • Reserved 0-255 Reserved

Modes DS16 and ITSH16 dier only in the implementation of saturation dimming. Use DS16
for negative/positive mid-starting saturation, and ITSH16 for positive saturation only.

Name/Function Range Explanation

• Color tempera­ture

0-65535 1,500 - 10,000 K

DS16:

0: maps to 0%

1...32768: maps to -120%...0%
32768: exactly 0%

32768...65535: maps to 0%...120%

ITSH16:

0...65535: dims from 0%...120%

Modifies fan mode for this channel
according to value:
0 - Manual

1...50: FLEX

51...101: FAST

102...152: SLOW

153...203: OFF

204...255: FLX2

DS8 / ITSH8

DMX channel
shift

+0 (8-bit) • Intensity 0-255

+1 (8-bit)

+2 (8-bit) • Saturation 0-255

+3 (8-bit) • Hue 0-255 Hue from 0 to 360 degrees

+4 (8-bit) • Fan Control 0-255

Modes DS8 and ITSH8 dier only in the implementation of saturation dimming. Use DS8 for
negative/positive mid-starting saturation, and ITSH8 for positive saturation only.

Name/Function Range Explanation

• Color tempera­ture

0-255 1,500 - 10,000 K

Mode DS8:

0: maps to 0%

1...127: maps to -120%...0%
127: maps to 0%

127...255: maps to 0%...120%

Mode ITSH8:

0...255 maps to 0%...120%

Modifies fan mode for this channel
according to value:

• 0 - Manual

• 1...50: FLEX

• 51...101: FAST

• 102...152: SLOW

• 153...203: OFF

• 204...255: FLX2

XFADE16

DMX channel
shift

+0, +1 (16-bit)

+2, +3 (16-bit)

+4 (8-bit) • Tint (Coarse) 0-255

+5 (8-bit) • Fan Mode 0-255

+6, +7 (16-bit)

+8, +9 (16-bit)

+10, +11 (16-bit)

+12, +13 (16-bit

+14, +15 (16-bit)

Name/Function Range Explanation

• Master Dimmer
(Coarse)

• Master Dimmer
(Fine)

• Color Temperature
(Coarse)

• Color Temperature
(Fine)

• XFade (Coarse)

• XFade (Fine) 0-65535

• Red (Coarse)

• Red (Fine)

• Green (Coarse)

• Green (Fine)

• Blue (Coarse)

• Blue (Fine)

• White (Coarse)

• White (Fine)

0-65535 Master Dimmer for this lamp/range

0-65535

0-65535 Pure Red (R=G=B goes to WB)

0-65535 Pure Green (R=G=B goes to WB)

0-65535 Pure Blue (R=G=B goes to WB)

0-65535

Modifies temperature in the range
from 1,500 K(“0”) to 10,000 K.

Modifies Green/Magenta Tint for
White Balance from -30…+30

Modifies fan mode for this channel
according to value:

• 0 - Manual

• 1...50: FLEX

• 51...101: FAST

• 102...152: SLOW

• 153...203: OFF

• 204...255: FLX2

Crossfade between White Balance
(channels +0…+4) and RGBW (chan­nels +8…+15)

Additional control for WB on top of
the RGB balance (0 - no eect, 255

- pure WB)

* Fan settings act as follows:

• FLEX: Minimum of approx 1,300 rpm below 45 °C; in­creases linearly to approx 2,900 rpm at 58 °C

• FAST: Always at max (approx 2,900 rpm)

• SLOW: Always at min (approx 1,300 rpm)

• OFF: Fan o until 77 °C, then turns on at minimum

speed of approx 1,300 rpm, and turns back o when
temperature goes down below 60 °C

• FLX2: Fan o until 45 °C, turns on and linearly
increases to a maximum of approx 2,900 rpm at 58 °C

** Note: Critical temperature for a lamp module is 80 °C,
upon which it is shut o. Covering the lamp unit even part­ly is not recommended, as it will increase the chances of it
reaching this critical temperature. Consult with Digital Sput­nik technical support if you have questions about a custom
application in extreme conditions.

DS1 / DS3 / DS6

DMX specification / Firmware v2.67.5

As of February 2018

XFADE8

DMX channel
shift

+0 (8-bit) • Master Dimmer 0-255 Master Dimmer for this lamp/range

+1 (8-bit) • Color Temperature 0-255

+2 (8-bit) • Tint 0-255

+3 (8-bit) • XFade 0-255

+4 (8-bit) • Red 0-255 Pure Red (R=G=B goes to WB)

+5 (8-bit) • Green 0-255 Pure Green (R=G=B goes to WB)

+6 (8-bit) • Blue 0-255 Pure Blue (R=G=B goes to WB)

+7 (8-bit) • White 0-255

+8 (8-bit) • Fan Mode 0-255

Name/Function Range Explanation

Modifies temperature in the range
from 1,500 K (“0”) to 10,000 K.

Modifies Green/Magenta Tint for
White Balance from -30…+30 (zero is
at 0, 127, and 128)
(equivalent green/magenta hues:
120° and 300°)

Crossfade between White Balance
(channels +0…+2) and RGBW (chan­nels +4…+7)

Additional control for WB on top of
the RGB balance (0 - no eect, 255

- pure WB)

Modifies fan mode for this channel
according to value*/**:

• 0 - Manual

• 1...50: FLEX

• 51...101: FAST

• 102...152: SLOW

• 153...203: OFF 2

• 204...255: FLX2

ARRI6

DMX channel
shift

+0, +1 (16-bit)

+2, +3 (16-bit)

+4, +5 (16-bit)

+6, +7 (16-bit)

+8, +9 (16-bit)

+10, +11 (16-bit)

+12, +13 (16-bit)

+14, +15 (16-bit)

+16 (8-bit)

+17 (8-bit)
+18 (8-bit)
+19 (8-bit)

Name/Function Range Explanation

• Master Dimmer
(Coarse)

• Master Dimmer
(Fine)

• Color Temperature
(Coarse)

• Color Temperature
(Fine)

• Tint (Coarse)

• Tint (Fine)

• XFade (Coarse)

• XFade (Fine)

• Red (Coarse)

• Red (Fine)

• Green (Coarse)

• Green (Fine)

• Blue (Coarse)

• Blue (Fine)

• White (Coarse)

• White (Fine)

• Fan Mode (adapt­ed ARRI)

0-65535 Master Dimmer for this lamp/range

0-65535

0-65535

0-65535

0-65535 Pure Red (R=G=B goes to WB)

0-65535 Pure Green (R=G=B goes to WB)

0-65535 Pure Blue (R=G=B goes to WB)

0-65535

0-255

Modifies temperature in the range
from2,800 K(“0”) to 10,000 K
(“65535”).

Modifies Green/Magenta Tint for
White Balance from -30…+30

Crossfade between White Balance
(channels +0…+5) and RGBW (chan­nels +8…+15)

Additional control for WB on top of
the RGB balance (0 - no eect, 255

- pure WB)

0...9: Manual

10...60: SLOW

61...120: FLEX

121...250: FAST

251...255: OFF

Reserved/unused channels as per
ARRI spec

iRGB8

DMX channel
shift

+0 (8-bit) • Master Dimmer 0-255 Intensity

+1 (8-bit) • Red 0-255 Pure R (R=G=B goes to WB)

+2 (8-bit) • Green 0-255 Pure G (R=G=B goes to WB)

+3 (8-bit) • Blue 0-255 Pure B (R=G=B goes to WB)

+4 (8-bit) • Temperature 0-255

+5 (8-bit) • Fan Control 0-255

Name/Function Range Explanation

Modifies White Balance (WB) tem­perature in the range from 1,500 K
(“0”) to 10,000 K (“255”).

Modifies fan mode for this channel
according to value:
0 - Manual

1...50: FLEX

51...101: FAST

102...152: SLOW

153...203: OFF

204...255: FLX2

RGB8

DMX channel
shift

+0 (8-bit) • Red 0-255 Pure R (R=G=B goes to WB)

+1 (8-bit) • Green 0-255 Pure G (R=G=B goes to WB)

+2 (8-bit) • Blue 0-255 Pure B (R=G=B goes to WB)

+3 (8-bit) • Color Temperature 0-255

Name/Function Range Explanation

Modifies temperature in the range
from 1,500 K (“0”) to 10,000 K.

ARRI1

DMX channel
shift

+0 (8-bit) • Master Dimmer 0-255 Master Dimmer for this lamp/range

+1 (8-bit) • Color Temperature 0-255

+2 (8-bit) • Tint 0-255

+3 (8-bit) • XFade 0-255

+4 (8-bit) • Red 0-255 Pure Red (R=G=B goes to WB)

+5 (8-bit) • Green 0-255 Pure Green (R=G=B goes to WB)

+6 (8-bit) • Blue 0-255 Pure Blue (R=G=B goes to WB)

+7 (8-bit) • White 0-255

+8 (8-bit)

+9 (8-bit)
+10 (8-bit)
+11 (8-bit)

Name/Function Range Explanation

Modifies temperature in the range
from2,800 K(“0”) to 10,000 K
(“65535).

Modifies Green/Magenta Tint for
White Balance from -30…+30 (zero is
at 0, 127, and 128)

Crossfade between White Balance
(channels +0…+2) and RGBW (chan­nels +4…+7)

Additional control for WB on top of
the RGB balance (0 - no eect, 255

- pure WB)

0...9: Manual

• Fan Mode (adapt­ed ARRI)

0-255

10...60: SLOW

61...120: FLEX

121...250: FAST

251...255: OFF

Reserved/unused channels as per
ARRI spec

* Fan settings act as follows:

• FLEX: Minimum of approx 1,300 rpm below 45 °C; in­creases linearly to approx 2,900 rpm at 58 °C

• FAST: Always at max (approx 2,900 rpm)

• SLOW: Always at min (approx 1,300 rpm)

• OFF: Fan o until 77 °C, then turns on at minimum

speed of approx 1,300 rpm, and turns back o when
temperature goes down below 60 °C

• FLX2: Fan o until 45 °C, turns on and linearly
increases to a maximum of approx 2,900 rpm at 58 °C

** Note: Critical temperature for a lamp module is 80 °C,
upon which it is shut o. Covering the lamp unit even part­ly is not recommended, as it will increase the chances of it
reaching this critical temperature. Consult with Digital Sput­nik technical support if you have questions about a custom
application in extreme conditions.

DS1 / DS3 / DS6

DMX specification / Firmware v2.67.5

As of February 2018

MODE XFADE8, XFADE16, DS8, DS16, ITSH8, ITSH16,
RGB8, iRGB8 parameter ranges

Described herein are nonstandard ranges used.

Color temperature (0...65535) is translated as follows:

• Coarse component

0...255 in byte0  1,500...10,000 K (approx 33.2 K increments)
Used alone in 8-bit modes

• Fine component

0...255 in byte1  adds +0…+approx 33.2 K (with 1 K resolution)

Quick reference table DMX values

Coarse (0-255) Fine (0-255)

0-65535

%

range

36 39 9255 14.12% 2700

51 54 13110 20.00% 3200

90 93 23133 35.29% 4500

123 131 31619 48.24% 5600

Hex values

16-bit,

Coarse (00-FF) Fine (00-FF)

24 27 2427 14.12% 2700

33 36 3336 20.00% 3200

5A 5D 5A5D 35.29% 4500

7B 83 7B83 48.24% 5600

123 131 31619 48.24% 5600

16-bit, 0000-

FFFF range

Color Temperature,

Kelvins

Color Tempera-

%

ture, Kelvins

Complete reference table

The following table describes the resulting temperature when the “Fine” (the
least significant, byte1) is set to 0.

Coarse - DMX Coarse (byte0) Use only this value in 8-bit mode
Fine - DMX Fine (byte1). In 8-bit modes, equals 127
CCT - Color Temperature, Kelvins

Coarse Fine CCT Coarse Fine CCT Coarse Fine CCT

0 0 1500 85 0 4322 170 0 7144
1 0 1533.2 86 0 4355.2 171 0 7 17 7.2
2 0 1566.4 87 0 4388.4 172 0 7210.4
3 0 1599.6 88 0 4421.6 1 73 0 7243.6
4 0 1632.8 89 0 445 4.8 174 0 7276.8
5 0 1666 90 0 4488 175 0 7310
6 0 1699.2 91 0 4521.2 176 0 7343.2
7 0 1732.4 92 0 4554.4 177 0 7376.4
8 0 1765.6 93 0 4587.6 1 78 0 7409.6
9 0 1798.8 94 0 4620.8 179 0 7442.8
10 0 1832 95 0 4654 180 0 74 76
11 0 1865.2 96 0 4687.2 181 0 7509.2
12 0 1898.4 97 0 4720.4 182 0 7542.4
13 0 1931.6 98 0 4753.6 183 0 7575.6
14 0 1964.8 99 0 4786.8 184 0 7608.8
15 0 1998 100 0 4820 185 0 7642
16 0 2031.2 101 0 4853.2 186 0 7675.2
17 0 2064.4 102 0 4886.4 187 0 770 8.4
18 0 2097.6 103 0 4919.6 188 0 7741.6
19 0 2130.8 104 0 4952.8 189 0 7774.8
20 0 2164 105 0 4986 190 0 7808
21 0 2197.2 106 0 5019.2 191 0 7841.2
22 0 2230.4 107 0 5052.4 192 0 78 74.4
23 0 2263.6 108 0 5085.6 193 0 7907.6
24 0 2296.8 109 0 51 18.8 194 0 7940.8
25 0 2330 110 0 5152 195 0 7 974
26 0 2363.2 111 0 5185.2 196 0 8007.2

27 0 2396.4 112 0 5218.4 197 0 8040.4
28 0 2429.6 113 0 5251.6 198 0 8073.6
29 0 2462.8 114 0 5284.8 199 0 8106.8
30 0 2496 115 0 5318 200 0 8140
31 0 2529.2 116 0 5351.2 201 0 8173.2
32 0 2562.4 117 0 5384.4 202 0 8206.4
33 0 2595.6 118 0 5417.6 203 0 8239.6
34 0 2628.8 119 0 5450.8 204 0 8272.8
35 0 2662 120 0 5484 205 0 8306
36 0 2695.2 121 0 5517.2 206 0 8339.2
37 0 2728.4 122 0 5550.4 207 0 8372.4
38 0 2761.6 123 0 5583.6 208 0 8405.6
39 0 27 94.8 1 24 0 5616.8 209 0 8438.8
40 0 2828 125 0 5650 210 0 8472
41 0 2861.2 126 0 5683.2 211 0 8505.2
42 0 2894.4 127 0 57 16.4 212 0 8538.4

43 0 2927.6 128
44 0 2960.8 129 0 578 2.8 214 0 8604.8
45 0 2994 130 0 5816 215 0 8638
46 0 3027.2 131 0 5849.2 216 0 8671.2
47 0 3060.4 132 0 5882.4 217 0 8 704.4
48 0 3093.6 133 0 5915.6 218 0 8737.6
49 0 3126.8 134 0 5948.8 219 0 8770.8
50 0 3160 135 0 5982 220 0 8804
51 0 3193.2 136 0 6015.2 221 0 8837.2
52 0 3226.4 137 0 6048.4 222 0 8870 .4
53 0 3259.6 138 0 6081.6 223 0 8903.6
54 0 3292.8 139 0 6114.8 224 0 8936.8
55 0 3326 140 0 6148 225 0 8970
56 0 3359.2 141 0 6181.2 226 0 9003.2
57 0 339 2.4 142 0 6214.4 227 0 9036.4
58 0 3425.6 143 0 6247.6 228 0 9069.6
59 0 3458.8 144 0 6280.8 229 0 9102.8
60 0 3492 145 0 6314 230 0 9136
61 0 3525.2 146 0 6347.2 231 0 9169.2
62 0 3558.4 147 0 6380.4 232 0 92 02.4
63 0 3591.6 148 0 6413.6 233 0 9235.6
64 0 3624 .8 149 0 6446.8 234 0 9268.8
65 0 3658 150 0 6480 235 0 9302
66 0 3691.2 1 51 0 6513.2 236 0 9335.2
67 0 3724 .4 152 0 6546.4 237 0 9368.4
68 0 3757.6 153 0 65 79.6 238 0 9401.6
69 0 3790.8 154 0 6612.8 239 0 9434.8
70 0 3 824 155 0 6646 240 0 9468
71 0 3857.2 156 0 6679.2 24 1 0 9501.2

72 0 3890.4 157 0 6712.4 242 0 9534.4

73 0 3923.6 158 0 6745.6 243 0 9567.6

74 0 3956.8 159 0 6778.8 244 0 9600.8

75 0 3990 160 0 6 812 24 5 0 9634

76 0 4023.2 161 0 6845.2 246 0 9667.2

77 0 4056.4 162 0 6878.4 247 0 9700.4

78 0 4089.6 163 0 6911.6 24 8 0 9733.6

79 0 4122.8 164 0 6944.8 249 0 976 6.8

80 0 4156 165 0 6978 250 0 9800

81 0 4189.2 166 0 7011.2 251 0 9833.2

82 0 4222.4 167 0 7044.4 252 0 9866.4

83 0 4255.6 168 0 7 07 7.6 253 0 9899.6

84 0 4288.8 169 0 7110.8 254 0 9932.8

0 5749 .6 213 0 8571.6

255 0 9966

DS1 / DS3 / DS6

DMX specification / Firmware v2.67.5

As of February 2018

Fine value (byte1) adds up to 33.2 K to the temperature, in 1 K increments,
according to the following table.

DMX Fine (byte1) range Color Temperature addition, Kelvins

0-7 0

8-15 1

16-23 2
24-3 0 3
31-38 4
39-46 5
47-53 6
54-61 7
62-69 8
70-76 9
77-8 4 10
85-92 11
93-99 12

100-107 13
108-115 14

116-122 15

123-130 16

131-138 17
139-145 18
146-153 19

154-161 20
162-168 21
169-176 22
177-184 23
185-192 24
193-199 25

200-207 26
208-215 27

216-222 28

223-230 29

231-238 30

239-245 31
246-253 32
254-255 33

Saturation ranges (Applies to modes DS8 and DS16)

Saturation is non-linear with greatest change closer to -100% and +100%. Small
change is between -50%, 0%, and +50%. However, using both Coarse and Fine
(16-bit) Mode it is possible to set the desired color precisely.

Behavior

Neutral white

(0%)

-120% to 0% 1-125 0...255

Neutral white

(0%)

0% to +120% 128-255 0...255

DMX Coarse (byte0)

Used alone in 8-bit mode

0 0...255

126-127 0...255

DMX Fine (byte1)

Value of “1” adds approx 0.003%.

Resolution is 1/255

Hue ranges (Applies to modes DS8, DS16, ITSH8,
ITSH16)

Hue DMX Coarse (byte0)

Value of “1” is approx. 1.17°.
Used alone in 8-bit modes.

0°=360°-60° 0-42 0-255

60°-120° 43-85 0-255

120°*-180° 86*-127 0-255

180°-240° 128-170 0-255

240°-300° 171-213 0-255

300°-360°=0° 214-255 0-255

* - For green/magenta adjustment, use the setting of 120° with the DMX Coarse
value of 86.

DMX Fine (byte1)
Value of “1” adds approx +0.005°.
Resolution is approx 2...3/255

Tint range (Applies to XFADE8 / XFADE16)

byte0

• 0, 127 and 128 => OFF (no tint)

• 1-126 => Green Tint 100 to 0%, linear

• 129-255 => Magenta Tint 0 to 100%, linear

byte1

• reserved / not used. In MODE 5D, fan control is used in its place.

0 is chosen as a starting point for Tint because most of the DMX controllers use
‘0’ as a starting position. Tint is also OFF in the middle (127, 128) so it is possible
to use it as mid-starting slider controller.

DMX saving of the last state (Applies to all modes)

As of v1.14.6:
When the DMX mode is enabled, the fixture will save the last colors to memory,
and resume them after a power cycle, under one of these circumstances:

1. DMX packets are sent unchanged for at least 5 minutes (i.e. it is impossible
to save a changing light)

2. DMX is disconnected for at least 5 minutes,

or

3. the user presses any button on the device (applies to this device only) and

does not turn the device o for at least 10 seconds.