Martin MAC Aura PXL User Manual [EN]

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MAC Aura™ PXL

User Guide

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User Documentation update information

Any important changes in the MAC Aura PXL User Guide are listed below.

Revision A

First version released. Covers MAC Aura PXL firmware version 1.0.0.

Also includes FX. These are available from firmware version 1.1.0 which is due for release in the fall/autumn of

2020.

©2020 HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS. All rights reserved. Features, specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice. HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury, damage, direct or indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of, inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this document. Martin is a registered trademark of HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS registered in the United States and/or other countries.

HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS

, Olof Palmes Alle 44, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark

HARMAN PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS U.S.

, 8500 Balboa Blvd., Northridge CA 91329, USA

www.martin.com

MAC Aura PXL User Guide, P/N 5129010-00, Rev. A

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Operating the fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Effects control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Effects overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Pre-programmed FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Control options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DMX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

RDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

P3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fixture setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Fixture ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Custom settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Fixture information readouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

DMX signal monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Test sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Service utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjusting settings via DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Illuminating the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Control menu setting overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing calibration offsets using DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

RDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

RDM UID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

RDM communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DMX protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Compact DMX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Basic DMX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Extended DMX Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Ludicrous DMX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

FX: pre-programmed effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Service and display messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Introduction

Warning! Before installing, operating or servicing the MAC Aura PXL, read the latest version of the product’s Safety and Installation Manual, paying particular attention to the Safety Precautions section. The Safety and Installation Manual is supplied with the fixture. The latest version is also available for download from the MAC Aura PXL area of the Martin website at www.martin.com.

This User Guide is a supplement to the Installation and Safety Manual that is supplied with the MAC Aura PXL. Both these documents are available for download from the MAC Aura PXL area of the Martin® website at www.martin.com. This User Guide contains information that is mainly of interest for lighting designers and operators, whereas the Safety and Installation Manual contains important information for all users, especially installers and technicians.

We recommend that you check the Martin website regularly for updated documentation, because we publish revised versions each time we can improve the quality of the information we provide and each time we release new firmware with changes or new features. Each time we revise this guide we list any important changes on page 2 so that you can keep track of updates.

Operating the fixture

Before applying power to or operating the MAC Aura PXL:

• Read the ‘Safety Information’ section of the fixture’s Safety and Installation Manual.

• Check that the installation is safe and secure.

• Check that the base is fastened securely so that the torque reaction when the head moves will not cause the base to move.

• Check that the head tilt lock is released.

• Be prepared for the fixture to light up suddenly. Check that no-one is looking at the fixture from close range.

• Be prepared for the head to move suddenly. Check that there will be no risk of collision with persons or objects.

The MAC Aura PXL does not have an On/Off switch. To apply power to the fixture, apply power to the power input cable.

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Effects

This section gives details of the effects available in the MAC Aura PXL lighting fixture. See the DMX protocol tables starting on page 22 for details of the channels and commands used to control the effects via DMX.

Effects control

Where fine control is available, the main control channel sets the first 8 bits (the most significant byte or MSB), and the fine channels set the second 8 bits (the least significant byte or LSB) of the 16-bit control byte. In other words, the fine channel works within the position set by the coarse channel.

When the MAC Aura PXL is included in a Martin P3™ system, the fixture’s 19 Beam pixels and 141 Aura pixels can be mapped to a video source (such as a media server) that is connected to the P3 system controller.

The MAC Aura PXL is compliant with the Martin P3™ system controller family. If you add the fixture to a P3-driven installation, the P3 system controller will map the fixture’s 19 Beam pixels and 141 Aura pixels individually regardless of which DMX mode the fixture is set to. This means that, even if the fixture is set to Compact or Basic DMX Modes, the video fed into the P3 system controller will be mapped onto every individual pixel in the fixture.

P3 control lets you match the color and intensity of MAC Aura PXL fixtures precisely and instantly with other P3-compatible lighting fixtures, creative LED elements or LED video panels in an installation.

Control protocol priority

The MAC Aura PXL auto-senses and responds correctly to whichever control protocol it is receiving: DMX and/or RDM via standard DMX cable, DMX and/or RDM via Art-Net or streaming ACN over Ethernet cable, or P3.

If the fixture is receiving both P3 data and DMX data, which can be either:

• via a combination of DMX cable for DMX and Ethernet cable for P3, or

• from a P3 system controller that is merging DMX and P3 data and sending it via Ethernet cable,

the P3 mix channels for the Beam (channel 18) and Aura (channel 32) let you determine which signal should take priority. You can also crossfade, which means that you can superimpose DMX data with variable opacity from 0% to 100% onto the P3 video output that is being displayed on the fixture’s pixels.

Merging global and pixel-level color control

In Extended and Ludicrous mode, the color of the 19 beam pixels can be controlled by both the Beam global RGB control (channels 4 - 9) and the Beam pixel RGB controls (channel 33 - 89).

In Ludicrous mode, the color of the 141 Aura pixels can be controlled by both the Aura global RGB control (channels 27 - 29) and the Aura pixel RGB controls (channels 90 - 512).

Global color control is combined with pixel-level color control using HTP (highest takes precedence) logic. So, to control color on a global level, keep the pixel RGB channels at zero. And to control color pixel-by-pixel, keep the global RGB channels at zero. For more advanced looks it is also possible to use a mix of both control methods (for example: set background color with global RGB control and overlay pixel effects with pixel RGB controls).

Effects

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Pixel mapping

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Figure 1: Pixel layout

Fixture in hanging orientation, pan at 50%, and with display and connectors at back of fixture

See Figure 1. The MAC Aura PXL’s 19 Beam pixels and 141 Aura pixels are numbered as shown.

Individual RGB control of each of the fixture’s Beam pixels is available on channels 33 - 89 in Extended and Ludicrous DMX modes. Individual RGB control of each of the fixture’s Aura pixels is available on channels 90 - 512 in Ludicrous DMX mode.

The 19 Beam pixels and 141 Aura pixels are always treated as individual pixels in a P3 system.

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Effects overview

Shutter and strobe effects

The MAC Aura PXL’s electronic shutter effect provides instant blackout and snap open as well as regular or random strobe effects with variable speed from approx. 1 Hz to approx. 20 Hz.

In Compact DMX Mode, the strobe/shutter channel 1 is global – it controls both Beam and Aura. In Basic, Extended and Ludicrous DMX Modes, the strobe/shutter channel 1 controls the Beam only. A separate strobe/shutter effect for the Aura is available on channel 24.

Dimming

The fixture features smooth 0-100% global (Aura and Beam) dimming with 16-bit control resolution.

Four dimming curve options are available (see under “Personality” on page 14).

In Compact DMX Mode, the 16-bit dimmer channels 2 and 3 are global – they control both Beam and Aura. In Basic, Extended and Ludicrous DMX Modes, channels 2 and 3 control the Beam only. Separate 16-bit dimming control of the Aura is available on channels 25 and 26.

Color mixing

The MAC Aura PXL offers 16-bit RGB color mixing. White intensity in the Beam’s RGBW LEDs is adjusted automatically to match RGB control input.

In Compact DMX Mode, the 16-bit RGB color mixing channels 4 - 9 are global – they control both Beam and Aura. In Basic, Extended and Ludicrous DMX Modes, channels 4 - 9 control the Beam only. Separate 8-bit RGB color mixing for the Aura is available on channels 27 - 29.

Color temperature control

Color temperature control is available on a dedicated CTC channel. You can adjust the fixture’s color temperature from 2000 K to 10 000 K in 50 K steps.

In Compact DMX Mode, the CTC channel 10 is global – it controls both Beam and Aura. In Basic, Extended and Ludicrous DMX Modes, channel 10 controls the Beam only. Separate CTC control of the Aura is available on channel 30.

Virtual color wheel

The MAC Aura PXL features a virtual color wheel effect that lets you select from 36 color presets. Almost all of the color presets are Lee-referenced. Colors are applied in full-color steps. Virtual color wheel scrolling lets you apply color presets sequentially with control of speed and color wheel direction. Color presets can also be applied in random order at fast, medium or slow speed.

In Compact DMX Mode, the virtual color wheel channel 11 is global – it controls both Beam and Aura. In Basic, Extended and Ludicrous DMX Modes, channel 11 controls the Beam only. A separate virtual color wheel for the Aura is available on channel 31.

The color wheel effect always takes priority over color mixing. If you want to use RGB color mixing, set the color wheel channel(s) to zero.

An exception to color wheel priority appears when Internal FX are being used. Some of the FX use both the color created by RGB color mixing and the color set by the virtual color wheel to create 2-color effects (RGB color mixing sets foreground color and the virtual color wheel sets background color).

Zoom

The MAC Aura PXL features a zoom lens system with a range of 1:8. This lets you vary the beam angle (half-peak) of the fixture from 6° - 40°. The field angle (one-tenth peak) varies from 7° to 59°.

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Tungsten emulation

The tungsten lamp emulation option available on the Fixture Control / Settings channel gives the warm appearance and warm shift dimming characteristics of a tungsten lamp fixture.

Pan and tilt

16-bit pan and tilt control is available in all DMX modes.

Pre-programmed FX

The MAC Aura PXL offers two separately controllable effects engines. See “FX: pre-programmed effects” on page 34 for details of the effects available.

The built-in FX give instant access to complex dynamic effects with no need for programming at the controller.

Depending on how you set up DMX/P3 crossfading on the P3 channels (i.e. channels 18 for the Beam and 32 for the Aura), you can also superimpose FX over any P3 video that the fixture is displaying.

Note that firmware updates can add new FX to those that are available in the fixture. If new FX are added, the change will be indicated in the firmware release notes and a new revision of this User Guide will be made available for download in the MAC Aura PXL area of the Martin website at www.martin.com

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Control panel

Figure 2: Display and control panel

DMX ADDRESS

DMX RANGE 1–68

A - XLR connectors B - EtherCON connectors C - Menu D - Up/Down

E- Enter F - Status LED G - USB port / battery compartment H - LCD display

You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the MAC Aura PXL’s DMX address), read out data, execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control panel.

When the MAC Aura PXL is powered on, it first boots and resets, then it displays its DMX address (or its fixture ID number, if one has been set) and any status messages (see page 43) in the display H.

The display can be set to automatically rotate to match standing or hanging fixture orientation in the

PERSONALITY → DISPLAY menu or the Shortcuts menu (see “Shortcuts” on page 10).

Using the control panel

• Press the Menu button C or Enter button E to access the menus.

• Use the Up and Down buttons D to scroll up and down menus.

• Press the Enter button E to enter a menu or make a selection.

• The currently selected item in a menu is indicated by a star .

• Press the Menu button C to step backwards through the menus.

Status LED

The LED F next to the control buttons indicates fixture status by showing a color and DMX status by flashing or lighting constantly:

• GREEN: All parameters normal.

• AMBER: Warning (service interval exceeded, for example).

• RED: Error detected.

• FLASHING: No DMX signal detected.

• CONSTANT: Valid DMX signal detected.

If ERROR MODE is set to Normal, the warning message will be shown in the display. If ERROR MODE is set to Silent, the display must be activated by pressing the Enter button C to display the warning message.

If ERROR MODE is set to Normal, the error message will be shown in the display. If ERROR MODE is set to Silent, display the error message BY GOING TO NORMAL OR SERVICE - ERROR LIST.

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The status LED is only active when the display is active. If the display enters sleep mode, the LED will also sleep.

Battery power

The MAC Aura PXL’s onboard battery gives access to the most important functions in the control panel when the fixture is not connected to AC power. The following functions are available on battery power:

• DMX address

• DMX control mode (Compact/Basic/Extended/Ludicrous)

• Fixture ID

• All personality settings (pan/tilt, cooling, fan clean mode, dimming curve, DMX reset, parameter shortcuts, all display settings, error mode)

• Default settings

• Information (Power On Hours and Power Cycles counters, Software version)

• Error list

To activate the display when the fixture is not connected to power, press the Menu button C. Press again to enter the menus. The display extinguishes after 10 seconds with no user input and the control panel is de-activated after 1 minute with no user input. Press the Menu button C again to re-activate.

Shortcuts

If you hold the Menu button C pressed in for 2 - 3 seconds, a shortcut menu with the most important commands appears. Select a command with the Up and Down buttons D and press the Enter button E to activate, or press the Menu button C again to cancel.

• RESET ALL resets the whole fixture

• ROTATE DISPLAY rotates the MAC Aura PXL display 180°.

Settings stored permanently

The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are not affected by powering the MAC Aura PXL off and on or by updating the fixture software:

• DMX address

• DMX control mode (Compact/Basic/Extended/Ludicrous)

• Fixture ID

• All personality settings (pan/tilt, cooling, dimming curve, DMX reset, parameter shortcuts, all display settings, error mode, etc.)

• Resettable counters

• Service settings (adjustment, calibration)

These settings can be returned to factory defaults using the control menus or via DMX.

Service mode

Holding the Menu and Enter buttons C and E both pressed in while powering the fixture on puts the fixture into service mode, in which pan and tilt are disabled and a SERV warning appears in the display. Service mode removes the risk of unexpected head movement during service adjustments.

Cycling power and allowing the fixture to start normally takes it out of service mode.

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Control options

You can control the MAC Aura PXL using DMX and/or Martin P3 protocol. The fixture auto-senses the type of data that it is receiving and will respond correctly with no need for manual protocol selection.

The following options are available:

• DMX control over standard DMX cable connected to the fixture’s 5-pin XLR connectors.

• DMX control using Art-Net over Ethernet cable connected to the fixture’s etherCON connectors.

• DMX control using streaming ACN over Ethernet cable connected to the fixture’s etherCON connectors.

• DMX control over DMX cable and P3 video data over Ethernet cable.

• P3 video data with embedded DMX commands over Ethernet cable. If you connect DMX / Art-Net / sACN to the P3 system controller, the controller can merge the DMX commands into the P3 signal and send them to the fixture over Ethernet.

You can decide how the fixture should behave if it receives both DMX data and P3 video data. The default setting is for DMX data to take priority, but you can set the fixture to give priority to P3 pixels and you can crossfade between DMX colors and P3 pixels.

Fail-safe connection

The MAC Aura PXL has a fail-safe network connection. If the fixture loses power or if you shut it down, it will continue to relay an Ethernet signal, and the Art-Net / sACN / P3 signal to the other networked fixtures in the daisy chain will not be interrupted.

DMX

Data rate

Any Ethernet switch used to relay Art-Net, streaming ACN or P3 data to the MAC Aura PXL must be capable of running at 10/100 Mbps speed, as the fixture does not support Gigabit Ethernet data rates.

The MAC Aura PXL accepts a DMX-512A data signal.

DMX setup

The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from the controller. For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. If you give two MAC Aura PXL fixtures the same address, they will behave identically. Address sharing can be useful for diagnostic purposes and symmetrical control, particularly when combined with the inverse pan and tilt options.

DMX addressing is limited to make it impossible to set the DMX address so high that you are left without enough control channels for the fixture.

To set the fixture’s DMX address:

1. Press Enter to open the main menu.

2. Press Enter to enter the DMX ADDRESS menu, then scroll to the desired address and press Enter to

save.

3. Press Menu to exit.

DMX modes

The CONTROL MODE menu lets you set the MAC Aura PXL to one of the fixture’s four DMX operating modes:

• Compact Mode controls all the fixture’s pixels, Beam and Aura, together as one unit. It offers a strobe/shutter, 16-bit dimming control, 16-bit RGB control, CTC adjustment, a virtual color wheel, zoom

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and 16-bit control of pan and tilt. It also includes a Fixture Control / Settings channel that lets you configure fixture settings over the DMX link.

• Basic Mode includes all the functionality of Compact Mode but it but it also offers a P3 Mix channel that allows you drive colors by DMX, P3 video pixels or a mix of both. It also gives you two separately controllable FX engines. FX can be synchronized across fixtures for identical behavior, or you can configure them with offsets in 10° steps which lets you run FX chases. Basic Mode also lets you control the Aura separately from the Beam, with a shutter/strobe, 16-bit dimming, RGB color mixing, CTC control, a virtual color wheel and P3 Mix.

• Extended Mode includes all the functionality of the previous modes but adds individual RGB control of each of the fixture’s 19 Beam pixels. Figure 1 on page 6 shows how the Beam pixels are numbered. Extended Mode lets you patch virtual dimmers to individual Beam pixels.

• Ludicrous Mode includes all the functionality of the previous modes but adds individual RGB control of each of the fixture’s 141 Aura pixels. Figure 1 on page 6 shows how the Aura pixels are numbered. Ludicrous Mode lets you patch virtual dimmers to individual Aura pixels.

To set the fixture’s DMX mode:

1. Press Enter to enter the main menu.

2. Scroll to CONTROL MODE, then press Enter. Scroll to select either COMPACT, BASIC, EXTENDED or

LUDICROUS, then press Enter to confirm.

3. Press Menu to exit.

Note that a P3 controller connected to the MAC Aura PXL will always treat the fixture as 160 individual pixels even if the fixture is in Basic or Extended DMX mode.

Art-Net and streaming ACN setup

RDM

The MAC Aura PXL automatically assigns itself an IP address when connected to Art-Net and sACN, as provided for in the Art-Net and sACN standards. Manually assigning IP addresses is not necessary but you can do this using the control panel if needed for a specific network configuration.

In the DMX SETUP menu in the control panel, you can allocate the fixture to a DMX universe for DMX control via Art-Net or sACN.

Using the ETHERNET SETUP menu in the control panel, you can display the fixture’s current IP address and subnet mask or assign new ones by entering them manually. You can also display the fixture’s MAC address.

The MAC Aura PXL can communicate over standard DMX cable and over Art-Net and sACN Ethernet links using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with ESTA’s American National Standard E1.20-2006.

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 affecting existing non-RDM equipment. It allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send commands to and receive messages from specific fixtures.

RDM ID

Each MAC Aura PXL 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 Aura PXL supports the standard RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs) required by ESTA plus a range of manufacturer-specific PIDs. Sending SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS and PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION commands from an RDM controller will call up a list of the PIDs supported by the fixture.

Note that a firmware update can sometimes expand a fixture’s RDM functionality. If this happens, the firmware release notes will give details.

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The MAC Aura PXL accepts video pixel control using Martin’s proprietary P3 protocol that has been a well-established standard in the industry for over 10 years. It lets you send a video signal from a media server or other video source to P3-compliant video display devices and LED lighting fixtures over Ethernet cable using Martin’s reliable P3 data protocol.

The intuitive graphic user interface in Martin P3 controllers lets you visualize and set up a custom installation that can contain a huge number of display devices in any kind of physical arrangement within a few minutes. Device identification is automatic. You can arrange devices on the monitor using drag-and-drop. System latency is often zero and typically < 1 ms. If you use P3 you do not need to worry about IP addresses, as P3 does not use IP addresses or communication.

The MAC Aura PXL’s 19 Beam and 141 Aura pixels will always be treated as individual pixels in by a P3 video system controller, regardless of which DMX mode the fixture is set to.

If both video from a media server (or other source) and DMX, Art-Net or sACN data from a lighting console are sent into the P3 System Controller, the P3 System Controller will merge these together and send them to the fixtures over one single network, avoiding the need to run two data cables.

If you use a P3 System Controller, it is also no longer necessary to use the control panels on fixtures, as the P3 System Controller will configure all DMX modes, start addresses, universes and other settings remotely. This feature lets you address tens or hundreds of fixtures in a matter of seconds without needing to access the control panel of each fixture.

A P3 System Controller will also monitor all fixtures for warnings and errors, letting you manage the installation remotely from one central location.

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Fixture setup

Figure 3: Dimming curve options

Output

DMX % DMX % DMX %

Output

Linear Square law Inverse square law

DMX %

Output

S-curve

The onboard control panel (see “Control panel” on page 9) and the Control / settings DMX channel let you configure the fixture via a range of fixture settings.

Fixture ID

The MAC Aura PXL lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an installation. When a fixture is powered on for the first time, it displays its DMX address by default. As soon as you set an ID number other than 0 in FIXTURE ID, the MAC Aura PXL will display this ID number by default, and indicate FIXTURE ID in the display.

Personality

The MAC Aura PXL provides several options that let you optimize the fixture for different applications in the PERSONALITY menu:

• The PAN/TILT menu lets you swap and/or invert pan and tilt. It also lets you set minimum and maximum limits for pan and tilt.

• The SPEED menu lets you set PAN/TILT to FAST (optimized for speed) or SMOOTH (optimized for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications). Likewise, you can select an overall speed for all the effects by setting EFFECT speed to FAST or SMOOTH. You can also set effect speed to FOLLOW P/T, in which effects will always use whatever speed is set for pan and tilt.

• DIMMER CURVE provides four dimming options (see Figure 3):

- LINEAR – (optically linear) the increase in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is

increased.

- S-CURVE – light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels.

This curve emulates the RMS voltage dimming characteristics of an incandescent lamp such as the tungsten halogen lamp of the Martin™ MAC TW1™.

- SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is finer at low levels and coarser at high levels.

- INV SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is coarser at low levels and finer at high levels.

• TUNGSTEN EMULATOR lets you choose to have the look and feel of a tungsten lamp. Color temperature and dimming characteristics emulate tungsten lamp behavior, with a shift towards warmer white when you dim the fixture down.

• COLOR MODE offers two options that affect color saturation and evenness between fixtures:

- Extended Color mode optimizes LED deployment for color saturation and gets the deepest color

saturation possible from the LEDs. The white color point is calibrated and even across different fixtures, but as the fixture approaches full color saturation there can be very small differences in color rendition between different fixtures.

- Calibrated Color mode optimizes LED deployment for even color rendition between fixtures. All fixtures

display identical color from white point to full color saturation, and maximum color saturation levels are limited slightly to ensure this.

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• VIDEO TRACKING optimizes performance if the MAC Aura PXL is used with a video source. In normal use, the fixture processes the signal it receives, tracking (or smoothing out) changes in values in order to ensure smooth fading between colors and/or intensities. This signal processing takes fractions of a second and is normally invisible, but if the fixture is used to display video the processing can interfere with video response times. If you enable video tracking, the fixture does not ‘smooth out’ input but instead snaps instantly when a value changes.

For best results, we recommend that you enable video tracking during P3 video display and disable it (the default setting) during DMX control.

• DMX RESET defines whether the fixture or individual effects can be reset by sending a DMX command on the fixture settings channel. Setting it to OFF can help you avoid accidentally sending a Reset command during a show, for example.

• EFFECT SHORTCUT determines whether the effects take the shortest path between two positions (shortcuts enabled) or not (shortcuts disabled). If shortcuts are enabled, the virtual color wheel effect can go through a virtual open position during changes from one color to another just as a mechanical color wheel would.

• COOLING MODE lets you select between five cooling fan options depending on whether your priority is highest light output or quietest cooling fan operation:

- CONSTANT FAN FULL, CONSTANT FAN MEDIUM, CONSTANT FAN LOW and CONSTANT FAN

ULOW set fans to run at constant full, medium, low or ultra-low speed. If you select one of these

settings, the fixture will reduce light output intensity to control temperature if it exceeds its normal operating temperature range. These settings give you choices depending on your priorities: If your main priority is quieter operation, select a lower fan speed. If your main priority is higher light intensity, select a higher fan speed.

- REGULATE FANS, the default setting, gives the optimum balance between lowest cooling fan noise

and highest light output intensity. It controls fixture temperature by varying cooling fan speed up to the maximum speed available and does not limit light intensity unless full fan speed is not enough to keep fixture temperature within its normal range.

• DISPLAY offers the following options for the LCD display:

- DISPLAY SLEEP determines whether the display remains on permanently, or goes into sleep mode 2,

5 or 10 minutes after the last time a control panel button is pressed.

- DISPLAY INTENSITY lets you define the brightness of the display backlighting. Select Auto for

automatic adjustment to match the ambient light level, or manually set the intensity to a level from 0% to 100%.

- DISPLAY ROTATION lets you rotate the display manually through 180° so that it can be read easily no

matter how the fixture is oriented. If set to Auto, the MAC Aura PXL senses its orientation and rotates the display automatically.

- DISPLAY CONTRAST lets you define the contrast of the backlit graphic display. Select Auto for

automatic adjustment to match display intensity, or manually set the contrast to a level from 0% to 100%.

• ERROR MODE enables or disables error warnings. If set to NORMAL, the display is activated and lights up if the fixture needs to report an error. If set to SILENT warnings but error messages can still be read when the display is activated manually. In both NORMAL and SILENT modes, the status LED lights amber to indicate a warning and red to indicate an error.

• HIBERNATION MODE sets light output intensity to zero and disables effect deployment and pan/tilt movement. The main purpose of the mode is to protect the fixture from the intake of airborne material such as dust and confetti and to provide an option for situations where noise is critical. The small reduction in power consumption obtained in Hibernation Mode is a by-product. When you bring the fixture out of hibernation mode, it performs a full reset.

, the fixture does not light the display with error

Factory defaults

FACTORY DEFAULT lets you reload the fixture’s factory default settings. Effect calibration settings are not

affected, so any changes you have made to zoom, pan and tilt offsets will be kept.

Custom settings

The custom configuration function CUSTOM 1 - CUSTOM 3 allows you to save and recall up to three sets of fixture settings. The savable settings comprise:

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• all the settings in the PERSONALITY menu,

• the fixture’s DMX address, and

• the fixture’s DMX control mode: Compact, Basic, Extended or Ludicrous.

Fixture information readouts

The following fixture information can be called up in the display:

• POWER ON TIME provides two counters:

- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours powered on since manufacture.

- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of hours the fixture has been

powered on since the counter was last reset.

• POWER ON CYCLES also provides two counters:

- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays the total number of power on/off cycles since

manufacture.

- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of power on/off cycles since the

counter was last reset.

• SW VERSION displays the currently installed firmware (fixture software) version.

• RDM UID displays the fixture’s factory-set unique ID for identification in RDM systems.

• FAN SPEEDS provides separate status readouts from the fixture’s cooling fans.

• TEMPERATURES provides separate PCB temperature readouts. You can choose to see the current readout or the minimum and maximum temperature levels since the fixture was last powered on.

DMX signal monitoring

The MAC Aura PXL provides data on the DMX signal it is receiving in the DMX LIVE menu. This information can be useful for troubleshooting control problems.

• RATE displays the DMX refresh rate in packets per second. Values lower than 10 or higher than 44 may result in erratic performance, especially when using tracking control.

• QUALITY displays the quality of the received DMX data as a percentage of usable packets from the data received. Values much below 100 indicate interference, poor connections, or other problems with the serial data link that are the most common cause of control problems.

• START CODE displays the DMX start code. Packets with a start code other than 0 may cause irregular performance.

The remaining options under DMX LIVE display the DMX values in a range from 0 - 255 that are being received on each channel. The DMX channels displayed depend on whether the fixture is in Compact, Basic, Extended or Ludicrous DMX mode.

Test sequences

The TEST menu lets you test all the fixture’s effects, test LED effects only, test mechanical effects only or test pan and tilt only. If you are going to run a test, be prepared for the head to move without warning and be prepared for the fixture to light up suddenly.

To run a test:

• In the TEST menu, scroll to TEST ALL, TEST LEDS, TEST EFFECTS or TEST PAN/TILT and press Enter.

• Scroll to the item you want to test and press Enter to start a test sequence for that item.

• Press Menu to stop the test sequence.

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Manual control

The MANUAL CONTROL menu lets you reset the MAC Aura PXL and operate the fixture without a DMX controller. To execute commands in the MANUAL CONTROL menu, select a menu item for the effect that you want to control, then enter a value from 0 to 255 to apply a command. The menu items and values correspond to the commands listed in the DMX protocol on page 22.

Service utilities

The control panel SERVICE menu provides utilities for technicians rigging or servicing the fixture:

• ERROR LIST displays any error messages that are stored in internal memory.

• FAN CLEAN lets you set all cooling fans to run at maximum speed for short periods for cleaning purposes.

• PT FEEDBACK lets you disable feedback to the fixture software from the pan, tilt and effects positioning systems. If feedback is set to ON and a pan, tilt or effect position error is detected, the shutter closes and the effect resets. This feature can be disabled by setting feedback to OFF. The OFF setting is not saved when the fixture is powered off, and the system will be re-enabled the next time the fixture starts. If a pan/tilt position error occurs and the system cannot correct pan/tilt position within 10 seconds, feedback is automatically disabled.

• ADJUST lets you set the pan and tilt home positions in the unlikely event that the fixture loses pan and tilt adjustment. Adjustment may also be required by some firmware updates. If so, this will be mentioned in the firmware release notes.

• CALIBRATION lets you set new default positions for calibration purposes, set effects to their factory default positions or overwrite the factory default positions with new values. See ”Calibration” below.

• USB lets you updates the firmware (fixture software) using a USB memory device. For a detailed guide to updating the firmware, see ”Installing using a USB memory device” later in this chapter.

Calibration

Martin fixtures are adjusted and calibrated at the factory, and further calibration should only be necessary if fixtures have been subjected to abnormal shocks during transport or if normal wear and tear has affected alignment after an extended period of use. You can also use calibration to fine-tune fixtures for a particular location or application.

The CALIBRATION menu lets you define offsets in the fixture software to adjust the positions of pan, tilt and effects relative to the DMX values the fixture receives. This allows you to fine-tune fixtures and achieve uniform behavior in different fixtures.

Calibration can be carried out using the fixture’s onboard control panel and via DMX (see ”Changing calibration offsets using DMX” on page 20).

A recommended procedure is to set pan, tilt and effects to the same DMX values in multiple fixtures and then calibrate each fixture using its onboard control panel while comparing its light output with a reference fixture. The calibration range available for each effect varies. Calibration values are expressed as percentages. After selecting a value, press Enter to set the effect to that value.

Loading and storing default calibration offsets

In the SERVICE → CALIBRATION menu, LOAD DEFAULTS lets you erase the calibration offsets that you have defined and reload the default calibration offsets that are stored in memory.

SERVICE → CALIBRATION → SAVE DEFAULTS lets you overwrite the factory default calibration offsets that are stored in memory with any new offsets that you have defined. Overwriting is permanent, so once you have saved new default offsets, LOAD DEFAULTS will load the new defaults, not the original factory defaults.

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Installing firmware

You can check the currently installed firmware (fixture software) version in the INFORMATION menu in the MAC Aura PXL’s control panel.

Firmware updates are available from the Martin website and can be downloaded automatically from within the Martin Companion software suite on a PC connected to the Internet. You can install firmware updates using one of the following methods:

• A USB memory device inserted into the USB port beside the control panel.

• A Windows PC running the Martin Companion application with a Martin Companion Cable USB/DMX hardware interface connected to the DMX link.

• A Martin P3 system controller connected to the fixture via the Ethernet cable.

Calibration data is stored in the relevant modules wherever possible so that a module will stay calibrated if is removed from the fixture or installed in another fixture.

Important! Do not switch the fixture off or disconnect the source of the firmware during an update, or the firmware will be corrupted.

Installing using a USB memory device

The following are required in order to install firmware using a USB memory device:

• The MAC Aura PXL ‘.BANK’ firmware update file, available for manual download from the Martin website at www.martin.com or automatic download from within the Martin Companion software suite running on a PC connected to the Internet.

• A USB memory stick or other USB memory device with the update file copied from a PC into the USB stick’s root directory.

To install the MAC Aura PXL firmware:

1. Download the ‘.BANK’ firmware file from the MAC Aura PXL area at www.martin.com (or download it via

the Martin Companion Application and press Export...), read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings, and copy the firmware file to the root directory of a USB stick.

2. Disconnect the data link from the MAC Aura PXL.

3. Insert the USB stick into the MAC Aura PXL’s USB host socket. The fixture should recognize the USB

stick and illuminate the display. If the fixture does not recognize the USB stick, navigate to SERVICE USB in the control panel.

4. AVAILABLE FIRMWARE will appear in the display. You can now scroll through the firmware versions

available.

5. To install a firmware version, select it and press Enter. The MAC Aura PXL asks you to confirm

installation of the new firmware. Press Enter to confirm and press Menu to exit without confirming.

6. Allow the fixture to install the firmware and reboot. Do not remove the USB stick until the fixture has

successfully rebooted.

7. Remove the USB stick. The newly-installed firmware version will now be displayed in the

INFORMATION menu.

8. Reconnect the data link.

9. If you have installed a new firmware version, check the MAC Aura PXL area of www.martin.com to see

whether an updated version of this User Guide is available for the new firmware.

Fixture information and settings are not affected when you upload new firmware to the fixture.

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Installing using a PC running Martin Companion

The following are required in order to install firmware using a PC:

• A Windows PC running the latest version of the Martin Companion software suite (available for download free of charge from the Martin website at www.martin.com).

• The MAC Aura PXL firmware file, which the Martin Companion application will download automatically when you run Martin Companion on a PC with an Internet connection.

• The Martin Companion Cable USB-DMX hardware interface, available from your Martin supplier by ordering P/N 91616091.

To install the MAC Aura PXL firmware:

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1. Connect your PC to the Internet and launch the Martin Companion application. The application will

automatically download the latest Martin fixture firmware from the Martin cloud.

2. Read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings.

3. Connect the Martin Companion Cable hardware interface to your PC and to the DMX link. Any fixtures

on the DMX link that are powered on will automatically recognize that Martin Companion has been connected.

4. Carry out a firmware upload from within the Martin Companion application (see the application’s help

files if necessary). Do not disconnect the Martin Companion cable until the upload is complete.

Installing from a P3 controller

To install firmware in the MAC Aura PXL from a Martin P3 controller, you must first download the latest MAC Aura PXL firmware file by either visiting the MAC Aura PXL area of the Martin website at www.martin.com or retrieving the file automatically from the Martin cloud using the Martin Companion application. You must then import the firmware into the P3 controller. Once imported, you can use the P3 controller to upload the firmware to all the fixtures on the network that are powered on.

When you import new firmware into a P3 controller, it will automatically recognize old firmware in fixtures and suggest a firmware update.

When carrying out firmware updates, the P3 controller must be connected to fixtures via Ethernet cable as normal. Updating the firmware is a fairly intuitive process using the commands available in the controller interface. Any fixtures that are powered on will recognize that the P3 controller is offering a firmware update and prepare to receive the firmware.

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Adjusting settings via DMX

Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on the Fixture Control / Settings channel.

Commands sent on this channel override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus.

To help you avoid accidentally applying a setting that may disrupt a light show, for example, most of the commands must be held for a certain time before they are applied. For example, the command that turns off the display illumination must be held for one second to activate it. The command that resets the fixture must be held for five seconds to activate it. The times required to apply DMX commands on the Fixture control/settings channel are listed for each command on page 26 in the DMX protocol.

Resetting

Either the entire fixture or individual effects can be reset to their initial positions. Resetting individual effects can allow on-the-fly recovery if an effect loses its correct position, for example, without having to reset the entire fixture.

Illuminating the display

The fixture’s display panel can be brought out of sleep mode with a DMX command. This makes it possible to read the fixture’s DMX address while the fixture is installed in the rig.

After being illuminated in this way, the display will return to sleep mode according to the setting entered in the onboard control menus.

Control menu setting overrides

The following fixture settings can be adjusted via DMX, overriding the settings entered in the onboard control menus. See under “Control panel menus” on page 39 for details of these settings.

• Dimming curve

• Pan and tilt speed

• Parameter shortcuts (beam twister shortcuts)

• Video tracking

• Color mode

• Fan speed

• Pan/tilt and zoom calibration offsets

Changing calibration offsets using DMX

The Fixture control/settings DMX channel allows pan, tilt and zoom to be calibrated by changing their factory default offsets IN PERCENT from the DMX controller.

To set an effect offset:

1. Set the effect you want to calibrate to a specific value via DMX (for example, set all the fixtures in a

group to DMX value 200 on the zoom channel).

2. Select ‘Enable calibration’ on the Fixture control/settings channel and hold for 5 seconds to activate.

3. The DMX control channels for pan, tilt and zoom now adjust the calibration offsets for those effects.

Adjust each offset until the effect is in the required position (for example, adjust the zoom offset on each fixture in the group until the beam angle on all fixtures is identical – this is the position you will obtain when you send DMX value 200).

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4. Send a ‘Store ...’ command for the effect on the Fixture control/settings channel and hold for 5 seconds

to activate. Calibration offsets are now stored in memory and normal DMX control is restored.

Calibration offsets that are stored in memory are not affected by powering the fixture off and on or by updating the fixture software.

You can reset all calibration offsets to their default values by sending a DMX value on the Fixture control/settings channel. You must hold the value for 5 seconds. The fixture will return to factory default calibration values. If you have overwritten the factory default values by applying a CALIBRATION → SAVE DEFAULTS command in the SERVICE menu, the fixture will return to the last default calibration values that were saved).

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RDM

The MAC Aura PXL 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.

RDM UID

RDM communication

The PIDs in the following tables are supported in software v.1.0.0. Other PIDs may be added in later firmware versions. In this case, firmware release notes will give details.

Standard RDM Parameter IDs

GET

allowed

 QUEUED_MESSAGE

 STATUS_MESSAGES

 STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION

 SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS

 PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION

SET

allowed RDM parameter ID’s (slot 21-22) Notes

Network Management

DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH

DISC_MUTE

DISC_UN_MUTE

Status Collection

 CLEAR_STATUS_ID

RDM Information

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GET SET Product information

 DEVICE_INFO

 DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION

 MANUFACTURER_LABEL

DEVICE_LABEL

FACTORY_DEFAULTS

 SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL

DMX Setup

DMX_PERSONALITY

 DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION

DMX_START_ADDRESS

 SLOT_DESCRIPTION

Sensors

 SENSOR_DEFINITION

SENSOR_VALUE

Usage information

DEVICE_HOURS

DEVICE_POWER_CYCLES

Onboard LCD display

DISPLAY_INVERT

DISPLAY_LEVEL

Configuration

PAN_INVERT

TILT_INVERT

IP configuration

 LIST_INTERFACES

 INTERFACE_LABEL

 INTERFACE_HARDWARE_ADDRESS_TYPE1

IPV4_DHCP_MODE

 IPV4_CURRENT_ADDRESS

IPV4_STATIC_ADDRESS

 INTERFACE_APPLY_CONFIGURATION

Control

IDENTIFY_DEVICE

 RESET_DEVICE

PERFORM_SELFTEST

SELF_TEST_DESCRIPTION

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Manufacturer-specific RDM Parameter IDs

GET

allowed

DMX_RESET

EFFECT_SPEED

DISPLAY ERRORS ENABLE

DIMMER_CURVE

FOCUS_TRACKING

DISPLAY_AUTO_OFF

HIBERNATION MODE

TUNGSTEN MODE

PAN_TILT_SPEED

PAN_TILT_ENABLE

PAN_LIMIT_MIN

PAN_LIMIT_MAX

TILT_LIMIT_MIN

TILT_LIMIT_MAX

FAN_CLEAN

 SERIAL_NUMBER

SET

allowed RDM parameter ID’s (slot 21-22) Notes

DMX protocol

Fixture behavior

Pan/tilt

 PAN_TILT_LIMIT_RESET

Fixture cooling

Fixture information

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DMX protocol

MAC Aura PXL firmware version 1.0.0.

Compact DMX Mode

Channel DMX Value Function

Strobe / Intensity

Strobe/shutter effect

0 - 19

2 3

Color: all 19 Beam pixels and all Aura pixels controlled as one single pixel

20 - 49

50 - 200 201 - 210 211 - 255

0 - 65535

4 5

0 - 65535

6 7

0 - 65535

8 9

0 - 65535

0 - 10

11 - 171 172 - 255

0 -10

11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59

Shutter closed Shutter open Strobe, slow → fast Shutter open Random strobe, slow → fast

Dimmer (16-bit)

Overall intensity 0 → 100%

Red, 16-bit

Intensity 0 → 100%

Green, 16-bit

Intensity 0 → 100%

Blue, 16-bit Intensity 0 → 100%

CTC

Disabled Color temperature 2000 K to 10 000 K in 50 K steps 10 000 K

Virtual color wheel Indexing, solid colors

Open Moroccan pink (Lee 790) Pink (Lee 157) Special rose pink (Lee 332) Follies pink (Lee 328) Fuchsia pink (Lee 345) Surprise pink (Lee 194) Congo blue (Lee 181) Tokyo blue (Lee 071) Deep blue (Lee 120) Just blue (Lee 079) Medium blue (Lee 132) Double CT blue (Lee 200) Slate blue (Lee 161) Full CT blue (Lee 201) Half CT blue (Lee 202) Steel blue (Lee 117) Lighter blue (Lee 353) Light blue (Lee 118) Medium blue green (Lee 116) Dark green (Lee 124) Primary green (Lee 139) Moss green (Lee 089) Fern green (Lee 122) Jas green (Lee 738) Lime green (Lee 088)

Fade

Default

type

value

Snap 30

Fade 0

Fade 65535

Fade 0

Snap 0

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Channel DMX Value Function

61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75

cont.

Beam angle

Movement

77 79 81

82 - 190

191 - 214 215 - 219 220 - 243

244 - 247 248 - 251 252 - 255

0 - 255

13 14

0 - 65535

15 16

Control / Settings

0 - 65535

0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 16

17 18

19 - 22

27 28

30 - 35

36 37 38 39

40 - 51

52 53 54 55 56 57 58

59 - 60

Spring yellow (Lee 100) Deep amber (Lee 104) Chrome orange (Lee 179) Orange (Lee 105) Gold amber (Lee 021) Millennium gold (Lee 778) Deep golden amber (Lee 135) Flame red (Lee 164) Red magenta Medium lavender Pure white

No function

Continuous rotation

CW, fast → slow Stop (wheel stops at current color) CCW slow → fast

Random colors

Fast Medium Slow

Zoom

Narrow → wide

Pan, 16-bit Left → right (32768 = neutral)

Tilt, 16-bit

Forward → backward (32768 = neutral)

Fixture control/settings

(hold for number of seconds indicated to activate) No function (disables calibration) – 5 sec.

Reset entire fixture – 5 sec.

No function

Reset beam only– 5 sec. Reset pan and tilt only – 5 sec.

No function

Linear dimming curve – 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)

Square law dimming curve – 1 sec. (menu override, default setting, setting unaffected by power off/on)

Inverse square law dimming curve – 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)

S-curve dimming curve– 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)

No function

Fast pan and tilt speed– 1 sec. (default setting, menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)

Smooth pan and tilt speed– 1 sec. (menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)

No function

Video tracking = ON – 1 sec. Video tracking = OFF – 1 sec. Extended color mode (default) – 1 sec. Calibrated color mode – 1 sec.

No function

Control panel display = ON – 1 sec. Control panel display = OFF – 1 sec. Regulated fan speed, fixed light output intensity (default) – 1 sec. Full fan speed, regulated light output intensity – 1 sec. Medium fan speed, regulated light output intensity – 1 sec. Low fan speed, regulated light output intensity – 1 sec. Ultra-low fan speed, regulated light output intensity – 1 sec.

No function

Fade

Default

type

value

Snap 0

Fade 128

Fade 32768

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Channel DMX Value Function

Hibernation mode = ON – 5 sec. Hibernation mode = OFF – 5 sec.

No function

Pan and tilt limits = ON – 5 sec. Pan and tilt limits = OFF – 5 sec. Store lower pan limit – 5 sec. Store upper pan limit – 5 sec. Store lower tilt limit – 5 sec. Store upper tilt limit – 5 sec. Reset pan and tilt limits – 5 sec. Tungsten emulation = ON – 1 sec. Tungsten emulation = OFF – 1 sec.

No function

Enable calibration – 5 sec. Store pan and tilt calibration – 5 sec. Store dimmer calibration – 5 sec.

No function

Store zoom calibration – 5 sec.

No function

Reset all calibration values to factory default – 5 sec.

No function

cont.

61 62

63 - 64

65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73

74 - 99

100 101 102

103 - 113

114

115 - 198

199

200 - 255

Table 1: Compact DMX Mode

Fade

Default

type

value

Snap 0

DMX protocol

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Basic DMX Mode

Channels 1- 17 in Basic Mode are identical to Compact Mode apart from channels 1 - 11. In Compact Mode, channels 1 - 11 control the whole fixture (Beam and Aura) as one unit. In Basic Mode, channels 1 11 control the Beam only, and channels 24 - 32 control the Aura.

Channel DMX Value Function

Beam P3 Mix

0 - 26

Macro FX

27 - 227

228

229 - 255

0 - 255

0 - 126

127 - 129 130 - 255

0 - 255

0 - 126

127 - 129 130 - 255

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Beam P3 Mix

DMX Mode

Beam output fully controlled by DMX (P3 pixel data ignored)

Mixed Mode

Beam output fully controlled by DMX (P3 pixel data ignored) Progressive crossfade from DMX to P3 control Beam output fully controlled by P3 (DMX data ignored)

Video Mode

P3 pixel control with DMX superimposed (DMX channels ‘color’ the P3 pixel data)

FX1 selection (see Table 5 on page 35)

Effect selection (adjust speed and direction on DMX channel 20)

FX1 speed

Effect reversed fast → slow Effect stops Effect forward slow → fast

FX2 selection (see Table 5 on page 35)

Effect selection (adjust speed and direction on DMX channel 22)

FX2 speed

Effect reversed fast → slow Effect stops Effect forward slow → fast

FX synchronization

No sync Offset shift 10° Offset shift 20° Offset shift 30° Offset shift 40° Offset shift 50° Offset shift 60° Offset shift 70° Offset shift 80° Offset shift 90° Offset shift 100° Offset shift 110° Offset shift 120° Offset shift 130° Offset shift 140° Offset shift 150° Offset shift 160° Offset shift 170° Offset shift 180° Offset shift 190° Offset shift 200° Offset shift 210° Offset shift 220° Offset shift 230° Offset shift 240° Offset shift 250° Offset shift 260° Offset shift 270° Offset shift 280°

Fade

Default

type

value

Snap 0

Fade 128

Snap 0

Fade 128

Snap 36

Table 2: Basic DMX Mode

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Channel DMX Value Function

Offset shift 290° Offset shift 300° Offset shift 310° Offset shift 320° Offset shift 330° Offset shift 340° Offset shift 350° Synchronized: all fixtures start FX cycles at same time

No function

Random start (Channel 20 controls overall speed) Random duration

No function

Aura strobe shutter

Shutter closed Shutter open Strobe slow → fast Shutter open Random strobe slow → fast

Aura dimmer (16-bit)

Intensity 0 - 100%

Aura Red

0 - 100%

Aura Green

0 - 100%

Aura Blue

0 - 100%

Aura CTC

Disabled Color temperature 2000 K to 10 000 K in 50 K steps 10 000 K

Aura virtual color wheel Indexing, solid colors

cont.

Aura control

25 26

29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

37 - 100 101 - 120 121 - 140 141 - 255

0 - 19

20 - 49

50 - 200 201 - 210 211 - 255

0 - 65535

0 - 255

0 - 10

11 - 171 172 - 255

0 -10

11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63

Fade

Default

type

value

Snap 36

Snap 30

Fade 0

Fade 255

Fade 0

Snap 0

Table 2: Basic DMX Mode

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Channel DMX Value Function

Chrome orange (Lee 179) Orange (Lee 105) Gold amber (Lee 021) Millennium gold (Lee 778) Deep golden amber (Lee 135) Flame red (Lee 164) Red magenta Medium lavender Pure white

No function

Continuous rotation

CW, fast → slow Stop (wheel stops at current color) CCW slow → fast

Random colors

Fast Medium Slow

Aura P3 Mix

DMX Mode

Output fully controlled by DMX (P3 pixel data ignored)

Mixed Mode

Output fully controlled by DMX (P3 pixel data ignored) Progressive crossfade from DMX to P3 control Output fully controlled by P3 (DMX data ignored)

Video Mode

P3 pixel control with DMX superimposed (DMX channels ‘color’ the P3 pixel data)

cont.

65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81

82 - 190

191 - 214 215 - 219 220 - 243

244 - 247 248 - 251 252 - 255

0 - 26

27 - 227

228

229 - 255

Fade

Default

type

value

Snap 0

Table 2: Basic DMX Mode

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Extended DMX Mode

DMX channels 1 - 32 in Extended Mode are identical to Basic Mode. Note that, as in Basic Mode, channels 1 - 11 control the Beam only, and channels 24 - 32 control the Aura.

Channel DMX Value Function

Beam pixel color (pixel color control of 19 x Beam LEDs, global Beam RGB channels are added using HTP)

0 - 255

Beam pixel 1 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 1 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 1 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 2 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 2 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 2 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 3 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 3 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 3 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 4 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 4 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 4 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 5 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 5 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 5 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 6 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 6 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 6 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 7 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 7 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 7 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 8 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 8 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 8 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 9 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 9 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 9 Blue

0 - 100%

Fade

Default

type

value

Fade 0

Table 3: Extended DMX Mode

DMX protocol

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Channel DMX Value Function

0 - 255

Beam pixel 10 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 10 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 10 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 11 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 11 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 11 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 12 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 12 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 12 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 13 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 13 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 13 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 14 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 14 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 14 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 15 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 15 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 15 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 16 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 16 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 16 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 17 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 17 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 17 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 18 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 18 Green

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 18 Blue

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 19 Red

0 - 100%

Beam pixel 19 Green

0 → 100%

Beam pixel 19 Blue

0 → 100%

Fade

Default

type

value

Fade 0

Table 3: Extended DMX Mode

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Ludicrous DMX Mode

DMX channels 1 - 89 in Ludicrous Mode are identical to Extended Mode and Basic Mode. Note that, as in Basic and Extended Modes, channels 1 - 11 control the Beam only, and channels 24 - 32 control the Aura

Channel DMX Value Function

Aura pixel color (pixel color control of 141 x Aura LEDs, global Aura RGB channels are added using HTP)

0 - 255

... ... ... ... ...

510

511

512

0 - 255

Aura pixel 1 Red

0 - 100%

Aura pixel 1 Green

0 - 100%

Aura pixel 1 Blue

0 - 100%

Aura pixel 141 Red

0 - 100%

Aura pixel 141 Green

0 - 100%

Aura pixel 141 Blue

0 - 100%

Table 4: Ludicrous DMX Mode

Fade

Default

type

value

Fade 0

DMX protocol

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FX: pre-programmed effects

Important: FX are implemented in the MAC Aura PXL from firmware version 1.1.0 which will be available soon after the release of the first fixtures. You can quickly check which firmware version a

→

fixture is running using INFORMATION updating firmware, see “Installing firmware” on page 18.

The table on the following pages lists the pre-programmed dynamic FX (effect macros) available in Basic, Extended and Ludicrous DMX modes in the MAC Aura PXL from firmware 1.1.0. You select an FX on DMX channels 19 and 21 by sending the values listed in the table. Adjust effect speed on channels 20 and 22, and adjust synchronization of effects across different fixtures on channel 23.

Effects types

Beam intensity effects (1-63)

These effects modulate the intensity of the Beam LEDs while maintaining the color(s) set by the RGB channels, RGB pixel channels and P3 pixels.

When the Beam virtual color wheel (DMX channel 11) is set to 0 (open), the intensity modulation uses black/off as reference. So (for example) the Beam Wave effect will sweep between full intensity and off.

When the Beam virtual color wheel (DMX channel 11) is set to any other color, the intensity modulation will use that selected color as reference. So (for example) the Beam Wave effect will sweep between the ‘normal’ color(s) and the color selected on the virtual color wheel.

Beam color effects (64-95)

These effects override the color(s) set by the RGB channels, RGB pixel channels, virtual color wheel and P3 pixels.

FW in the fixture’s control menus. For information on

Aura intensity effects (96-191)

These effects modulate the intensity of the Aura LEDs while maintaining the color(s) set by the RGB channels, RGB pixel channels and P3 pixels.

When the Aura virtual color wheel (DMX channel 31) is set to 0 (open), the intensity modulation uses black/off as reference. So (for example) the Aura Wave effect will sweep between full intensity and off.

When the Aura virtual color wheel (DMX channel 31) is set to any other color, the intensity modulation will use that selected color as reference. So (for example) the Aura Wave effect will sweep between the ‘normal’ color(s) and the color selected on the virtual color wheel.

Aura color effects (192-223)

These effects override the color(s) set by the RGB channels, RGB pixel channels, virtual color wheel and P3 pixels.

Beam & Aura combined effects (224-239)

These effects apply to both the Beam and Aura LEDs and provide a complete effect.

Full fixture effects (240-255)

These effects also control the zoom of the fixture.

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Effects types

Available from MAC Aura PXL firmware version 1.1.0.

DMX

value

Beam intensity FX

43 - 63 No function

Effect

0No FX

1 Beam Wave (sine wave)

2 Beam Step (50/50 on/off)

3 Beam Pulse

4 Beam Blackout Strobe

5 Beam 2x Strobe

6 Beam 3x Strobe

7 Beam 4x Strobe

8 Beam Up, Down, Flash

9 Beam Up, Flash, Down, Flash

10 Beam Random Levels

11 Beam Sparkle Stars

12 Beam Starfield

13 Beam Fiber Optic

14 Beam Pixel Killer

15 Beam Build Up/Down (pixel after pixel turned on at random

then off at random)

16 Beam In-Out Wave (crossfade between 3 rings)

17 Beam In-Out Step (step between 3 rings)

18 Beam In-Out Pulse (pulse 3 rings)

19 Beam Waterdrop (intensity from inner to outer gradually

increasing / moving)

20 Beam Radar Spinning

21 Beam Cross (X) Spinning

22 Beam Cross (X) Circle (O) Wave

23 Beam Circling Snake

24 Beam Pie Slice Chase

25 Beam Random Chase 1 pixel Wave

26 Beam Random Chase 1 pixel Step

27 Beam Random Chase 1 pixel Pulse

28 Beam Random Chase 3 pixel Wave

29 Beam Random Chase 3 pixel Step

30 Beam Random Chase 3 pixel Pulse

31 Beam Random Chase 6 pixel Wave

32 Beam Random Chase 6 pixel Step

33 Beam Random Chase 6 pixel Pulse

34 Beam Vertical Wave

35 Beam Horizontal Wave

36 Beam Vertical Bouncing Line

37 Beam Horizontal Bouncing Line

38 Beam Vertical + Horizontal Bouncing Line

39 Beam Noise

40 Beam Movie Flicker

41 Beam Atomic Lighting

42 Beam Thunderstorm

Table 5: FX in the MAC Aura PXL

FX: pre-programmed effects

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Beam color FX

64 Beam Rainbow Wave

65 Beam Rainbow Step

66 Beam Rainbow Pulse

67 Beam RGB Wave

68 Beam RGB Step

69 Beam RGB Pulse

70 Beam CMY Wave

71 Beam CMY Step

72 Beam CMY Pulse

73 Beam Random Mix Wave

74 Beam Random Mix Step

75 Beam Random Mix Pulse

76 Beam Spectrum Shifter

77 Beam Red White Blue Fade

78 Beam Red White Blue Snaps

79 Beam Fire

80 Beam Water

81 Beam Swimming Pool

82 Beam Ice

83 Beam Hot and Cold

84 Beam Warm and Fuzzy

85 Beam Silver and Gold

86 Beam Gold and Silver

87 Beam Electric Arc

88 Beam Plasma

89 -95 No function

Aura intensity FX

96 Aura Wave (sine wave)

97 Aura Step (50/50 on/off)

98 Aura Pulse

99 Aura Blackout Strobe

100 Aura 2x Strobe

101 Aura 3x Strobe

102 Aura 4x Strobe

103 Aura Up, Down, Flash

104 Aura Up, Flash, Down, Flash

105 Aura Random Levels

106 Aura Sparkle Stars

107 Aura Starfield

108 Aura Fiber Optic

109 Aura Pixel Killer

110 Aura Build Up/Down (pixel after pixel turned on at random then

111 Aura In-Out Wave (crossfade between 3 rings)

112 Aura In-Out Step (step between 3 rings)

113 Aura In-Out Pulse (pulse 3 rings)

114 Aura Waterdrop (intensity inner to outer gradually increasing)

115 Aura Radar Spinning

116 Aura Cross (X) Spinning

117 Aura Cross (X) Circle (O) Wave

118 Aura Circling Snake

119 Aura Pie Slice Chase

120 Aura Random Chase 1 pixel Wave

off at random)

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121 Aura Random Chase 1 pixel Step

122 Aura Random Chase 1 pixel Pulse

123 Aura Random Chase 3 pixel Wave

124 Aura Random Chase 3 pixel Step

125 Aura Random Chase 3 pixel Pulse

126 Aura Random Chase 6 pixel Wave

127 Aura Random Chase 6 pixel Step

128 Aura Random Chase 6 pixel Pulse

129 Aura Vertical Wave

130 Aura Horizontal Wave

131 Aura Vertical Bouncing Line

132 Aura Horizontal Bouncing Line

133 Aura Vertical + Horizontal Bouncing Line

134 Aura Noise

135 Aura Movie Flicker

136 Aura Atomic Lightning

137 Aura Thunderstorm

138 Aura A Wave

139 Aura B Wave

140 Aura C Wave

141 Aura D Wave

142 Aura E Wave

143 Aura F Wave

144 Aura G Wave

145 Aura H Wave

146 Aura I Wave

147 Aura J Wave

148 Aura K Wave

149 Aura L Wave

150 Aura M Wave

151 Aura N Wave

152 Aura O Wave

153 Aura P Wave

154 Aura Q Wave

155 Aura R Wave

156 Aura S Wave

157 Aura T Wave

158 Aura U Wave

159 Aura V Wave

160 Aura W Wave

161 Aura X Wave

162 Aura Y Wave

163 Aura Z Wave

164 Aura 0 Wave

165 Aura 1 Wave

166 Aura 2 Wave

167 Aura 3 Wave

168 Aura 4 Wave

169 Aura 5 Wave

170 Aura 6 Wave

171 Aura 7 Wave

172 Aura 8 Wave

173 Aura 9 Wave

174 - 191 No function

Table 5: FX in the MAC Aura PXL

FX: pre-programmed effects

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Aura color FX

192 Aura Rainbow Wave

193 Aura Rainbow Step

194 Aura Rainbow Pulse

195 Aura RGB Wave

196 Aura RGB Step

197 Aura RGB Pulse

198 Aura CMY Wave

199 Aura CMY Step

200 Aura CMY Pulse

201 Aura Random Mix Wave

202 Aura Random Mix Step

203 Aura Random Mix Pulse

204 Aura Spectrum Shifter

205 Aura Red White Blue Fade

206 Aura Red White Blue Snaps

207 Aura Fire

208 Aura Water

209 Aura Swimming Pool

210 Aura Ice

211 Aura Hot and Cold

212 Aura Warm and Fuzzy

213 Aura Silver and Gold

214 Aura Gold and Silver

215 Aura Electric Arc

216 Aura Plasma

217 - 223 No function

Beam / Aura combined FX

224 Full Thunderstorm

225 Full Welding

226 Full 3-Step Strobe

227 Full Tick Tock

228 Aura Ramp, Beam Flash

229 Beam Ramp, Aura Flash

230 Beam-Aura Wave (sine wave)

231 Beam-Aura Step (50/50 on/off)

232 Beam-Aura Pulse (sine wave)

233 - 239 No function

Full fixture FX

240 Beam Splash

241 Beam Splash Invert

242 Aura Splash

243 Aura Splash Invert

244 Beam Zoom Out Towards Aura

245 Beam Zoom In Towards Aura

246 - 255 No function

Table 5: FX in the MAC Aura PXL

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Control panel menus

Available when running MAC Aura PXL firmware version 1.0.0.

The table below gives details of the menus available in the fixture’s control panel.

Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

DMX address (default address = 1). The DMX address range is limited so that the

DMX ADDRESS 1 – XXX

DMX SETUP

DMX CONTROL MODE

DMX UNIVERSE 1 - 64000 Set DMX universe

IP ADDRESS

ETHERNET SETUP

SUBNET MASK

MAC ADDRESS XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Display fixture’s MAC address

RESET IP SETUP RESET

FIXTURE ID 0 – 9999 User-settable fixture ID number

PA N/ T I LT

PERSONALITY

SPEED

COMPACT

BASIC

EXTENDED

LUDICROUS

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Display fixture’s static IP address

PA R T 1 MS B

PA R T 2

PA R T 3

PART 4 LSB

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Display fixture’s subnet mask

EDIT SUBNET MASK

PAN INVERT ON/OFF Inverse DMX pan control: right → left

TILT INVERT ON/OFF Inverse DMX tilt control: down → up

LIMIT PAN/TILT

PA N/ T I LT

EFFECT

0 - 255

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

ARE YOU SURE? YES/NO

LIMIT ENABLE ON/OFF

PA N M IN →

-32767 degrees

PAN MAX → 32768 degrees

TILT MIN →

-32767 degrees

TILT MAX → 32768 degrees

FAST Optimize pan/tilt movement for speed

SMOOTH

FOLLOW P/T

FAST Optimize effects movement for speed

SMOOTH

fixture will always have enough DMX channels within the 512 available. Note that Ludicrous Mode uses 512 channels so in this mode the address can only be

001.

Set DMX control mode

Set far left block (most significant byte) of IP address

Set middle left block of IP address

Set middle right block of IP address

Set far right block (least significant byte) of IP address

Display fixture’s subnet mask

Set subnet mask with 1 bit increments from the left

Reset static IP address and subnet mask to default values

Enable limits for pan and tilt

Set minimum pan angle

Set maximum pan angle

Set minimum tilt angle

Set maximum tilt angle

Optimize pan/tilt movement for smoothness

Effects speed follows the speed setting applied to pan and tilt via DMX or in control menu

Optimize effects movement for smoothness

Table 6: Control menus

Control panel menus

Page 40

Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

LINEAR Optically linear dimming curve

SQUARE LAW Square law dimming curve

PERSONALITY (continued)

DIMMER CURVE

TUNGSTEN EMULATOR

COLOR MODE

VIDEO TRACKING

DMX RESET

EFFECT SHORTCUT

COOLING MODE

DISPLAY

INV SQ LAW Inverse square law dimming curve

S-CURVE

OFF

EXTENDED COLOR Color mixing optimized for saturation

CALIBRATED

ENABLED

DISABLED Color fading optimized for smoothness

ON Fixture can be reset via DMX

OFF

CONSTANT FAN FULL

CONSTANT FAN MEDIUM

CONSTANT FAN LOW

CONSTANT FAN ULOW

REGULATE FANS

10 MINUTES

DISPLAY SLEEP

DISPLAY INTENSITY

DISPLAY ROTATION

DISPLAY CONTRAST

5 MINUTES

2 MINUTES

ON Display permanently on

10 ... 100 % Set display intensity in % (default = 100)

NORMAL / ROTATE 180

1 ...100 Adjust contrast of display (default = 41)

S-curve (fixture emulates incandescent lamp voltage linear RMS dimming curve)

Color temperature and dimming characteristics emulate tungsten lamp behavior

Color mixing optimized for even color rendition across fixtures

Color fading optimized for speed of color changes

Fixture cannot be reset via DMX (note that this menu item can be overridden: see DMX protocol)

Effects take shortest route during changes, crossing open positions if necessary

Effects avoid open positions during effects changes

Fans optimized for maximum light intensity, fans run at full speed, light intensity reduced if necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits

Fans run at medium speed, light intensity reduced if necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits

Fans run at low speed, light intensity reduced if necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits

Fans optimized for lowest noise, fans run at ultra-low speed, light intensity reduced if necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits

Compromise between light intensity and quietness, fan speed temperature-regulated, light intensity only reduced if fans reach full speed and further action necessary to keep fixture within temperature limits

Display goes into sleep mode 10 minutes after last key press

Display goes into sleep mode five minutes after last key press

Display goes into sleep mode two minutes after last key press

Display orientation normal or rotated 180°

Table 6: Control menus

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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

Enable error messages and warnings in display

Disable error messages and warnings in display (the status LED will still light to indicate fixture status if an error has been detected or the fixture has a warning)

Enable Hibernation Mode (light output set to zero, all effect movement disabled)

Disable Hibernation Mode

Return all settings (except calibrations) to factory defaults

Load Custom Settings 1

Save fixture’s current settings as Custom Settings 1

Load Custom Settings 2

Save fixture’s current settings as Custom Settings 2

Load Custom Settings 3

Save fixture’s current settings as Custom Settings 3

Display hours fixture has been powered on since manufacture (not user-resettable)

Display hours fixture has been powered on since last counter reset (user-resettable)

Display number of times fixture has been powered on since manufacture (not user-resettable)

Display number of times fixture has been powered on since last counter reset (user-resettable)

Scroll to display current speed of each cooling fan (head and base)

Scroll through PCB temperature sensors, then display current, minimum* and maximum* temperature in °C of all PCBs *Since fixture was last powered on

DMX transmission speed in packets per second

Scroll to see values received on each DMX channel

Run test sequence of all functions To test a specific function, use Up/Down

buttons to scroll through functions. Press Enter to pause and press again to restart test sequence.

Press Menu button to exit test

Run test sequence of LEDs only. To test a specific LED group, use Up/Down

buttons to scroll through groups. Press Enter to pause and press again to restart test sequence.

Press Menu button to exit test

PERSONALITY (continued)

DEFAULT SETTINGS**

INFORMATION

DMX LIVE**

TEST**

NORMAL

ERROR MODE

SILENT

HIBERNATION MODE

FAC TORY DEFAULT

CUSTOM 1

CUSTOM 2

CUSTOM 3

POWER ON TIME

POWER ON CYCLES

FW VERSION XX.XX.XX Displays currently active firmware version

RDM UID** 4D50.XXXXXXXX Displays fixture’s unique RDM ID

FAN SPEEDS**

TEMPERATURES**

RATE 0 - 44 HZ

QUALITY 0 - 100% Percent of packets received

START CODE 0 - 255 Value of the DMX start code

STROBE ... P3+ MODE AURA

TEST ALL BEAM DIMMER ... TILT

TEST LEDS

OFF

LOAD

SAVE

LOAD

SAVE

LOAD

SAVE

TOTAL 0 ... XXX HR

RESETTABLE

TOTAL 0 ... XXX HR

RESETTABLE

HEAD FAN 1 ... 4, BASE FAN 1 - 2

UI ... AURA P IXEL

XXX

BEAM DIMMER ... AURA V COLOR WHEEL

ARE YOU SURE? YES/NO

CLEAR COUNTER? YES/NO

0 - XXX RPM

CURRENT / MIN / MAX X C

Table 6: Control menus

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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

Run test sequence of effects. To test a specific effect, use Up/Down

buttons to scroll through groups. Press Enter to pause and press again to restart test sequence.

Press Menu button to exit test

Run test sequence of pan functions. Press Menu button to exit test

Run test sequence of tilt functions. Press Menu button to exit test

Scroll through effects, then manually control an effect

Enable pan/tilt position feedback systems

To adjust, move head to P/T adjustment position, then press Enter

To adjust, move head to P/T adjustment position again, then press Enter

Replace factory default calibration settings with current calibration settings

No USB device present or no firmware on USB device

Fixture updating internal memory from USB device

Select firmware from versions stored in internal memory. Scroll to select version, then press Enter and confirm your choice to update

TEST (continued)**

MANUAL CONTROL**

SERVICE

TEST EFFECTS

TEST PAN/TILT

RESET Reset fixture

STROBE ... AURA COLOR WHEEL

ERROR LIST Empty or up to 20 errors Display any errors in memory

FAN CLEAN** ON/OFF Start/stop fan cleaning

PT FEEDBACK**

ADJUST**

CALIBRATION**

USB**

BEAM DIMMER ... AURA V COLOR WHEEL

PA N

TILT

OFF Disable pan/tilt position feedback

PA N / TI LT AT E N D STOP

DIMMER -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. dimmer intensity level

RED -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. red intensity level

GREEN -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. green intensity level

BLUE -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. blue intensity level

ZOOM -5.00 ... 5.00% Set zoom home position

PAN -2.00 ... 2.00% Set pan home position

TILT -2.00 ... 2.00% Set tilt home position

AURA DIMMER -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. Aura dimmer intensity level

AURA RED -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. Aura red intensity level

AURA GREEN -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. Aura green intensity level

AURA BLUE -30.00 ... 0.00% Set max. Aura blue intensity level

LOAD DEFAULTS LOAD Load factory default calibration settings

SAVE DEFAULTS SAVE

NO DEVICE

UPDATING FILES

AVAI LABL E FIRMWARE

STEP 1

STEP 2

XX.XX.XX ... XX.XX.XX

Table 6: Control menus

**Menus or menu items marked ** are available only when the fixture is connected to mains power. All other menus are available

in mains- and battery-powered operation.

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Service and display messages

The MAC Aura PXL gives service and maintenance information by displaying a large 3- or 4-character short code and a smaller full-text message in the fixture’s display. The short code is visible at a distance, allowing easier reading with the fixture still in the rig, for example, while the full-text message gives more detailed information.

Warning messages

Warning messages indicate that either:

• problems might appear in the future if no action is taken, or

• the user needs to pay special attention to a function or procedure when working with the fixture.

The MAC Aura PXL communicates warnings as follows:

• Warning codes are shown continuously in the display and disappear when the user reacts to the warning.

• If more than one warning is detected, all warnings are displayed in sequence.

• If the display is inactive, the fixture’s status LED (see Figure 2 on page 9) flashes orange to indicate that there is a warning. Activating the display will show the warning.

The possible warning messages are listed in Table 7 below

Short code

BANK

DCTW

LDTW

PFTW

PTTW

SERV

SL W

UITW

ZFTW

Long message and explanation

BANK NO ACCESS Error unpacking firmware bank during/after software upload. Fixture will continue to operate on

existing firmware. Warning message is cleared by a successful software upload or at the next power off/on cycle.

DC TEMP HIGH DC PCB sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.*

LED DRV TMP HIGH LED driver temperature sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.*

PFC TEMP HIGH PFC unit temperature sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.*

PT TEMP HIGH Pan/tilt PCB sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.*

SERVICE MODE Fixture in service mode.

SAFETY LOOP A safety loop error occurred but is no longer active. Warning message is cleared at the next

power off/on cycle.

UI TEMP HIGH User interface (LCD display and control panel) PCB sensor detects abnormally high operating

temperature.*

ZF TEMP HIGH Zoom PCB sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.*

Table 7: Warning messages

*High temperature warnings are canceled as soon as temperature returns to normal. If temperature reaches

cutoff level, the warning is replaced by a cutoff error message.

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Error messages

Error messages indicate that a problem is present. The MAC Aura PXL communicates errors as follows:

• Error messages flash in the display.

• If more than one error is detected, the fixture flashes all errors three times each.

• Errors are shown in the display regardless of display status: they override an inactive display and any other information that the display might be showing.

• If an error is present, the status LED flashes red.

The possible error messages are listed in Table 8 below

Short code

CELD

COLD

FAN BASE FAN 1 ERR

FAN BASE FAN 2 ERR

FAN BASE FAN 3 ERR

FAN HEAD FAN 1 ERR

FAN HEAD FAN 2 ERR

FAN HEAD FAN 3 ERR

FAN HEAD FAN 4 ERR

FBEP

FBET

FBEZ

LDTC

LDTE

MMER

PA ER

PFTC

PFTE

PSER

PTCM

SLER

TIER

TSER

Long message and explanation

COM ERR LED DRV LED driver communication error.

FIXTURE COLD Fixture too cold. Physical movement of effects is disabled until fixture has warmed up.

PA N F BAC K ER R Pan position magnetic indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct pan position (but pan movement will often still be possible).

TILT FBACK ERR Tilt position magnetic indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct tilt position (but tilt movement will often still be possible).

ZOOM FBACK ERR Zoom position indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct zoom position.

LED TEMP SEN ERR LED board temperature sensor error.

MISSING MODULE ERR Impossible to communicate with a module that should be present. Module missing or not correctly connected.

PA N E RR O R Pan position electrical indexing system timeout.

PFC TEMP CUT OFF Power factor correction system temperature cutoff.

PFC TEMP SEN ERR Power factor correction system temperature sensor error.

PAN SENSOR ERROR Fixture unable to retrieve reliable data from pan position sensor.

P/T SENSOR ADJUST Pan/tilt sensors are incorrectly adjusted.

SAFETY LOOP Safety loop circuit activated. A temperature circuit breaker has shut down LEDs. Circuit breaker

resets automatically after temperature has returned to normal operating range.

TILT ERROR Tilt position electrical indexing circuit timeout.

TILT SENSOR ERR Fixture unable to retrieve reliable data from tilt position sensor.

Table 8: Error messages

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Short code

UELD

UITC

ZSER

Long message and explanation

UPL ERR LED DRV Could not upload new LED driver firmware during a firmware upload. Error cleared when new

firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on.

UI TEMP CUTOFF User interface (LCD display and control panel) temperature cutoff activated.

ZOOM SENSOR ERR Zoom position electrical indexing system timeout.

Table 8: Error messages

The fixture reports a calibration error if valid calibration data is not detected in EEPROM. The fixture may be unable to read/write calibration data to EEPROM.

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