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Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500: DMX modes and channels

The Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500 profile from the Halyx library, taken from the manufacturer's documentation: 2 modes, 24, 28 channels. It arrives in Halyx by itself (Patch › Add) when you are signed in.

Brand
Clay Paky
Model
Alpha Beam 1500
Type
Beam moving head
DMX modes
Standard (24 channels) · Vector (28 channels)
Pan / tilt range
540° / 252°
Beam angle
4.2°
Controlled in Halyx
Intensity, Colour, Position (pan / tilt), Gobos, Prism, Beam (zoom, focus, iris), Strobe

Standard (24 channels)

ChannelFunctionDMX ranges
001 Cyan 0–255
002 Magenta 0–255
003 Yellow 0–255
004 Colour wheel
0–9 White · 10–18 White + red · 19–27 Red · 28–36 Red + CTO 3200 K · 37–45 CTO 3200 K · 46–54 CTO 3200 K + green · 55–63 Green · 64–73 Green + aqua-marine · 74–82 Aquamarine · 83–91 Aqua-marine + orange · 92–100 Orange · 101–109 Orange + blue · 110–118 Blue · 119–127 Blue + white
005 Strobe
0–3 Closed · 4–103 Strobe slow (1 flash/s) to fast (12 flashes/s) · 104–107 Open · 108–207 Pulse slow to fast · 208–212 Open · 213–225 Strobe random slow · 226–238 Strobe random medium · 239–251 Strobe random fast · 252–255 Open
006–007 Dimmer · 16 bits 0–65535
008 Iris
0–127 Opening minimum à maximum · 128–131 Maximum opening · 132–171 Pulse slow to fast · 172–211 Pulse slow à fast, opening fast · 212–251 Pulse slow à fast, closing fast · 252–255 Maximum opening
009 Gobo
0–7 Empty · 8–15 Gobo 1 · 16–23 Gobo 2 · 24–31 Gobo 3 · 32–39 Gobo 4 · 40–47 Gobo 5 · 48–55 Gobo 6 · 56–63 Gobo 7 · 64–71 Gobo 8
010 Gobo
0–18 Empty · 19–37 Gobo 1 · 38–55 Gobo 2 · 56–74 Gobo 3 · 75–92 Gobo 4 · 93–111 Gobo 5 · 112–129 Gobo 6
011 Gobo rotation
0–127 Indexing 0° to 540° · 128–190 Rotation fast (150 rev/min) à slow (2.2 rev/h) · 191–192 Stop · 193–255 Rotation in direction inverse, slow (2.2 rev/h) à fast (150 rev/min)
012 Prism
0–63 Empty · 64–127 5 facet prism · 128–191 Ovalizer · 192–255 6 facet prism
013 Prism rotation
0–127 Indexing 0° to 540° · 128–190 Rotation fast (120 rev/min) à slow (3 rev/h) · 191–192 Stop · 193–255 Rotation in direction inverse, slow (3 rev/h) à fast (120 rev/min)
014 Frost light
0–127 Frost out · 128–255 Frost in
015 Frost medium
0–127 Frost out · 128–255 Frost in
016 Frost lourd 0–255
017 Focus 0–255
018–019 Pan · 16 bits 0–65535
020–021 Tilt · 16 bits 0–65535
022 Functions
0–12 Unused · 13–25 Pan/tilt fast (by default) · 26–38 Pan/tilt normal · 39–50 Curve of dimmer conventional · 51–51 Curve of dimmer linear (by default) · 52–255 Unused
023 Reset
0–25 Unused · 26–76 Reset of effects · 77–127 Pan/tilt reset · 128–255 Full reset
024 Lamp (option Lamp DMX)
0–25 Unused · 26–100 Off of lamp (5 s in range) · 101–179 Lamp on, half-power · 180–255 Lamp on, full power

Vector (28 channels)

ChannelFunctionDMX ranges
001 Cyan 0–255
002 Magenta 0–255
003 Yellow 0–255
004 Colour wheel
0–9 White · 10–18 White + red · 19–27 Red · 28–36 Red + CTO 3200 K · 37–45 CTO 3200 K · 46–54 CTO 3200 K + green · 55–63 Green · 64–73 Green + aqua-marine · 74–82 Aquamarine · 83–91 Aqua-marine + orange · 92–100 Orange · 101–109 Orange + blue · 110–118 Blue · 119–127 Blue + white
005 Strobe
0–3 Closed · 4–103 Strobe slow (1 flash/s) to fast (12 flashes/s) · 104–107 Open · 108–207 Pulse slow to fast · 208–212 Open · 213–225 Strobe random slow · 226–238 Strobe random medium · 239–251 Strobe random fast · 252–255 Open
006–007 Dimmer · 16 bits 0–65535
008 Iris
0–127 Opening minimum à maximum · 128–131 Maximum opening · 132–171 Pulse slow to fast · 172–211 Pulse slow à fast, opening fast · 212–251 Pulse slow à fast, closing fast · 252–255 Maximum opening
009 Gobo
0–7 Empty · 8–15 Gobo 1 · 16–23 Gobo 2 · 24–31 Gobo 3 · 32–39 Gobo 4 · 40–47 Gobo 5 · 48–55 Gobo 6 · 56–63 Gobo 7 · 64–71 Gobo 8
010 Gobo
0–18 Empty · 19–37 Gobo 1 · 38–55 Gobo 2 · 56–74 Gobo 3 · 75–92 Gobo 4 · 93–111 Gobo 5 · 112–129 Gobo 6
011 Gobo rotation
0–127 Indexing 0° to 540° · 128–190 Rotation fast (150 rev/min) à slow (2.2 rev/h) · 191–192 Stop · 193–255 Rotation in direction inverse, slow (2.2 rev/h) à fast (150 rev/min)
012 Prism
0–63 Empty · 64–127 5 facet prism · 128–191 Ovalizer · 192–255 6 facet prism
013 Prism rotation
0–127 Indexing 0° to 540° · 128–190 Rotation fast (120 rev/min) à slow (3 rev/h) · 191–192 Stop · 193–255 Rotation in direction inverse, slow (3 rev/h) à fast (120 rev/min)
014 Frost light
0–127 Frost out · 128–255 Frost in
015 Frost medium
0–127 Frost out · 128–255 Frost in
016 Frost lourd 0–255
017 Focus 0–255
018–019 Pan · 16 bits 0–65535
020–021 Tilt · 16 bits 0–65535
022 Functions
0–12 Unused · 13–25 Pan/tilt fast (by default) · 26–38 Pan/tilt normal · 39–50 Curve of dimmer conventional · 51–51 Curve of dimmer linear (by default) · 52–255 Unused
023 Reset
0–25 Unused · 26–76 Reset of effects · 77–127 Pan/tilt reset · 128–255 Full reset
024 Lamp (option Lamp DMX)
0–25 Unused · 26–100 Off of lamp (5 s in range) · 101–179 Lamp on, half-power · 180–255 Lamp on, full power
025 Time pan/tilt
0–0 Full (speed maximum) · 1–254 0.2 s à 310 s · 255–255 Follows time of cue list
026 Time colours
0–0 Full (speed maximum) · 1–254 0.2 s à 310 s · 255–255 Follows time of cue list
027 Time beam
0–0 Full (speed maximum) · 1–254 0.2 s à 310 s · 255–255 Follows time of cue list
028 Time gobos
0–0 Full (speed maximum) · 1–254 0.2 s à 310 s · 255–255 Follows time of cue list

Source

  • https://service.claypaky.it/servlet/checkDocumentsFile?Id=319 — AlphaBeam1500_DMX-Channels_05.2015_EN.pdf — 05/2015 (Standard (24), Vector (28))
  • Id=320 — HR_AlphaBeam1500_Manual_04.2016_EN.pdf ; Id=324 — AlphaBeam1500_Photometrics_(02.13).pdf — 04/2016, 02/2013 ((pan 540°, tilt 252°, beam 4.2°, 846 × 500 × 488 mm))

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