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Martin ERA 800 Performance: DMX modes and channels

The Martin ERA 800 Performance profile from the Halyx library, taken from the manufacturer's documentation: 1 mode, 42 channels. It arrives in Halyx by itself (Patch › Add) when you are signed in.

Brand
Martin
Model
ERA 800 Performance
Type
Spot moving head
DMX modes
42 channels
Pan / tilt range
540° / 260°
Beam angle
7° – 56°
Controlled in Halyx
Intensity, Colour, Colour temperature, Position (pan / tilt), Gobos, Prism, Beam (zoom, focus, iris), Strobe

42 channels

ChannelFunctionDMX ranges
001 Strobe
0–21 Shutter closed · 22–24 Shutter open · 25–64 Strobe, slow → fast · 65–69 Shutter open · 70–84 Pulse à opening, slow → fast · 85–89 Shutter open · 90–104 Pulse à closing, slow → fast · 105–109 Shutter open · 110–124 Strobe random, slow → fast · 125–129 Shutter open · 130–144 Pulse random à opening, slow → fast · 145–255 Shutter open
002–003 Dimmer · 16 bits 0–65535
004–005 Cyan · 16 bits 0–65535
006–007 Magenta · 16 bits 0–65535
008–009 Yellow · 16 bits 0–65535
010–011 CTO · 16 bits 0–65535
012 Colour wheel
0–6 Open · 7–13 Red · 14–20 Blue medium · 21–27 Green deep · 28–34 Lavender · 35–41 Orange deep · 42–48 Deep blue
013 Gobo
0–6 Open · 7–13 Ray Brush · 14–20 Too Many Doctors · 21–27 Limbo · 28–34 Light Lines · 35–41 Dots in Space · 42–48 Sonar
014–015 Gobo rotation · 16 bits
0–32767 Indexing 0 → 360° · 32768–48895 Clockwise rotation, fast → slow · 48896–49407 Stop · 49408–65535 Counter-clockwise rotation, slow → fast
016 Gobo
0–6 Open · 7–13 Ray Flowers · 14–20 Brick It · 21–27 Happy · 28–34 Mikado · 35–41 Dots · 42–48 Lasercone Single · 49–55 Squares
017 Animation wheel
0–5 Open · 6–128 Indexing counter-clockwise 0° → 540° · 129–191 Continuous clockwise rotation, fast → slow · 192–192 Stop · 193–255 Continuous counter-clockwise rotation, slow → fast
018 Frost 1: frost light 0–255
019 Frost 2: frost high 0–255
020 Prism
0–10 out · 11–255 in
021 Prism 1: indexing / rotation
0–127 Indexing 0° → 360° · 128–190 Clockwise rotation, fast → slow · 191–192 Stop · 193–255 Counter-clockwise rotation, slow → fast
022 Prism
0–10 out · 11–255 in
023 Prism 2: indexing / rotation
0–127 Indexing 0° → 360° · 128–190 Clockwise rotation, fast → slow · 191–192 Stop · 193–255 Counter-clockwise rotation, slow → fast
024 Iris 0–255
025–026 Zoom · 16 bits 0–65535
027–028 Focus · 16 bits 0–65535
029 Blade 1: position (out → in) 0–255
030 Blade 1: angle
0–126 Angle – · 127–128 Parallel · 129–255 Angle +
031 Blade 2: position (out → in) 0–255
032 Blade 2: angle
0–126 Angle – · 127–128 Parallel · 129–255 Angle +
033 Blade 3: position (out → in) 0–255
034 Blade 3: angle
0–126 Angle – · 127–128 Parallel · 129–255 Angle +
035 Blade 4: position (out → in) 0–255
036 Blade 4: angle
0–126 Angle – · 127–128 Parallel · 129–255 Angle +
037 Rotation of module of blades
0–126 Minimum (-60°) · 127–128 0° · 129–255 Maximum (+60°)
038–039 Pan · 16 bits 0–65535
040–041 Tilt · 16 bits 0–65535
042 Control / settings
0–9 No function · 10–14 Full reset – 5 s · 15–15 No function · 16–16 Reset colour – 5 s · 17–17 Reset beam – 5 s · 18–18 Reset pan and tilt – 5 s · 19–22 No function · 23–23 Linear dimmer curve – 1 s · 24–24 Curve of dimmer square law – 1 s · 25–25 Inverse square law dimmer curve – 1 s · 26–26 S-curve dimmer curve – 1 s · 27–27 No function · 28–28 Pan/tilt fast – 5 s · 29–29 Pan/tilt soft – 5 s · 30–51 No function · 52–52 Display on – 1 s · 53–53 Display off – 1 s · 54–54 Fan regulated, intensity static – 1 s · 55–55 Fan full, intensity regulated – 1 s · 56–56 Mode theatre: intensity reduced, operation quiet – 1 s · 57–255 No function

Source

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