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Strobe

SGM Q-8: DMX modes and channels

The SGM Q-8 profile from the Halyx library, taken from the manufacturer's documentation: 3 modes, 10, 12, 27 channels. It arrives in Halyx by itself (Patch › Add) when you are signed in.

Brand
SGM
Model
Q-8
Type
Strobe
DMX modes
10 Channel Strobe · 12 Channel Simplified · 27 Channel Extended (mode by default)
Beam angle
110°
Cells
4
Controlled in Halyx
Intensity, Colour, Strobe

10 Channel Strobe

10 channels
ChannelFunctionDMX ranges
001 Strobe
0–7 Closed · 8–15 Open · 16–151 Strobe (fast → slow) · 152–175 Pulse – opening (slow → fast) · 176–199 Pulse – closing (slow → fast) · 200–244 Strobe random (slow → fast) · 245–255 Open
002 Dimmer 0–255
003 CTC (point white)
0–0 5 600 K · 1–4 No CTC (RAW) · 5–255 CTC 2 000 K → 10 000 K (voir table CTC)
004 Red 0–255
005 Green 0–255
006 Blue 0–255
007 Dimmer 0–255
008 Strobe-blinders – duration of strobe (short → long) 0–255
009 Strobe-blinders – rate of strobe (slow → fast) 0–255
010 Strobe-blinders – effect
0–5 No effect · 6–42 Ramp up halogen · 43–85 Décroissance halogen · 86–128 Ramp up and décroissance halogen · 129–171 Pixel random · 172–214 Flashes · 215–255 Spikes

12 Channel Simplified

12 channels
ChannelFunctionDMX ranges
001 Dimmer 0–255
002 Panneau – duration of strobe (short → long) 0–255
003 Panneau – rate of strobe (slow → fast) 0–255
004 Panneau – effect
0–5 No effect · 6–10 Flicker · 11–15 Pixel random · 16–20 Random · 21–25 Flicker by colour · 26–30 Strobe random of colours · 31–35 Spikes of colours random · 36–40 Spikes of pixels random · 41–45 pre-red · 46–50 pre-green · 51–55 pre-blue · 56–60 Flicker RGB · 61–65 Flashes · 66–70 Circle RGB · 71–75 Fire · 76–80 Glace · 81–85 Magenta-red-blue · 86–90 Fade of colours random by pixel · 91–95 Circle clockwise · 96–100 Circle counter-clockwise · 101–105 Scroll towards down · 106–110 Scroll towards up · 111–115 Scroll up-down · 116–120 Effect pixels 1 à 4 · 121–136 Command by pixel (voir table of pixels) · 137–250 Reserved · 251–255 No effect
005 Red 0–255
006 Green 0–255
007 Blue 0–255
008 White 0–255
009 Dimmer 0–255
010 Strobe-blinders – duration of strobe (short → long) 0–255
011 Strobe-blinders – rate of strobe (slow → fast) 0–255
012 Strobe-blinders – effect
0–9 No effect · 10–19 Pixels random · 20–29 Strobe, panneau off · 30–39 Strobe random · 40–49 Strobe random, panneau off · 50–59 Flicker of strobe · 60–69 Flashes of strobe · 70–79 Spikes · 80–89 Aveuglement random · 90–99 Décroissance halogen · 100–109 Ramp up and décroissance halogen · 110–119 Ramp up halogen · 120–129 Pulse of pixel random · 130–139 Strobe intensity random · 140–149 Pixels in square counter-clockwise · 150–159 Pixels in square clockwise · 160–169 Pixels in square counter-clockwise, décroissance · 170–179 Pixels in square clockwise, décroissance · 180–189 Pixels in square counter-clockwise, montée and décroissance · 190–199 Pixels in square clockwise, montée and décroissance · 200–209 Pixels in square counter-clockwise, montée · 210–219 Pixels in square clockwise, montée · 220–235 Command by pixel · 236–250 Reserved · 251–255 No effect

27 Channel Extended (mode by default)

27 channels
ChannelFunctionDMX ranges
001 Dimmer 0–255
002 Panneau – duration of strobe (short → long) 0–255
003 Panneau – rate of strobe (slow → fast) 0–255
004 Panneau – effect
0–5 No effect · 6–10 Flicker · 11–15 Pixel random · 16–20 Random · 21–25 Flicker by colour · 26–30 Strobe random of colours · 31–35 Spikes of colours random · 36–40 Spikes of pixels random · 41–45 pre-red · 46–50 pre-green · 51–55 pre-blue · 56–60 Flicker RGB · 61–65 Flashes · 66–70 Circle RGB · 71–75 Fire · 76–80 Glace · 81–85 Magenta-red-blue · 86–90 Fade of colours random by pixel · 91–95 Circle clockwise · 96–100 Circle counter-clockwise · 101–105 Scroll towards down · 106–110 Scroll towards up · 111–115 Scroll up-down · 116–120 Effect pixels 1 à 4 · 121–136 Command by pixel (voir table of pixels) · 137–250 Reserved · 251–255 No effect
005 Macro of colour
0–4 Open · 5–9 Congo / colour 1 · 10–14 Red / colour 2 · 15–19 Green / colour 3 · 20–24 Blue / colour 4 · 25–29 Orange / colour 5 · 30–34 Green light / colour 6 · 35–39 Pink / colour 7 · 40–44 Blue light / colour 8 · 45–49 violet / colour 9 · 50–54 Green néon / colour 10 · 55–59 Magenta / colour 11 · 60–64 Cyan / colour 12 · 65–69 Yellow / colour 13 · 70–74 CTC / colour 14 · 75–79 Scroll counter-clockwise (slow → fast) · 80–84 Scroll clockwise (slow → fast) · 85–89 Colour random · 90–180 Emulation of filtres (voir table) · 181–199 Minus green · 200–200 Neutral · 201–219 plus green · 220–224 Macro DualSource 1 (slow → fast) · 225–229 Macro DualSource 2 (slow → fast) · 230–234 Macro DualSource 3 (slow → fast) · 235–239 Macro DualSource 4 (slow → fast) · 240–244 Macro DualSource 5 (slow → fast) · 245–249 Macro DualSource 6 (slow → fast) · 250–254 Macro DualSource 7 (slow → fast) · 255–255 Open
006 CTC (point white)
0–0 5 600 K · 1–4 No CTC (RAW) · 5–255 CTC 2 000 K → 10 000 K (voir table CTC)
007 path of colour
0–127 SGM Standard · 128–255 SGM VersaPath
008 Red 0–255
009 Green 0–255
010 Blue 0–255
011 Red 0–255
012 Green 0–255
013 Blue 0–255
014 Red 0–255
015 Green 0–255
016 Blue 0–255
017 Red 0–255
018 Green 0–255
019 Blue 0–255
020 Dimmer 0–255
021 Strobe-blinders – duration of strobe (short → long) 0–255
022 Strobe-blinders – rate of strobe (slow → fast) 0–255
023 Strobe-blinders – effect
0–9 No effect · 10–19 Pixels random · 20–29 Strobe, panneau off · 30–39 Strobe random · 40–49 Strobe random, panneau off · 50–59 Flicker of strobe · 60–69 Flashes of strobe · 70–79 Spikes · 80–89 Aveuglement random · 90–99 Décroissance halogen · 100–109 Ramp up and décroissance halogen · 110–119 Ramp up halogen · 120–129 Pulse of pixel random · 130–139 Strobe intensity random · 140–149 Pixels in square counter-clockwise · 150–159 Pixels in square clockwise · 160–169 Pixels in square counter-clockwise, décroissance · 170–179 Pixels in square clockwise, décroissance · 180–189 Pixels in square counter-clockwise, montée and décroissance · 190–199 Pixels in square clockwise, montée and décroissance · 200–209 Pixels in square counter-clockwise, montée · 210–219 Pixels in square clockwise, montée · 220–235 Command by pixel · 236–250 Reserved · 251–255 No effect
024 White 0–255
025 White 0–255
026 White 0–255
027 White 0–255

Source

Official manufacturer documentation.

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