Here is a quick peak inside the unit, showing the main components and how they are arranged inside the casing. It is all very tidy, with ribbon cables linking the main parts. Build quality seems to be very good and the unit itself is very robust.
My favourite mode by far is the music activation mode. It seems to take about 10 seconds to get in tune with the beat of the music, but once tuned, it is fantastic, with almost limitless variations on the built in patterns, all changing with perfect time to the music. It is very cool.
Auto mode is just that, it will cycle through a preset routine of patterns and then repeat (the manual claims over 500 different patterns, but I am not sure on that, as I havn't counted, but it is a lot)
DMX mode I have not even tried that, but "Things" has the DMX controller and knows more about this than me.
For Hemlock Mike: I dont fully understand the DMX functions yet, but the manual goes to explain it somewhat.
There are 512 channels. The first 9 channels have a value from 0-255 , these control position X , Y, scanning speed, pattern selection, colour selection, pattern size, and dynamic pattern play speed.
By using a dmx controller you can effectively , with the right software can create and draw any patterns or effects that you want.
The remainder of the DMX adresses contain preset routines, like circles, squares, pentagons and most other shapes you can think of, they are sub divided to be either a static pattern (like a simple square) or a dynamic pattern (like a small square morphing into a large square).
Channel 8 on the DMX is like a colour pallette, It gives you control over whatever colour(s) you wish to project with like R G or Y single or any combinations of the 3, or all three.
I hope that made some sense of it for you.
Anyhow, here is the Pic of the inside of the unit.
Jase
My favourite mode by far is the music activation mode. It seems to take about 10 seconds to get in tune with the beat of the music, but once tuned, it is fantastic, with almost limitless variations on the built in patterns, all changing with perfect time to the music. It is very cool.
Auto mode is just that, it will cycle through a preset routine of patterns and then repeat (the manual claims over 500 different patterns, but I am not sure on that, as I havn't counted, but it is a lot)
DMX mode I have not even tried that, but "Things" has the DMX controller and knows more about this than me.
For Hemlock Mike: I dont fully understand the DMX functions yet, but the manual goes to explain it somewhat.
There are 512 channels. The first 9 channels have a value from 0-255 , these control position X , Y, scanning speed, pattern selection, colour selection, pattern size, and dynamic pattern play speed.
By using a dmx controller you can effectively , with the right software can create and draw any patterns or effects that you want.
The remainder of the DMX adresses contain preset routines, like circles, squares, pentagons and most other shapes you can think of, they are sub divided to be either a static pattern (like a simple square) or a dynamic pattern (like a small square morphing into a large square).
Channel 8 on the DMX is like a colour pallette, It gives you control over whatever colour(s) you wish to project with like R G or Y single or any combinations of the 3, or all three.
I hope that made some sense of it for you.
Anyhow, here is the Pic of the inside of the unit.
Jase
It's getting dark -- time for the auto show in the back yard. So far the yellow seems a little dim. Almost too much green to get power but I bet the green can be turned down a little -- It's plenty bright.