Problem with Unique 2.1 Hazer Fixture Profile

It looks like the console and the hazer have mismatched opinions about what DMX value corresponds to what percentage.

On the last show I did, which was in a small space where one percent can make a big difference over time, I'd have to put the hazer @ 04.5 in order for the Hazer to read 4% on its display, as @ 04 would result in the hazer showing 3%. Similar problems happen throughout the range.

Is there any chance ETC could fix the profile so they match up correctly? Sounds like the console profile might need 100 ranges that spit out the exact DMX value required by the hazer.

I had the same issues with a Unique 2.0, which presumably uses the same DMX-decoding maths as the 2.1.

saranow over 8 years ago

Hello, Alex:

This is an interesting situation. Firstly we want to make sure that your console is outputting the expected values.

Could you set the fixture to 4% and then look at the ABOUT for that channel? It should show a DMX output of 10- which is 4% of 255.

If this output is correct then the next step is to find out what DMX values the hazer is looking for in order to get the proper % levels at the hazer itself. The about menu is your friend, but remember that you can also enter direct DMX values on the console by using // syntax, so Chan [x]{Haze}[at][/][/][38] would set the Haze to a DMX value of 38 or about 15%.

Thank you,
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alexforey over 8 years ago in reply to saranow

Hi Sasha,

Although I don't have the hazer with me (or accessible for a couple of weeks), I've looked in the show file of the last show that had problems and it is sending a DMX value of 10 for 4% haze in the About tab.

If ETC doesn't have access to one I'm happy to go through every percentage and find the correct DMX value, although again this won't be for a few weeks yet, and I can share the results with ETC to fix the profile.

Thanks,
Alex
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