Component: DMX 512 Master (Comms: System)

Author	MatrixTSL
Version	2.0
Category	Comms: System

DMX-512 Master component

A serial based communications protocol designed for controlling theatrical equipment such as dimmers, fog machines and intelligent lights. DMX-512 Slave devices are daisy chained together with a final 180R terminating resistor at the end of the chail. DMX requires the signal to be level shifted from VCC and GND to +2.5V and -2.5V.

Detailed description

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Examples

DMX Master Example, reads the value of two ports using switch arrays to set the values and then transmits the data in a DMX packet.

DMX Master Example1

DMX Slave Example, captures the first DMX data channel sent from the Master and outputs the value onto a Port using the LED array component.

DMX Slave Example1

Downloadable macro reference

	SetDataChannel
Sets the data byte in a data channel
- UINT	Channel
- BYTE	DataValue
- VOID	Return

	SendDataChain
Transmits the BREAK, MAB and StartCode followed by the contents of the data channels.
- BYTE	StartCode
- VOID	Return

	Initialise
Configures the UART serial interface.
- VOID	Return

	GetError
Checks for any errors and returns the error code. 1=ModuleBusy, 2=SleepMode, 3=SerialError, 4=ChecksumError, 5=TrackOutOfScope, 6=TrackNotFound, 7=InsertionError, 8=SDFail, 10=Sleep
- BYTE	Return

	WhilePlaying
Blocking function that waits for module to stop being busy. Returns true if the module is still busy and the timeout period has passed.
- UINT	Timeout
Number of milliseconds to wait, 0=WaitForever
[[File:]] -	Return

	IsPlaying
Checks to see if the last played track is still playing
[[File:]] -	Return

	GetReplyByte
Reads a single byte from the last reply. Each reply contains 4 bytes starting with the command code.
- BYTE	Index
Range: 0-3 / 0=Command, 1=Feedback, 2=Data MSB, 3=Data LSB
- BYTE	Return

	SkipTrack
Jump to the next or previous track
[[File:]] -	Direction
0=Next, 1=Previous
- VOID	Return

	PlayTrack
Plays track from the selected folder. MP3 & Advert folder track numbers should be 4 characters long e.g. 0001 any name.mp3, Other folder track numbers should be 3 characters long e.g. 001 Any name.mp3, Root the Track played in placement order.
- BYTE	Directory
0=Root, 1=Folder "01" - 99=Folder "99", 100=MP3, 101=Advert
- UINT	Track
Track number 1="001*.MP3" / "0001*.MP3", 100="100*.MP3" / "0100*.MP3"
- VOID	Return

	Initialise
Sets up the UART and does some housekeeping. Must be called before calling any of the other component macros.
- VOID	Return

	ReadAnalogAsInt
Reads one of the analogue components as an Integer value
- BYTE	Channel
0 = LDR, 1 = POT
[[File:]] -	Return

	RemapCharacter
Assigns a remap character allowing the PrintString function to automatically swap between pre-defined characters. The characters can be custom (in the range 0-9) or can point to an existing character in the LCD character map.
- BYTE	RemapIdx
Remap Index, Range: 0 to (Remap Characters - 1)
- BYTE	SearchCharacter
Character to look for a replace
- BYTE	ReplacementCharacter
New character value to use in place of the search character.
- VOID	Return

	Start
Startup routine required by the hardware device. Automatically clears the display after initialising.
- VOID	Return

	SetLEDState
Sets the state of a single LED
- BYTE	Port
0 = PortA, 1 = PortB
- BYTE	LED
0 = LED0, 7 = LED7
- BYTE	State
- VOID	Return

	Initialise
Must be called before any other CAN component macros to enable and initialise the CAN peripheral.
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Channel
UART Channel selector Software channels are bit banged using generic I/O pins but are not as reliable as hardware channels. Hardware channels use the selected peripheral on-board the target microcontroller.
	Baud Options
Baud rate option selector
	Baud Rate
	TX
Pin to be used for Transmit data
	Data Channels
Number of data bytes used by the DMX chain, Max 512 bytes per transmission. 24 Bytes minimum to match minimum 1204us timing requirements, not all channels need to be used.
	Connections
	Simulations
	Scope Traces
Selects if the scope traces are automatically added to the data recorder window or not. Simulation - draws an approximation of the UART data onto the scope trace. ICT - sets up the scope trace for incoming data and adds UART packet decoding at the correct BAUD.
	Console Data
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not
	Console Columns
Number of characters that can be displayed on a single line of the console.
	Data Source
Simulation data source used to allow the component to connect to various remote devices Nothing - Simulation data is ignored COM port - Routes the communication data to and from a physical or virtual COM port Injector - Routes the communication data via a data injector component on the Panel.