AMX RE-DM4 User Manual
AMX RADIA Lighting Programming
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RE-DM4 and RE-DM6 RADIA Eclipse Dimmer Modules
Channels
The channels are defined as follows:
SEND_STRINGs
The Radia supports a large number of strings, which can be used to allow interaction with a person using a
terminal. These strings remain primarily to facilitate backward compatibility for other AMX lighting
equipment.
terminal. These strings remain primarily to facilitate backward compatibility for other AMX lighting
equipment.
Conventions used in this protocol section of the document:
All string responses are preceded with a single byte 12 ($0C in HEX or ASCII character '?') and
followed by a carriage return (13 or hex $0D), line feed (10 or hex $0A), and a question mark '?' (63
or hex $3F).
followed by a carriage return (13 or hex $0D), line feed (10 or hex $0A), and a question mark '?' (63
or hex $3F).
All invalid strings will generate the error string 'ERROR! PLEASE RE-ENTER' followed by the
BEL character (7), carriage return (13 or hex $0D), line feed (10 or hex $0A), and a question mark
'?' (63 or hex $3F).
BEL character (7), carriage return (13 or hex $0D), line feed (10 or hex $0A), and a question mark
'?' (63 or hex $3F).
AMX Lighting Channel Commands
Channel # Function
Channel # Function
1-128
Status of presets, indicates active preset
139
Ramp channel 5 down
129
Ramp channel 1 up
140
Ramp channel 6 down
130
Ramp channel 2 up
141
Ramp all 60 channels up
131
Ramp channel 3 up
142
Ramp all 60 channels down
132
Ramp channel 4 up
143
Turn all 60 channel on
133
Ramp channel 5 up
144
Turn all 60 channels off
134
Ramp channel 6 up
145
Ramp active preset up
135
Ramp channel 1 down
146
Ramp active preset down
136
Ramp channel 2 down
147
Status of dry closure 1
137
Ramp channel 3 down
148
Status of dry closure 2
138
Ramp channel 4 down
155
All levels 'Undefined'
Protocol Conventions
Symbol
Function
Values
<CR>
ASCII Carriage Return character 13 ($0D)
<curve>
Value for Curve
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F,N,O,R
<closure>
Value for Dry Closure
1-2
<level>
Value for Dimmer Level (in %)
0-100
<dimmer>
Value for Dimmer Number
1-6 or A for all. Can include a range of dimmers or ranges of
dimmers unless noted otherwise. For example:
dimmers unless noted otherwise. For example:
• “1-3” indicates dimmers 1 through 3 inclusive.
• “1-3&5-6” indicates dimmers 1 through 3 and 5 through 6,
inclusive.
• “A” indicates ALL dimmers.
<pack>
Pack Number
1
<preset>
Value for preset number
1-128
<time>
Time value for fade (in seconds)
0-255
In contrast with previous versions of Radia dimmers, Radia Eclipse dimmers accept
both upper- and lower-case strings
both upper- and lower-case strings