ADDAC System ADDAC223 Light Control Universe Instruction Manual

The ADDAC223 CV & MIDI TO DMX512 is a versatile module
designed to convert control voltages and MIDI signals from your
Eurorack frame into DMX512 lighting control signals. With 13 CV
inputs, a master fade control knob, presets control knob, and USB
for configuration, this module offers a fully configurable solution
for DMX lighting control.

Product Usage Instructions:

1. CV Inputs:

The module features 13 CV inputs that can be routed to any DMX
channel. There are 5 inputs with attenuator & offset knobs, a
positive/bipolar switch, 7 inputs with attenuator knobs, and 1 CV
input only. Adjust the knobs to set the desired control voltage
levels.

2. Master Fade Control:

Use the master fade control knob to achieve full blackouts when
necessary. This knob allows you to smoothly adjust the overall
intensity of the DMX lighting output.

3. Presets Control:

The presets control knob enables easy configuration of the
module settings. Use this knob to access and select different
presets for your lighting setups.

4. USB Configuration:

Connect the module to a computer via USB for configuration
purposes. This allows you to customize settings and preferences to
suit your specific lighting control needs.

5. MIDI to DMX Output:

Utilize the XLR 3-pin connector for DMX output. This connection
enables you to send DMX control signals to compatible lighting
fixtures for seamless integration.

FAQ:

Q: Can I integrate wireless data transmission with this
module?

A: Yes, you can integrate wireless data transmission using a
sender (DMX Transceiver) and multiple DMX Receivers as needed. This
allows for setting up different clusters of fixtures at various
positions without the need for long cables.

Q: How does the DMX output work?

A: The DMX output sends a constant stream of messages to all
connected fixtures. Each message contains a DMX channel number (1
to 512) and a corresponding value (0 to 255), allowing devices to
update their functions based on received values.

Q: Can you provide examples of DMX fixtures and their
channels?

A: Different fixtures have varying numbers of DMX channels. For
example, a fog machine may have just one channel for on/off
control, while a moving head spot can have multiple channels for
pan, tilt, color, and more. Refer to each fixture’s manual for
specific channel details.

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Est.2009
INTRODUCING
ADDAC223 CV & MIDI TO DMX512 LIGHT CONTROL UNIVERSE
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USER’S GUIDE . REV01
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Welcome to:
ADDAC223 CV & MIDI TO DMX512
LIGHT CONTROL UNIVERSE USER’S GUIDE
Revision.01 May.2025

WELCOME
We released our first DMX output module ADDAC008 back in 2010 as part of our ADDAC001 VCC Series, now here’s our updated solution to cover all DMX needs straight from your Eurorack frame in a simple fully configurable and most versatile system.

20HP

MAIN FEATURES
13 CV INPUTS routable to any DMX Channel – 5 with Attenuator & Offset knobs + positive/bipolar switch – 7 with Attenuator knob – 1 CV input only
MASTER FADE control knob for full blackouts. PRESETS control knob USB for configuration and MIDI to DMX XLR 3Pin for DMX output Browser configurable White areas in panel for user notation.

Tech Specs: 20HP
4.5cm deep 80mA +12V 80mA -12V

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DMX512 INTRODUCTION
DMX PROTOCOL
DMX (Digital Multiplexing) is the standard protocol used in any lighting rig around the world, from the biggest summer festival to the smallest venue or even home automation, if they’re using any light fixtures then DMX is being used to control everything. This also extend to other fixtures like smoke machines, fans, motors, confetti blowers, sparks generators or even pyrotechnics. The DMX Protocol is extremely simple and versatile, basically features 512 channels that can be addressed individually and continuously updated. Each set of 512 channels is usually called a “Universe” as multiple Universes can be used in rigs that require more than 512 channels. Any fixture that features a DMX input and output pair is compatible with this system.
DMX CHANNELS
Every fixture that uses DMX is different and will allow control to very diferent functions, for example a simple led light may have a single control for the light intensity but an RGB Light will need to have controls for the R, G and B so it uses more dmx channels (one for each of the functions offered). The user needs to be aware of how many DMX channels each fixture uses in order not to overlap fixtures channels. Fixtures’ DMX channels and their functions are always described in the fixture’s manuals. Every fixture will allow the user to set the Initial DMX Address, for example if using a strobe light that takes 4 DMX channels and a Fog machine that uses 3 DMX channels, the user can set the Strobe Address to channel 1, knowing it will use channels 1, 2, 3 and 4, and then set the Fog machine to address 5 (using 5, 6 and 7) this way no address is overlapped. If channels overlap both fixtures will be controlled, the one intended and some other function of the inadvertly overlapping one.

DMX NETWORK CONNECTIONS
As all DMX fixtures have an input and an output they all connect in series up to the sensible number of 32 fixtures, if more fixtures are needed then DMX splitters/amplifiers may be needed. At the end of every DMX chain a “termination” is used, normally a 120 XLR to avoid signal reflections in the communication line. DMX uses standard XLR cables for all fixture connections, however there are some systems using 5pin XLR, it’s convenient to have a 3pin (female) to 5pin (male) adapter for such situations.

DMX OUTPUT

4FOCGHMANANCHELINDEIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 1 to 43

MOVING HEAD BEAM DMX ADDRESS: 21 to 36

STROBE LIGHT #1 DMX ADDRESS: 41 to 44

120 TERMINATOR

DMX OUT (male)

DMX IN (female)

WIRELESS DMX
Any DMX Universe can be integrated with wireless data transmission using a sender (DMX Transceiver) and multiple DMX Receivers as needed. The sender often has a wireless output as well as a physical DMX output. The use of such wireless devices allow to easily setup diferent clusters of fixtures at diferent positions in space without the need of extra long cables.

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DMX512 INTRODUCTION
DMX MESSAGES
The DMX output simply sends a constant stream of messages into all fixtures connected to the network. Each messages has 2 numbers: the DMX Channel (1 to 512) and a value (0 to 255). As all devices receive all the messages, each device will check if any incoming message is addressed to itself and if so will update the corresponding function accordingly to the incoming value.

DMX FIXTURES
Every DMX fixture will clearly state their DMX channel chart on their user’s manual. The ammount of DMX channels in any fixture will allways be be diferent, some devices may even have different DMX modes to allow more or less control over all the features available.

Example #1: A simple Fog machine may only have 1 DMX channel to turn the fog output on or off. The threshold of the on/off action will also be detailed on its DMX chart, in this case we can state that if the value is smaller than 5 then the fog is Off and if anywhere between 6 and 255 it will be On.

Example #2 A Simple Strobe light with 2 DMX channels:
STROBE LIGHT 2 DMX CHANNELS 1: LIGHT INTENSITY: 0 to 100% 2: FLASH RATE: 2 to 20 FPS
Example #4 A Moving Head Spot with 12 DMX channels:
MOVING HEAD SPOT 12 DMX CHANNELS 1: PAN 2: TILT 3: PAN/TILT SPEED 4: SHUTTER/STROBE 5: DIMMER INTENSITY 6: COLOR WHEEL 7: ROTATING GOBO WHEEL 8: GOBO ROTATION 9: FOCUS 10: 3 FACET PRISM 11: PRISM ROTATION 12: INTERNAL PROGRAMS

Example #3 A RGBW LED Pixel Tube with multiple DMX modes allowing different DMX Channels configurations
RGBW LED PIXEL TUBE MULTIPLE DMX MODES

RGBW LED PIXEL TUBE 3 CHANNELS MODE 1: RED 0 to 100% 2: GREEN 0 to 100% 3: BLUE 0 to 100%
RGBW LED PIXEL TUBE 4 CHANNELS MODE 1: RED 0 to 100% 2: GREEN 0 to 100% 3: BLUE 0 to 100% 4: WARM WHITE 0 to 100%

RGBW LED PIXEL TUBE 6 CHANNELS MODE 1: RED 0 to 100% 2: GREEN 0 to 100% 3: BLUE 0 to 100% 4: WARM WHITE 0 to 100% 5: MASTER DIMMER 6: STROBE
RGBW LED PIXEL TUBE 9 CHANNELS MODE 1: MASTER DIMMER 2: STROBE 3: RED 0 to 100% 4: GREEN 0 to 100% 5: BLUE 0 to 100% 6: WARM WHITE 0 to 100% 7: PRESET COLORS 8: INTERNAL PROGRAMS 9: PROGRAMS RUNNING SPEED

DMX ADDRESSES
Every DMX fixture will have a configurable DMX address, this will be the DMX channel it will start responding to. For example this Strobe was addressed to DMX channel 33, it has 2 DMX channels and will respond to any message addressing DMX channels 33 and 34.

STROBE LIGHT 2 DMX CHANNELS 1: LIGHT INTENSITY: 0 to 100% 2: FLASH RATE: 2 to 20 FPS

ADDRESSED TO DMX CHANNEL 33 DMX CHANNEL 33: LIGHT INTENSITY: 0 to 100% DMX CHANNEL 34: FLASH RATE: 2 to 20 FPS

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DMX512 INTRODUCTION
DMX DIMMERS
There are some fixtures that although not featuring DMX i/o can be controlled using a dimmer. These are fixtures that are plug n’play, they work immediately after being connected to an AC source like a standard household lamp. Instead of connecting the fixture to a regular socket we connect it directly to a DMX Dimmer socket. The dimmer will then control the power delivered to the fixture. Dimmers may have one or multiple AC sockets where multiple fixtures can be plugged in and controlled from.
These allow to control any “plug n’play” AC powered device: incadescent light bulbs, fans, air blowers, big AC motors, a heater, even a watter kettle or a rice cooker, only depending on the max current that the dimmer can provide. All dimmers will clearly state their maximum overall and individual channel current, normaly a fuse is present that will blow whenever the current limit is exceeded. !!Beware that not all AC devices are dimmable and can be damaged by trying, you can drop us an email if in doubt!!
Dimmers are available in many sizes, from single channel to four channels in a compact format, or in rack format when more channels and/or current is required.

1 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 1

4 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 11 (11 to 114)

8 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 21 (21 to 28)

CH:1 HEATER

CH:11
LIGHT BULB

CH:12
PAR 56 #1

CH:13
PAR 56 #2

CH:14 FAN

CH:21
LIGHT BULB

CH:22
PAR 56 #3

CH:23
PAR 56 #4

CH:24 FAN

CH:25
LIGHT BULB

CH:26
PAR 56 #5

CH:27
PAR 56 #6

CH:28 FAN

DMX NETWORK ACCESSORIES: WIRELESS, SPLITTERs, MERGERs
There are DMX accessories that can be used to create your network.
1.Wirelless transmitters & receivers make it easier to cover long distances avoiding cables
2.Splitters allow to split a DMX signal into 2 while also providing a buffer to allow longer cable distances.
3.Mergers can merge 2 DMX512 Universes, these can allow to merge the outputs of two ADDAC223s when more CVs are needed. It’s important not to overlap DMX addresses on the input sources.

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ADDAC223 CV IMPLEMENTATION
CV TO DMX
The 13 CV inputs can be assigned to any of the 512 DMX channels using the configuration webpage using Google Chrome: http://media.addacsystem.com/ADDAC223/
There are 30 Slots for 30 different assigns each assigns defines a CV Input and a DMX channel. CV inputs can be assigned to different DMX channels
CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION

DMX CHANNEL SOURCE

(1 512)

(CV1 CV13)

RANGE MIN (0 255)

SLOT 1

CV 13

RANGE MAX LOG/LIN/EXP

<- CV12

MASTER FADE

(0 255)

(0-50-100) (ON OFF) (ON OFF)

255

OFF

USER NOTATION
GATE1 > DMX#1 > BULB#1

1. SLOT INDEX (Slot 1 of 20) 2. DMX CHANNEL : The DMX Channel to be assigned 3. CV SOURCE : The CV source to be routed 4. RANGE MINIMUM : The DMX output Minimum value 5. RANGE MAXIMUM : The DMX output Maximum value 6. LOG/LIN/EXP : The DMX output linearity 7. CV12 -> LOG/LIN/EXP : CV Input 12 controls LOG/LIN/EXP variable 8. MASTER FADE : Channel routed through Master Fade control. 9. USER NOTATION : User Label for quick reference

DMX CHANNEL & SOURCE
For every slot the CV source will be routed to the DMX channel assigned after being processed and then sent to the DMX Network.

SLOT 1 CV SOURCE

PROCESSING (RANGE / LINEARITY / MASTER FADE)

DMX CHANNEL

DMX NETWORK

SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT …

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ADDAC223 CONFIGURATION
EXAMPLE
Here’s an example of how to configure the 3 dimmers we described previously.

1 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 1

4 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 11 (11 to 114)

8 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 21 (21 to 28)

CH:1 HEATER

CH:11
LIGHT BULB

CH:12
PAR 56 #1

CH:13
PAR 56 #2

CH:14 FAN

CH:21
LIGHT BULB

CH:22 CH:23

PAR

CH:24 FAN

CH:25
LIGHT BULB

CH:26 CH:27

PAR

CH:28 FAN

CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION

DMX CHANNEL SOURCE

(1 512)

(CV1 CV13)

RANGE MIN (0 255)

RANGE MAX (0 255)

LOG/LIN/EXP (0-100)

<- CV12 (ON OFF)

MASTER FADE (ON OFF)

SLOT 1

CV 13

SLOT 2

CV 1

SLOT 3

CV 2

SLOT 4

CV 3

SLOT 5

CV 4

SLOT 6

CV 5

SLOT 7

CV 2

SLOT 8

CV 3

SLOT 9

CV 8

SLOT 10

CV 9

SLOT 11

CV 2

SLOT 12

CV 3

SLOT 13

CV 12

…

255

OFF

255

OFF

255

OFF

255

OFF

FIXTURE
DMX #1 CH1 DMX #2 CH1 DMX #2 CH2 DMX #2 CH3 DMX #2 CH4 DMX #3 CH1 DMX #3 CH2 DMX #3 CH3 DMX #3 CH4 DMX #3 CH5 DMX #3 CH6 DMX #3 CH7 DMX #3 CH8

FUNCTION
HEATER LIGHT BULB PAR56 #1 PAR56 #2
FAN LIGHT BULB PAR56 #3 PAR56 #4
FAN LIGHT BULB PAR56 #5 PAR56 #6
FAN

CV SOURCE
COMPARATOR GATE 1 SWELL PHYSICS CV1 ENV. FOLLOW LEFT ENV. FOLLOW RIGHT COMPARATOR GATE 2 SWELL PHYSICS CV2 ENV. FOLLOW LEFT ENV. FOLLOW RIGHT COMPARATOR GATE 2 SWELL PHYSICS CV3 ENV. FOLLOW LEFT ENV. FOLLOW RIGHT COMPARATOR GATE 2

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ADDAC223 CONFIGURATION
DMX RANGE
The range’s minimum and maximum controls allow the user to map any 0 +5v to any segment of the 0-255 DMX range, including signal inversions. If Range Min is above Range Max the signal will be inverted. Setting Range Min to 255 and Range Max to 0 will create a full range inversion.
+5v

CV INPUT

DMX MAPPED OUTPUT

0v 255 RANGE MAX
RANGE MIN 0
255 RANGE MIN

INVERTED DMX OUTPUT

RANGE MAX 0

DMX OUTPUT LINEARITY – LOG/LIN/EXP & CV12
Light output is not linear, our perception makes us notices bigger changes when the brightness is changing at a low range than when it’s changing on a high brightness range. When controlling the panning or tilt position of a moving head the output is linear, as it controls a specific angle translated into the motors of the device. When controlling the dimming of a light it will control it by removing power (watts) in a linear way however the brightness is not perceived linearly, our perception always keeps the impression that a huge change just happened over the first 100 values of the DMX 255 range but from 100 to 255 we still notice some changes but just so slighltly. This LOG/LIN/EXP parameters allow the user to weight the output curve of the incoming signal. Its the same principle of an AD (attack decay) envelope where both stages have the same curve (exp/exp, lin/lin or log/log) the effect is quite similar to controlling an AD envelope and hearing the sharpness of an exponential AD versus the fading of a linear AD versus the thumpiness of a logarithmic AD. This parameter has a very similar effect when translated into the light realm, the curve resemblance can be seen in the extended graphic below.
This value can be individually set to any addressed DMX channel however using the CV12 checkbox the user can set it to be controlled using CV INPUT 12, in this case CV 12 controls the LOG/LIN/EXP parameter of every slot active. CV 12 can still be used as the input source in other slots.

INPUT 255

LOG/LIN/EXP 0 25 40 50 60 75 100

LOGARITHMIC LINEAR
EXPONENTIAL

LOG/LIN/EXP

<- CV12

(0-100)

(ON OFF)

OUTPUT

LOG/LIN/EXP PLOT

0
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ADDAC223 CONFIGURATION
MASTER FADE
Master Fade just like any sound mixer is the MASTER DMX output control. This allows for easy blackouts on call or as a panic button without the need of attenuating all incoming CVs. As the user may not want to dim out all fixtures on a blackout the Master Fade checkbox needs to be active for the slot to be routed to the Master Fade. Any slot not routed to the Master Fade will be independent and always live.
When not to use the Master Fade, if the user is controlling a moving head beam and activates the Master Fade for the pan and tilt values then as the Master Fade starts fading out the pan and tilt values will change and will move the beam until its position reaches Pan = 0, Tilt = 0. While this motion on a blackout may be an interesting effect that the user wants to use most often this will not be the case and that motion is undesired. Unless intentionally used for dramatic effect the user should leave parameters like these out of the Master Fade.
Like LOG/LIN/EXP this option will mostly be used for all dimming parameters.

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 8 SLOT 9 SLOT 10 SLOT 11 SLOT 12 SLOT 13 SLOT 14 SLOT 15 SLOT 16 SLOT 17 SLOT 18 SLOT 19
SLOT 20

MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE MASTER FADE MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE MASTER FADE MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE
MASTER FADE

DMX NETWORK

DMX OUTPUT (MALE 3PIN XLR)

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ADDAC223 CONFIGURATION
WEBPAGE
All ADDAC223 configuration is done using Google Chrome, our configuration webpage directly connects to the module via MIDI and works as follows:
Acess the website using Google Chrome: https://media.addacsystem.com/ADDAC223
1. SELECT DEVICE: Select ADDAC223 from the available midi devices
2. DOWNLOAD / UPLOAD TO MODULE #A. Clicking the [DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION FROM ADDAC223] button will load the table with all the module’s currently selected Preset data.
#B. Clicking the [UPLOAD CONFIGURATION TO ADDAC223] button will popup a warning message to confirm overwriting the module’s currently selected preset with the table data.
3. SAVE / LOAD FROM DISK Allows to save and load presets from the computer disk
#A. Clicking the [SAVE CONFIGURATION FILE] button will download and save the current data into a text file.
#B. Clicking the [LOAD CONFIGURATION FILE] button will load the data stored in the text file and update the table.
It’s important to keep aware of the Module’s selected Preset when downloading / uploading data.
4. DMX SETTINGS In this table the user can configure up to 20 DMX Channels. For each slot the user will set:
#A. the DMX Channel to address
#B. the CV Source that will be routed to the DMX Channel
#C+D. the RANGE of the CV Source value, this will map the incoming 0 – +5v to a diferent range than 0-255.
#E. the linearity of the signal, this allows to adjust the output value curve to adapt to the light dimming non-linear behaviour
#F. Activate CV 12 to directly control the LOG/LIN/EXP variable.
#G. activate the Master Fade link, when active the slot control will react to the Master Fade. This acts like the Master volume on a mixer, when brought to zero all values linked to it will go to zero, this allows for easier Blackouts turning off all fixtures at once.
#H. text field for user notation.
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ADDAC223 CONFIGURATION
ADDAC223 DMX NETWORKS Examples
Here we show a few examples of possible DMX networks

#1 Simplest Rig – Controlling a simple RGBW LED Strip

ADDAC223 DMX OUTPUT

RGB LED STRIP DMX ADDRESS: 1 to 7

CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION

DMX CHANNEL SOURCE

(1 512)

(CV1 CV13)

RANGE MIN (0 255)

RANGE MAX LOG/LIN/EXP

<- CV12

MASTER FADE

(0 255)

(0-100)

(ON OFF)

SLOT 1

CV 1

SLOT 2

CV 2

SLOT 3

CV 3

SLOT 4

CV 4

SLOT 5

CV 5

SLOT 6

CV 6

SLOT 7

NONE

…

255

OFF

FIXTURE
R DIMMER G DIMMER B DIMMER WHITE DIMMER AMBER DIMMER UV DIMMER

#2 SIMPLE RIG, Accessing a venue rig thru their console Any venue system will have a DMX input that will instantly give you access to all their fixtures, you just need to ask them for their address list and configure the ADDAC223 to the correct channels like the configuration shown below.

ADDAC223 DMX OUTPUT

GrandMA Lighting Console

Complete Theater Lighting Rig

CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION

DMX CHANNEL SOURCE

(1 512)

(CV1 CV13)

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 8 SLOT 9 SLOT 10 SLOT 11 SLOT 12 SLOT 13 SLOT 14 SLOT 15 SLOT 16 SLOT 17 SLOT 18 SLOT 19 SLOT 20

1 21 22 28 41 42 101 102 103 201 202 203 204 223 224 225 221 222 241 0

CV 13 CV 1 CV 2 CV 3 CV 3 CV 4 CV 5 CV 6 CV 7 CV 5 CV 6 CV 8 CV 9 CV 5 CV 6 CV 7 CV 1 CV 2 CV 10 NONE

RANGE MIN (0 255)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RANGE MAX LOG/LIN/EXP

(0 255)

(0-100)

255

<- CV12

MASTER FADE

(ON OFF)

OFF

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FIXTURE
FOG ON – ADDAC305 #1 BEAM PAN – JOYSTICK X BEAM TILT – JOYSTICK Y BEAM DIMMER – MONO ENV FOLLOW STROBES DIMMER – MONO ENV FOLLOW STROBES RATE – MONO ENV FOLLOW STRIPS R DIMMER – LOWS ENV FOLLOW STRIPS G DIMMER – MIDS ENV FOLLOW STRIPS B DIMMER – HIGHS ENV FOLLOW DIMMER CH1 PAR56 – KICK ENV FOLLOW DIMMER CH2 PAR56 – SNARE ENV FOLLOW DIMMER CH3 FAN #1 – ADDAC305 #2 DIMMER CH4 FAN #2 – ADDAC305 #3 LASER R DIMMER – LOWS ENV FOLLOW LASER G DIMMER – MIDS ENV FOLLOW LASER B DIMMER – HIGHS ENV FOLLOW LASER PAN – JOYSTICK X LASER TILT – JOYSTICK Y SPOT DIMMER – LEAD ENV FOLLOW SPOT DIMMER

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ADDAC223 CONFIGURATION
ADDAC223 DMX NETWORKS Examples
#3 COMPLEX RIG, Configuring your own light rig Here’s a more complex network, it also uses Wireless DMX. This implements the same configuration as the previous example but in a locally created network instead of a pre set theater rig.

ADDAC223 DMX OUTPUT

DMX WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER

4FOCGHMANANCHELINDEIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 1 to 43

MOVING HEAD BEAM DMX ADDRESS: 21 to 36

STROBE LIGHT #1 DMX ADDRESS: 41 to 44

120 TERMINATOR

DMX WIRELESS RECEIVER #1

RGB STRIP #1 DMX ADDRESS: 101 to 109

RGB STRIP #2 DMX ADDRESS: 101 to 109

STROBE LIGHT #2 DMX ADDRESS: 41 to 44

120 TERMINATOR

DMX WIRELESS RECEIVER #2

4 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 201 to 204

LASER DMX ADDRESS: 221 to 235

SPOT LIGHT DMX ADDRESS: 241 to 249

120 TERMINATOR

PAR56 PAR56 FAN

FAN

Notice how the channels are addressed to the fixtures, how each fixture is addressed in intervals of 20 and chains in intervals of 100, avoiding overlapping and making it easier when configuring the network. Starting at 1, 21, 41 also makes it easier when reading DMX channel charts, function number 1 will match the channel initial address 1, 21, 41… if function 8 is to be assigned then dmx channel 8, 28, 48 will be con Keeping a spreadsheet of all fixtures and addresses of your network is advised, keeping addresses organized will lead to faster configuring and less debugging.

Also notice Strobe light #1 and Strobe light #2 share the same addresses even if on different chains, they are overlapping on purpose so that they always act together, Same case with the LED Strips both are controlled as a single fixture.

When using lights reacting to sound instead of a single mono envelope on the master output having many envelopes and envelope followers allows for independent control of specific lights from specific sequences or sound sources , for example tracking each source independently (kick, snare, bass, lead, etc) allows for a more dynamic light show
CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION

DMX CHANNEL SOURCE

(1 512)

(CV1 CV13)

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 8 SLOT 9 SLOT 10 SLOT 11 SLOT 12 SLOT 13 SLOT 14 SLOT 15 SLOT 16 SLOT 17 SLOT 18 SLOT 19 SLOT 20

1 21 22 28 41 42 101 102 103 201 202 203 204 223 224 225 221 222 241 0

CV 13 CV 1 CV 2 CV 3 CV 3 CV 4 CV 5 CV 6 CV 7 CV 5 CV 6 CV 8 CV 9 CV 5 CV 6 CV 7 CV 1 CV 2 CV 10 NONE

RANGE MIN (0 255)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RANGE MAX LOG/LIN/EXP

(0 255)

(0-100)

255

<- CV12

MASTER FADE

(ON OFF)

OFF

FIXTURE
FOG ON – ADDAC305 #1 BEAM PAN – JOYSTICK X BEAM TILT – JOYSTICK Y BEAM DIMMER – MONO ENV FOLLOW STROBES DIMMER – MONO ENV FOLLOW STROBES RATE – MONO ENV FOLLOW STRIPS R DIMMER – LOWS ENV FOLLOW STRIPS G DIMMER – MIDS ENV FOLLOW STRIPS B DIMMER – HIGHS ENV FOLLOW DIMMER CH1 PAR56 – ENVELOPE #1 DIMMER CH2 PAR56 – ENVELOPE #2 DIMMER CH3 FAN #1 – ADDAC305 #2 DIMMER CH4 FAN #2 – ADDAC305 #3 LASER R DIMMER – LOWS ENV FOLLOW LASER G DIMMER – MIDS ENV FOLLOW LASER B DIMMER – HIGHS ENV FOLLOW LASER PAN – JOYSTICK X LASER TILT – JOYSTICK Y SPOT DIMMER – LEAD ENV FOLLOW

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ADDAC223 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION
MIDI TO DMX
When connected to a computer MIDI can be sent to directly to the DMX Network via the module. Sending a CC message on any of the first 4 MIDI channels will control any of the DMX 512 channels. The DMX value will be the CC Value * 2 (as MIDI resolution is 0/127 and DMX is 0/255)

MIDI CHANNEL 1 > CC 0 to 127 MIDI CHANNEL 2 > CC 0 to 127 MIDI CHANNEL 3 > CC 0 to 127 MIDI CHANNEL 4 > CC 0 to 127

–> DMX CHANNEL 1 to 128 –> DMX CHANNEL 129 to 256 –> DMX CHANNEL 257 to 384 –> DMX CHANNEL 385 to 512

This allows for precise control of any DMX fixture in the network straight from your favorite DAW and sequence any fixture’s functions just like any other midi device. Use MAX, Pure Data, Processing, Python and it can be generated, randomized….

COMPUTER MIDI OUTPUT

ADDAC223

DMX NETWORK

We also provide a spreadsheet to keep track of your MIDI assigns, here’s an example with 2 different notation approaches:
MIDI TO DMX CONFIGURATION

MIDI CHANNEL MIDI CC

(1 – 4)

(0 – 127)

0 1

CCVALUE (0 – 127)

DMX CHANNEL DMX VALUE

(1 512)

(0 – 255)

1 2

11 12

DMX FIXTURE STROBE #1
STROBE #2 STROBE #2

FUNCTION INTENSITY / RATE
INTENSITY RATE

The spreadsheet also features two simple calculators to find the DMX channel given the MIDI channel and CC, or find the MIDI channel and CC given the DMX Channel:

CALCULATE DMX CHANNEL

MIDI CHANNEL MIDI CC DMX CHANNEL

127

128

CALCULATE MIDI CHANNEL + CC

DMX CHANNEL MIDI CHANNEL MIDI CC

512

127

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SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM

USB MIDI INPUT

USB B

CV INPUT 5 CV INPUT 4 CV INPUT 3 CV INPUT 2 CV INPUT 1
MANUAL CONTROL / ATTENUATOR
OFFSET
POSITIVE / BIPOLAR
CV INPUT
CV INPUT 12 CV INPUT 11 CV INPUT 10 CV INPUT 9 CV INPUT 8 CV INPUT 7 CV INPUT 6
MANUAL CONTROL / ATTENUATOR
CV INPUT

CV INPUT 13

CV INPUT

PRESETS

MANUAL CONTROL / ATTENUATOR

CV INPUT

MASTER FADE MANUAL CONTROL / ATTENUATOR
CV INPUT

ADDAC223 ENGINE

DMX OUTPUT (MALE 3PIN XLR)

ADDAC SYSTEM

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DMX CHANNEL REFERENCE SHEET
EXAMPLE USING A FORM LIKE THIS ALLOWS FOR A FAST VISUALIZATION OF THE OVERALL DMX NETWORK

FOG MACHINE MOVING HEAD BEAM STROBE LIGHT #1 AND #2

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140

RGB STRIP #1 AND #2

141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160

161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180

181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200

201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280

4 CHANNEL DIMMER LASER SPOT LIGHT

281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300

301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320

321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340

341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360

361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380

381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400

401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420
USING THE SAME DMX NETWORK AS IN THE LAST EXAMPLE
421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440

4AD4D1AC24243 2DMX4O4U3TPU4T44

DMX WIRELESS
445TRA4N4SC6EIV4ER47

448

4FOCGHMANANCHELINDEIMMER
449DMX4A5D0DRE4SS5: 11 to44352

453

454

MOVING HEAD BEAM
4D5M5X A4D5DR6ESS4: 5217to 43658

459

STROBE LIGHT #1
4D6M0X ADDRESS: 41 to 44

461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480

481

482

483

484

485DREMCX4E8WIVE6IRRE#L4E18SS7

488

489RDGMBX4SA9TDR0DIRPE#4S1S9: 11014to91209 493

494

4RD9GM5BX SA4TDRD9IRP6E#S2S4: 19071 to419098

499

5SD0TM0RXOABDEDLRIGEHSST:

#2 41

501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512

DMX WIRELESS RECEIVER #2

4 CHANNEL DIMMER DMX ADDRESS: 201 to 204

LASER DMX ADDRESS: 221 to 235

SPOT LIGHT DMX ADDRESS: 241 to 249

120 TERMINATOR
120 TERMINATOR
120 TERMINATOR

Use highlighter markers withPAdR5i6ffePrAeR5n6t cFoANlorsFAtNo map the DMX fixtures in your DMX512 Universe

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DMX CHANNEL REFERENCE SHEET

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512
Use highlighter markers with different colors to map the DMX fixtures in your DMX512 Universe
ADDAC SYSTEM

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ADDAC814 User’s Guide

ADDAC223 CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION
Browser Configuration spreadsheet

CV TO DMX CONFIGURATION

DMX CHANNEL SOURCE

(1 512)

(CV1 CV13)

RANGE MIN (0 255)

RANGE MAX (0 255)

LOG/LIN/EXP (0-100)

<- CV12 (ON OFF)

MASTER FADE (ON OFF)

SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 8 SLOT 9 SLOT 10 SLOT 11 SLOT 12 SLOT 13 SLOT 14 SLOT 15 SLOT 16 SLOT 17 SLOT 18 SLOT 19 SLOT 20

FIXTURE

FUNCTION

CV SOURCE

ADDAC SYSTEM

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ADDAC814 User’s Guide

DMX CHANNEL TO MIDI (CHANNEL, CC) CHEAT SHEET

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
1 10 21 1 312 413 514 615 716 817 918 10 1 9 11 1 10 12 1 11 13 1 12 14 1 13 15 1 14 16 1 15 17 1 16 18 1 17 19 1 18 20 1 19 21 1 20 22 1 21 23 1 22 24 1 23 25 1 24 26 1 25 27 1 26 28 1 27 29 1 28 30 1 29 31 1 30 32 1 31 33 1 32 34 1 33 35 1 34 36 1 35 37 1 36 38 1 37 39 1 38 40 1 39 41 1 40 42 1 41 43 1 42 44 1 43 45 1 44 46 1 45 47 1 46 48 1 47 49 1 48 50 1 49 51 1 50 52 1 51 53 1 52 54 1 53 55 1 54 56 1 55 57 1 56 58 1 57 59 1 58 60 1 59 61 1 60 62 1 61 63 1 62 64 1 63

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
65 1 64 66 1 65 67 1 66 68 1 67 69 1 68 70 1 69 71 1 70 72 1 71 73 1 72 74 1 73 75 1 74 76 1 75 77 1 76 78 1 77 79 1 78 80 1 79 81 1 80 82 1 81 83 1 82 84 1 83 85 1 84 86 1 85 87 1 86 88 1 87 89 1 88 90 1 89 91 1 90 92 1 91 93 1 92 94 1 93 95 1 94 96 1 95 97 1 96 98 1 97 99 1 98 100 1 99 101 1 100 102 1 101 103 1 102 104 1 103 105 1 104 106 1 105 107 1 106 108 1 107 109 1 108 110 1 109 111 1 110 112 1 111 113 1 112 114 1 113 115 1 114 116 1 115 117 1 116 118 1 117 119 1 118 120 1 119 121 1 120 122 1 121 123 1 122 124 1 123 125 1 124 126 1 125 127 1 126 128 1 127

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
129 2 0 130 2 1 131 2 2 132 2 3 133 2 4 134 2 5 135 2 6 136 2 7 137 2 8 138 2 9 139 2 10 140 2 11 141 2 12 142 2 13 143 2 14 144 2 15 145 2 16 146 2 17 147 2 18 148 2 19 149 2 20 150 2 21 151 2 22 152 2 23 153 2 24 154 2 25 155 2 26 156 2 27 157 2 28 158 2 29 159 2 30 160 2 31 161 2 32 162 2 33 163 2 34 164 2 35 165 2 36 166 2 37 167 2 38 168 2 39 169 2 40 170 2 41 171 2 42 172 2 43 173 2 44 174 2 45 175 2 46 176 2 47 177 2 48 178 2 49 179 2 50 180 2 51 181 2 52 182 2 53 183 2 54 184 2 55 185 2 56 186 2 57 187 2 58 188 2 59 189 2 60 190 2 61 191 2 62 192 2 63

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
193 2 64 194 2 65 195 2 66 196 2 67 197 2 68 198 2 69 199 2 70 200 2 71 201 2 72 202 2 73 203 2 74 204 2 75 205 2 76 206 2 77 207 2 78 208 2 79 209 2 80 210 2 81 211 2 82 212 2 83 213 2 84 214 2 85 215 2 86 216 2 87 217 2 88 218 2 89 219 2 90 220 2 91 221 2 92 222 2 93 223 2 94 224 2 95 225 2 96 226 2 97 227 2 98 228 2 99 229 2 100 230 2 101 231 2 102 232 2 103 233 2 104 234 2 105 235 2 106 236 2 107 237 2 108 238 2 109 239 2 110 240 2 111 241 2 112 242 2 113 243 2 114 244 2 115 245 2 116 246 2 117 247 2 118 248 2 119 249 2 120 250 2 121 251 2 122 252 2 123 253 2 124 254 2 125 255 2 126 256 2 127

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
257 3 0 258 3 1 259 3 2 260 3 3 261 3 4 262 3 5 263 3 6 264 3 7 265 3 8 266 3 9 267 3 10 268 3 11 269 3 12 270 3 13 271 3 14 272 3 15 273 3 16 274 3 17 275 3 18 276 3 19 277 3 20 278 3 21 279 3 22 280 3 23 281 3 24 282 3 25 283 3 26 284 3 27 285 3 28 286 3 29 287 3 30 288 3 31 289 3 32 290 3 33 291 3 34 292 3 35 293 3 36 294 3 37 295 3 38 296 3 39 297 3 40 298 3 41 299 3 42 300 3 43 301 3 44 302 3 45 303 3 46 304 3 47 305 3 48 306 3 49 307 3 50 308 3 51 309 3 52 310 3 53 311 3 54 312 3 55 313 3 56 314 3 57 315 3 58 316 3 59 317 3 60 318 3 61 319 3 62 320 3 63

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
321 3 64 322 3 65 323 3 66 324 3 67 325 3 68 326 3 69 327 3 70 328 3 71 329 3 72 330 3 73 331 3 74 332 3 75 333 3 76 334 3 77 335 3 78 336 3 79 337 3 80 338 3 81 339 3 82 340 3 83 341 3 84 342 3 85 343 3 86 344 3 87 345 3 88 346 3 89 347 3 90 348 3 91 349 3 92 350 3 93 351 3 94 352 3 95 353 3 96 354 3 97 355 3 98 356 3 99 357 3 100 358 3 101 359 3 102 360 3 103 361 3 104 362 3 105 363 3 106 364 3 107 365 3 108 366 3 109 367 3 110 368 3 111 369 3 112 370 3 113 371 3 114 372 3 115 373 3 116 374 3 117 375 3 118 376 3 119 377 3 120 378 3 121 379 3 122 380 3 123 381 3 124 382 3 125 383 3 126 384 3 127

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
385 4 0 386 4 1 387 4 2 388 4 3 389 4 4 390 4 5 391 4 6 392 4 7 393 4 8 394 4 9 395 4 10 396 4 11 397 4 12 398 4 13 399 4 14 400 4 15 401 4 16 402 4 17 403 4 18 404 4 19 405 4 20 406 4 21 407 4 22 408 4 23 409 4 24 410 4 25 411 4 26 412 4 27 413 4 28 414 4 29 415 4 30 416 4 31 417 4 32 418 4 33 419 4 34 420 4 35 421 4 36 422 4 37 423 4 38 424 4 39 425 4 40 426 4 41 427 4 42 428 4 43 429 4 44 430 4 45 431 4 46 432 4 47 433 4 48 434 4 49 435 4 50 436 4 51 437 4 52 438 4 53 439 4 54 440 4 55 441 4 56 442 4 57 443 4 58 444 4 59 445 4 60 446 4 61 447 4 62 448 4 63

DMX MIDI MIDI CH CH CC
449 4 64 450 4 65 451 4 66 452 4 67 453 4 68 454 4 69 455 4 70 456 4 71 457 4 72 458 4 73 459 4 74 460 4 75 461 4 76 462 4 77 463 4 78 464 4 79 465 4 80 466 4 81 467 4 82 468 4 83 469 4 84 470 4 85 471 4 86 472 4 87 473 4 88 474 4 89 475 4 90 476 4 91 477 4 92 478 4 93 479 4 94 480 4 95 481 4 96 482 4 97 483 4 98 484 4 99 485 4 100 486 4 101 487 4 102 488 4 103 489 4 104 490 4 105 491 4 106 492 4 107 493 4 108 494 4 109 495 4 110 496 4 111 497 4 112 498 4 113 499 4 114 500 4 115 501 4 116 502 4 117 503 4 118 504 4 119 505 4 120 506 4 121 507 4 122 508 4 123 509 4 124 510 4 125 511 4 126 512 4 127

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ADDAC223 USER’S GUIDE
Revision.01 May.2025

Documents / Resources

ADDAC System ADDAC223 Light Control Universe [pdf] Instruction Manual
ADDAC223, ADDAC223 Light Control Universe, Light Control Universe, Control Universe, Universe

References

User Manual

ADDAC System ADDAC223 Light Control Universe Instruction Manual

ADDAC223 Light Control Universe

Specifications:

Product Information:

Product Usage Instructions:

1. CV Inputs:

2. Master Fade Control:

3. Presets Control:

4. USB Configuration:

5. MIDI to DMX Output:

FAQ:

Q: Can I integrate wireless data transmission with this
module?

Q: How does the DMX output work?

Q: Can you provide examples of DMX fixtures and their
channels?

Documents / Resources

References

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