The Stage Light Lab← Learning library

Interactive lesson 01

Parameters: 8-bit versus 16-bit.

One DMX channel

8-bit

256possible values

The purple dots represent 256 steps of resolution in an 8-bit environment.

271.1°
DMX Ch 1
100%0%2550
12850.2%
Position50.196%
Pan step2.12°
DMX value128
Binary10000000

Two DMX channels

16-bit

65,536possible values
270.004°
DMX Ch 1
100%0%2550
12850.2%
DMX Ch 2
100%0%2550
00.0%
Position50.001%
Pan step0.0082°
16-bit value32,768
Binary1000000000000000
100%