Chapter 35. ChamSys Remote Protocol Commands

<playback number> A

Activate playback

<playback number> R

Release playback

<playback number> T

Test playback (activate with level 100%)

<playback number> U

Un-test playback (release with level 0%)

<playback number> G

Go on playback

<playback number> S

Stop (go back) on playback

<playback number> B

Fast back on playback (no fade)

<playback number> F

Fast forward on playback (no fade)

<playback number> , <level> L

Set playback fader level

<playback number> , <cue id> , <cue id dec>J

Jump to Cue Id on playback

<page number> P

Change page

<channel number> , <level> I

Set intensity channel to level

<program command number> H

Remote programming command

<button id> X

10Scene zone 1 button

<button id> , <state> X

10Scene zone 1 button press or release

<zone id> , <button id> , <state> X

10Scene zone button press or release

<playback number>

a number between 1 and 10 (202 on MagicQ consoles)

<level>

an integer between 0 and 100.

<page number>

an integer between 0 and 100

<channel number>

an integer between 1 and 32769 DMX channel number

<cue id>

an integer between 1 and 65536

<cue id dec>

an integer between 0 and 99. Note that for Cue ID 1.5 use 50

<button id>

an integer between 1 and 10

<zone id>

an integer between 1 and 20

<state>

1 for button pressed, 0 for button released, 2 for activate, 3 for release

\<01> , <start head> , [<end head>] H

Select one or more heads

\<02> , <start head> , [<end head>] H

Deselect one or more heads

\<03> H

Deselect all heads

\<04> , <group number> H

Select group

\<05> , <level> , [<time>] H

Set intensity of selected heads

\<06> , <attribute number> , <value> , [<time>] H

Set attribute value of selected heads

\<07> , <attribute number> , <value> , [<16bit>] H

Increase attribute of selected heads

\<08> , <attribute number> , <value> , [<16bit>] H

Decrease attribute of selected heads

\<09> H

Clear programmer

\<10> , <palette id> H

Include position palette

\<11> , <palette id> H

Include colour palette

\<12> , <palette id> H

Include beam palette

\<13> , <cue id> H

Include cue

\<19> H

Update

\<20>, <palette id> H

Record position palette

\<21> , <palette id> H

Record colour palette

\<22> , <palette id> H

Record beam palette

\<23> , <cue id> H

Record cue

\<30> H

Next head

\<31> H

Previous head

\<32> H

All heads

\<40> H

Locate

\<41> H

Lamp on

\<42> H

Lamp off

\<43> H

Reset

\<71>, <state> H

Remote trigger

\<80> , <Q id> H

Test Cue

\<81> , <Q id> H

Untest Cue

\<82> , <cue stack id> , <level> , <cue id> H

Test Cue Stack, level and cue id are optional (default to 100% and first cue)

\<83> , <cue stack id> H

Untest Cue Stack

\<90> , <show file id> H

Save show showXXXX.shw

\<91> , <show file id> H

Load show showXXXX.shw

\<92> , <import file id> H

Load show importXXXX.csv

\<93> , <import grid id> H

Load grid gridXXXX.csv

\<112> , <state> H

Emergency Hot takeover - <state> is 1 for On, 0 for Off.

\<911> , <state> H

Emergency Hot takeover - <state> is 1 for On, 0 for Off.

\<999> , <state> H

Emergency Hot takeover - <state> is 1 for On, 0 for Off.

<level>

an integer between 0 and 100

<palette id>

an integer between 1 and 1024

<Q id>

an integer between 1 and 5000 representing Q in the Cue Store

<16 bit>

0 for change in 8 bit resolution, 1 for change in 16 bit resolution

<time>

an integer time in seconds

<group number>

is an integer between 1 and 200

<start head> and <end head>

integers between 1 and 6145

<show file id>

four digit decimal number between 0000 and 9999.

<state>

is 0 or 1 to set state on/off, or 2 is toggle current state.