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ERA 800: DMX Chart

Frequently Asked Questions

Written by Will Fraser

Updated at March 9th, 2026

Table of Contents

Brand: Models: Question:   Answer:

Brand:

  • Martin

Models:

  • ERA 800

Question:  

What is the DMX implementation for the ERA 800?


Answer:

ERA 800 Performance firmware version 1.1.0.

 Fade Type

Channel 

Default Value

DMX Value

 Function


 

 

 

1
 

 

​0-19

20- 24

25- 64

65-69

70 - 84

85 - 89

90-104

105- 109

110 - 124

125 - 129

130-144

145-255

Strobe/shutter effect 

Shutter closed 

Shutter open

Strobe, fast -> slow 

Shutter open

Opening pulse, slow -> fast 

Shutter open 

Closingpulse, slow  ->  fast 

Shutter open

Random strobe, slow -> fast 

Shutter open

Random opening pulse, slow->  fast

Shutter open

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Snap

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

 

0 - 65535
 

​​
 

Dimmer fade (MSB)

Closed ->open

Fade

 
0
 
3​ Dimmer fade, fine (LSB) Fade
 
0
 
4

​ 

0- 65535
 

​
 

Cyan (MSB)

0->100%

Fade
 
0
 
5

Cyan fine (LSB)

0 -> 100%

Fade
 
0

 
6

 

0 - 65535
 

​​
 

Magenta (MSB)

0->100%

Fade
 
0​
 
7
 

Magenta fine (LSB)

0->100%

 

Fade

 

0

8

 

0 - 65535
 

​
 

Yellow (MSB)

0->100%

Fade
 
0

 
9 Yellow fine (LSB)
0->100%
Fade
 
0​
 
10

​ 

0- 65535

 

​​
 

CTO (MSB)

0 ->100%

Fade
 
0
 
11 CTO fine (LSB)
0->100%

 

Fade

 

0

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 
​ 

                      ​​​​​​​​​​​











 
12​                          
 
 
 
 
0 - 6
7 - 13
14 - 20
21 - 27
28 - 34
35 - 41
42 - 48
 
 
49 - 51
52 - 61
62
63 - 72
73
74 - 83
84
85 - 94
95
96 -105
106
107 - 116
117
118 - 127
 
 
 
128 - 190
191 - 192
193 - 255


 


 

 

 

Color wheel
Indexing
Solid colors
 
 
Open
Color 1 (Red)
Color 2 (Medium Blue)
Color 3 (Deep Green)
Color 4 (Lavender)
Color 5 (Deep Orange)
Color 6 (Deep Blue)
Split colors(continuous color wheel indexing)
Open
Open -> Color 1
Color 1 (Red}
Color 1 -> Color 2 
Color 2 (Medium Blue)
Color 2 -> Color 3
Color 3 (Deep Green)
Color 3 -> Color 4
Color 4 (Lavender)
Color 4 -> Color 5
Color 5 (Deep Orange)
Color 5 ->Color 6
Color 6 (Deep Blue)
Color 6 _> open


 

Continuous rotation

CW, fast -> slow
 
Stop (wheel stops at current position)
CCW slow -> fast


 

 


                       

​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 
 

 

 

 

 


 


 

Fade
 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 
 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

0
 










​​​​​​​​13 ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   ​
 

  ​  ​
 

 
0 - 6
 
7 -13 ​
14 - 20
​21 - 27 ​
28 - 34 ​
35 - 41

​42 - 48

49 - 55

56 - 62
 

​63 - 69 
70 - 76 ​
77 - 83 ​
84 - 90 ​  ​

 
91 - 171 ​
172 - 174 
175 - 255
 

Gobo wheel 1 (rotating gobos)
​Gobo selection
​Open ​
Gobo 1 (Ray Brush)
​Gobo 2 (Too Many Doctors) ​
Gobo 3 (Limbo) ​
Gobo 4 (Light Lines) ​
Gobo 5 (Dots In Space)

​Gobo 6 (Sonar)

Gobo 1 shake

Gobo 2 shake

​Gobo 3 shake ​
Gobo 4 shake ​
Gobo 5 shake ​
Gobo 6 shake
​Continuous gobo wheel rotation ​
CCW fast->slow ​
Stop (wheel stops at current position) CW slow->fast
 

​​​​​​​​ 


 


 


 


 

Snap

​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   
 

​​​​​​​​ 

 

 

 

 

0
 

 

 

 

 

​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   
 

​ 

​​​14

​ 

0 - 127
 

128 - 190

191 - 192 
193 - 255

​Gobo wheel 1

Gobo indexing/rotation

Gobo indexing O - 360 °
 

Gobo rotation CW fast -> slow
 

Stop
Gobo rotation CCW slow -> fast

​ 

Snap

​ 
 

0
 



15

 

​

0 • 255

Gobo wheel 1

Gobo indexing/rotationfine

Indexed position/ rotation speedfine

 

Fade

 

0
 














​​​​​​​​16 ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   
 
 
 
 
0 - 6
7 - 13
14 - 20
21 - 27
28 - 34
35 - 41
42 - 48
49 - 55
 
 
56 - 62
63 - 69
70 - 76
77 - 83
84 - 90
91 - 97
98 -104
 
 
 
105 - 178
 
179 -182
183 - 255
 

Gobo wheel 2 (static gobos) 

Gobo selection

Open
Gobo 1 (Ray Flowers) 
Gobo 2 (Brick It) 
Gobo3 (Happy)
Gobo 4 (Mikado)
Gobo 5 (Dots)
Gobo 6 (Lasercona Single) 
Gobo 7 (Squares)
 
 
Gobo 1 shake
Gobo 2 shake
Gobo 3 shake
Gobo 4 shake
Gobo 5 shake
Gobo 6 shake
Gobo 7 shake
 
 
Continuous gobo wheel rotation 
CCW fast -> slow
Stop (wheel stops at current position)
CW slow -> fast
 












Snap
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0

​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   
 

 

 

17

 

0 - 5

6 - 128

129 - 191

192

193- 255

Animation

Open

Indexing CCW 0° -> 540° 

Continuous rotation CW fast -> slow 

Stop

Continuous rotation CCW slow     fast




 

​​Snap
 

 

 

0​

 

18 ​

0-255

Frost 1: Light frost

Nofrost -> full frost



​Fade

 

 

0
 

19

0 - 255

Frost 2: Heavy frost

No frost -> full frost

​Fade​
 

 0​

 

20


 

0 - 1 0
 

11 - 255

Rotating Prism 1 deployment

Off 

On


​
Snap
 

 

0

 

 

21


 

0-127

1 28 - 190

191 - 192

193 - 255

Rotating Prism 1 movement

Indexing 0° - 360° 

Rotation CW fast -> slow 

Stop

Rotation CCW slow ->fast




​Snap
 

 

 

​0
 



22​


 

0-10

11 - 255

Rotating Prism 2 deployment

Off 

On



​Snap
 

 

0
 

 

 


 

23


 

0-127

128 - 190

191 -192

193 - 255

Rotating Prism 2 movement

Indexing0°- 360° 

Rotation CW fast ->slow 

Stop

Rotation CCW slow -> fast




​Snap
 

 

 

0


24

0-255

Iris

Open -> closed

 

Fade


​0
 

​25

 

0 - 65535

​​
 

Zoom (MSB)

Wide -> narrow


Fade
 

0
26 Zoom fine (LSB) ​Fade
 
0
27

 

0 - 65535

​​
 

Focus (MSB)

Infinity -> near

​Fade
 
0
28
 
Focus fine (LSB) ​​Fade
 
0
29

0- 255

Framing blade 1: position

Out -> in

​Fade
 
0
30  
 

0 -126

​127 - 128

129 - 255​

Framing blade 1: angle

Ang le -

Parallel

Angle +


​Fade
​
 

​127


 

31

0-255

Framing blade 2: position

Out -> in

​Fade
 
​0​

 

 

32
 

 

0 -126

127 -128

129- 255

Framing blade 2: angle

Angle - 

Parallel 
 

Angle +

 

 

Fade

 

 

127

33

 

0-255
 

Framing blade 3: position

Out -> in

 

Fade

 

0

​34  ​
 

​0-126

127- 128

​129 - 255
 

Framing blade 3: angle ​
 

Angle - 

Parallel 
 

Angle +
 


 

​ 

Fade


 

​​ 

127


 


35

 

 

0-255

 

Framing blade 4: position

Out -> in

 

Fade

 

0

 

 

36

​

0 -126
 

127 -128

129- 255
 

 

Framing blade 4: angle

Angle - 

Parallel 
 

Angle +
 

 

 

Fade

 

 

127

 

 

37

 

0 -126

127 - 128

129- 255

Framing module angle

Minimum (-60°)
 

0°
 

Maximum (+60°)

 

 

Fade
 

 

 

127

38

​ 

0 - 65535

​​
 

Pan  (MSB)

Left     right
 

 

Fade
 

​​
 

​ 

32768
 

​
 

39 Pan,fine (LSB)
40

 

0 - 65535

​​
 

Tilt (MSB)

Up     down

 

Fade
 

​
 

 

32768
 

​
 

41 Tilt, fine (LSB)






















​​​​​​​​​​​​​42 ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   ​
 
   ​
 
Fixture control/settings (hold for number of seconds indicated to activate)
​  ​ 

​​​​​​​​​​​​ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snap
 

​  ​  ​  ​    ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   ​

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

0
 

​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   ​
 

0-9 No function (disables calibration) - 5 sec.
10- 14 Reset entire fixture - 5 sec.
15 No function
16 Reset color - 5 sec.
17 Reset beam only- 5 sec.
18 Reset pan and tilt only- 5 sec.
19- 22 No function
23  
 
Linear dimming curve- 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)​
 
24  
 
Square law dimminfa curve- 1 sec. (menu override, default setting, setting unaffected by power off/on)
25

Inverse square law dimming curve- 1 sec.

(menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)

26  ​
 
S-curve dimming curve- 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)
27 No function
28  
 
 
​Fast pan and tilt speed-  1 sec. (default setting, menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)
29  
 
​Smooth pan and tilt speed- 1 sec. (menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)
30 - 51 No function
52 Control panel display= ON - 1 sec.
53 Control panel display = OFF - 1 sec.
54 Regulated fan speed, fixed light output intensity (default) - 1 sec.
55 Full fan speed, regulated light output intensity- 1 sec.
56-255 No function


 

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