Galaxis G-Flame Flame Box

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One of the specifically supported DMX devices is the G-Flame by Galaxis.  Like most flame boxes, the G-Flame has a safety channel as well as a trigger channel.  In order for the G-Flame to operate, the safety channel must first be turned on and later, for safety, must be turned off.  The G-Flame therefore has three command: GFlameSafetyOn, GFlameTrigger and GFlameSafetyOff.  These can be called multiple times during the show as long as the safety channel is on before any event triggers.  Note that multiple G-Flame devices can share a single safety channel.  Here are the SD columns and an example script:


SD Column Name

DMX

Note

TYPE


One of the GFlame commands listed below

CONTROL

Controller

One DMX controller universe per serial USB connection

MODULE

Channel

Values 1 to 512 are allowed

DUR

The duration of this flame

Must be a value between 00:01 and 25:00 (maximum duration)


Assuming two G-Flame boxes are configured with safety channel 33 and trigger channel 2 and 17 respectively:

CUE

HH MM SS FF

TYPE

CONTROL

MODULE

DUR

Event Description

1

00  00  00  00

GFlameSafetyOn

G2

33

00:00

Set channel 33 to GFlame safety value

2

00  00  05  00

GFlameTrigger

G2

2

00:15

Flame on device 2 for half sec

3

00  00  05  00

GFlameTrigger

G2

17

00:15

Also start device 17 for same

4

00  01  00  00

GFlameTrigger

G2

2

05:00

Flame on device 2 for 5 sec

5

00  05  00  00

GFlameSafetyOff

G2

33

00:00

Disable both 2 and 17


You should always turn the G-Flame safety on for at least 1 second before any trigger events in order to give the flame box time to get activated.