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ACME AECO 5 DMX Chart

This chart sets out the DMX channels of the ACME AECO 5 for each mode side by side, with the values and functions from the manufacturer's documentation. The PDF is the same chart, laid out to print for the desk.

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DMX channels

All modes 33ch / 24ch / 28ch

33ch	24ch	28ch	Value	Function
1	1	1	000-255	Pan0° → 540°
2	2	2	000-255	Pan Fine
3	3	3	000-255	Tilt0° → 260°
4	4	4	000-255	Tilt Fine
5	5	5	000-255	Pan/Tilt SpeedFast to Slow
6	6	6	000-255	Cyan0% → 100%
7	7	7	000-255	Magenta0% → 100%
8	8	8	000-255	Yellow0% → 100%
9	9	9	000-255	CTO0% → 100%
10	10	10		Color Wheel
			000-009	Open
			010-018	Color 1
			019-027	Color 2
			028-036	Color 3
			037-045	Color 4
			046-054	Color 5
			055-063	Color 6
			064-127	Color Wheel Indexing
			128-189	Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow
			190-193	Stop
			194-255	Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast
11	11	·		Gobo Wheel 1
			000-007	Open
			008-015	Gobo 1
			016-023	Gobo 2
			024-031	Gobo 3
			032-039	Gobo 4
			040-047	Gobo 5
			048-055	Gobo 6
			056-063	Gobo 7
			064-072	Gobo 1 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			073-081	Gobo 2 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			082-090	Gobo 3 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			091-099	Gobo 4 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			100-108	Gobo 5 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			109-117	Gobo 6 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			118-127	Gobo 7 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			128-189	Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow
			190-193	Stop
			194-255	Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast
12	12	·		R-Gobo Wheel 1
			000-127	Index 0° → 360°
			128-189	Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow
			190-193	Stop
			194-255	Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast
13	13	·		Gobo Wheel 2
			000-007	Open
			008-014	Gobo 1
			015-021	Gobo 2
			022-028	Gobo 3
			029-035	Gobo 4
			036-042	Gobo 5
			043-049	Gobo 6
			050-056	Gobo 7
			057-063	Gobo 8
			064-071	Gobo 1 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			072-079	Gobo 2 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			080-087	Gobo 3 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			088-095	Gobo 4 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			096-103	Gobo 5 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			104-111	Gobo 6 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			112-119	Gobo 7 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			120-127	Gobo 8 Shaking, Slow to Fast
			128-189	Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow
			190-193	Stop
			194-255	Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast
14	14	11	000-255	Iris100% → 0%
15	15	·		Prism
			000-007	Close
			008-255	Open
16	16	·		R-Prism
			000-127	Index 0° → 360°
			128-189	Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow
			190-193	Stop
			194-255	Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast
17	17	12		Frost 1 (Light)
			000-007	Close
			008-255	Open
18	18	13		Frost 2 (Heavy)
			000-007	Close
			008-255	Open
19	19	14	000-255	ZoomWide → Narrow
20	20	15	000-255	Focus0% → 100%
21	21	16		Strobe
			000-007	Close
			008-015	Open
			016-131	Strobe from Slow to Fast
			132-139	Open
			140-181	Fast Open Slow Close from Slow to Fast
			182-189	Open
			190-231	Slow Open Fast Close from Slow to Fast
			232-239	Open
			240-247	Random Strobe from Slow to Fast
			248-255	Open
22	22	17	000-255	Dimmer0% → 100%
23	23	18	000-255	Dimmer Fine
24	·	19	000-255	Blade0°–180°
25	·	20	000-255	Blade DW 10% → 100%
26	·	21	000-255	Blade DW 20% → 100%
27	·	22	000-255	Blade UP 10% → 100%
28	·	23	000-255	Blade UP 20% → 100%
29	·	24	000-255	Blade LF 10% → 100%
30	·	25	000-255	Blade LF 20% → 100%
31	·	26	000-255	Blade RG 10% → 100%
32	·	27	000-255	Blade RG 20% → 100%
33	24	28		Special Function
			000-029	Null
			030-039	Dimmer Curve Square Law
			040-049	Dimmer Curve Inv Square Law
			050-059	Dimmer Curve Linear
			060-069	Dimmer Curve S
			070-079	Cooling Mode: Auto
			080-089	Cooling Mode: Quiet
			090-099	Null
			100-109	LED Frequency Setting Enable
			110-119	LED Frequency Setting Disable
			120-179	Null
			180-189	Dimmer Speed Fast
			190-199	Dimmer Speed Smooth
			200-209	Reset All
			210-219	Reset Effect
			220-229	Reset Pan/Tilt
			230-255	Null

Source: AECO 5 DMX CHART, en.acmelighting.com, retrieved 5 June 2026. Personalities can change between firmware versions, so if you are patching one of our units, ask which version it runs when you book.

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