A Patch is the process by which lighting controllers are informed of your fixture configuration and how to locate and communicate with each fixture according to its assigned DMX Starting Address. The patch links DMX channel addresses to their corresponding fixture profiles, ensuring that each fixture receives the correct control data. DMX addresses are selected from 1 to 512, and the first DMX channel assigned to a fixture in the Chromateq software must match the DMX address physically set on the fixture itself.
See also: Starting Address · Fixture Profile · DMX Address