# HG changeset patch
# User Drew Perttula <drewp@bigasterisk.com>
# Date 2007-06-15 16:51:14
# Node ID 9a03605121b7eb054136838b62bd1173a495aef0
# Parent  87b14afaa00ebe25392f7a16e3443f5abfa91236

fix usb dmx levels off by one

diff --git a/light9/io/__init__.py b/light9/io/__init__.py
--- a/light9/io/__init__.py
+++ b/light9/io/__init__.py
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ class UsbDMX(BaseIO):
     def sendlevels(self, levels):
         if self.dummy:
             return
-        packet = ''.join([chr(int(lev * 255 / 100)) for lev in levels]) + "\x55"
+        # I was outputting on 76 and it was turning on the light at
+        # dmx75. So I added the 0 byte.
+        packet = '\x00' + ''.join([chr(int(lev * 255 / 100)) 
+                                  for lev in levels]) + "\x55"
         self._dmx().write(packet)
 
 class SerialPots(BaseIO):