Making connections with iccMAX
A guide to understanding how profile connection works using iccMAX profiles
iccMAX profile connection Connecting with iccMAX Multiplex connection
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Extending device-to-device connection with multiplex channel connection
With device-to-device connection the device values are passed directly from one profile to another in the same order without any modification by the CMM. This can be thought of as an alternate connection space mechanism from using a PCS. Rather than describing what a colour looks like, or how it is related to light, it provides a representation of what a colour is or how it is made. Multiplex channel connection in iccMAX can be thought of as an extension of device-to-device connection, with flexibility in the order and number of channels. Like device-to-device connection, the CMM performs no modification of the values that are passed from one profile to another when performing multiplex channel connection. The data channels are identified by name rather than order, and data is passed between channels that have the same name.Multiplex channel connection is useful when there is flexibility in the number of data channels, or when the order of data channels is not important. The flexibility can be controlled in terms of requirements from both the source and destination profiles.
Examples where multiplex channel connection could be useful include: pigment identification of artwork, disease state indicators in whole slide imaging, terrain-type identification in satellite imagery, ink overprint simulation in printing, and adding an alpha channel to a PCS for 3D printing.