DMX controller recommendations.

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   http://www.velleman.be/ot/en/product/view/?id=353412

thats a 512 usb kit, that i have built and used probably 20 times. works great for small set-ups. set up a laptop with it and the possibilities are endless.. well 512 channels endless :P

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Dayveboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 05 February 2009 Location: Fife, scotland Status: Offline Points: 47	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dayveboy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: DMX controller recommendations. Posted: 05 February 2009 at 3:39pm
	http://www.velleman.be/ot/en/product/view/?id=353412 thats a 512 usb kit, that i have built and used probably 20 times. works great for small set-ups. set up a laptop with it and the possibilities are endless.. well 512 channels endless :P
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	Mmm looked at this but the LED pars i have and need a controller for are on different dmx chans. Prolight 1: Red 2: Green 3: Blue 4: dimmer / strobe The units i have 1: dimmer / strobe 2: Red 3: Green 4: Blue

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	Markie, if you haven't chosen already, have a look at the 'LED remote comander' which is a prolight product. I've not used it myself but it looks suited to your application. Straight forward enough and you can add a foot controller, will only work with cans from the same manufacturer (or with same DMX layout).

mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 November 2008 Location: Brighton Status: Offline Points: 7801	Post Options Post Reply Quote mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2009 at 6:48pm
	i have the aurora2 interface, which has protection built in and responds very well running roughly 250 channels worth of movers scans strobes smoke and led pars, only slight lag when everything is on the go (ie: less than 1/4second), but ever so slightly noticable when you are on the controls.

norty303 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8806	Post Options Post Reply Quote norty303 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2009 at 4:40pm
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDM_(lighting) More fixtures are starting to appear that support it but they are generally at the high end of things.
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	thanks if its good enough for you.. then....................its good enough for me.. whats RDM
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norty303 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8806	Post Options Post Reply Quote norty303 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2009 at 1:34pm
	[statingtheobvious]I'd reccommend those with isolated I/O and avoid those without[/statingtheobvious] But seriously, I think a lot of this is going to be dictated by what software you want to run. Some software requires their own dongle to be used, others support a variety of the independant options out there. I can only talk from experience of the Enttec Pro interface. I chose this because it is one of the more widely supported ones, whilst doing its own processing (rather than the PC) and has properly isolated ports http://www.enttec.com/index.php?main_menu=Products&pn=70304&show=description&name=dmxusbpro There are other options out there but at the time I bought it none really had the support of the Enttec. As I wanted to use Chamsys it was the obvious choice.
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4D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 November 2008 Location: Winchester Status: Offline Points: 4178	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4D Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2009 at 1:20pm
	So any recommendations of which units to avoid and which to use.
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norty303 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8806	Post Options Post Reply Quote norty303 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2009 at 12:39pm
	I suspect thats to do with the design of some interfaces not using isolated DMX I/O. This means that any power that finds its way onto a DMX line can get passed back to the laptop/lighting desk with obvious results. Something to check when buying an interface as few quid more at the start could save you a lot of quids later on.
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	What is this about usb/dmx interfaces and fried laptops
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	Cheers! I can see a spend coming on (but only a small one, thanks to software price!!) I've always fancied getting the lighting sorted and with a nice computer based system like this (not expensive at all really - even the Enntec one is roughly the same price as Maplins), it allows me to play around with it at home. I thought I'd stopped spending money on lighting! Edited by djgorey - 16 January 2009 at 9:10am