martinw Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 <ACN Geek>P.S. Has anyone managed to find where the ACN "error" protocol ID (referred to in the PDU specification) is defined (SDT is 1 and DMP is 2)</ACN Geek> Join the ACN Yahoo Group, lots of ACN geeks hanging out there. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmck Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Another answer to Dom's question about seeing ethernet connectors on newer fixtures is that a number of manufacturers are using the RJ-45 connector on fixtures for DMX connection. Colorkinetics ahve always used RJ-45 for DMX and now Martin have advised that on all of their products aimed at the architectural market they will only be fitting RJ-45 connectors for the DMX signal, the XLRs will be gone. Cable and connector wise, we use the Neutrik Ethercon, and TMB's Pro Plex cable, both as bullet proof as what we all use for DMX these days. We are currently doing a number of small to medium size theatre installs and we are running DMX and Cat 5e networks to every data outlet around the theatre, so that there will be a DMX and an ethernet outlet at all the logical points around the theatre. Both terminate in their own patch field in the dimmer room with DMX splitter and powered hub for the ethernet. On the subject of radio, we use the radion DMX units from Interactive Technologies, they have a buch of good tools for this type of thing. With the growth of ethernet products you can use radio ethernet units but still have to get to and from DMX unless you have an ethernet capable console, Strand 300, 500 series, MA, and a few others. The other way is to use a Strand SN100 node to turn DMX to ethernet, into an transmitter, then another SN100 at the reciever end to turn the signal back to DMX, or even multiple recievers....... Good Luck,Chris McK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robloxley Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Another answer to Dom's question about seeing ethernet connectors on newer fixtures is that a number of manufacturers are using the RJ-45 connector on fixtures for DMX connection.Ye gods! Martin had only just come round to the fact that 5 pin XLRs are specified by the DMX standard. If people go putting RJ45 connectors on units for DMX connections and theatres are increasingly having RJ45 ethernet points, the chance of one being plugged into the other seems high. How many RJ45-5 pin XLR bodge leads will we need to use such units, in places that adhere to the DMX spec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olie Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 You can get Wireless DMX from Avolites. It uses WiFi to transmit DMX over a wireless link. There are more details on the avolites website at www.avolites.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andystone Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 I'm testing out the iColor Tile from Color Kinetics at the moment (144 tri-colour LEDs in a 600mm square tile, 432 DMX channels!) - it has an RJ45 for DMX, but at least they supplied a bodge lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 That's almost a whole universe per tile! Evidently they expect to switch to a different protocol very shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andystone Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 That's almost a whole universe per tile! Evidently they expect to switch to a different protocol very shortly. You can control them from Ethernet also, but only using their own control system, which is very biassed to architectural use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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