Tim Fischer Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I should probably start a new thread for this, but...Since DMX cords are really expensive and rated for things that are way overkill for our Christmas displays, has anyone considered using Cat5E cable, buying XLR connectors, and just creating their own? I would think that if Cat5E can support 100BaseT ethernet, and if DMX is simply a varient of RS485, that should be just fine...-Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Belcher Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Tim Fischer wrote: I should probably start a new thread for this, but...Since DMX cords are really expensive and rated for things that are way overkill for our Christmas displays, has anyone considered using Cat5E cable, buying XLR connectors, and just creating their own? I would think that if Cat5E can support 100BaseT ethernet, and if DMX is simply a varient of RS485, that should be just fine...-TimTim,This link answers your question. We are using Cat5e in some of our rental systems already.http://www.esta.org/tsp/working_groups/CP/DMXoverCat5.htmCharles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin N Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Did I read this correctly....this can be done with no ill effects? If so, this seems like the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafter Bar R Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 DMX is easy to learn. I had no experience with it. I learned quickly on how to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.farney Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Mountainwxman wrote: I would love to see a sequence on how dmx was incorporated. That includes moving heads and color wash.This doesn't entirely answer your question, but I did a quick demo video using the various channels of my qspot and colorwash. I included the sequence so you can pull it up on your PC. Maybe later in the year I will have an actual musical sequence done! http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=16179&forum_id=75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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