bretk Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The ELOR from Sandevices is shipping! Woo Hoo! I cant wait to get my hands on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamS Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Emailing Jim now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Yes. They are shipping now.http://www.sandevices.com/ELORinfo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Childers Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 This looks kind of awesome, once I figure out what I can do with it, I think I will be ordering one! Right now, I am kind of like the dog that caught the tire I was chasing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Let's see, the ELOR (kit) is (currently) $95 (+$8 shipping). In addition to E1.31, it also "provide a standard wired RS485 DMX universe output." It provides 2048 "smart" channels.On the other hand, the iDMX-1000 is $259.95. It provides 64 "intelligent" channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Got my order in! Pixels will be shipping on March 15, have the E681, and will be ready to play by the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGabriel Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Who all will be using a USB to ethernet dongle for connection? What kind will you be using?Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 TGabriel wrote: Who all will be using a USB to ethernet dongle for connection? What kind will you be using?ThomasIf you are talking about the ELOR, just use the regular LOR 485b. There is a video at http://auschristmaslighting.com/forums/index.php/topic,1870.90.html which shows how to connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Childers Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 To me this looks awesome, how many of you are going to get these? I spend as much as I can get away with on my display, but I have to be careful in that I cannot afford to waste money on something I cannot use. I am just interested in opinions, and feedback. I really want to expand into DMX this year, and this is really looking like the right way to go.Thanks in advance for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I would like to get these as well. But I am just going to wait until they get tested by more people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShayneT Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I noticed in the E681 manual that cable length from controller to string can be a factor. For those that have done this - what cable lengths are practical? Just trying to figure out how close the controller has to be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I finished soldering my ELOR last night. There was a minor hiccup because a couple of minor parts (an 8-pin IC socket and a jumper) were missing, but I found those parts elsewhere and finished it. I also wired some jumpers to pass the "unused" pairs from one RJ45 to the other.Jim said those parts should have been there, so it must have been a glitch. He also said that he has become aware of potential uses for the spare Cat-5 pairs, so the next revision of the board will have those pins connected.I haven't yet ordered any E1.31 devices, so I couldn't test that part, but I did test the wired DMX out. That works fine with my DMX devices from Seasonal Entertainment and Holiday Coro. There does seem to be a problem (at least when using the Hardware Utility) when using an intensity event with shimmer or twinkle. I didn't have time to fully test that last night, so hopefully today I'll be able to tell Jim how to reproduce the problem so he can fix it.I'm very happy with the ELOR so far. Now I have E1.31 capability, and I also have a clone of the iDMX1000 for $95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Jeff Millard wrote: Does it occur when using DMX intensities from the console?No, it's from the LOR Control tab.I set the "Light Mode" to "Shimmer", which correctly made the light shimmer.However, when I moved the intensity to lower than 100%, it stopped shimmering.By the way, the DMX intensities seem to work correctly. I could see a difference between 0, 1, 2, and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronc Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I don't remember mine doing that when I tested. I will have to go back and double check now. Will let you guys know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Jeff Millard wrote: Can you test and see if the Sequence Editor can fade the effects?With the ELOR:Fade (with shimmer) works.Set Intensity (with shimmer) does not.If I do a Custom with Shimmer and Intensity, the bulb goes 50% solid (no shimmer). Have you tried the fading Shimmer with DMX in the past?This is my first year using DMX. I just tried Shimmer with Intensity through the ENTTEC Pro. It worked, but the shimmer is so "jittery" that it's basically useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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