Was thinking about writing a sticky on DMX

[Rockingit]

As it's an area of expertise of mine and something that crops up on the general board from time to time, thought I'd offer to write up a decent detailed sticky if peeps thought it appropriate?

It's just cropped up again on an old thread, made me think of it!

 

[johnboy6083]

I've installed DMX before on water feature lighting (queens square Wolverhampton) but I didn't program it.
I would appreciate a sticky on it mate.
Mall I remember is that it's called DMX 512 and we use XLR plugs. I only used 3 pins not 5. I had to get a soldering iron out.
the results it gives are brilliant though!

 

[Rockingit]

OK then, I will. Might take me a few days to put something together. MODS - how can I put something together offline then get it to you to make a sticky?

 

[Knobhead]

Wots DMX?

 

[Marvo]

I think you could write it as a word document then copy/paste the text as a new thread. You'd need to attach all the images if there are any and get them them in the correct places. If you have issues just shout, I'm fairly handy with bb code so it shouldn't be too much work.

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Wots DMX?

Fancy shmancy lighting controllers.

 

[Knobhead]

I'm fairly handy with bb code so it shouldn't be too much work.

No need for BB code if a word proscessor is used. Just cut and paste. I've used PHP BB coding for years before I came on here, never used it since.

 

[Rockingit]

I think you could write it as a word document then copy/paste the text as a new thread. You'd need to attach all the images if there are any and get them them in the correct places.

Is there a maximum text count per 'reply' box on here? Was thinking it might be easier to digest if I used a 'reply' section per part, so to speak. And easier to search in.

 

[Knobhead]

Cut and paste from word processor

If you look in the industrial sticky’s that’s how I worked there. By doing it in small bites you can give each post (chapter) it’s own title, as I have with this post. You have to go in to advanced for reply to thread. There is a maximum word count per post, but you would have died of verbal diarrhoea by the time you got there.

A quick tip, don’t put images in to your Word document. At each point you want an image make a note.
Image 01
This you can delete once you’ve put your image in via the board’s “insert image” up-load.
This saved me a lot of time and you can proof read it, not that that stopped me dropping clangers.

 

[ackbarthestar]

Re: Cut and paste from word processor

Here's some basics for those who might be confused and think its some form of off-road bicycle...

DMX512 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MarkieSparkie]

I think a sticky on DMX might be very popular, it seems to crop up quite frequently and would certainly be welcomed by me. I considered it for a fountains and waterfalls lighting display project recently, but in the end opted for an industrial controller running a manchester encoded protacol with greater noise immunity and CRC error checking.

 

[Geordie Spark]

As it's an area of expertise of mine and something that crops up on the general board from time to time, thought I'd offer to write up a decent detailed sticky if peeps thought it appropriate?

It's just cropped up again on an old thread, made me think of it!

I didn't know you are into cycling. :joker:

 

[Rockingit]

OK then, I'll put something together once I've had some beauty sleep. I might create the thread in here first, as it might take me a little while, then mods can move it over.

 

[Rockingit]

I think a sticky on DMX might be very popular, it seems to crop up quite frequently and would certainly be welcomed by me. I considered it for a fountains and waterfalls lighting display project recently, but in the end opted for an industrial controller running a manchester encoded protacol with greater noise immunity and CRC error checking.

The protocol itself is pretty bomb-proof, and there's lots of ways of getting it from A>B in which noise etc just don't factor - sending it via Ethernet, for example, where the error checking get's done by the HAL instead. You're right that the original analogue/digital cable system based on RS485 leaves a little to be desired, though. Anyway....let's not get ahead of ourselves!