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DynamoBen

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If you have created a DMX device for the community please post it here. This thread will act as a single collection of all DIYC DMX projects.

Be sure to include the name of the project, a brief description and a link to further information. If this is a new project, please post the name if it has one, a brief description and any supporting files or documents.

NOTE: This thread isn't designed for discussion or comments about these projects please move those posts to a thread in the DMX section of the forum.
 
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Re: DMX Projects

DMX Status display panel
http://www.ardai.net/DMXStatus

This is a display panel that shows in real time the value of 256 channels (jumper selectable for the first or second half of the universe) on a 16x16 LED matrix. It displays 6 bits of intensty per pixel.

The discussion that spawned this project is here
http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=375.0

New: A bit of hackery and code optimization, and it now does 8 bits per pixel!

/mike
 
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Henne's DMX Transceiver
8ch single phase dimmer

8ch switch (for switch packs, valves, pyro, etc.)

8ch Demultiplexer

9ch LED dimmer with auto modes and strobe FX, optically linearized dimming curve

24ch or 64ch Matrix, 7bit resolution of each pixel, PAM modulated

4ch RC-Servo +4ch LED firmware (for moving lights...)

2axis 16bit Stepper controller with 8x micro stepping

a small DMX protocol analyzer...
a small DMX protocol analyzer schematics



Henne's Strobo Mod
An improved firmware for the Botex SP1500 strobe: Adds blinding, instant flashing, linearized dimmer curve,...


OpenRDM (sorry: german...)
RDM-Dongle based on the FT232R

OpenRDM (translated via google)
http://translate.google.com/transla.../light/openrdm.htm&sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

a small RDM responder library for AVRs, written in C


Have fun - writing all the firmwares took >5 years...

best regards,
hendrik
 
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This post is a great idea. I am a long time renard user but would like to switch to RGB DMX. Has anyone pulled it all together in a similar fashion to http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=Renard_Main_Page Back during the renard development, I actually created a spreadsheet that compared each of the available boards including cost of boards and ALL parts and then normalized it to cost per channel. This is a lot to ask but provides a basis for choosing. Anyway, let me thank everyone working on this. The level of dedication to this hobby is amazing - I was fascinated reading the RGB string reverse engineering posts - it was like the birth of a religion. :) I am still lost in the mire but hope to get a handle on it in enough time to take advantage of a coop of the most user friendly and efficiently priced system. Thanks to you all!!

-- Mike
 
The PropController is an open source single-board hardware platform designed for lighting and prop control. Based on the Parallax Propeller microcontroller, the PropController has 24 I/O pins, can be powered by both AC and DC supplies. Some of things you could control with the PropController include AC Dimmers, Low Voltage DC LEDs, Pixel Strings, hobby servos, and even motors.

There are two versions of the PropController, RS-485/DMX and Ethernet. The DMX version features a galvanically isolated RS-485 half-duplex interface. The Ethernet version features the WizNet WIZ812MJ, which makes communicating via Ethernet easy. In addition, both versions are designed to be compact and have 4 mounting holes allowing it to be mounted into any enclosure.

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All,

I have created this very simple DMX sender for Linux I have uploaded the schematics and source code to source forge. Have a look here http://sourceforge.net/projects/simpledmxlinux/

I am currently working on a 3-universe send and receiver for Linux but it is in the early stages. Anyway just though I'd share what I have done so far.
Rod
 
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