New Pixelnet Product Design Request

[MrChristmas2000]

I would like to see a Pixelnet to multiple DMX universe hub.

It would be based on the same structure as the current Active Hub but have up to 8 DMX decoder circuits. It could even run off a Power Dongle vs a PC supply.

While having a DMX output on an Active Hub there are many people which have more than 1 extra DMX universe along with their Pixelnet.

[taybrynn]

Cool idea. 

How about a dmx / pixel net bridge/convertor ... Which would just hardware convert either way (one or the other) and uses dip switch set-able or jumper set input and output ranges? 

[Steve Gase]

The idea of having the 16384 pixelnet channels -- all available as DMX channels is very interesting!

i know that my attempts to use 6 USB dongles was a hassle last year with COM ports, etc.  Now that I'm using the EtD, using the network and avoiding USB/COMx is a huge benefit. 

[JonB256]

My intent this year (little or no Pixelnet and SS use) is to use the EtherDongle, flashed for DMX, then using the Combiner board (in reverse) to give me 4 DMX universes. Getting 32 DMX universes!!! out of a single Dongle would be great, though.

A single Ethernet cable out the window to an EtD on my front porch would sure beat 4 cables from 4 dongles.

[MrChristmas2000]

If RJ would do the design I'd run the coop. Just sayin. . . . 

[dpitts]

I could see if you only had one or two hubs you may need another universe or two of DMX. Just get another EtherDongle and program it with DMX firmware.

[MrChristmas2000]

I'm just guessing but I'd bet that one of these DMX breakout units would be a lot cheaper than another e-dongle.

[tbone321]

Maybe yes, maybe no.  It really depends on how it is designed and what it can do.  If the design is simply taken from the active hub then I would bet that 4 of them would exceed the cost of 1 etherdongle.