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Hardware => Lynx Aether => Topic started by: bassmants on November 15, 2013,

Title: cat 5 solder points
Post by: bassmants on November 15, 2013,

Is there and In or Out or does it matter?

Title: Re: cat 5 solder points
Post by: duane.mosley on November 15, 2013,

I would think no. I just built mine the other night and tested both to check it and it worked both ways. Seems to be just like a splitter

Title: Re: cat 5 solder points
Post by: Steve Gase on November 15, 2013,

Either point can act as input or output.  You are better off connecting each pigtail directly to the board and "keeping the stub" short.

An excellent discussion on Dmx by David Moore;

http://blog.holidaycoro.com/2013/10/understanding-dmx-protocol-and-rs-485.html

Title: Re: cat 5 solder points
Post by: zwiller on November 16, 2013,

Might want to clarify in the manual?

Title: Re: cat 5 solder points
Post by: Steve Gase on November 16, 2013,

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Might want to clarify in the manual?

As Rick points out, we are all "free to update the manuals" it shouldn't be one person with this responsibility.


I'll make this change.

Title: Re: cat 5 solder points
Post by: zwiller on November 17, 2013,

Me no understand hypertext protocol.   ;D  Thanks for the update. 

Title: Re: cat 5 solder points
Post by: bassmants on November 17, 2013,

Thanks for updating the wiki and clarification.