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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: mmais68569 on August 01, 2010,

Title: Wireless
Post by: mmais68569 on August 01, 2010,

Will the wireless transmitters & receivers that RJ sells as kits work with LOR DC boards?

               Mike

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: rrowan on August 01, 2010,

Hi Mike,

I believe you can use the transmitter and the stand alone receiver just as long as your LOR board can handle DMX. The lynx equipment uses RJ-45 connectors so you will need adapter or a conversion cable to make the connection.

BTW: The transmitter and stand alone receiver are the same unit and only a jumper changes the function.

The wiki has a LOR section explaining the conversion cable and other info.

Hope that helps

Rick R.

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: mmais68569 on August 01, 2010,

I should have included that it will be a DC board. here is the board I may use.

http://store.lightorama.com/cmdedcca2.html

               Mike

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: tbone321 on August 01, 2010,

This board is not DMX capable and will not work with the Lynx transmitter.  The Lynx transmitter transmitts a DMX stream which your LOR DC controller will not be able to understand.

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: ponddude on August 01, 2010,

I am sorry, but that statement is incorrect.  Every LOR controller, except for the older models of the 8 channel controllers, support DMX.  You will just need to ensure it has the correct firmware installed.  This document from LOR explains what firmware is required for DMX support.  You will however, still need the cross over cable that was posted above in the wiki.

http://www.lightorama.com/Documents/DMX-DOC.pdf

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: rrowan on August 01, 2010,

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I've wondered about this - does the wireless work at the "network" or "transport" layer?  Will it work with any protocol over 485 or is it really looking at the DMX stream?

Nope DMX stream



Rick R.

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: tbone321 on August 01, 2010,

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I am sorry, but that statement is incorrect.  Every LOR controller, except for the older models of the 8 channel controllers, support DMX.  You will just need to ensure it has the correct firmware installed.  This document from LOR explains what firmware is required for DMX support.  You will however, still need the cross over cable that was posted above in the wiki.

http://www.lightorama.com/Documents/DMX-DOC.pdf

Thank you for posting that and correcting as error on my part.  Perhaps LOR should make some minor updates to their documentation to reflect this.  When you go to the LOR website and look in the manual for the controller it clearly says that LOR software MUST be used to set up and control the unit and there is no mention of DMX at all.  I bet that they have possibly lost quite a few sales due to people wanting controllers with DMX capability and not seeing it there even though they are cpable of it.

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: Dennis Cherry on August 01, 2010,

FYI, LOR is going to have the DMX option in the software maybe next year.  The  beta being tested right now has some indications of DMX already but not usable.

You did not hear that from me.

Title: Re: Wireless
Post by: Jeffl on August 01, 2010,

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FYI, LOR is going to have the DMX option in the software maybe next year.  The  beta being tested right now has some indications of DMX already but not usable.

You did not hear that from me.

Hmmmm  ??  I get the feeling we are in for some changes in hardware and software over the next two years.