I have been following as much as I could of all the threads, but I am still a little bit lost. I want to go one step at a time, and try to get something going, very small to start with.
I built a USB DMX Dongle and a Lynx express. Both seem to be functional but I would like to actually be able to get a test done that would confirm it or not.
I do have a few strings of smart LEDs available, but (my understanding) can't test with those without getting a SSC built per string.
I also have a projector that is DMX controllable, and here is my questions:
1/Can I connect the light directly to the Lynx USB DMX Dongle?
2/If yes, what cable should I build? (I have a male/female DMX cable and could recycle it to DMX/Ethernet if I knew how to connect the pins)
3/If no, and I need to connect the dongle to the Lynx express, how to I connect the light to the Lynx Express (so pretty much same than question 2 but from LE -> light). On the LE, there is 2 DMX out, which one would I use?
4/With the system as it is, other than the Smart String Controllers, what I am missing to control the Smart Strings?
The software side of things seems to be working fine. I was able to reprogram the firmware for the dongle without (much) problems. Vixen is seeing and 'talking' to it (after a few fumbles with a 'com3 access denied').
As far as the dongle is concerned, both LED (green and red) are on as soon as I plug the USB. The manual states that 'at least' the red LED should come on when connected, but I am not sure it means that the green one is 'either way'.
Thanks for any help, the cabling part is what I am the most concerned about right now, but any tips is most welcome