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Hardware => Lynx Smart String => Topic started by: therealbigjim on July 13, 2011,

Title: will I need a second hub.
Post by: therealbigjim on July 13, 2011,

I need 5270 channels to run my planned show. I know I will need two dongles, a combiner and the main hub. Will I have to get a second hub or can I use a passive hubs for the other 1174 channels because I am only using 16 SSCs.

DMX -512   12 Flex strips 120 node -4320 2 coro flakes -288, one north star -150  on 16 SSC.

I have the feeling I will need a second hub. reding the wiki while writing this it looks like one universe per hub....I wanted to avoid the cost of another power supply and main hub. 

Title: Re: will I need a second hub.
Post by: rrowan on July 13, 2011,

Sorry but you can only get 4096 channels per universe

So you need 2 dongles and 2 16 port hubs

The passive hubs don't increase the channel count and you still need to provide power at the passive hubs to power the lights

Rick R.

Title: Re: will I need a second hub.
Post by: RJ on July 13, 2011,

We have a 16 port passive hub that has not be put out yet. It is basicly a active hub with no DMX output and no repeater for the pixelnet. It will do what you need and be cheaper. I will be doing a coop for it soon.

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RJ

Title: Re: will I need a second hub.
Post by: therealbigjim on July 13, 2011,

Cool thx for the info.....