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Hardware => Panther DMX Player => Topic started by: TexasStingray on March 02, 2013,

Title: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: TexasStingray on March 02, 2013,

Please let us know how you are Using/Planning On using the DMX Player?

Title: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: Ron on March 02, 2013,

My main thought is to run some color fades for landscape lighting so I can drive my Aethers in the yard.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: wjgiles50 on March 02, 2013,

I have several pieces that I want to use this in.  First is a large star for my Nativity scene and second is to drive the Toy Factory I am going to build which is still n the drawing stage.  I am also thinking about putting the light strings on one of my indoor Christmas trees on one.  In the long run I see many applications large and small.

Bill

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: sabie on March 02, 2013,

i think i'm going to use mine with a timer for power and an ssr4 or le  to control lights for my gold fish pond waterfall at night

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: wjgiles50 on March 03, 2013,

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i think i'm going to use mine with a timer for power and an ssr4 or le  to control lights for my gold fish pond waterfall at night

Now I have another use to add to the things I was going to use it for.  Also to blink the lights I have hanging in the trees around my deck.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: John K on March 03, 2013,

I use X10 to turn on static items throughout the house.  Front and back porch lights, Living room curio cabinet  lights ... ect. In Xmas season  X10 turns all these off all the above during the show and turns on "tune to" signage spotlights.

I am going to use X10 to drive Aethers in the front of my house that will shine on trees. And a second panther to drive pixel strings on my screen porch for summer mood lighting.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: wjgiles50 on March 05, 2013,

So far the most channels I have pushed through the Pnather is 48.  Has anyone done more?  Has anyone tried a full universe?  Now I wish I had one of those DMX testers.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: TexasStingray on March 05, 2013,

The DMX Panther Pushes a full 512 Universe. Try changing your starting channels for you devices. You specify the starting channel for each section you load into a sequence, this way you can pull from what ever channels you want to and push into what ever channels you want. even in the same sequence it will ask you if you want to replace or merge into the same sequence.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: wwwgator on March 07, 2013,

I have 81 channels on my star, however, I cant do some of the fancier sequences with the slower event timing. When I first built it, with a 50ms event timing, did some fantastic effects. Ths can still work as a stand alone display item.  This year, hope to control a buddies fountain with simple slow color fadeswith 134 channels. Looking to unwrap it this spring to play and push the limits of this cool little device.

Some earlier test images.....yup......its that big !

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: TexasStingray on March 07, 2013,

Nice, now is this at our home or work.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: wwwgator on March 09, 2013,

The fountain is in the front yard of my buddy......anesthestiologist......needs his toys !!


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I managed to crash it......dont know how......dont know why......cant seem to replicate, but I think one of my fixtures tried talking back to the controller (RDM). Like I said, cant seem to crash it again !!

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: Ron on March 09, 2013,

I've had it running a DMX pixel controller I'm testing for some friends the last couple of days. Driving 2801 and 2811 pixels through the controller beautifully.

Title: Re: How are you using/planning on using the DMX Player
Post by: JonB256 on March 21, 2013,

My daughter is finishing her Masters in Art. I help her add motion to her projects using servos. She is always leery about having a laptop sitting out to drive the servo board and any DC controllers.

This will be good for her standalone projects. Using the STOP command and a Push button switch to Reset/Restart will be even better.

Servos really do not care about the 100ms timing.

For my purposes, small Halloween display items with moving skulls will be great.