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Hardware => Lynx Wireless DMX => Topic started by: basis21b on January 02, 2011,

Title: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: basis21b on January 02, 2011,: I know LOR equipment can be used with DMX and I know the pinout of the cabling for LOR is different than the LE and other hardware here at DIYLA. I'm interested in knowing if anyone has been successful in using the wireless mod from the wiki, or a variation of it, to connect the EX/RX to an LOR board. (Link to the referenced mod - http://www.diylightanimation.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mod_Wireless)

Anything that can eliminate cat5 from the yard so it doesn't turn into chew toys for the tree rats is a positive in my book.
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: n1ist on January 02, 2011,: The mod should work with any device that does DMX, uses a 75176 or compatible chip, and is receive-only. The only potential gotcha is whether there's sufficient 5V available to run the EX/RX.
/mike
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: wbuehler on January 02, 2011,: The standalone RX or TX/RX in RX mode should work OK. But I would suggest not using the mod which is used with the LE/RX for controllers such as the MR16 and SSR4 since we do not know if other controllers can support the power requirements.

Bill
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: n1ist on January 03, 2011,: The Wiki lists using the EX/RX as OK for the SSR4, MR16, and Freestyle. As for others, the big issue is indeed the power requirements.
/mike
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: tbone321 on January 04, 2011,: Just remember that if you switch your LOR controllers over to DMX mode to take advantage of RJ's wireless components, you will also lose the LOR controllers built in functions as they don't work in DMX mode.
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: wbuehler on January 04, 2011,: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
The Wiki lists using the EX/RX as OK for the SSR4, MR16, and Freestyle. As for others, the big issue is indeed the power requirements.
/mike

Sorry for the confusion, I meat to say in my post that using the same mod for wireless that is used for Lynx controllers like the MR16...etc.... Would not be advised for non Lynx controllers due to several fsctors such as power requirments. Using the mod for any Lynx controller is OK since we know the design of those controllers.

Bill
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: rrowan on January 04, 2011,: Plus unauthorized mods to a commercial board could be a problem if you send it back to the manufacture for repair.

Personally I wouldn't take the risk and just use like Bill said the stand along RX with the cat5 output.

Cheers

Rick R.
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: FireMedic4Christ on January 15, 2011,: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Just remember that if you switch your LOR controllers over to DMX mode to take advantage of RJ's wireless components, you will also lose the LOR controllers built in functions as they don't work in DMX mode.

Still learning here and doing lots of research. By the above do you mean fades, twinkles, etc?

Thanks to everyone for sharing and educating us newbies.

Brian
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: tbone321 on January 16, 2011,: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
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Just remember that if you switch your LOR controllers over to DMX mode to take advantage of RJ's wireless components, you will also lose the LOR controllers built in functions as they don't work in DMX mode.

Still learning here and doing lots of research. By the above do you mean fades, twinkles, etc?

Brian

That is correct.
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: basis21b on January 17, 2011,: I believe fades will still work but twinkle and shimmer will not.
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: tbone321 on January 17, 2011,: Fades will not work either as there is no DMX command for FADE just like there is none for twinkle or shimmer either. Now you can of course make the LOR controllers dim, twinkle, shimmer, and fade in DMX mode but that is done by sending the correct stream of DMX commands just like you would need to fo to make the Express do it.
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: tng5737 on January 17, 2011,: So if I used LOR S2 software to sequence then it uses built-in LOR cmds to signal the hdw to perform those effects, but if you used Vixen or other pgm then the LOR hdw would still perform those effects but by using the dmx instead of the built-in LOR functions. Assuming that you use the correct dongels in each case. Is that correct?
Title: Re: EX/RX with LOR
Post by: tbone321 on January 17, 2011,: Pretty much. If you use S2 and the LOR dongle, then you are sending commands in LOR native mode so you have access to the LOR hardware built in functions. If you put the LOR units in DMX mode and use a DMX dongle, then these commands and functions are no longer available and you will need to issue a constant stream of DMX commands to simulate these functions. Fortunantly, some of the DMX sequencing software has built in functions that will help you to do this. If you want to use RJ's TX/RX units, they are DMX only devices and using them with LOR units will require the LOR units to be used in DMX only mode.