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Hardware => Lynx Zeus => Topic started by: Harley on December 20, 2013,

Title: Just to make sure i understand this
Post by: Harley on December 20, 2013,

The Zeus is a 16 channel smart string controller, making the Hubs and SSC's obsolete?

if this is incorrect pleas emphasis .

Title: Re: Just to make sure i understand this
Post by: taybrynn on December 20, 2013,

Incorrect.  Its basically 16 SSC's on a single board.  The Zeus is good to connecting display items which are in close proximity to each other --- like a matrix or megatree.  Power injection is like 10' or less from the Zeus.

But the Hubs are part of a more distributed design which allows you to inject power ~ 100' to the SSC and then 10' from there.  So if you were doing the rooflines of a house, the hub + SSC(s) is perfect and Zeus is not.

Also, the Hubs have built in pixelnet splitters on them (Zeus does not) and the active ss hub also has the ability to output a DMX universe (zeus cannot).

There are other differences, but the main thing is that the Zeus is best for the highly concentrated and closely co-located RGB display items and not so good for the others. 

Title: Re: Just to make sure i understand this
Post by: tbone321 on December 20, 2013,

+1