EtherDongle in DMX mode and a Combiner (actually a De-combiner)

[wftxlites]

You can't cascade De-combiners.  They do nothing related to protocols.  So that idea won't do it.

I haven't done the math... But using the example of 16384 dmx channels...

Opt A: (1) EtD and (32) smart hubs = $?

Opt B: (8 ) EtD and (8 ) DE-combiners = $?

I suspect Opt B is cheaper and quicker to build... With fewer and simpler assembly.

BUT... RJ has not released firmware for multiple coexisting EtDs with different addresses.  He has shared beta for up to 3 pixelnets.

Unless RJ does custom firmware, you are stuck with Opt A.

Ok, understood.

On the subject of multiple EtD's, I saw a post:Dual Ethernet Port system with ed
What am I missing? I guess I need to move to that post 

[nickaknudson]

If you only need 1 universe, you can just connect the EtherDongle output to a DMX device such as the Express or Wireless TX/RX.  That is how I used mine for the last week of my show last year.

Good information, thanks!

[rm357]

Hmmm,

You know that dla equipment is for non-commercial use only...

16,000 channels of DMX at let's say $5 a channel for a controller and some lights, which would be on the cheap side... $80k in lighting equipment.... not your first year anyway :-)

RM