| Subject: | Re: Serial control of LanBox |
| From: | Fokko van Duin |
| Date: | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:11:43 +0100 |
At 14:13 +0100 22-02-2003, Jorg Schellekens wrote:
Erratic behaviour of DMX equipment is symptomatic for the absence of a
termintator, although it probably would've been there from scratch,
instead of acting up after two hours.
In this case, he was just sending too many messages without checking the
response of the box. In the next LCX/LCM firmware version you will be
allowed to do so though :-)
Although the absence of a DMX terminator will not always instantly cause
trouble it is good practice to terminate your DMX, and it saves you from the
painful situation of an expensive rig of DMX equipment not functioning
properly because of the lack 1 plug and a resistor costing well, maybe E/$
5,00 ?
Even in our small studio setup (24 pars, 6 intelligent fixtures, 100mtr
cable), we had problems when using low cost mike cable or forgetting the
terminator!
Fokko
- Re: Serial control of LanBox, (continued)
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