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  1. Hi, Junction Inc hire this type of kit. I'll PM you some more details. Thanks, Nick
  2. Environment will be a big factor. As will what the receiver is on - truck, house, person, etc. Off the shelf products might work - Wireless Solutions would be the place to start. Otherwise, custom with things tweaked to match your needs. Data rate, universe size, and real time requirements will also be considerations. Wifi bridge might be a good route as well at the potential cost of latency. Battery and IP ratings should be easy to solve, depending what the RX goes on. PS: I work for a special projects company so merrily get involved with fun things like this when asked.
  3. We are looking for additional people to join our team on a freelance basis. Junction are a special projects company working across the theatre, events, and corporate world. We create and build a huge variety items, whether that be for West End and Broadway shows, one off events, or international brands. We work extensively in the UK and Internationally. We are mainly looking for electricians’ happy working with everything from LED tape to halogen lamps, batteries and mains, and a good range beyond! Good wire skills, attention to detail, and an ability to produce excellent work are key. Our teams are normally made up from a group of people with a wide variety of skills between them, happy to help each other and learn new ones as they go. Sound interesting? Please get in touch! Our workshop is based in Cranleigh (GU6 8PT) and we generally pay between £10 and £20 per hour (experience depending). Please send an email to: jobs@junctioninc.co.uk
  4. Wireless solutions make a receiver that is battery powered. https://wirelessdmx.com/products/micro-r-512-g5/ Battereies are part of the unit so it's self contained.
  5. This is how we saw this decision. Swisson - Robust, trusted. Stand alone. Simple and quick interface for channel checking. RDM works, but is slightly limited and a little clunky. Unit can be leant out, used by multiple people with ease. Doesn't require additional kit (i.e. an expensive phone) to work. Batteries swappable. DMXcat - New and at the time good development cycle (that appears to have greatly reduced now. Nice user interface, which matches more modern desks. Single XLR is a draw back, and lack of cable check means another bit of kit required. Smaller and lighter weight. ShowTec RDM Touch - Ability to do IP DMX very appealing. Same form factor as Swisson et al. Short battery life, touch screen twitchy. DMX reception cuts out on RDM packets. Clunky user interface. RDM2Go - We didn't look at this at the time. Either missed or wasn't out. Cost potentially looks similar to the Swisson RDM? We opted for the Swisson. Based on the robust nature, and ability to be used by multiple people, and not requiring a phone to operate. For RDM we also opted for an Enttec RDM Kit which gave us all the options which no handheld tester could offer.
  6. As Tim suggested the easiest way will be to put a PWM dimmer inline. This will also allow you to decide the level and easily change it. These: https://cpc.farnell.com/powerpax/led-dial-dimmer/led-dimming-driver-12v-24v-8a/dp/PW03996?st=Dimmers The inners are small, so loose the plastic bits and it'll be small enonugh for a prop (possbily). Also available from China/eBay/etc for a 5th of the price.
  7. Computer (PC) control software, and IP DMX. (I do a lot of LED pixel work). Likely to be AR or more native control approaches. But that is someway off. For infra structure continued moves towards networked and IP as fixtures fill more of a single universe. Simplicity, multiplicity, reliability. i.e. it's easy and cheap to do, already everywhere, and doesn't go wrong much. All other options come short in one of the above. IP DMX is great for sending 100u but needs infrastructure and understanding of IP networks. As others mentioned RDM. It's great, but can cause problems so it's often turned off. If it used the spare pair rather than half duplex then it would be far more useful, much simpler, and probably more widely used. DMX. No. See 3. RDM. Yes. See 4. Don't really use them these days. See 6. More options are 'software' controlled, so it's located under a menu rather than button which takes longer. But I understand why. See 2. Ultimately with the work being done on Neural Networks and native voice control it's not beyond the realm of fantasy that a console that that responds to an LD talking near syntax is far away. How that works with a creative skill a programmer applies to interpret the desire of the LD is another question. See 9. For voice control to work the machine has to have some understanding of what you're trying to achieve so it knows how to use that input. See 6. Context in these questions will be important as the needs of a production LX on a community show, touring show, West End show, massive event (and all the millions of other types!) will be, or could be, very different. And probably another reason why DMX is still being used as it happily links them all together.
  8. Hi Gareth, I've got a circuit diagram dated 1997 that may be of use. Drop me a PM with your email address and I'll fire it over.
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