andrewg112 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hello,I work with DMX control usually, and anther type, which im not too sure of (the type with usually 3 or so cables into the board, one from each dimmer pack,lots of pins...) Anyway, Were looking at hiring a venue for a show and we need to use our portable DMX Equipment and some of the venues permanent other type of equipment. Ideally it would be great to put it all on our DMX board, but ive no idea how, or even if you can do this. Can anyone explain to me, about this?! Thanks,Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 See the wiki entry on Analogue_Control. You'll need a demux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Hill07 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hi Andrew. By 'Another Type' I'm guessing you are referring to standard Analog control... with dimmers that are usually older and haven't been upgraded to utilise DMX signals. Usually you find they have connectors with usually 8 pins... one pin per channel and a common ground. You can convert DMX to a standard analog signal by using a piece of equipment called a Demultiplexer, which simply enables you to plug in those analog cables to a unit which then converts them so you can control analog dimmer pack's etc with a standard DMX controller. They are relatively well priced, and most lighting hire companies will be able to hire them to you for a good rate. Dependant on the console you are using, you may only have one DMX universe.. so you may also need to invest in, or hire a DMX Buffer/Splitter so you can insert more than one line of fixtures into the one DMX output on the desk. For example, if you have one cable going to dimmer packs, one cable going to moving heads and another cable going to some LED parcans... you won't be able to put all 3 of those cables into the one desk without using a splitter/buffer. It simply allows you to split the output on the desk! Hope that helps, Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmills Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 One thing to watch is that there are TWO flavours of analogue control commonly seen in the UK, the Strand standard (0 - -10V) and almost everyone else who used 0 to +10V... In addition there are quite a few different connectors, and even within the common small system 8 pin din there are several possible pinnings. Regards, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Hill07 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Very valid point actually, Your best bet is to have a look on the actual dimmers, should have some kind of wiring plan on them which will explain that one to you.. if not, maybe find out the make and model and someone else amongst the forum may be able to help with specifics, HTH,Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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