iSolution iColour 4 - daisy chaining problems

[henryb_y_o_b]

Hi,

 

I've got a couple of iColour 4 fixtures on hire for a concert I am doing this saturday. They have the CA-32 colourmix controller with them, and both lights respond as normal to the controller when connected separately.

 

However when I take the DMX output of one into the input of the other (with a terminator on the output), both lights glitch horribly, and do not respond at all to the controller.

 

I have tried altering the master/slave dipswitch configurations as stated in the manual, but this makes no difference.

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks!

Henry

 

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I've actually found that the glitching starts as soon as a cable is plugged into the DMX output of the first light - even before the second is connected.

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks!

[jonhole]

Have you tried terminating the DMX line?

 

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There's more information on the Wiki:

http://www.blue-room.org.uk/wiki/DMX_Terminator

[henryb_y_o_b]

Have you tried terminating the DMX line?

 

 

It's terminated, but no change :-s

 

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I've been using microphone cables so far, could this be the problem? Although the lights work perfectly when not daisy chained..

[stevefez]

I've been using microphone cables so far, could this be the problem? Although the lights work perfectly when not daisy chained..

As always with using mic cable instead of DMX cable, it could be the problem. It's definitely worth using real DMX cable to make sure.

 

EDIT: fixed quotations

[henryb_y_o_b]

Fixed it - thanks for the help :D

[jonathanhill]

Fixed it - thanks for the help :D

Can you post the solution for future users?