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Now I know most of you out there that have used colourmag scrollers may have no doubt found them unreliable and definitley noisy.

 

Thankfully I have overcome those two problems with my own modifications but have one more challenge to overcome.

 

I own and use one of the original controllers for the scrollers and now wish to make a DMX converter.

(law of the odds says the original controller will die at some point).

 

What I am after and I accept this may be a long shot is to see if anyone has any idea on the data packet format used by the controller. From my investigations into the hardware I can tell a UART is not used and that the data signal is bit bashed. Any help in trying to solve this challenge will be greatly appreciated.

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There were DMX-ColourMag interfaces on the LSD website in the used kit section, it may be worth giving them a shout to see if they have may left...

 

IIRC the data the desk sends is command based RS232, ie only commands are sent to scrollers not a continuous stream of data like DMX

 

No point re-inventing the wheel!

 

Regards

 

Tim

(ColourMag DMX interface user!)

Posted
There were DMX-ColourMag interfaces on the LSD website in the used kit section, it may be worth giving them a shout to see if they have may left...

 

IIRC the data the desk sends is command based RS232, ie only commands are sent to scrollers not a continuous stream of data like DMX

 

No point re-inventing the wheel!

 

Regards

 

Tim

(ColourMag DMX interface user!)

 

Thanks for that one Tim I shall have a look to see if I can find thier website and what I can source. Save me a bit of time. If I have no luck it will be out with the sampling oscilloscope and logic analyser.

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Morning, I know I'm opening and old thread here but I have recently found some ColourMag scrollers and controller... and all the bits and bobs to go with, but can not get the desk to work :pissedoff: So if anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Everything powers up ok but the LED displays on the desk are a bit faint.

I have the PSU's x 4

Scollers X8 (I think)

Cables

Desk that switches on but I can’t work out how to use <_<

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Posted

I've got a pdf of the protocol spec if you need it.

 

Drop me a line and I'll get it sent to you !

 

Regards

 

Mark

 

Hi Mark

 

Your post of 2005 says you have the protocols of ColourMag.

 

I have just acquired a set of these with a fault in the DMX aspect of the power pack. this looks like a home built bit of circuitry with a microprocessor at its heart. The processor seems to have a hardware fault as it gives no output but does indicate a DMX512 signal is being received. If you still have and can email me the protocol I may be able to program another IC or at least better understand how to solve this one.

 

 

 

Posted

Morning, I know I'm opening and old thread here but I have recently found some ColourMag scrollers and controller... and all the bits and bobs to go with, but can not get the desk to work :pissedoff: So if anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Everything powers up ok but the LED displays on the desk are a bit faint.

I have the PSU's x 4

Scollers X8 (I think)

Cables

Desk that switches on but I can't work out how to use http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/mad.gif

 

Hi Taffy

 

I too have some ColourMag scrollers but with a problem with DMX handling on the PSU. I note that back in 2006 you had 4 such units. have you still got these and would you be prepared to sell me one of them?

 

I have the manuals and operating instructions for ColourMag desks which I will gladly share with you.

 

 

 

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