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DMX Dongles

I have used two DMX Dongles for my Christmas lights: Enttec Open USB widget RPMs USB DMX Pro The Enttec Open work great but was subject to a fair amount of abuse and kept blowing the RS-485 driver chip. RPM … Continue reading

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Weather proof DMX connectors

I hate using RJ45 connectors for DMX. They just don’t have sufficient mechanical strength. 3 pin ( I know soap and water in some quarters) and 5 pin Cannons are great but a bit pricing. DMX wasn’t really planned for … Continue reading

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PortaFlood Show down

Now that I have both 500W and 150W Portaflood complete, it is time to add some performance data. In the coming weeks I will be setting up a head to head test between PortaFlood 1 (500W), PortaFlood 2 (150W) and … Continue reading

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Controller Design – 48ch DMX DC controller

I just love it when things all come together!  My mega tree will consist of 16 Red, Green and Blue LEDs Strings 4 meters long.  They were purchased towards the end of last years season from Big -W.  Members on … Continue reading

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LED PortaFlood 2

With the success of the original PortaFloods, I decided the review the design and make a new one for the 150W PortaFlood cases.  I can buy these for less than $10 a case.  S0me models also come with simple stand … Continue reading

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DMX Mega Break out PCB

Why Bother? When prototyping new DMX controllers a lot of the time is spent wiring up similar connections all the time, like the USART for RS-485 driver and an ISP connector, to program the uC.  This is where my DMX … Continue reading

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LED ProtaFlood

Way back in 2007 I was attending our local church.  The building is a two storey affair with top floor being reinforced concrete suspended slap.  Downstairs the youth group would meet and have a great time, being basically kid running … Continue reading

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