Re: Color Kinetics

["Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., "galeforce9" <ian@g...> wrote:
> Hi
> Standard DMX is RS485.
> 
> The lights have a single blue wire for dmx data i/p. It is supposed
> to go to one of there controllers. The blue wire goes through a 33K
> Ohm resistor to one of the uP i/p pins with a 10K Ohm resistor to 
0V.
> 
> It requires data i/p in the region of 0 to 12v minimum to switch
it.
> (I know I tried and 5V and it is not enough).
> 
> Thats why I thought if I could build a PIC circuit to interface to
> the lights (one unit would drive many lights) with a standard type
> of interface that we could all use and be very cheap.
> 
> If I have time tonight I'll try some more work on the interface &
> post were I get to. I know I could do a switch style interface, 
> RS232 does work and it should be possible to do something similar 
to 
> the other Ian's work to make them xAP if thats what people
require.
> 
> Ian D
> 
No pressure Ian, but something that I could get up and running before 
my daughters Halloween party would be really good ;-)

Graham



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