Re: DIY Lighting DMX Option

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

> Midi enabled dimmer packs from NJD / Gameport on PC

That was me... back in 1998, so actually 6 years ago...

The software control was primitive - a web server that CGId out to a very
lightweight media player to play the MIDI files out natively.

Was for a friend - the system is in use to this day... However, as far as I
can tell the NJD midi-controlled packs are no longer available. They
disappeared off the NJD site about 2 years ago (though I should check, in
case they've come back.)

On the DMX front, another friend of mine runs a theatre lighting
consultancy
as a result of which he's ended up with a lot of lighting kit off the back
of various projects.

We've looked at DMX for domestic use several times over the past 6 years,
but the stumbling block has always been the price of the PC DMX
controllers.
(OK - technically it's in use at his house, but we never really looked
further.)

As you say, it's a simply protocol, optimised for lighting only, and 512
channels should be enough for most homes :-)

Regards,

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@diyha.co.uk>
To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: DIY Lighting DMX Option


> Quoting Ian Lowe <ian@wintermute-ltd.com>:
>
> > You know, I was hoping discussion would come to DMX512 for the
home...
>
> It has been mentioned before several times. Someone was also using
Midi
for
> lighting control using the Midi enabled dimmer packs from NJD hooked
up to
the
> GamePort on a soundcard. ( that was about 4 or 5 years ago I think!)


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