Re: Re: DMX512

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David

> I have to say though, that board (available from maplins, UK folk,
> thats if they ever actually have any in stock :-) looks good.

LOL!!!!!.....Guess what i have to wait as the relay board is not in stock
;-)


> Frank - on a separate topic - I note you are threatening to rewrite
> the code for the Netiom.  PIC18F.  What compiler are you using???
>

No not me im a straight assembler man ;-(.......I think that was Lehane

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:08 PM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: DMX512


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> --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<fmcalind@b...> wrote:
>
> Hi Frank
>
> > Forgotten about your board.......Are you going to use it in your
> > setup ????
>
> I did, in the old days in the UK, but unlikely for the home now.  I
> keep saying it, but a CBus installation is on the cards as soon as I
> get the right amount of time...  Pity really, its (he says, getting a
> tad big-headed) a really good design, it is rock solid, does exactly
> what it says on the can.  I dunno, maybe.  Be good for the garden
> lights, I suppose, as you can handle effectively any size load with
> it, unlike the miserable amp or so out of a CBus dimmer :-)  Just need
> to find some good chokes to keep the RFI down.  Many USA made dimmers
> had no RFI supression chokes at all, and they seemed to have
survived...
>
> In my "unfinished symphonies" box I have many bits for an
IGBT dimmer
> I was going to try and build.  No EMI problems with IGBT dimmers,
> controlled rate of switch on and switch off, no fuses needed.
>
> > Just ordered a dmx transmitter and relay board to play with
> > from Milfords...
>
> I have to say though, that board (available from maplins, UK folk,
> thats if they ever actually have any in stock :-) looks good.
>
> If there are any stagers in here that need a PC based DMX lighting
> controller (and more), look no further than PCStage (google for same).
>  Really excellent bit of software (he says, with just one show under
> the belt with it), really excellent author support, uses a 250 quid
> box to do the DMX output.
>
> Frank - on a separate topic - I note you are threatening to rewrite
> the code for the Netiom.  PIC18F.  What compiler are you using???
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