RE: [SPAM] - Re: Re: DMX Controller - Email found in subject

["Peter Chick" <peter.chick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Question, why limit DMX to Lights and relay's? How about interfacing for
example a LCD/VFD display? Maybe use a PIC to listen to one 'channel'
and decode that data stream onto the display?

Just set the 'channel' for the VFD/LCD display in an xPL Application, it
would talk to a lower level DMX driver and that would do the rest. This
way you could use ANY type of device / schema. DMX would just be the
transport layer.

I like the idea of being able have multiple addressable displays all
hanging of one cable, as well as my dimmers and relays, basically
getting more use out of one cable.

<IDEA>

Layers would be as follows:-

xPLHAL

xPL-DMX-DIMMER(Control.Basic)  xPL-DMX-LCD(OSD.basic)

DMX DRIVER

DMX HARDWARE

</IDEA>

Thoughts?

Peter


-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Frost [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 23 November 2004 10:27
To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [ukha_xpl] Re: DMX Controller - Email found in
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So what can I do with it then?

Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: "Frank Mc Alinden"<fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 23/11/04 10:19:19
To: "ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx"<ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] Re: DMX Controller


Hi John

> I'm up for writing the software if someone can advise on some suitable
hardware.

If you decide to xPL the Milford serial / dmx board  let me know please
as i
will order one as well as a relay board....
Thanks
Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "John B" <home-automation@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] Re: DMX Controller


>
> Hi Frank,
>
> > I already has CBUS installed for lighting but i like the idea of
dmx
relay
> > boards ,so would be good if dmx was the chosen xPL rs485 network
> > protocol....would consider purchasing some dmx kit if one of the
guys
was up
> > for xPLling it.........
>
> I'm in the same boat as you - my lighting is already C-Bus, but having
some DMX relays would certainly be useful.
> (and a lot cheaper than C-Bus ones!)
>
> I'm up for writing the software if someone can advise on some suitable
hardware.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
>
>
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