Recent content by Codeguy

Ron, hi I missed Tom Montvilla by what was probably days as I left Banff over Christmas time in 1983/84 and I think he arrived shortly afterwards. I certainly know of him ad have heard his name mentioned repeatedly..... I would not be surprised if he turns up at this Reunion thing in...

Apologies in advance if this has been posted here or in other forums already.There is a reunion of Banff Centre Theatre Staff and Alumni scheduled for this September at the Banff Centre. The Dates are September 7, 8 and 9. There is a Facebook page here: Banff Centre Theatre Arts & Production...

Hey Rob... Wow...End of Life for the Ultimate Converter....after only 18 years.... I was guessing 4 or 5 years and possibly 2 or 3 hundred units....I imagine that is why I am not in marketing...

Hey Gary.... I am surprised this grounding issue was not identified in the design process..say in August-September of 2000. It might have been advisable to separate both DMX i/o sections using separate DC to DC converters or , less expensively, a dual winding secondary transformer driven from...

Oh my Goodness....echos from the distant past....The OTHER Colortran protocol.... I just want to correct something Dave Higgins stated about the Ultimate Converter's Z80 UART. Dave gives the impression that the Z80 uart (Zilog ESCC "Enhanced Serial Communications Controller") is somehow unable...

Adam, hi Might I suggest renting or borrowing a DMX Opto Isolator for testing purposes. This would permit you to isolate all of your DMX Fixtures from each other and the DMX controller. You should be able to rent one from Steves or Long and McQuade . A music rental store might be your best...

Have you tried contacting Hans Lau at Avab America in Petaluma? AVAB America, Inc. He is still churning out DDII's as far as I know..... If not...contact me "off list".... I did North American Service for Avab On and off through the 80's and 90's and into the 00's These things are absolutely...