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Typically if a button is giving you a solid red it means there is a preset with a higher precedence overriding what you are trying to do. If it is a flashing red, it is "locked out." Thats done to keep people from turing on your house lights or work lights while you are in a show. As far as the...

It looks like the kit is just the connectors and an IC. You and probably just make them you self pretty easily. As for the IC, google SN75176BP. Thats the part you need and they are relatively cheep. Mouser, Allied, Digikey, & Newark all carry them. If you are not on a time crunch you can...

The PDM's dip switches are reversed of what they are in the manual, just an FYI. Just make sure you look at the silk screening on the actual DIP switch set. If you are trying to set the addresses of the lamps, you need another piece of hardware. Like the CK iPlayer or a QuickPlay interface.

Have you tried changing the DMX output speed? There is an option in the shell to adjust the baud rate. Also, are you patching them as a two part fixture? On top of that, do you have the correct profile selected for the scroller?

Here is a bit more on the FTDI driver issue ( http://blog.erratasec.com/2014/10/the-deal-with-ftdi-driver-scandal.html#.VFkn-PTF9Xc ). If you cannot get it to work with windows, try linux. If I am not mistaken linux has a different driver for RS232-RS485 devices. However, if you tried to use it...

We did a show where we had to have fireworks as well as open flame. The best thing to do is to get the fire department involved. Sometimes you can even call the alarm company or your station to let them know there may be false alarms, and trust me, they understand. As far as the commercial...