Recent content by ziggy

This will not work on so many levels. To run thru some of the first issues.. DMX is a balanced RS485 signal that is 3 to 5 volts in amplitude. The driver and receiver are always connected to the line although these circuits may be isolated from ground. No signals are generated to show if...

Sitting next to me in the pub last night was the guy who designed the hardware....I asked and undertook to post a reply.I should have said the supplied power supply is 12 Volt at 1 Amp.

You can use anything from 6 to 18 volt AC or DC at 1 amp or greater. The working light is designed for a 12 Volt supply so if the supply is less it will not go to full brightness. If greater than 12 Volt it will be overdriven but by turning brightness down it can safely be used.

Would recommend you look at MagicQ if you want to stay with a PC based system. It works almost the same as the Hog range but also has support for media servers with thumbnails and also bitmap editor for controlling LEDs. The software is free and fully functional. What makes it different from...

The only PC lighting software I know of that runs under Windows, Mac and Linux is MagicQ from Chamsys (www.chamsys.co.uk). The software is also the only one I have come across that is truly free, it will work with any make of Artnet or Pathport to DMX boxes as well as various USB to DMX devices...

You would do well to check out Chamsys MagicQ the software is available for PC, Mac and Linux. It is supposed to be close to Hog2 like, coming from Strand it was very easy to learn. The software is a free and functioning download. By that I mean it outputs DMX without having to pay anything...

It is quite powerful. Can play multiple streams of video on layers, layers can each be given effects, such as mapping on to surfaces, then the layers can be combined or used to mask each other. Not seen a page turning effect yet, the software is quite complex and may well be able to do it, an...

You could check out http://www.arkaos.net/ not quite a powerful as Catalyst or Hippo servers, very popular here in Europe. You can buy just the software and run on your own PC. Also download lighting software MagicQ PC from ChamSys www.chamsys.co.uk and you can control the server...