Do you mean that you tried slowing down the speed and the
node was unable to translate the
DMX signal to
ShowNet, or do you mean that you were able to connect a
Seachanger at normal speed and because it worked, you did not try connecting it to the
node?
I'm just looking for a clarified statement on what exactly you have and have not tried. A connected
Seachanger won't care if the
Ion is broadcasting
DMX at whatever speed it feels like. A
Strand ShowNet node on the other
hand is somewhat touchy.
A local facility had a 520i and
ShowNet system. A touring
Ion came through the facility and when connected, it's default setting was to broadcast
DMX as fast as possible, which blew the SN
node out of the water and caused lighting all over the building to
strobe like a dance party where everyone is hocked up on Ecstasy. Several panicked phone calls to
Strand went nowhere but a few exchanges via phone with
ETC's tech support and the problem was resolved -- all that needed to be done is the
Ion had to slow down its
DMX speed. For the most part, the
system was fine then but every so often it would hiccup and all of the lighting would flicker off and on in the blink of an eye.
A couple years ago that facility replaced their dying 520i with a Congo Jr. I do not know for certain that the occasional flicker persisted, but I do know that they didn't take too long after that to rip their 7-or-so-year-old
Strand Premier
system out and replaced everything in the building with
ETC Paradigm and presumably replaced nodes as well (though I am not certain about the nodes). They were able to keep the
system standing as long as they did partially because one of their lighting guys was a software engineer making six figures who did
theatre for fun -- in his spare time he'd make his own modifications to
system files in the nodes and in their 520i.
