worldjoe
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Technical problem:
I have almost a dozen light shows written specifically for an old Procyon Mind Machine, that is no longer manufactured. The Procyon just outputs to SMD5050 LED strips, which have RGB+ headers. I'm trying to save myself from having to re-write the light shows to a modern lighting standard. Presumably something like DMX? I'm not even sure of the right terminology to use yet. The end goal would be to play the light show via the Procyon, use some sort of hardware to convert the RGB+ analog data into something like DMX that I can record, using something like Art-Net Recorder by Light Jams. Then I can ditch the old hardware and playback the light shows using a modern system. And I can start programming new light shows using the modern system. If you want a laugh, the old system uses Excel to visualize the programs! So, my ask is: What is the best route for recording this light show with the highest accuracy?
My journey:
I reached out to a couple of companies that sell DMX recorders and one of them pointed me at Doug Fleenor's ANL2DMX. That product is expensive, at that price I'd rather rent it, or pay someone to convert the shows for me - since I only need to record 8 shows @ 15 minutes each. But I could be talked into buying it and trying to recoup some costs selling it on eBay afterwards. But that gave me some keywords to search on and I found a few other products, from this forum. The Northlight ENC08 or ENCM08 sounded great, at that price point I was willing to buy it and just try it out. But VERY sadly, the owner of Northlight passed away, and their store is now just a reminder of what once was. Another device I found is the Pathway PWINF Analog to DMX Interface. But I can't even figure out how to buy one. When I try to find a local agent or distributor, from the Pathway website, the websites I end up on are all for home builders that don't actually sell products directly to customers. Or at least, that's what it seems like. I found one thread talking about the Leviton IF 501 Protocol Converter, but I'm not so sure about that one - I just don't understand it's marketing and manual. Tinkering won't be a problem for me, but if one device will more accurately record the signals in a way that will playback accurately, then I'll lean into that despite the costs.
About me:
I am an avid tinkerer, knowledgeable in Arduinos, 12V systems and software programming.
Products I found that might work for me:
Some threads I found that gave me some ideas (but I didn't want to hijack them):
Thanks,
Joe.
I have almost a dozen light shows written specifically for an old Procyon Mind Machine, that is no longer manufactured. The Procyon just outputs to SMD5050 LED strips, which have RGB+ headers. I'm trying to save myself from having to re-write the light shows to a modern lighting standard. Presumably something like DMX? I'm not even sure of the right terminology to use yet. The end goal would be to play the light show via the Procyon, use some sort of hardware to convert the RGB+ analog data into something like DMX that I can record, using something like Art-Net Recorder by Light Jams. Then I can ditch the old hardware and playback the light shows using a modern system. And I can start programming new light shows using the modern system. If you want a laugh, the old system uses Excel to visualize the programs! So, my ask is: What is the best route for recording this light show with the highest accuracy?
My journey:
I reached out to a couple of companies that sell DMX recorders and one of them pointed me at Doug Fleenor's ANL2DMX. That product is expensive, at that price I'd rather rent it, or pay someone to convert the shows for me - since I only need to record 8 shows @ 15 minutes each. But I could be talked into buying it and trying to recoup some costs selling it on eBay afterwards. But that gave me some keywords to search on and I found a few other products, from this forum. The Northlight ENC08 or ENCM08 sounded great, at that price point I was willing to buy it and just try it out. But VERY sadly, the owner of Northlight passed away, and their store is now just a reminder of what once was. Another device I found is the Pathway PWINF Analog to DMX Interface. But I can't even figure out how to buy one. When I try to find a local agent or distributor, from the Pathway website, the websites I end up on are all for home builders that don't actually sell products directly to customers. Or at least, that's what it seems like. I found one thread talking about the Leviton IF 501 Protocol Converter, but I'm not so sure about that one - I just don't understand it's marketing and manual. Tinkering won't be a problem for me, but if one device will more accurately record the signals in a way that will playback accurately, then I'll lean into that despite the costs.
About me:
I am an avid tinkerer, knowledgeable in Arduinos, 12V systems and software programming.
Products I found that might work for me:
PWINF Analog to DMX Interface - Analog 0-10VDC to DMX DIN-mount Interface
The 24-Channel Analog to DMX converts 24 analog 0-10VDC sources or 24 dry contact closure inputs into a DMX512 signal. A built-in DMX merger combines signal output with other DMX512 lighting
pathway.acuitybrands.com
Some threads I found that gave me some ideas (but I didn't want to hijack them):
Analog to dmx converter?
Hey all, I have a very particular lighting challenge for a show I am working on. In the show we are going to be using a bike and a dynamo to create a small electric charge. The ideal is that we can then use this charge as an analogue signal and convert it to a dmx signal to control some lights...
www.controlbooth.com
Analogue to Dmx converter
Hi, everyone!I’m pretty new to controlbooth, though have been observing for quite some time.Can anyone suggest an Analogue to Dmx Demux, as all I can find are dmx to analogue.To be used with some vintage lighting gear for display purposes. Such as: Avolites qm500 180 Avolites qm500 90...
www.controlbooth.com
Thanks,
Joe.