Fountain Of Euph
Active Member
Hi all,
I've been "off com" for a while, so let me know if there is another thread for this already.
One of the spaces I help out in is starting to look at some lighting replacements. First priority is the wash lights over the thrust/apron-they are recessed par 36's (IE House lights) with some sort of theatrical LED, something along the line of D60's, Colorsource Pars, Or ColorOne 100x's. There is no DMX running to their position (but we do have power), and I was wondering what the thoughts on putting in a network vs getting a opto-splitter. We currently only have 50 dimmers (Sensor Rack) on our DMX A, so their is plenty of available addresses.
What I see as pros for each:
Network:
Future Proof-ish
Might save on cable costs.
Would force us to upgrade our console
DMX with a opto-splitter:
Much simpler
Cheaper(just a spliter in the dimmer room vs switches, cable, and nodes) ?
Would allow us to use our current board (ETC Express 24/48) even though we need to upgrade.
Overkill, as the lights are relatively inaccessible, and putting a node up their would be kinda a waste to run five lights.
What are everyones thoughts on this? Also while your here, what do you think of inexpensive opto-splitters like the this or this?
I've been "off com" for a while, so let me know if there is another thread for this already.
One of the spaces I help out in is starting to look at some lighting replacements. First priority is the wash lights over the thrust/apron-they are recessed par 36's (IE House lights) with some sort of theatrical LED, something along the line of D60's, Colorsource Pars, Or ColorOne 100x's. There is no DMX running to their position (but we do have power), and I was wondering what the thoughts on putting in a network vs getting a opto-splitter. We currently only have 50 dimmers (Sensor Rack) on our DMX A, so their is plenty of available addresses.
What I see as pros for each:
Network:
Future Proof-ish
Might save on cable costs.
Would force us to upgrade our console
DMX with a opto-splitter:
Much simpler
Cheaper(just a spliter in the dimmer room vs switches, cable, and nodes) ?
Would allow us to use our current board (ETC Express 24/48) even though we need to upgrade.
Overkill, as the lights are relatively inaccessible, and putting a node up their would be kinda a waste to run five lights.
What are everyones thoughts on this? Also while your here, what do you think of inexpensive opto-splitters like the this or this?