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DMX 512

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In this example we show how to use the new DMX module to control disco lights and stage lights.
You will need a USB PC - DMX interface with a FTDI UART chip, examples of these can be found here:

http://www.bitbang.co.uk/dmx.html

http://www.enttec.com/index.php?main_menu=Products&pn=70303

The DMX protocol is quite simple from the FlowStone side sending out a strings of Hexadecimal bytes (upto 512), each byte represents a DMX channel:

Here is a 12 Chanel lighting mixer:

DMX Disco Light Faders 12 clip.png
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DMX Disco Light Faders 12.fsm
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Here is a sound to light example:

DMX Sound to Light.fsm
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Here's a short video we made of the sound to light: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSN7ZHAKHoY
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