What are DMX controllers?
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In this category you can find all the types of controllers that allow the user to make on and off strips, intensity regulations, decorative effects and color hue changes.
DMX (Digital Multiplex) controllers is a universal protocol used in luminotechnics and most of the manufacturers of lighting control tables and projectors, being used as a means of communication between equipment and controllers. It was developed in the US in 1986 by the USITT (United States Institute for Theater Technology) so that all the spotlights that were inside a theater could be controlled, since at that time they were regulated by Dimmers (regulators).
1 What are DMX controllers?
DMX controllers use “special” connectors called XLR. Formerly the most used was the one that was composed of three pins and called XLR-3. Currently, the most used within the entertainment industry is 5 pins or also called XLR-5.
2 How do DMX controllers connect?
The DMX signal can be linked between different connectors making a serial connection between them. This is produced so that the original or primary signal in envoy that leaves the DMX controller is sent to the first device and this one. This is because all the devices that use this protocol have input and output connectors (male or female) that allow the connection between several sequentially.
3 How do DMX controllers work?
These types of controllers base their operation on the use of channels (Channels in English) to transmit control orders executed to the connected devices. Within the DMX512 protocol (the most used in the market) there are 512 channels, being able to find 256 levels in each of the channels. To give an example, in a spotlight of colors it is possible that the parameters from 1 to 15 correspond to white hue, from 16 to 30 the blue hue and so on until reaching level 256. Before starting to work with any DMX device It is very important to know the coding of the channels and the different effects that can be achieved with the configuration of these. All the DMX controllers come with their corresponding instruction manual in which the codes or sequences to follow to obtain the different effects are stipulated to obtain to obtain the different effects and possibilities offered by this type of controllers.
4 Musical controllers
Within the controllers market, there is a specific category called musical controlle. These are capable of making light effects in line with the music that is playing at that time. Its operation is based on a microphone installed in the controller itself that is responsible for transforming the sound received into analog signal and thus produce flickers and sequences to the compass of music. How conclusion can we see that DMX controllers are a link mainly used to control show lighting. In addition, not only allows us to control the lighting effects, but it is possible to control smoke machines, mobile heads and any other product that works with this protocol. This DMX control element is a basic element in any type of show since it allows us a wide variety of effects of lights, colors, effects and sound.