LollerAgent Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Which DMX decoder(s) are folks using that have been reliable? There are a lot of cheap, poorly manufactured decoders on the market now, and I'm trying to figure out a reasonably priced decent option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 https://www.blackwiredesigns.com/store/proluxe-5-channel-decoder/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 49 minutes ago, msgreenf said: https://www.blackwiredesigns.com/store/proluxe-5-channel-decoder/ Ah yeah, this is an OEM from Sunricher I believe. This is one I have been looking at. There are several other folks that sell this exact same thing (example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 We have another vendor that sells a similar OEM model, it works very well! I have 7 of these at one install and they work flawlessly. Highly recommend them! LollerAgent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Colombo Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 https://imclights.com/product/1 Art-NET DMX PRO H1 Interface (IP), work perfect with free driver available on composer "Artnet DMX via Enttec" and "Artnet Dimmer V2" the most important thing is that it is very fast and works via ethernet IP, and is compatible with any DMX decoder https://drivers.control4.com/solr/drivers/browse?q=artnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Any dmx interface is compatible with any dmx decoder .... that's why there's a dmx protocol to begin with The free driver is, well, free - and is OK if all you want is basic on/off control (dimming isn't too smooth mind you), but the Domeaudio (as sold via Blackwire) driver and compatible interface is FAR superior for 'scene' control. brucecampbell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Anyone have any experience with Environmental Lights decoders? Specifically the Studio 24. Specs look great, and unlike most of these manufactures, the documentation is quite good. I have a unit en route to test. I had been using these (per recommendation from Domaudeo), but I'm having issues with random flickers/flashing that I can't seem to resolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Colombo Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 43 minutes ago, Cyknight said: Any dmx interface is compatible with any dmx decoder .... that's why there's a dmx protocol to begin with The free driver is, well, free - and is OK if all you want is basic on/off control (dimming isn't too smooth mind you), but the Domeaudio (as sold via Blackwire) driver and compatible interface is FAR superior for 'scene' control. I made my own driver in LUA with DriverWorksSDK to manage scenes and special effects of DMX channels that I use with this IP interface, you can also connect the Janus DMX drivers with those of the artnet IP interface, if you don't have the necessary knowledge to develop drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 40 minutes ago, Alejandro Colombo said: I made my own driver in LUA with DriverWorksSDK to manage scenes and special effects of DMX channels that I use with this IP interface, you can also connect the Janus DMX drivers with those of the artnet IP interface, if you don't have the necessary knowledge to develop drivers The point is that the system (controller) handles the scene control, vs off-handing it to an external controller - it's not the drivers that are the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 1 hour ago, LollerAgent said: Anyone have any experience with Environmental Lights decoders? Specifically the Studio 24. Specs look great, and unlike most of these manufactures, the documentation is quite good. I have a unit en route to test. We use them regularly, in fact we use those in our showroom. LollerAgent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFlury Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 When ever we do strip lighting or any LV system we use Mirus Inc lighting system. No need for a wall of DMX decoders and power supplies. Everything is wired back to a panel. Control module is POE powered, all drivers communicate through the network and fully supported in advanced lighting scenes. They have other cool stuff like Input modules to use standard switches to control integrated lights (works with momentary contact switches too) and relay modules. We did a 7K sqft house full mirus lighting. All Cans, fixtures, and accent strip some 80 normal light switches wired into the input system and another 30 C4 keypads where it made sense. https://mirusinc.net/ Murch_DES and Andrew H 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc4 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hello, I'm a little late to this tread. I need DMX Control for C4. I heard C4 is coming out with there own driver.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFlury Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 37 minutes ago, jamesc4 said: Hello, I'm a little late to this tread. I need DMX Control for C4. I heard C4 is coming out with there own driver.? There are a few options out there I would look at some of the suggestions in this topic. You need to pick a hardware interface which will have specific drivers. Your decoders are going to be more voltage dependent on what LEDs your using. C4 is updating their lighting proxies to allow for tunable white and RGB lighting. They have put out a decent amount of info on the dealer forums. https://mirusinc.net/ https://www.blackwiredesigns.com/store/advanced-dmx-for-control4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesc4 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 5:05 PM, TFlury said: There are a few options out there I would look at some of the suggestions in this topic. You need to pick a hardware interface which will have specific drivers. Your decoders are going to be more voltage dependent on what LEDs your using. C4 is updating their lighting proxies to allow for tunable white and RGB lighting. They have put out a decent amount of info on the dealer forums. https://mirusinc.net/ https://www.blackwiredesigns.com/store/advanced-dmx-for-control4/ Hi, This is the Controller that is being used now. (Looks like it's Rope Lights) What would I replace this with? https://www.noveltylights.com/chasing-rope-light-controller-3-wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFlury Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, jamesc4 said: Hi, This is the Controller that is being used now. (Looks like it's Rope Lights) What would I replace this with? https://www.noveltylights.com/chasing-rope-light-controller-3-wire That looks like a pixel rope controller. The rope will not be compatible with any DMX decoder. There is also no way to integrate that other than switching AC power on and off that I would suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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