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'''Anyma uDMX''' comes with a open firmware, which is rare. The USB communication is handled by the firmware instead of a separate chip. This must be very cheap to build! | '''Anyma uDMX''' comes with a open firmware, which is rare. The USB communication is handled by the firmware instead of a separate chip. This must be very cheap to build! | ||
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| + | While the original device sells for over 200 CHF, there are two clones that use the same firmware but no SMD-devices: | ||
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| + | - http://www.illutzmination.de/udmx.html (page german/english) | ||
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| + | - http://orikson.piranho.de/pa/uDMX/ (page german) | ||
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| + | These two devices are even opto-isolated and use a DC/DC-converter so no risk for the PC/Laptop and no ground loops. Can be built for about 20-30 Euros. | ||
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Hardware: | Hardware: | ||
| − | * From USB to DMX (one way DMX) | + | * From USB to [[DMX]] (one way DMX) |
* All the electronics is inside the XLR - two smd IC's: An AVR microcontroller and a RS485 driver | * All the electronics is inside the XLR - two smd IC's: An AVR microcontroller and a RS485 driver | ||
* The DMX data is buffered and the transmission is timed by the microcontroller | * The DMX data is buffered and the transmission is timed by the microcontroller | ||
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Software: | Software: | ||
| − | * An external object for [http://www.cycling74.com/ Max/MSP] (OSX) | + | * Supported by [[OLA]] on Linux & Mac |
| + | * Supported by [[QLC]] (on Windows and probably also Linux and Mac OS, but not well tested) | ||
| + | * An external object for [http://www.cycling74.com/ Max/MSP] (OSX) | ||
* A console app for Linux/OSX | * A console app for Linux/OSX | ||
| − | * MIDI control via a OSX app | + | * [[MIDI]] control via a OSX app |
* There's an example how to control the console app from php scripts (seems easy) | * There's an example how to control the console app from php scripts (seems easy) | ||
| − | * | + | * Free firmware. The DMX part is GPL, the USB part from [http://www.obdev.at Objective Development] is "open" but all changes belongs to them. |
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 30 July 2012
Link: http://anyma.ch/research/udmx/
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Anyma uDMX comes with a open firmware, which is rare. The USB communication is handled by the firmware instead of a separate chip. This must be very cheap to build!
While the original device sells for over 200 CHF, there are two clones that use the same firmware but no SMD-devices:
- http://www.illutzmination.de/udmx.html (page german/english)
- http://orikson.piranho.de/pa/uDMX/ (page german)
These two devices are even opto-isolated and use a DC/DC-converter so no risk for the PC/Laptop and no ground loops. Can be built for about 20-30 Euros.
Hardware:
- From USB to DMX (one way DMX)
- All the electronics is inside the XLR - two smd IC's: An AVR microcontroller and a RS485 driver
- The DMX data is buffered and the transmission is timed by the microcontroller
- USB powered
- No galvanic isolation
Software:
- Supported by OLA on Linux & Mac
- Supported by QLC (on Windows and probably also Linux and Mac OS, but not well tested)
- An external object for Max/MSP (OSX)
- A console app for Linux/OSX
- MIDI control via a OSX app
- There's an example how to control the console app from php scripts (seems easy)
- Free firmware. The DMX part is GPL, the USB part from Objective Development is "open" but all changes belongs to them.
