Tuesday Twitter Trivia – DMX Address Count
As I missed last weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia due to just plan forgetting about it, I thought I would come back with an easy question this week. Well, rather then it being a trivia question, it is more like a quest. A quest to find the answer.
We all know that moving lights and multi-parted devices are taking up more and more DMX address to operate. With the introduction of LED fixtures and LED matrices, DMX addresses just keep getting eaten up. So this weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia question is:
What single device uses the most DMX address to operate? Please give a Specific manufacture and product name.
There is no definitive correct answer to this weeks question. More of, what do you think. Rather then Direct Messaging me your response, leave it in the comments section of this article so everyone can benefit.
Have a Happy and Safe Holidays and New Year everyone!
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By: Aron
I’d be willing to bet that the High End Systems/Barco DL.3 (Digital Light) moving head is one of the instruments with the most DMX-controllable parameters. It has a total of 94 parameters!
By: Peter Kirkup
PRG M Box Xtreme v3… 488 channels – see Pg 22 http://tinyurl.com/yzlzjl8 – uses 560 in it’s widest mode, but that’s across 2 universes, so I guess it doesn’t count!
By: Mike Mallinson
The DL.2 was even worse at 170 channels! You could only put three on a universe – was kinda challenging when you had a dozen or so of them!
By: Brad
Green hippo hippotizer v3-HD.
By: Ryan Wilkinson
How about a catalyst/pixelmad v4.20 fully patched with all devices (for external control through the server), 5644 channels total. About 12 univ of control for 1 server. But for server only related control its 5106 channels, about 10 universes. Thats 32 layers and full control of routing, mix control, keystone control, color and curve control.
And I think since it spans over one universe for a device’s control, then that counts. I would post a manual, but there really isn’t one for the newest version unless you use the app and look at the in-built webserver.. So I just opened it up and added it all together.
By: Nick Van Houten
Well it’s no Catalyst/Pixelmad, but…
High End Showpix Extended Protocol – 451 Channels
By: Michael
The green hippo Hippotizer V3 can have its DMX layout customized to allow you to use as many channels as you desire, up to 511. This is however not a terribly useful question anyone can make a device that uses lots of channels. In the world of LEDs, 1 universe gives you only 170 pixels. To run a full 1080p HD Display, this way, you would need a mere 12,198 universes. This is why most LED walls are driven by media servers rather than lighting consoles, because at some point the control becomes unmanageable