The possibilities of a simple DMX control: an interactive DMX control simulation
DMX is a control standard to control devices such as light fittings. It is often used for dynamic lighting effects e. g. in stage and studio but extends now to architectural lighting. It is a robust and fast protocol suitable for dynamic applications. In contrast to the DALI system where the signal runs along a bus the light fittings are daisy chained. The controller – or called master – is connected to the first fitting – also called slave – and then the slave is connected to the next fitting/slave and so on. That means the controller has one Out and every slave has one In and one Out connector. The Out connector from the last fitting in the chain must be terminated with a 120 Ohm terminator.
Modern RGB or RGB-W lighting offers fantastic possibilities for commercial and architectural applications, that reach their full potential when combined with a control method such as DMX. Try the DMX control simulation below at the end of the page.
Many light fittings from our WIBRE or HESS program are available as RGB or RGB-W and can easily be DMX controlled:
WIBRE DMX controllable Surface mounted light fittings IP67 or IP68
WIBRE DMX controllable In-ground and above-ground up-lighter, round and linear IP67
WIBRE DMX controllable pool lights IP68
HESS DMX controllable Illuminating Columns Residenza, Vigo and City Elements
HESS DMX controllable Ledia indoor/outdoor LED strip and DMX controllable LED Glass facade, Nara LED strip
HESS DMX controllable Ledia LED tile
The components to build a system for one fitting are:
- The DMX controller
- A power supply for the fitting, which feeds into a dimmer
- A 3 channel RGB or 4 channel RGB-W dimmer with DMX input
- The LED RGB or RGB-W light fitting
Alternatively:
- The DMX controller
- A 3 channel LED driver for RGB or a 4 channel LED driver for RGB-W (Dimmer and driver/power supply in one unit)
- The LED RGB or RGB-W light fitting
Please contact us for the appropriate product offering for these.