arduino as a DMX controler

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hello guys

this is going to be one of a few projects iv been wanting to do but probably the easiest of them

im looking at making a dmx lighting controller that can plug into a computer (usb) and work with a program like freestyler

iv come across this
http://www.skpang.co.uk/catalog/arduino-dmx-shield-p-663.html

which i think is what i need as well as a arduino but for starters im not sure which one to use i emailed skpang and they said that it is compatable with D2,3,4 lines. this means nothing to me as iv never used a arduino before so would it work on a uno?

this is my first post so please be kind :slight_smile:

thanks for any advice guys :slight_smile:

gaz

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It will work with any standard Arduino by the sound of things, but the photo suggests the hardware SPI (pins 11/12/13) is used to talk to the SD card which rules out the Arduino Mega series (SPI on different pins).