Hi, I am looking to build a controller for some lights and a smoke machine.
I saw this was doable by using DMX compatible lights together with a arduino DMX shield and an arduino uno. Does anyone have experience with this? Or is there someone who can help me with this?
I want them to turn off and on, on a program of 4 minutes.
Arduino DMX shield:
I have NOT done it but it shouldn't be too hard if you've done some Arduino programming before, and if the lights & smoke machine are well documented.
And of course, the DMX shield you buy should also be well documented and they should give you a link to a DMX library and some example code.
The protocol is simple and you don't NEED a library (if you can understand it) but it will make things a lot easier and save lots of headaches.
You should also make sure that the particular shield works as a controller (not just as a device like a DMX-controlled light). I assume most of them work both ways...
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