Protocol

DMX512

DMX

Lab ready Full lab

DMX512 lighting/show-control bus: 250 kb/s RS-485 carrying a break, mark-after-break, start code, and up to 512 channel slots. Controllers stream universes continuously; RDM adds discovery and configuration. Cabling and termination practices decide reliability more than software.

Domains

Tags

lightingshow-controlrs-485slots

Sources

  • ANSI E1.11 (DMX512-A)
  • ANSI E1.20 (RDM)

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