Breadboard is Great and All, But it’s not going to survive a six week run with actors tripping over it and that kid’s show that runs on Sunday mornings. So here’s a shield that can fit onto your Arduino and securely hold all your connections in place. It is tested and working with the dmx reception software I wrote for the Arduino.
Features:
- Same hardware be used to receive or send DMX, so you only have to build one shield.
- Onboard termination switch.
- Reset switch brought to top of shield for easy access.
- Pin 13 LED brought to shield for status/error messages.
- Two tact switches allow in-the-field addressing, without permanently disabling any pins.
- Header sockets for easy prototyping.
- Solder through-holes for permanent installations.
Note: I changed the pin assignments slightly from early versions of the software to allow easier routing. Pins 3 and 4 in the software are now pins 2 and 3, respectively. As of Rev11 this change has been made, get the latest version here.
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your project. I would like to know if you have tested to connect the device in a net with another DMX-slave after yours. I mean, if you have had any problem in the DMX chain if your device is connected between the master an another slave, and messages go through your device.
Thanks again!
Shouldn’t be any special issues with connecting additional devices. As is true with DMX generally, every additional device in the daisy chain is an additional potential source of interference/issues, so it’s best to opto-isolate your runs by device type to the extent possible.