Does each different DMX interface require its own objects in MAX? If so, I am guessing my options are severely limited by whichever manufacturers take the effort of providing objects compatible with MAX? In that case, I'd love to know what these options are, besides the LANbox (if any).ģ.
#Update vdmx5 Patch
If the answer to 1 is no: what DMX interfaces can I use with MAX and how? I found this DMX article on cycling74: What confused me is that the patch used objects that are specific to the LANbox DMX interface that was used, which would imply that this only works with that specific DMX interface. Do I need a DMX interface at all? Or could I simply connect a DMX LED controller directly to my PC, using a controller that also has a ethernet port, or smiply an ethernet-DMX adapter? In other words, would it be possbile with MAX to send out DMX protocol over my PC's ethernet port directly?Ģ.
#Update vdmx5 software
He used the software that came with it to record some simple presets, which is basically not much more than a bunch of sliders, and the ability to record it - which was perfectly fine for the project it was initially used for, but not so much for this led matrix project.ġ. I am not sure which DMX interface was used - will get back to that later this week, though my boss probably bought it for cheap off ebay or aliexpress, so am not sure there will be much documentation on it. This was a prototype for a different work project, that didn't require much control beyond some simple dimming over time. Right now I have a similar setup working minus the MAX programming and with 12 individual LED's instead of a 10x10 matrix. In the image below I have made a rough schematic of what I have in mind, with some questionmarks highlighted in red.
It seems to be a bit less straight forward than I expected.
I am now exploring my options using dmx, and am getting a bit confused in how MAX would communicate with a DMX universe, and what hardware is really required and what isn't. Please also share other solutions I haven't considered, if they might be more appropriate for my purpose. But aside from convenience, what would be the best approach with regards to performance of my system? In the end all I care about is that my content is displayed smoothly. It would be convenient to skip the layer of Arduino programming - I know the basics, but am a beginner so it would save me some time and frustrations. I know MAX is capable of sending out DMX protocol.
#Update vdmx5 drivers
What system to use for controlling my Matrix? I used an arduino before, but I could also use some DMX drivers, we have a few 12 channel DMX LED drivers laying around in my office. I found that MAX is potentially capable of doing all that, but I might be unaware of other tools that could perform the same actions better?Ģ. In the end I would like to use real time video input into the system. of the video content, and blending two videos together. So it was more of a convenient choice, rather than a well informed one.įor some more background: I am using MAX jitter to manipulate contrast, fading, speed, cropping, etc. First of all, is MAX the proper tool to use in the first place? The reason I started using MAX was because a colleague working on a different project was using it for controlling his system, but that project hadn't quite the same requirements. Basically I have the following two questions:ġ.
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