DMX - Digital Multiplexing

Watch the 3 DMX lighting tutorial videos 'What is DMX?', 'DMX addressing' and 'DMX wiring' to further explore DMX.

Record key information discussed and any diagrams to assist you in understanding the various processes.

Adressing LED Lights

LED lights need to be addressed when connecting them through a DMX cable to the lighting desk so it can respond accordingly.

Watch the 2 videos 'DMX lighting tutorial: Hardware and software' and 'How to program DMX lights for beginners' to learn more about specific equipment, addressing and how to use the lighting consoles.

DMX_Summary - Dstorie 2020.pdf

Cabeling and Accessories

Have a look through the information sheet (left) which will give you a summary of DMX and the cabeling used.

Task

Using LED you have available, individually power them or connect them to a control console with a DMX cable and move through the various effects they have, both manually and through DMX addressing.

If you have a group of LED lights and a lighting console, experiment with addressing the lights differently and operating them through the console.