On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:18:51 +0100, <whodewawhybot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 19, 10:51 am, Christian Marg <christian.m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> of course cabling DMX in a 'Y' shape is a big no, no, but since DMX is
>> "just" RS485 and RS485 allows for unterminated branch lines up to 5
>> Meters, maybe I could use 1m or so to connect a dimmer and save some
>> connectors I'd need to use for daisy chaining. Couldn't I?
>>
>> Or am I misreading RS485 and missing the note about "branch lines are
>> only allowed for up to 1200 Baud"?
>>
>> bye
>> Christian
>
> I once opened an LSC Tour dimmer. To find the In and Out DMX
> connections just wired together, and then from the In connector to a
> circuit board, total lenght of cable to the circuit board was under 2
> inches. I would not want to risk it in a production environment.
>
> Mike!
That's how most dimmers do it. Nobody y splits RS485 at the chip, it would
be pointless.
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