Equipment

Diy Light Animation Equipment This page contains links and info about the DLA equipment with all current hardware is based off of the DMX standard.

Hooking up a DMX Universe

Hookup Diagrams showing DMX devices connected to a computer.

Equipment Errata

This page is for mods needed on released production boards from DLA.

Controller (Dimmers) Comparison Table

Controller	DMX	# Channels	On Board SSR	Wireless Pkg	LNT	Dimming	On Board Splitter	12v DC	120v AC	240 AC
Lynx Express	Yes	16	Yes	EX/RX or RX	Yes	Yes	Yes (1)**	No	Yes	Yes
Lynx Freestyle	Yes	128	No/SSR4	EX/RX wMod or RX	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Lynx SSR4-DMX	Yes	4	Yes	EX/RX wMod or RX	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Lynx MR-16	Yes	16	LED/MR16	EX/RX wMod or RX	No	Yes	No	Yes ***	No	No

Legend

LNT = Light Normalizing Technology. With the proper curves all lights turn on and dim at the same rate.
Need to know if Lynx hardware works in your region? Lynx Voltage Info

Asterisk Notes

** Two DMX outputs using wired input (Cat5) with ver 3 pcb and higher or

One DMX output (DMX Out2) if using the mounted EX/RX wireless module on ver 3 pcb and higher

*** MR16 is capable of handling up to 24 volt DC source power. Please place a heat sink on the 5 volt regulator.

Aether

DMX LED RGB(W) Flood/Spot Light

Pronunciation on Aether:
Ether \E"ther\ ([=e]"th[~e]r), n. [L. aether, Gr. a'iqh`r, fr. a'i`qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh,
indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. ['e]ther.] [Written also [ae]ther.]

Lynx Aether[[Image:|left|thumb|160px|16 Channel]]

Dimmers

Dimmer Info - Manual, BOM (Bill Of Materials), Firmware and Checksum

Lynx Express 16 Channel Manual v5 Previous Manuals/BOMs Assembly Videos Part 1 Part 2 BOM v5 or Mouser Direct Graphics Firmware LNT MpLab=6538, pickit util=64C0 Config Utility List of Light Curves	Lynx Freestyle 128 Channel Controller only Manual BOM or Mouser Direct Graphics Firmware 9AAF	16 CH DC Controller (MR16) 16 Channel LED Manual BOM or Mouser Direct Graphics Firmware 90D4
SSR4 4 Channel SSR plus DMX option Manual BOM or Mouser Direct Base SSR4 DMX Option SSR4 with DMX Graphics Firmware 9408