>From: "Josh Koffman" > >>Seems like a do-able idea. I have seen a DMX dongle that is built into >>the backshell of an XLR connector. Might have been ECRUE, but I don't >>remember for sure. If it's possible to use this chip in that way, seems >>like this might be an example. If you get something working, I'd love to >>see it! >> > Bob Ammerman wrote: > >I would be concerned with trying to do DMX through the FTDI because of the >tight timing requirements involved in generating/detecting line breaks for >frame sync. > Hi Bob, Yes, this also troubles me. The code I've written for DMX send (64 channels) and receive (4 channels) works well so that's covered well enough. It's the transfer of data to the dongle from the PC that's the trouble. David... -- ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L U8, 9-11 Trade St, Cleveland 4163 Australia Ph: +61 7 38210362 Fax: +61 7 38210281 New Web: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu