As you say, DMX is still 250K even if you're sending less than a whole universe. How does the number of channels change the bandwidth requirement of the isolation components? Mike Harrison wrote: > b) most DMX devices (especially those you want to save every penny on) only use a few channels, so > the data rate out of the interface can be somewhat lower than the 250K line rate - this may have > possibilities to reduce the bandwidth of the isolation components to save power/cost if you can do > the 250k receive at low enough power. Not sure how practical this would be as you'd still have to > receive at 250K and do the byte counting for addressing. . -- ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 Our Web Site: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist