Revision [135]
This is an old revision of DMX made by MegSchrock on 2023-02-05 22:01:45.
DMX
Labels
- Use electric tape to perfectly bisect where the boot meets the shell. Should the tape creep too close to the end, then it is in danger of preventing proper entry into a port. should it creep to close to the cable, then it'll look ugly or could be misconstrued as some other marker.
- Colored tape is used to denote universes, but the universe number can also be written, if deemed necessary. However leaving the color to do its job allows for changes later on.
- If a number is necessary, it is adequate to only label once per connector, but must be underlined.
Flags
- It us useful, but not always necessary to denote the purpose of a particular DMX run, especially if it covers quite a distance or of there are many DMX coming out of an [Glossary | opti] or a [Glossary | node].
- Flagging should be done using white gaff tape of adequate length to fit the description and should be labeled at the male end with the destination and the female end with the origin. Such as: Male: "Truss 3 Skypanels"; Female: "Node 4".
Orientation
Any cable, whether it be socapex or bates or a single should always have the labels oriented such that the male-end point to the sky and the female end points to the ground. This is because, more often than not, cables drop from the grid and are viewed in this manner. It also ensure that, coupling this with lining up your labels with the key/keyhole, you will be able to read the connection as it enters the back of the dimmer rack.Binary Universes
Standardizing universe counting by applying ROY G BIV to binary counting, replacing 1s with colors and 0s with nothingness. It is beautiful.The rainbow has been simplified to exclude indigo and "violet" becomes simple purple. So we have ROYGBP. White has been added to the end to allow for 63 universes, ultimately making it ROYGBPW.
| Count | Color |
|---|---|
| 1 | Red |
| 2 | Orange |
| 3 | Yellow |
| 4 | Green |
| 8 | Blue |
| 16 | Purple |
| 32 | White |
