DMX or Ethernet Control?
iColor Flex LMX gen2 installations can be controlled via either DMX or Ethernet.
DMX is appropriate for relatively simple installations, or for installations where all lights
operate in unison — for example, for accenting, perimeter lighting, or cove lighting
applications.
Each node in a strand of iColor Flex LMX gen2 is identified by a light number.A light
number corresponds to three sequential DMX addresses, one for red, one for green,
and one for blue.A DMX universe consists of 512 addresses, so the maximum number
of light numbers available in a DMX universe is 170 (170 x 3 = 510).
Because it is not subject to the DMX addressing limitations, Ethernet is the preferred
environment for dynamic, color-changing light shows and video displays, both of which
require large numbers of unique light numbers. In an Ethernet environment, each power
/ data supply effectively acts as its own universe.
DMX installations require the use of a PDS-60ca 24V or sPDS-60ca 24V power / data
supply, while the PDS-480ca 24V power / data supply is Ethernet-only