Only issue I can see with this set-up(linux wise) is making sure that it can communicate with the choosen router.Linux is very picky (and a huge pain) when trying to get it to communicate to things it was not designed for.I have no idea why but it seens d-link gear is the one that has worked best for me thus far.Now my question is would it be possible to connect to said router via wifi to do set up etc ? OLA: An open framework for DMX lighting control ()ĪSUS WL-520GU ($10 rebate until Jan 31st) () I'm willing to consult on hardware, and to construct and test the node at each stage. So I'm submitting this idea to the community to be picked up by someone and taken to completion. Further I'm by no means a linux/router hacker, so I don't have the skill-set to take on this project. So this all sounds great in theory but I'm not sure if this would work in reality. This setup is functionally a small computer, running linux, that has 4 OpenDMX interfaces. Why the ASUS.because it supports USB! That USB port would drive the four FT232 chips via a hub (could be a hub chip), which would then drive the DMX transceivers.

The hardware would consist of an ASUS WL-520GU, USB hub of some sort, 4 FT232 chips, 4 75176 transceivers, and supporting passive components. So here are my thoughts I wonder if one could create an ArtNet to multi-universe DMX node (four universes) with a cheap WIFI router.

Some time ago I bookmarked an ArtNet to DMX node project that used a WIFI router instead of a PC.Ī post here () got me thinking about how the new ArtNet plugin could open up a whole new world of possibilities for us.

Udmx node