Thank you for purchasing our DMX
RDM Shield for Arduino.
GETTING STARTED
To set up your development environment go to www.arduino.cc
and download their development tools. After setting up the
Arduino development environment our library (Conceptinetics
DMX Library) can be downloaded from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dmxlibraryforar. The libraries
can be unzipped to the Arduino library directory after setting up
Arduino. Full instructions on installing libraries can be found on
the official Arduino website as well. Examples are included in our
library download that show you how to create a simple DMX
Master or Slave sketch
JUMPERS SETTINGS
The Conceptinetics DMX Library is a USART based library which
implies that both TX and RX jumpers should be placed in the TX-
uart and RX-uart positions.
If you want to use the shield as a DMX Slave only you can set the
Shield into Slave mode by using the third jumper. In case you are
going to use the shield as RDM Responder or as DMX Master you
need control read and writes which can be done by putting the
third jumper in to the DE position, this will allow you to control
read and writes using Digital pin 2.
The EN and NOT EN pin is used to enable and disable the shield,
because the shield uses the Arduino serial which is also used to
upload new software the shield can not be enabled while
uploading. Simply place the jumper into the NOT EN position and
you can freely upload your software. After uploading put it back
in EN position.
RDM (Remote device management)
If you are going to use the device to support RDM you can use
the following UID we have reserved for you from our range.
Manufacturer ID: 0x0707
Device ID: 0x00 0x0A 0x40 0x07
Please keep this ID for yourself to assure your device’s
uniqueness.
CAUTION
It is recommended to disconnect the Arduino from any power
source before plugging in and out the shield and or other
peripherals. This shield not built in any protection that protects
your equipment against power surges, ground loops, ESD or any
other form of protection.
GENERAL
This shield was designed to server as a
low cost high quality DMX and RDM
Shield for people who want to
experiment with the use of the DMX
Protocol. We made our jumper
selection such that plugging and
unplugging the shield can be kept to a
minimum. The shield is compatible with
our Conceptinetics DMX Library but
also has been tested successfully with
many other DMX libraries that are
available.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy the
use of our DMX RDM Shield in your
project and don’t forget to share your
experience with us on
http://dmxshield.blogspot.com
