By Agnes Franco


Incorporating computer processes in automation of functions in the industries is becoming a standard practice. The entertainment industry has not been left behind in this. Connectivity standards and special appliances are used in lighting and achieving stage effects. The DMX analyzer is useful in testing the standards of such systems. Any faults are easily identified and the equipment associated with faults isolated.

This leaves the settings used on the stage and on the lighting free of errors. Equipments causing the faults are quickly eliminated from the framework. One of the features of this device that make it suitable for testing systems is a library scan. Testing can be isolated to many channels to ensure they are all working properly.

A general lighting system is configured to have a console. The console is used to control devices such as fog machines and dimmers. The console is responsible for synchronizing the activities of all the devices and providing additional effects. The control and interconnections involved should be done according to the right standards set for the industry.

The interface used has connectors and cabling protocols. After being installed these cables and connectors are evaluated to confirm they are working as required. This evaluation requires a special device. The device should be able to analyze signals at different points of the connection. It should also have the ability to assess different functions of the channels that are available to ensure they are all functioning properly.

The DMX Analyzer has special capabilities that enable it to achieve all these functions. It has an analog and digital cable and knowledgeable library of lights which is linked to different channels. This device is capable of performing tests on the level of delays on data. Recording of reception data is also possible with this tester.

When implementing lighting systems and stage settings a DMX analyzer is very important. It is useful in detection of errors inside the framework. Feedback mechanism makes sure that problems in connectors, channels and protocols are reported immediately they occur.




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