DMXKing eDMX2 pro - will it work for what I want to do? Sending and Receiving ArtNet simultaneously.

Wim aan de Stegge's icon

Hi all,

I have been working with an Enttec usbdmx pro, sending DMX from max which works great! However, I now want to do some more stuff with DMX, for which I will need something with more possibilities. I would like some advice on what hardware to use, given the following things I want to be able to do:

1. Send ArtNet/DMX from max (180 channels)
2. Receive ArtNet/DMX in max (2 channels), simultaneously with sending DMX
3a. Stand-alone functionality of the interface (operating without MAX)
3b. Ability to save multiple (the more the better) different stand-alone programs to the DMX interface
3c. Ability to select which program to play by incoming DMX or ArtNet (or any other signal I could send from a distance. Device will not always be physically accessible, so a button does not work)

I have looked at the DMXKing ultraDMX2 Pro. Would this be able to perform everything I listed? From looking at the specs I am guessing it would, but I have not worked with Artnet via MAX before and am a bit confused.
The ultraDMX2 has two ArtNet ports. Say I connect one ArtNet port with my PC, and the other with the device that is sending 2 incoming DMX channels - will I be able to receive those 2 incoming channels in MAX, while also sending 180 channels at the same time? The specs say something about merging 2 ArtNet inputs, which is what is confusing me here.

If this does not work, any suggestions for something that will do what I want to do?

Wim aan de Stegge's icon

Ok I did some digging around in the ultraDMX2 Pro user manual, and came up with the following. Can someone comment on if I interpret this correctly? Or if you aren't sure but happen to have an ultraDMX2 or eDMX 2 (or 4) interface, maybe give this a try for me?

There are 2 DMX ports (Port A, Port B).
- In configuration software, I set Port A to DMX out
- In configuration software, I set Port B to DMX in Artnet
- I connect Port A to the lights I want to control (channel 1-180)
- I connect port B to the device sending the 2 channels I want to receive (channel 181, 182)
- I connect my PC to ArtNet port of the ultraDMX
- In Max I send my 180 channels out over ArtNet using channel 1-180
- In Max receive channel 181 and 182 over the same ArtNet port

Is that possible, or am I misunderstanding how ArtNet works (or how the ultraDMX interface works)?

Sorry, feeling like a n00b here with this. Haven't tried anything with ArtNet before, and it doesn't seem as straight forward/easy to understand as plain DMX.

mr.ear84's icon

Hi were you able to get this to work using the device?