With the FB3 the signals are differential (at least they are on my XE) so that helps greatly to lower any losses from long cable runs.
With the FB3 the signals are differential (at least they are on my XE) so that helps greatly to lower any losses from long cable runs.
I am sure most of the problem lies in the shit ishow dac. thanks for all the speedy responses, I will test the laser with the 50 foot and the 100 footer again tonight. To get a more detailed idea of the problem.. the last time, i was in a real rush before a show so i just swaped out the cable for the 25 ft luckily it was close enough
ive been using cat5 wire, (instead of db25/ilda) cables, works like a charm, and easy to find a last minute replacement cable if needed!
Single cat5 for single color projectors, but you can use 2 cat5 runs, for full color projectors.
(my full color is .NET , so also use single cat5 for that one)
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RGB laser projectors
Pangolin Beyond .NET
APC40 Midi controllers
Pangolin FB3 controllers
DZ splitter
LS MegaWatt Green Machine
Wow, I feel dumb, I guess the 50 foot cable is just bad. When I hooked up the 100 foot it worked just fine. I then attached a 25 foot and then a 12 ft to the 100 foot, Still worked fine !!!
What a relief !
Thanks for a Super fast response this board is so great !
Don't feel dumb.. Happened to me a couple times before I realized that it was for sure the cable. I went for awhile thinking I had a dodgy connection in the projector or DAC somewhere.
Had that happen once with a brand new 50 ft ILDA cable. One of the pins was bent, and I didn't catch it when I hooked it up. I really thought something was wrong with the projector (was a rough trip, and it took a few hard bounces in the back of the Jeep). Was setting the projector up at a friend's house and started freaking out at the possibility that I had damaged the projector. Fortunately, I always bring extra cables, and a quick cable swap solved the problem.
For the record, I've run standard 25 pin ILDA cable as long as 150 ft without any problems. That's with my QM-2000 as the source.
Adam