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wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:25 pm
by wcjc99
any one use wireless transmitters? when I use it on my obey 6 and 10 and 3 I have no problem all night long . after about 5 or 10 mins with QLC different story . I get flickers and changing of color of lights on my slim pars and my Chauvet spot duo even when it is off will jump all over the place. :oops:

if any one had this problem can you please help thank you

Charles.

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:40 pm
by plugz
Hello,

Please state:
- your Operating System
- QLC+ version
- What's the wireless DMX transmitter

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:50 pm
by wcjc99
well I started with
windows 7 and had the problem and still having it using windows 10 now
QLC+ 4.10.2
and I'm using
Wonsung 10PCS DMX512 DMX Dfi DJ 2.4G Wireless Receiver & Transmitter
but I have the same problem if I am using only one of them not the whole set.

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:01 pm
by plugz
And what do you use to send DMX data to the wireless transmitter ?

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:17 pm
by wcjc99
I made a homemade usb to dmx using :
USB to TTL RS485 Serial Converter Adapter FTDI interface FT232RL Module

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321512499456?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

I did already order this little guy to see if that was the problem but it has not came in yet I think in comes tomorrow:
USB to DMX Interface Adapter LED DMX512 Computer PC Stage Lighting Dimmer R8H4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-DMX512-USB- ... 1826235031

I do not have any problem with my homemade one using dmx cable. works right as it should with no dirty signal

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:31 pm
by plugz
I'd say the wireless transmitters do not like what's being sent to them.

Can you:
- Try with freestyler on windows ?
- Try with QLC+ on linux ?

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:39 pm
by wcjc99
man im really enjoying qlc it is so easy and I have made lots of scenes and chases so far really did not want to change to freestyler and learn all over was hoping for a quick fix :(

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:49 pm
by janosvitok
You don't need to program the whole show in freestyler. Just a quick tet whther the lights flicker.

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:37 pm
by wcjc99
ok ill try it out thank you .
whats the rate the signal is sent at its like 30hz transmit rate on the output side or something like that I don't have it in front of me so I know im not saying it right, but does that have anything to do with it and can that be changed?

Re: wireless dmx flickering

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:16 pm
by blekenbleu
Symptoms are as if wireless transmitter slows FTDI serial output,
which gets updated by USB before DMX frame has completed.
If possible, reducing channels is better than reducing frequency.
I suppose that your FTDI interface is recognized by QLC+ like USB Enttec Open.
Here are QLC+ DMX USB Enttec Open tuning parameters:
http://www.qlcplus.org/docs/parameterstuning.html

FWIW, I forget to look for QLC+'s User Documentation hyperlink on the right side of the main page
instead of at the top..