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Schlais01 · February 25th, 2009

I have a customer who is very concerned about RDM traffic having an adverse effect on DMX traffic.

The concern is that if RDM is taking up to 50% of the bandwidth that there could be flicker or less than smooth DMX transitions on big lighting rigs.

We have done quite a bit of testing and with up to 93 RDM units we have not encountered any negative performance issues, flicker, or other kinds of DMX impacts.

I am wondering if anyone has any data, or if anyone has done specific RDM performance testing to quantify the effects of RDM on a large lighting rig, say 200+ fixtures and or accessories.

Thanks,
Lee

February 25th, 2009	#1
Schlais01 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	RDM/DMX Performance I have a customer who is very concerned about RDM traffic having an adverse effect on DMX traffic. The concern is that if RDM is taking up to 50% of the bandwidth that there could be flicker or less than smooth DMX transitions on big lighting rigs. We have done quite a bit of testing and with up to 93 RDM units we have not encountered any negative performance issues, flicker, or other kinds of DMX impacts. I am wondering if anyone has any data, or if anyone has done specific RDM performance testing to quantify the effects of RDM on a large lighting rig, say 200+ fixtures and or accessories. Thanks, Lee