my dmx

How do you mean?

I am thinking that you are looking for this: Chauvet D-Fi Plus Transmit/receive Up to 512 DMX Channels Wirelessly

Google it. You would have to buy 2.

WELL like leaving my Dmx interface on my desk pluged to a router or something like that while i walk around doing scenes or checking fixtures with my laptop

so you want
1- laptop, - /wireless usb to dongle, - then dongle cable link to fixture

it could just be essayer to either use a wireless keyboard and assign keys to shows for fixtures on a test, or get blue tooth control from smart phone to laptop and try that for control software

They make wireless dongles to do a wireless USB thing, but I wouldn't trust those.

My suggestion is to drop this whole thing entirely. You'd need to have a laptop, with the MyDMX hardware connected to it, then a wireless DMX transmitter from Elation to send to the DMX wireless receiver at your first point of contact with your DMX chain(perhaps near a fixture). But the DMX transmitter runs off a wall wart adaptor.

You could get an extended to stretch your USB over Cat5e/6, but I also dont recommend that route either.

Wireless controllers can be flaky over distance and are ideally meant to be within a 3-5 foot range, although after 10, performance often goes down the crapper. Blue Tooth CAN go up to 50', but I don't recommend that either.

I would just suggest getting a longer DMX cable so you can move to where you can see what you're doing. When I am tweaking scenes, I rely on the director and my spot ops. They help me nail it every time. I'm doing stuff from a crappy vantage point, so I can't see a lot of what I'm trying to do.

I am using Wireless DMX without issue. You go from your PC to your MyDMX dongle, then to your wireless transmitter. I am not using the Elation solution, although it is a great solution. I am using Eternals Compact Wireless DMX system, due to it being the size of a standard XLR connector. I like small.

PS when it comes to distance, I ran it about 75 feet away with no issues at my last gig. Wireless that runs in the 2.4GHz has a range of up to around 300 feet not 3-5 feet. I think you were referring to IR for 3-5 ft.

DJ Stevie Ray:

I was referring to wireless controllers for computers, such as wireless keyboards and mice. To keep costs down and stop the FCC from crying like the b*tches that they are, the output is so microscopic that it's amazing the stuff works 90% of the time. Even the non-line of sight stuff(which I have as well) doesn't work very well over distances of greater than 10 feet. I have a computer that I use downstairs as an on-demand DVR, and I have a wireless keyboard and mouse that are no IR, and even then the range is crap.

In the original poster's example, he wants to walk around with his laptop running MyDMX to control lights. It's not the wisest of ideas due to the fact that certain other elements have to be carried with the laptop, making it not a smart choice for remote configurations.

Short of a wireless MIDI solution, or some sort of tie-in for that, it's not gonna work out too good. Last thing you want is a bunch of stuff hanging off your laptop draining your battery.

I think within 2 years, we're going to see the various pads of one sort or another(mainly iPad I bet) support integrated into most software packages like this. Many digital audio desks are already doing it, and it is a great monitor mix aid as well as even FOH. Lighting caters to it a lot better because of the NEED for remote access. Hell, nothing better than not needing the help of 3 other people to set certain things.

Personally I think even in the short time it's been out, the pad computing marketplace has shown fantastic acceptance and the industry in turn has really latched onto it. I think this would be the way to do it.

I have run RDC into my laptop from my ipad, and controlled things that way as a test. That may be his best option. He can leave the laptop wherever he wants, and then carry around an ipad or other tablet, and use Windows RDC to control the MyDMX. The only issue is there is a small lag from when you hit a button until it responds.

For how I'm doing lights, and how I think most people do lights, I think a small delay is acceptable.

I am debating getting an iPad right now as a matter of fact. If I can use RDC in myDMX, but mainly Compu Show these days, it's a strong argument for the purchase. But, for the major show I do, the director and I get along just fine for the 1 scene I have to tweak each show.

The scene has the movers center on the main character, then then movers swing OUT to two "portraits" with live people in them. It's important that they get hit. I'm tweaking the scene anyways to put some more light on the initial opening(center yellow wash only). It rocks hard for the shows. But I did my Compu Show programming POORLY because I am learning, so when I redo it, it will really kick butt.

I think the RDC/iPad solution is viable in my events because I am running a WIFI network at events these days. I control my iTunes from my iPhone using some remote package. Works good.

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Eternals Compact Wireless DMX system

thanks for all the info a will be checking all these

There's a great program called TeamViewer- it's free and works on PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, and even Android platforms. I was even able to control MyDMX via my Android phone (albeit with ridiculous lag).

Since our light booth is in the back of our auditorium, I plan to use TeamViewer on my laptop back there, then access it via either a MacBook Air or an iPad to make adjustments while on stage or out in the house.