How to Hardware add moving heads to xlights shows?

[ejwind]

Hi all,

I want to add moving heads to my shows from xlilghts. However I do not have a clue what hardware is needed to add them.

I run xlights from my laptop via RJ45 cable to a switch. From there it goes to 4 Digquad controllers with 4 RJ45 cables. The digquads have ESP32 and run WLED software.

If I buy 2 moving heads, how do I connect them to the laptop so that they receive the correct data from Xlights? Which hardware is needed?

Thanks in advance,

Erik-Jan

 

[MikeKrebs]

Almost all moving heads are DMX devices. A DMX USB dongle with appropriate cable conversion will get you from your laptop to the first moving head and then probably a standard dmx cable between them.

 

[ejwind]

Almost all moving heads are DMX devices. A DMX USB dongle with appropriate cable conversion will get you from your laptop to the first moving head and then probably a standard dmx cable between them.

Great, thanks I will dive in and buy an usb-dmx converter/dongle and try...