Raspberry Pi DMX Bridge Tutorial

[algerdes]

I used to use Cannon connectors by the hundreds (probably thousands) back when I worked at a TV station in the late 80s and early 90s and have always known them as Cannon connectors as they were developed by Cannon, branded as Cannon and I used to buy them direct from Cannon. I've barely used them since my TV days and I've obviously fallen behind the times as it now looks like XLR is the term of choice these days.
A bit of history on them is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector

I find it interesting the different terms and names we give to different things. Like you, I used to call them "Switch Craft Barrels" because they were manufactured and branded SC in our sound systems. "XLR" is a generic name, deplete of any manufacturer branding. James Cannon designed them, starting as the "Cannon X" connector. The lock was added when they became the "Cannon XL" connector. XLR came about, if memory serves, when some fancy insulator was added to them.


Does anyone remember the XLP?

 

[CaptainMurdoch]

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module/ I assume not yet support by the FP Team. Pity it does not have more storage.

It is not supported directly by FPP although FPP should work on it fine if you install raspbian and run the FPP install script. I don't know of anyone who wants to pay the price though, this costs a whole lot more than a regular Pi and is only single core while the Pi v2 B is quad-core.