Starters equipment list, please comment

Hi all, as a newby I have started to put together a list of LOR gear that I think I need to get the ball rolling, your comments or opinions would be greatly appreciated. As I am an electrician I have decided to order the controllers as just boards only and mount the gear in larger metal enclosures. My list so far is as follows:-
MDM-MP3 mini director.
CTB16PC controller board x 2.
CMB16D dc controller board x 1.
Basic Plus Software kit
I realise some of this gear is still not available at this time. I have listed the mini director as correct me if I am wrong the only diference with the Showtime director is it has built in time clock for $80 more.

 

It's unlikely that you'll get any of the LOR this year ready for December 1 switch on unless it was ordered weeks ago. As much as i love my LOR gear they've had a major fail this year with the availability of components. If you're looking to get blinking this year you're almost going to have to go down the DC dmx path. David_AVD (Audio Visual Devices in Qld) and Ray Wu (aliexpress China) both have DC dmx controllers available that can be controlled with LOR, LSP or Vixen software. At the moment there is no commonly available dmx for AC that you can get easily or relatively cheaply. The basic software only controls 2 boards and you have 3 listed so there's another problem. I think that you need the advanced version of LOR S3 if you want to run DMX boards via a true dmx network rather than through the LOR iDMX adaptor. In addition to the LOR gear you'll obviously need a DC supply or 2.

 

Thanks for the replys guys, Like I said I dont expect much this year, I will order and see what happens, I have had a static display for the last 10 years so another year isnt going to matter. might have to get out an old PLC I have in the shed and see if I can fire it up.

 

Given that you are an electrician it may be wise to consider the other alternatives as AAH as a number of people that have started up here are heading towards the DMX DC boards as they are far more cost effective as well as having the ability to use a variety of suppliers as many are finding this year the use of a single supplier may well result in no blinky. Having no background in electronics , electrical fields if I can get them up and running I have no doubt you should be able to as there are always many around to help you over the hurdles

 

yes I think you are on the money with DMX control, it certainly opens up other optionsI have had some experience with DMX stage lighting and I like the idea of remote I/O etc.