# Detect wire connections (was: I have a puzzle for me)

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**Category:** DIY STUFF\
**Created:** [September 8, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/detect-wire-connections-was-i-have-a-puzzle-for-me/7514 "2024-09-08T17:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![zorch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/zorch/32/5586_2.png) [@zorch](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/zorch)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/detect-wire-connections-was-i-have-a-puzzle-for-me/7514/21 "2024-09-13T12:55:37Z")

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It is pretty funny how I keep circling back to [this thread!](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/cv-to-dmx-convertor/4599)

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**Author:** ![TimMJN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/timmjn/32/15227_2.png) [@TimMJN](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/TimMJN)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/detect-wire-connections-was-i-have-a-puzzle-for-me/7514/22 "2024-09-13T16:02:56Z")

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Kindly disagree (: there are both serial protocols, but that’s where the similarity ends. DMX is RS485, it’s hardware implementation is quite different. DMX is roughly 10 times faster and can run over much longer distances.

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**Author:** ![twinturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@twinturbo](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/twinturbo)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/detect-wire-connections-was-i-have-a-puzzle-for-me/7514/23 "2024-09-13T19:53:59Z")

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We run Multi Univers DMX over Streaming ACN , Our desk is usualy FOH with the DMX distro Bak stage, connected by a pair of long ethernet cables ( Resilient Pair ).

It’s what you do with the data that matters.

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**Author:** ![analogoutput](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/analogoutput/32/29663_2.png) [@analogoutput](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/analogoutput)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/detect-wire-connections-was-i-have-a-puzzle-for-me/7514/24 "2024-09-13T20:35:53Z")

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Are ACN and FOH also dead rappers?

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