If you haven’t yet heard of using a DMX controller to customize your home lighting and automation, keep reading to find out how you can benefit from DMX technology
DMX technology — which stands for Digital MultipleX — has been widely used since the 1980s for large lighting projects. However, in recent years DMX lighting has started to work its way into residential homes. More and more, homeowners are realizing the benefits of using a DMX controller to create custom lighting landscapes. So, before you talk to a contractor or lighting specialist about upgrading your home lighting using DMX technology, let’s learn a bit more about how it works.
What is a DMX Controller?
A DMX controller has the capability to control extremely complex interior and exterior lighting
Enjoy a custom kitchen lighting system.
DMX lighting, as we mentioned, has been around since the 1980s. Back then, its main application was to control complex lighting packages, often for rock concerts. Since then, the technology has progressed to the point where people are integrating DMX controllers into their smart home set up. A DMX controller, sometimes referred to as a DMX 512, has the ability to control 512 individual channels that create what is called a DMX universe. This means that each DMX controller has the ability to control 512 different lighting channels at once. Though most homes won’t require all 512 channels, it shows how versatile DMX technology can be for residential applications.
Why Choose a DMX Controller For Smart Home Automation?
More and more lighting designers are installing DMX controlled lighting systems in residential homes
DMX controllers give you more control over your lighting than ever before.
In recent years, DMX controllers have become the lighting method of choice for many architects and lighting designers. Because of this, these systems that were once reserved for massive lighting packages are now being installed to give homeowners more control over their home lighting profile than ever. DMX lighting can be integrated into smart home controls, giving homeowners more control over their lighting than ever. For example, with a DMX lighting control system you can brighten and dim your outdoor lights, change the tone and ambiance in your home, remotely turn your lights on and off using just your smartphone, and preset times for your light to turn on and off. With all of these excellent benefits associated with interior and exterior DMX lighting, it’s no wonder so many homeowners are choosing to upgrade their old lighting systems to DMX.
How do you control DMX?
Unlike other lighting systems, DMX lighting operates from a single central control panel
Control your lighting using your mobile device — how easy!
Before we start discussing how you control DMX lighting on a daily basis, we should first discuss how each DMX channel works. A DMX channel — sometimes referred to as an address — is basically any area of your home that you wish to control separately. Depending on your preferences, certain zones of your home will operate independently based on their address. You could also opt to designate every room in your home as a separate channel. That way, though all channels run through the DMX controller, they are able to operate independently of each other.
To control your new upgraded home lighting installation, all you have to do is control the zone selection from a smartphone or tablet. When you use a DMX lighting system to light your home, you can easily control the following options:
- Zone selection
- Colour selection
- Dimming or fade control
Your zone selection dictates the part of your home you would like to adjust, while the color and dimming selection controls dictate the color and quality of the light in your home. By controlling these factors individually, you can create custom lighting profiles for each room in your home.
How Do I Design A Custom DMX Lighting System For My Home?
Before you install a DMX lighting system in your home, you need to determine how you want to design your lighting profile
You could designate your pool area as one of your lighting zones.
When you decide to install a DMX, the first thing you need to do is work with your provider to start designing your lighting system. The first thing you need to determine is how many lighting zones you want in your home. Does each room need its own address? How many different zones will you need for your outdoor lighting?
Once you have determined these different factors, it’s up to a professional lighting designer to make sure all fixtures in your home have the proper address and are a part of their correct zones. Once this is taken care of, your installation can begin.
So many homeowners have yet to fully reap the benefits of using a DMX controller for smart home automation. Custom lighting profiles are likely to become more and more popular as people find out how these high tech lighting concepts can be applied to their living spaces. So, if you want to have more control over your home lighting, think about installing a DMX lighting system.
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