DMXcat®

Name: DMXcat®
Brand: City Theatrical
SKU: 107677
Availability: InStock

$478.00

The City Theatrical DMXcat (often searched as DMX cat) is a pocket DMX and RDM test tool for lighting techs: a small Bluetooth interface plus a suite of phone apps that put DMX/RDM control and testing on your smartphone, wherever you need it.

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DMXcat is built for the people who plan, install, run and maintain stage and studio lighting. City Theatrical developed it with input from lighting designers and technicians, and it pairs a compact hardware interface with a set of mobile apps. Together they give you DMX/RDM control and several other test functions on the phone you already carry.

The interface is battery powered and small enough for a pocket or tool pouch, or it can ride on your belt. Plug its 5-pin XLR female connector and cable into any point in the DMX chain to test or control DMX/RDM channels. It talks to the apps over Bluetooth LE at up to 50′, so you aren’t tethered to the data line: walk the set, bring up a fixture, check an address, and still use the same phone for calls on the job. It charges from a standard USB to micro-USB cable and charger. A built-in LED flashlight, a locator alarm for when the unit goes missing, a status LED and a removable belt clip round it out.

On a typical call, that means checking whether a fixture is getting data with the DMX Tester, setting its address with the DIP switch calculator or over RDM, and running it through its attributes with the Fixture Controller, all from the phone in your hand.

Apps in the basic configuration:

DMX Controller: controls a single 512-channel DMX universe, with two user interfaces
Fixture Controller: DMX test app for multi-attribute fixtures, with a built-in fixture database
RDM Controller: two-way communication with and control of RDM-enabled devices
DMX Tester: analyze and adjust settings for sending or receiving DMX
RF Spectrum Analyzer (Android only): survey and visualize Wi-Fi networks
DIP switch calculator: takes the guesswork out of setting DMX addresses on DIP switches
Light Meter (Android only): helps set light levels for on-camera work

DMXcat specs:

Brand: City Theatrical
Connection: 5-pin XLR female connector and cable assembly
Wireless: Bluetooth LE, up to 50′ range
Power: rechargeable battery, charged by USB to micro-USB
Built in: LED flashlight, locator alarm, LED status indicator, removable belt clip
Apps: seven apps available or in development, from Google Play (Android) and the App Store (iPhone)
Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean and Japanese
Optional accessories: XLR5M to RJ45 adapter, XLR5M to XLR3F adapter, XLR5M to XLR5M turnaround, XLR5M to XLR3M turnaround, belt pouch