How far can we go?

When placing a CRMX receiver, it is often unclear whether the range is within limits or whether the signal could drop out at any moment.

However, there is a valuable aid that ensures that the wireless radio link works reliably:

HF Pegel mit DMX cat messen Illustration

If the receiver signal remains "in the green range" operation is safe.

Instructions for measuring the signal strength of any Lumenradio CRMX receiver

Requirements

You will need this:

  1. a CRMX transmitter that can handle wireless RDM e.g. the RC4 LumenDimIO-100
  2. the DMXCat, a DMX/RDM test tool
  3. Your smartphone, IOS or Android
  4. any RC4 Lumenradio Dimmer for the display of the RF signal strength.

I assume that you are familiar with the DMXcat.

(It's not difficult and it's fun!)

LumenDimIO-100 Lumenradio CRMX Transceiver RC4 Wireless

Any CRMX-transmitter with RDM, e.g. the RC4 LumenDimIO-100

For RC4 Wireless DMXcat DMX/RDM tool

DMXcat + your smartphone + App

How it works

First: plug-in the DMXCat into the DMX input of the transmitter.

Second: set-up the receiver and test its function near the transmitter. Here we used a LumenDimM4 dimmer.

Now measure the signal strength.

Step 1

choose RDM control

Step 2

choose corresponding "CRMX TiMo RDM" of the unit (not the LumenDimM4!)

Step 3

choose "Sensor"

Schritt 4

read the signal strength

Now move away from the transmitter (or even better, a second person carrying the receiver) and the first person should keep an eye on the signal strength display. Please be patient, there is a certain latency.

The first person should stay close to the DMXcat, because the Bluetooth connection to the mobile phone has a significantly shorter range (max. 10 m) than CRMX.

This procedure is not manufacturer-specific. If the latest Lumenradio CRMX modules (TiMo) are installed, this should also work with devices other than all RC4 wireless dimmers.

Any questions: contact us!