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He developed his own hardware and packet format using the RS-485 protocol.

In a recent post we interfaced a small DMX RGB LED Par Light with an Arduino Uno through a MAX485 module. In this post we will learn how to work with a compact USB to RS-485 Converter Module. This ...

There’s only a single piece of cheap hardware needed to add to an Arduino-compatible design to allow it to handle DMX – just an RS485 transceiver chip. There are many of these around us, the common ...

The board, in the organisation’s ‘shield’ format, includes an RS485 interface. “By incorporating RS485 connectivity, the Arduino Uno SPE Shield becomes a tool for upgrading RS485 legacy systems or ...

While the Arduino organisation has been making industrial single-board computers for a while, it has finally taken the plunge and produced a complete industrial product – and industrial controller ...