The first Lil’DMXter

May 04 1991

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The Lil’DMXterTM was the first full function DMX512 tester on the market.

A Photp o f the first lil'DMXterfully functional prototype was introduced at the USITT Conference in Boston in Spring 1991. On May 4 the first batch of production units shipped.

The first serial number was shipped to CELCO of Farmingdale NY, now known as Group One. They’ve used it for 20 years.

On October 6, 2011 Group One returned that Lil’DMXter for a new battery and check out, and possible software update. After the battery was replaced, the unit was tested and found to be fully functional.

We couldn’t pass up the chance to put it on display at LDI 2011 and on our Web site.  With many thanks to Norman Wright and Vinnie Finnegan of Group One, it was displayed at LDI with the original production software (V1.01). The manual is available for down loading.

While our current production DMXter4 RDM (and it’s brother, the MiniDMXter4) are vastly more powerful instruments, the original Lil’DMXter introduced many features we still can’t do without!

  • Send and receive DMX from a rugged(!) portable unit
  • Flavors - setable precision transmitter timing.
  • Precision timing analysis of received packets.
  • Flicker FinderTM- A data stability test that has become a must have.
  • A cable tester that checks both DC and data.
  • The only DMX tester to have both rechargeable batteries and built in AC main power supply.
This unit is not for sale - However you CAN buy its younger and stronger son - DMXter4 RDMTM
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