The NEW Must-Have Tool for Lighting Professionals – now with RDM Testing Capabilities

Display Modes Standard numeric display Graphic display of 32 slots Graphic display of 16 slots with a numeric readout of the first displayed slot

For nearly 20 years the Lil'DMXter has been the benchmark in DMX testing tools.  Solid, reliable and with industry-leading features, the Lil'DMXter is found in serious theatres, workshops and service benches around the world. 

The new DMXter4 RDM builds on that reputation. Incorporating all the features you've come to expect from a DMXter, plus expanded DMX functions and growing support for RDM testing and configuration, you'll be up to date with the latest protocols.

New functions include:

RDM Support:
All DMXter4 RDM units discover, query status, perform basic configuration, and test RDM responders. Designers and evaluators of RDM equipment will want the optional Advanced RDM controller software. RDM line monitor software is under development. More details of RDM capabilities and the Advanced RDM Controller software are available on the Technical Specifications page.

Transmit:
The DMXter4 supports nine different user controlled transmit modes. The major transmit parameters, or flavors,  can be set over a wide range to allow simulation of almost all DMX controller timings. The DMXter4 supports all START Codes.

Receive:
The DMXter4 maintains and expands our industry leading receive and analysis routines for DMX512. It measures more parameters to a higher precision than earlier DMXters. Slot levels are now displayed in either a numeric or graphic display format. The graphic interface allows 32 slots to be viewed at once. RDM analysis programs are under development.

Receive and Transmit at the same time:
Our Intercept & Modify feature lets you work on any slot without interrupting the guy at the console programing the movers. With the DMXter4 RDM you can re-time any DMX data stream to one of three conservative flavors that even the pickiest color scroller will accept.

View Levels on your PC
If you are monitoring a system with your DMXter4 and even the Bar Graph display is a bit cramped you can now view 128 slots at once using your PC as a DMXter add on.

Unfamiliar with the original Lil'DMXter?  Click here for full details.

Not sure whether you need a DMXter4 RDM or a MiniDMXter 4? Check the comparison table.

Downloads:
DMXter4 RDM Brochure (pdf format)
DMXter4 RDM User Manual (pdf format)

The MiniDMXter4 puts power in the palm of your hand. Now with DMX capabilities similar to the old Lil'DMXter, the MiniDMXter4 adds RDM management functions.

• Backlit, bigger display
• RDM address setting
• FlickerFinder
• ShowSaver
• Snapshots
• Cable test

Imagine everything you’ve always liked about the MiniDMXter with some of your favorite Lil’DMXter features mixed in - that’s what you’ll find in the MiniDMXter4.  A 2 line by 20 character display, now backlit.  Two additional buttons give you access to a range of powerful features never offered in a Mini before - like Flicker Finder and ShowSaver. Software updates are easy, using a USB port.

The MiniDMXter4 is small – 98mm x 152mm x 44mm.  It’s powered by 2 AA batteries (battery eliminator available).  It’s very easy to use.  The 7 button interface provides improved menu navigation and the 40 character backlit display provides clear, plain language prompts.   The MiniDMXter4's receive input is properly terminated at all times.  The user may turn on the transmitter during reception to allow for loop thru mode (excluding pins 4 and 5).  Both input and output support DMX512-A and RDM topologies. 

 The MiniDMXter4 provides 5 transmit modes - ADJUST ONE SLOT, ADJUST ALL SLOTS, AUTOFADE, SEND/EDIT  SNAPSHOT, and SEND TEXT.    The unit supports 7 transmit flavors, including Colortran. 

The MiniDMXter4 displays received levels in numeric or graphic format.  The new, larger display allows for 4 slot levels to be shown numerically, or 32 slot levels to be shown graphically.  DMX512 text reception is also supported. 

RDM Functionality:

Recognizing the need for a handheld tester that handles basic RDM, we’ve included RDM responder address settings and basic configuration routines in the MiniDMXter4. 

• Discover all or the new devices on a RDM system
• Select a current device
• Address a current device, set a device label, capture and activate device  presets
• Provide information on an RDM device, including device model, device label, manufacturer’s label, software version, current address and DMX footprint, personality, view sensor details, product category, supported PIDs and more

Not sure whether you need a DMXter4 RDM or a MiniDMXter 4? Check the comparison table.

Downloads:
miniDMXter4 Brochure (pdf format)
miniDMXter4 manual (pdf format)

This product has been discontinued and replaced by the DMXter 4 RDM

Serious about lighting? So are we. That's why we use and recommend the Lil'DMXter 2.

The Lil'DMXter 2 from Goddard Design is not just another DMX tester. It's the most comprehensive DMX troubleshooting tool available today, with functions the others can only dream of. When the proverbial is really hitting the fan, you need the Lil'DMXter 2.

So, what is it? For over 10 years now, the Lil'DMXter has been the industry standard DMX512 testing device. It's a DMX transmitter & receiver; a DMX analyzer & generator; a true DMX cable tester; a moving-light tester; a "flicker finder"; a basic control system, a rigger's remote and a back-up for your lighting console.

It allows you to vary almost every parameter of your DMX and regenerate the signal, often fixing compatibility problems. You can snapshot scenes from your console and use them to find faults, test cables even when the other end isn't available, or simply flash through your rig one channel at a time. The Lil'DMXter also provides a signal to trigger your oscilloscope, for finding those really tricky faults.

In short, if it can't be fixed with the help of a Lil'DMXter, it probably can't be fixed.

Despite having all these features, the Lil'DMXter is remarkably simple to operate, with plain English menus on a 40-character backlit display. The rugged, water-resistant case that the Lil'DMXter comes in also makes it one of the most reliable fault-finding tools you'll ever come across.

• Comes built into a hard case
• Internal rechargeable battery with built-in AC charger
• Transmit DMX in 4 modes: Adjust One, Adjust All, Autofade, Send/Edit Snapshot
• Receive any DMX512 signal in two modes: View Levels or View Parameters
• View Parameter provides an error summary including parity errors, framing errors, break too short, mark after break too short, overflow and broken line detection
• Display values as decimal, hexadecimal or percentage
• Flicker Finder mode displays number of errors, minimum and maximum values and system error rate, as compared to stored snapshots of your console's output
• Cable Test mode tests using actual data, not just continuity testing. Allows you to test a cable even when both ends are not available – perfect for installations. Tests all 5 pins, not just 1 – 3.
• Multi-Channel Mode for testing moving lights (see brochure and manual for full details)
• Show Saver allows your Lil'DMXter 2 to act as a back-up device for your main console. Stores up to eight 512 channel looks, recorded as ‘snapshots' from your console, or built using the Lil'DMXter. Looks can be named, given fade times up to 30 seconds, viewed and edited blind, and played back with cross-fades or blackouts. A proportional Grand Master is available for playback
• Show Saver can also be used for testing dimmers and colour scrollers
• Lil'DMXter provides a synchronization output for triggering oscilloscopes to view output.
• Optional Receive Scope Trigger Hardware provides trigger for synching oscilloscopes to DMX512 signals
• Optional ShowPlayer software allows the Lil'DMXter to act as a simple DMX play back unit for unattended light shows (see ShowPlayer spec sheet below for further details)
• Low power consumption means standby time between charges of greater than 6 months
  

Downloads:
Lil'DMXter2 Brochure (pdf format)
Technical Specifications for Lil'DMXter 2 (pdf format)
Lil'DMXter 2.30 User Manual (pdf format)
ShowPlayer spec sheet (pdf format)

The Essential features of a Lil'DMXter in a Hand-Held tester!

This product has been discontinued and replaced by the miniDMXter 4

The Lil'DMXter has become the industry-standard test instrument for DMX-512. But after numerous requests for a smaller, less expensive tester that can send and receive DMX-512, Goddard Design developed the miniDMXter.

More than a simple rigger's remote, the miniDMXter allows you to raise up to 64 dimmers at a time to any level, or bump through a system one dimmer at a time. It can receive DMX from a console's output, displaying three dimmers at a time, checking the signal's integrity. It can also check DMX-512 cables, checking for continuity and with actual data.

• Powered by two AA batteries
• Packaged in a rugged aluminium case
• 32 character LCD display
• Transmit DMX in 4 modes: Adjust One Dimmer, Adjust All Dimmers, Autofade, Adjust Some
• Receives any DMX-512 signal, displays levels and reports errors
• Errors detected and displayed include parity errors, framing errors, break too short, mark after break too short, overflow and broken line detection
• Display values as decimal, hexadecimal or percentage
• Cable Test mode tests for continuity and with actual data (double ended cable test only). Pins 4 & 5 may also be tested for continuity.