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DMX Lighting (Starter Kit) for someone using Mix16 SC Pro on iPad.

DMX Lighting (Starter Kit) for someone using Mix16 SC Pro on iPad. what would be a good started kit just to play around and learn how to master my skills with the best product MIX16 SC PRO

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First read this short article about lighting (DMX) hardware setup you need:
https://mix16apps.helprace.com/i159-mix16-apps-hardware-for-lighting

If you want to skip the WiFi router part you need a product like this which has router integrated:
https://www.adj.com/products/4-stream-dmx-bridge

Then you need some DMX lights... for example you can start with (i suggest at least two of them, so you can learn how to put them in chain and set the start DMX address for each one:
https://www.thomannmusic.com/eurolite_led_party_tcl_spot.htm

How to put them in chain check user manual (page 18.EN):
https://www.steinigke.de/download/42110193-Manual-138613-2.100-eurolite-led-party-tcl-spot-de_en.pdf

Of course you will need some DMX cables as well.
First you need this one to connect your lighting device to your lights:
https://www.thomannmusic.com/pro_snake_tpa_1003_fm5.htm
Second you need this one to put your lights in chain (2 lights - 1 cable, 4 lights - 3 cables, etc.):
https://www.thomannmusic.com/stairville_pdc3cc_dmx_cable_30_m_3_pin.htm
And finally you need this one at the end of chain to "close the deal":
https://www.thomannmusic.com/stairville_dmx_endstecker_xlr_3pol.htm

Now you have to set start DMX address for each light. For example if you have two lights with 5 DMX channels each, you can set start address 1 for first light and at least 6 for second light.

Now you have done the hardware part.

Summary:
- connect iPad to a WiFi router (internet is not required, just local area network),
- connect WiFi router via ethernet cable to lighting device Showtec, Enttec, ADJ, ...
(lighting device is needed to convert lighting data, called Art-Net protocol, from MiX16 SC or similar apps to DMX signal)
- connect lighting device to your lights via DMX cables.

For software part i created pdf:
https://www.mix16apps.com/upload/files/MiX16_Show_Cue_Lighting_Setup.pdf