Anyone here who receives DMX data with a Teensy AND controls leds at the

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Anyone here who receives DMX data with a Teensy AND controls leds at the “same time”?
Is this a way to go when aiming for high fps numbers?
Which hardware did you use? MAX485, SN75176?
I’d be happy to read about first hand experiences.

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Hi @Stefan_Petrick ​ I’m just playing with max485 now, but not ready for testing yet.

Which library have you used?

Also side note, playing with <140m cable>

I want to synchronise several teensy over a large distance. WiFi was too lagged. So, now looking at DMX/RS485 (not modbus).

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DMX and high Fps in the same sentence? If you are using a full DMX universe (512 bytes) - you’re going to be capped at approximately 44fps.

Better to use DMX to send control messaging but have actual frame data computed on the fly on the Arduino/teensy you have connected to your lights.

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Yes, @Daniel_Garcia of course it is only about sending control parameters and computing the actual animation on the µC. Thanks for answering my implicit question how long the transmission takes.

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Yeah, DMX runs at, I want to say, 250kbps (aka about 1/3rd the ws2812b data rate)