SHoW Baby 5 now has five SHoW IDs, allowing systems to be scaled up to multi universe broadcasts by using more than one transmitter, or as a way of avoiding interference from other SHoW Babys in the area.
SHoW Baby 5 is still plug and play. Each unit is a transceiver and by plugging a DMX cable IN, it automatically selects itself to be a Transmitter. If nothing is plugged into the DMX IN port, it selects itself to be a receiver.
SHoW Baby 5 is the same price as the original SHoW Baby and is compatible with all existing SHoW Babys in the world.
There are still seven indicator lights on the front of the SHoW Baby, four for signal strength, one to designate whether it is a transmitter, one to designate whether it is a receiver, and a data present light. In the SHoW Baby 5, the data light (now labelled ID/Data) serves a second purpose, and this is to designate the SHoW ID. A small indented button on the back of the unit, when pushed, cycles through the five SHoW IDs, and the user selects the same ID/Data light colour for the transmitter and all intended receivers.
(Jim Evans)
