DMXcat® vs FoldWall

DMXcat® makes it easy for anyone to control, analyze, or test any DMX lighting fixture, whether it’s a simple LED PAR or a complex moving light. The system consists of a small hardware dongle (purchased separately) and a suite of free mobile applications. Together, they combine to bring wireless DMX and RDM control plus other useful lighting functions to the user’s smartphone. The DMXcat solves the problem faced by all users of modern lighting equipment: How to turn on and test DMX lighting gear without using a complicated lighting console. DMXcat app is now available in seven languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, and English. Software Applications There are currently five apps available for use with the DMXcat system: •DMX Controller: A single universe (512) DMX channel controller with two user interfaces (sliders or keypad). •Fixture Controller: Controls multi-attribute fixtures from a built in database. •RDM Controller: For bi-directional communication and control of RDM enabled devices. •DMX Tester: Analyze and adjust settings for transmitting or receiving DMX. •DIP switch calculator: Simplifies the configuring of DIP switches used for setting DMX addresses. Hardware The DMXcat’s hardware interface is a compact battery powered device which fits easily in a pocket or tool pouch or may be worn on a belt. It uses Bluetooth LE technology for communication with the smartphone applications (up to 50’ range). Without the limitations of being physically connected, the user can move about the workspace as needed with their smartphone and run the various apps while still using the phone for on-the-job communication. The device’s five pin XLRF connector/cable assembly allows it to be connected to a point in a DMX data chain to test or control of the various DMX/RDM functions. It is charged using a standard USB to Micro-USB cable and charger. Other features include a built-in LED flashlight, an audible alarm for locating a misplaced unit, XLR5M to XLR5M Turnaround, LED status indicator, and a removable belt clip with a split ring safety point. Optional accessories include XLR5M to RJ45 Adapter, XLR5M to XLR3F Adapter, XLR5M to XLR3M Turnaround, and a Belt Pouch.

FoldWall is a wallpaper previewer and cropper for iPhone Duo. One wallpaper has to cover two screens, and until you actually set it there's no way to tell what either screen will get. FoldWall shows both at once. Drag or pinch your photo and the closed-screen and open-screen framings update side by side, so you can see how each one lands before you save anything. How it works 1. Pick one photo from your library. 2. Drag or pinch on either preview. Both framings update together. 3. Unfold the device to check the inner screen at full size. 4. Save, then set it from Settings ▸ Wallpaper. Why one photo covers two screens The cover screen shows almost exactly the middle vertical slice of the inner screen. You only ever set one wallpaper, and iPhone Duo takes from it whatever the active screen needs. That's why the framing matters, and why seeing both at the same time is the whole point. Unfold for a real check Open the device and FoldWall drops its interface, drawing your wallpaper edge to edge on the inner screen. Not a mockup, not an animation — the finished image, on the screen it was made for. Fold it closed and you're back to adjusting. Framed to the actual hardware Both previews use the device's real pixel dimensions and real corner radii, down to the cover screen's uneven corners: 8 pt on the hinge side, 59 pt on the other. Those numbers come from the device profile, so the preview is worth trusting. Entirely on your device No account. No network requests. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. No subscriptions and no in-app purchases. Photo access is add-only, so FoldWall can save the wallpaper it makes and nothing else. Good to know • iOS gives apps no public way to set wallpaper, so the last step happens in Settings rather than here. It's the only route the system allows. • The smallest zoom still fills both screens, so an empty edge isn't possible. • Reset returns the photo to centered and filling both screens. • A first-run guide covers the five things you'd otherwise have to work out yourself, and stays available under Settings ▸ How It Works.