Adding DMX to a cheap fog machine!

I add DMX control capability to a cheap fog machine using only items I found in my home.

⚠️ This project comes dangerously close to high voltage. Don't do anything you see unless you are comfortable and qualified! ⚠️

This Chauvet Hurricane 700 – circa 2010 – uses an IEC C13 inlet on its chassis to connect its included "FC-M" model wired remote control. I create a "replacement" remote control interface that features DMX control of the unit using an Arduino-based microcontroller to speak DMX and control a relay. This replacement "remote" gets its power from the fog machine's remote control port, which supplies 120 volt mains power to the remote! I investigate the supplied remote control, prototype a circuit to control it, and create a printed circuit board (PCB) to house the final version.

This is meant to be a silly/fun project, please don't take it too seriously. Would I use this on a professional job or connect it to my expensive lighting console directly? Nope.

0:00 Introduction
0:44 Included remote demonstration
1:17 Remote disassembly and schematic
3:34 DMX circuit parts
4:50 DMX circuit schematic & prototype
8:37 Teensy/Arduino sketch code
10:37 Testing fog machine power
10:57 Patching DMX lighting control board
11:35 Testing circuit prototype on fog machine
11:53 Creating PCB layout
14:03 Toner transfer and PCB fabrication
16:49 Creating a "case"
19:15 Final DMX fog demonstration