Element

I think you mean DMX Addresses opposed to Channels right? Element maxes out at 1024 Addresses.
Best to check out the Ion XE - starts out at 2048 Outputs, and later can always be upgraded to more as needed.

http://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Consoles/Eos-Family/Ion-Xe/Features.aspx

 

For power control, check out Sensor3 Racks, which comes in different sizes up to 96 Channels

in one rack, and all Feature the

Sensor THRUpower Relay Modules, which can easily be changed from Dimmer or Relay for LED fixtures

directly from the console or on the module itself:

http://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Power-Controls/Racks-and-Panels/Sensor3/Overview.aspx

Or for a more inexpensive, compact and fanless solution, but less features - the ColorSource Thrupower:

http://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/ColorSource/ThruPower.aspx

 

 

If you have a 250 Element it is just a software upgrade to go to 500 channels.

Thanks Corey.
I meant DMX addresses indeed. Im in a small community venue with lots of amateur users and not much money so keeping the Element would be preferred. I think upgrading my Element to 500 addresses would suffice.
Thanks

so Elements can updated from 250 Channels to 500 Channels. Both Versions have 1024 Addresses and Addresses cannot be upgraded on an Element. Look in ABOUT - how many Addresses do you use currently? You may not Need to upgrade at all.

Hey Corey,
I'm not an expert on the Element in any way, but would it be possible to gain a universe or two by attaching a gadget?
Or is the number of addresses limited by software?

Gadget, just like gateways or nodes, are output methods. They add physical connectors to your console. In ETC world they have never anything to do with the license.

An Element has two limitations:
- You can patch 250 or 500 channels, depending on what model you bought. If you bought the 250 version you can upgrade to the 500 version.
- You get 1024 addresses of output. This is fix and cannot be changed.

Thank you. I knew the Channels were fixed, but was uncertain about the Addresses.

just to clarify:

adding physical outputs can be helpful. in Eos world you can spread your output capacity over as many universes as you want (actually only 256 out of the range of 1 to 63,999). 1024 doesn't necessarily have to be two full universes. it could be 4 half universes. or U.1 with 400 addresses, U.2 with 70, U.4 with a Mac Viper (40 addresses) and U.999 with 2 addresses.

so adding a gadget or sACN gateways or ArtNet products can of course be helpful but doesn't change the overall capacity of an Element. this is also true for the rest of the Eos-Family. the licenses are just higher there...