Wireless DMX

A method for wireless data broadcasting, the method comprising:

• providing a hub for broadcasting data wirelessly from a controller;
• providing a first node associated with a first end device;
• and
• providing a second node associated with a second end device;
• interrogating the first node using the hub;
• receiving from the first node, at the hub, an indication of Digital Multiplexing (DMX) slots in a first DMX universe required by the first end device, wherein the DMX slots required by the first end device are a subset of the slots in the first DMX universe;
• interrogating the second node using the hub;
• receiving from the second node, at the hub, an indication of DMX slots in a second DMX universe required by the second end device, wherein the DMX slots required by the second end device are a subset of the slots in the second DMX universe;
• creating and broadcasting a first RF packet to the first node comprising only the subset of the DMX slots in the first DMX universe required by the first end device;
• and
• creating and broadcasting a second RF packet to the second node comprising only the subset of the DMX slots in the second DMX universe required by the second end device.

A system for wireless data broadcasting comprising:

• a hub for broadcasting data wirelessly to a plurality of end devices;
• a plurality of nodes for retrieving at least a portion of the data broadcasted from the hub;
• wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is associated with at least one corresponding end device of the plurality of end devices,
• wherein each node of the plurality of nodes contains information regarding data requirements of the corresponding one of the plurality of end devices, and wherein each node provides such information to the hub upon an interrogation from the hub,
• wherein the hub generates and transmits a first message comprising an RF packet comprising data determined to be required by the one of the plurality of end devices based on the information regarding data requirements, and
• wherein the RF packet is created only after confirming that the first message is not duplicative of a message previously transmitted to the one of the plurality of end devices.