The Lighting Controller

Hello, I am trying to have Multiple Universes Using both my xpress 100 & 512 without luck. When I hook up both only the 512 will be found. Is this a software Issue. Or is there some restriction for this ? If I own both I would like to use both at the same time. Any help would be greatly. Appriciated

The interface "Cable" can not be used together with other interfaces.

That's a bummer... Why is this not allowed to work together? I have a simple 12 dmx channels to control on another universe at a club an won't be able to budget in for a second xpress 512 controller when I already have this xpress 100 handy. Is there no way to make it work from the same computer?

Interface "Cable" is different technology than other interface (converter vs embedded processor).
We do not have the code to make them working properly together.
Sorry for this.

Ok.. I have a question for a little bit of a work-a-round until I can get another xpress512.. Would I damage my current xpress512 or light fixtures if I plugged the xpress512 into a XLR A/B switch and toggled back and forth between my 2 universes? I am just wondering if there would be any issue with the unit on a voltage/transmission/pop/...or something when switching from one universe to the other?? Being that the xspress512 is just a sending unit and not a receiving unit I think this would be ok but I just want to make sure that I would not be shorting anything electrical by doing so. Please let me know your thoughts as soon as you can. Many thanks!

The lonely thing we can say is both interfaces use pin 1 for ground and send data via pins 2 & 3.
So there must be no incoming data from another dmx device to pins 2 & 3.

No, no data from another device...maybe I didn't explain myself well sorry... I am thinking of using a XLR A/B switch with one xpress512 unit. [ie.. 1-input (that would come from the xpress512) with 2-outputs (A-universe-1and B-universe-2.)] The outputs are manually switched (like a light switch) so only 1 of the outputs is used at a time (A or B at any given time). So one output (A) will go to one universe-1 and the other output (B) will go to the other universe-2. I just wanted to confirm that by using a switch that I wouldn't make any kind of "electrical short" that would damage the xpress512 or a lighting fixture. Hope this explains my work-a-round a little better. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

This should not destroy our interfaces.

Thank you kindly!