 Curious to know how the modular system works on the new Platinum LED Biomex panels? Stay tuned. Hi guys, Alex here from AlexFocus.com and behind me I have three Platinum LED Biomex panels. Two brand new Biomex 900s, these are the second generation, new and improved Biomex panels and over here my trusty Biomex 600, this is the first gen panel that I've been using for a few years now. In this video what I'm going to do is I'm going to connect some of them up and I'm going to show you how it works. In particular, I'm going to test out and show you how the new wireless connectivity feature works on the new generation 2 panels. One thing I should mention before all you EMFers out there get a bit worried, you don't have to use wireless mode. You can use the trusty old school cable and that disables wireless functions so don't panic. I'm going to show you both, I'm going to show you how you can do it with wireless and how you can do it with cable and I'm also going to test to see if the new gen panels are compatible with the old generation panels in terms of modular setup. So first what we're going to do, I'm going to bring the camera in and we're going to fire up one of these 900s over here. If you haven't seen my reviews or first impressions on these new panels go check them out because I do show you how this new screen works. There is a brand new touchscreen on there, it's pretty neat. In this video though we're just going to look at the modular setup function alright. So come on in and I'll explain it all for you up close. Alright here we have the new second generation Biomex control panel, pretty neat touchscreen on here. So if you're using this panel on its own, just one panel, you don't have to do anything, by default it will be set to solo right. Now if the panel is set to solo there's no wireless transmission enabled so it's not trying to search another panel. So this is the first time I've actually fired up this unit and by default that's on. So you won't have to worry about it if you're only using one panel. Now if you want to connect multiple panels up so you only have one control panel then there's two ways you can do it. Yes you can spin around, plug this in on the back and link them together or you can use the new wireless function on here which is done through this setting here set and you can change it all. So what we're going to do now is we're going to fire up in a second panel and we're going to see if we can get this wireless transmission going. After that we're going to hang them on top of each other and play around alright so let's try the wireless transmission first. So I've got two, my two new Biomex 900's plugged into the wall but they're not connected to each other. I've still got the data cable here for instance. Now what I'm going to do, I want this one to be the main controlling panel, this one to be the secondary. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to go into this one first, I'm going to set, I'm going to set that up as secondary, I'm going to hit one, by default hit okay. So this one I've done this so I'm hoping this is how it works. So secondary one alright, we'll touch that. Now on this one I'm going to do the same thing but set it as primary. Now I'd ask for the group, I'm going to say one, I'm going to hit okay, it says loading and I think that's it. So let's go back. Alright now if this is all done properly, if I turn this one on because this is my control unit, this is the primary, it should enable this one. Alright so we're going to go on and would you look at that, they're both running. So now if I stop this one, oh wrong button, there we go, they both stop, very cool. Well that was easy, that was actually super easy. I thought there might be like some codes or some settings, like some more advanced settings you had to do or at least like choose from the option which one you wanted to connect to but it just did it all automatically. So that's cool. So again, let's just try this again, so we'll go custom mode, what we'll do this time is we'll turn the red light right down, we'll leave the near infrared on, we'll hit run, actually that was a bad example because you're not going to be able to see which one's working but I can see the red light going on here, sorry the near infrared going on here so we'll stop that one because that was a bad example. So let's try this again, we'll go custom mode, red on 50% and then we'll go back and then we'll go on off, there we go, they're both running with red light at 50%. That's very very cool. So I mean that was super duper easy. Now the good thing is, one of the advantages of this new system is proximity. So previously you were limited to this cable, alright, so you could maybe get a foot or two distance between the two panels, which is fine if you had one on top of the other but what this new setup means is I could have them at opposite sides of the room. So let's just try that. Alright, so it's not quite opposite sides of the room but there's a meter or so apart so that's enough to demonstrate how this works. So the only cables coming out of the units are the power cables, they're going to have a double plug there, there is no cable in between the two panels. So in theory I could have one here in front of me and the other one here and I don't have to have a connection going around or I could have them on opposite sides of the room but I say that but I realize it's not really, no one's really going to do that, right, unless it's a showroom perhaps. Anyway, so what I can do now, this is set as my primary. So if I go in here and turn it on, that one should work. Let's test it. There we go. That's pretty cool. And then we can turn that off again. So yeah, that is pretty neat. I mean it's one less cable you have to connect, which is always good. And I guess it does create more options in terms of how you can run these panels. You know, maybe you've got one mounted to the ceiling for instance or you know, out of reach we can't quite touch it and you can't go into the menu. This wireless function could be really good. Or you're using it as background light in a room or, I don't know, it gives you options, right? The cool thing is you don't have to use it. If you're worried about the EMF or you just simply want to use cables because cables are easier, sweet, just use cables. Now on that note, if you are worried about EMF issues and you don't want to use the wireless thing but you do want multiple panels, then by plugging this in on the back it simply deactivates the wireless function. So let's test this out. When you look at the back of these panels, you will see down there plugs, right? The first plug is another PowerPoint plug. Now what I can actually do, previously you saw ahead, I've got one cable from this panel going to the power socket and one from this panel going to the power socket. I can run all the power through one device. So I can use this connector cable which comes in the box and that plugs into this port and then goes into this port over here. So then that way you only have one power cable going to the, you know, run into the wall. Now of course if you had these panels on opposite sides of the room you're going to run simple power cables but hey, there's another option. Further down here you see these little auxiliary ports. This is what you previously have to use to connect panels together. So you plug one into there and then plug one into the other end. So by plugging this cable in, it deactivates that wireless function. So if you don't want wireless and you have multiple panels, use the cable. It's really as simple as that. Okay, so that was the first part of this video, testing that wireless connectivity function which works very, very well. Super easy use, so that's great. The second part now is testing the modular capability. So first thing's what I'm going to do is I'm going to connect these two Vimex 900s to the second gen ones. I have done videos on these in the past but what I want to focus on more today is how they are compatible with the older generation panels because there's a little bit of information that I have to reveal here about this. We'll not necessarily reveal, it is on the Platinum LED website but I want to share with you viewers. To connect these together it's quite simple. Let me show you how it works, come in close. You'll see on the top of the panel these clips. Okay, this is what you're going to use to connect another panel. Now on the bottom of the panel, so again we've got these clips up the top, on the bottom you have some holes. Of course I use the biggest panel that Platinum do to demonstrate this. See those holes, those key holes there? So let's try this simple, right? Those holes slide over these clips and away you go. So let's try that now. So we simply slot these over, fill them, drop in, there we go, there in. Slide them forward to lock them in. Done. I'm sitting on top of each other. A lot of weight there but you can see how they're all attached. And that's pretty cool. So the cool thing is now, unfortunately I've gotten the wrong way around, but what I'd do, whether I use the wireless connectivity or the cable, I could control these just from the one control panel. So I'd make this my primary, you just turn that one on, hit start and away you go. I didn't connect the power cords or the data cords so there's no point in me doing this because right now this one isn't going to go. But as you can see, that's an awesome height, right? That's a perfect height. And this is why I like the 2900, just like a pretty much ultimate setup. Because if I do two, if I stand in front of them, especially with these new high-powered generation two panels, I can stand 18 inches in front of it and I'm getting a wide treatment area and good or advanced because these are new and improved LEDs. Of course I could stack another two of these by Max off to the side and you've got a massive width of treatment area. But what I could also do is I could have two of these on this wall and then two over here in a corner and then I've got front and side treatment. Turn around and you've got the whole body covered in a very short amount of time. So that is all very cool. Now what I should mention is any of the new by Max panels all clip together in a modular fashion, right? So you could, for instance, put another 900 on top of this. I don't know why you would, but you could. So if you get a 450 or a 300, which a narrow or a 600, you can clip them all together like so. Perfect, works flawlessly. Now if you want to connect one of the new by Max panels with the old one, yes you can do that but there's a slight twist. Let me explain. I'll just pack this up and we'll come back down. Now I've been told from Platinum LED that yes, the new and old generations are perfectly compatible and you can still control them from the one unit and all that good stuff. However, there are some limitations and the limitation is that the new generation panel has to be the primary or the lead control panel, which is fine because it's actually the nicer control panel to use, right? So that means the new one is going to be the primary, the older generation panel is going to be secondary, which is fine. The other thing is that the new generation panel has to go on top if you want a nice smooth clean finish, alright? So that means this one's going to be higher up, this one's going to be underneath. Of course it's not the best demo here because I've got a by Max 600 and a by Max 900, so the 600 is a lot narrower. I should have dug up my first generation by Max 900 and it would have all looked a bit nicer, but anyway. So that's just to make sure that it's all a nice clean finish, but to be honest, if this is going to be the lead panel, you want this one on top anyway, the second generation panel on top anyway because that's going to be eye level, otherwise you're going to reach down. Now if you don't like that, you're like, ah, you know, I already have a by Max 600 and I want to get a new generation 900. I don't really like the idea of the bigger one on top, you know, rather the other way around. Well, remember, you can set up that way. It's just going to look a bit odd, but you don't have to connect them all together. You can have them individually set up, like individually controlled. In fact, I've been doing this for a long time even though you can plug them all together. I just haven't got around to doing it because I'm always chopping and changing panels and I just hit the power on one, hit the power on the other, and away you go, right? Like, it's not the end of the world, to be honest. It's just a convenience thing. Anyway, let's see how it goes first by linking them together with the new generation panel on top and then we'll see if we can do it the other way around. So we have the Gen 1 600 on the bottom and the new Gen 2 900 on top. Looks a bit silly. And to be honest, if you are doing this, it's probably best you get a friend or someone to help you because these panels are heavy and it was a bit tricky, but we're up there. Now, what I've done as well is I've linked them in the back using the data cable and the power cable. This one was set to follow and you can see here I've turned it on and it says follow and this one is still set to primary. So I should turn this on and they should both run. So let's try it. Turn that on. Boom. Look at that. Simple. I'm curious as to what happens if we go customer. Turn this off. Back. On and on. Yep. They've got Nair and Fred working on both and no red. So that is cool. You can do everything now just from that one control. I want to test to see if I can stack them the other way around. Though Platinum said you can't. Well, you can. I think you can, but you just don't get a nice smooth finish. It might be a bit clunky giving it a sit up. Let's test it anyway. Alright, that's done. And that actually looks a little bit better. So that's slotted on. Perfect. Well, I wouldn't say perfect, but it was quite easy. The only issue is you got a bit of an edge here, but still the new generation one is the primary and this is the follow. So if I turn this on, they should both work. So there we go. Good as go. So remembering that this is the first generation by Max600 and that is a new generation, second generation by Max900 and I can control them. I can connect them all up to control them using the data cable. Works fine. I can stack them on top of each other. All works fine. And they're still compatible with the stands. So I have done another video on the stands. I've got a horizontal Platinum LED stand. That works with both the new and the old generation panels. On the back, the screw holes are in exactly the same places. So you can use either or. So you could have this exact setup, for instance, on a horizontal Platinum LED stand, which is good to know. Now one thing I didn't mention is, if you're a bit confused as to what I was doing here, all of the instructions in the pretty comprehensive manual that comes with these panels, as well as all the cables. So you don't have to run out and get extra cables. Though, in theory, you don't really need many cables with the new wireless connectivity option. Remember that you can turn that off. Well, to be honest, it's off by default and you don't have to use it if you do have monable panels. If you have any questions, if there's something like you want me to try or you want to know, of course you can head over to the Platinum LED website. But you can also ask me as well. Leave a comment below. I've reviewed a lot of red light panels, including these new Platinum LED panels. Depending on when this goes out, I will be doing a full review of the 900. I have done a full review of the 600 second-generation panels and I will be comparing all the Platinum LED panels with Juve, Mitre Red, Red Light Rising, all the panels in the market in one big comparison series as well. So be sure to subscribe for that. If you do want to buy any of these panels, whether it's Platinum or any other red light therapy company panel, be sure to use discount code AlexALEX. ALEX will save you anything from, I think, 5% is pretty standard. So yeah, be sure to use that. I do give a slight cutback, so I appreciate that and it allows me to continue editing and creating these videos. Otherwise, I think that's it for now. So if you have enjoyed this, give me a thumbs up and I will see you soon. I might do a session why these are all set up like this.