Specifications

16A
7.DMX512Connection
TheDMX512iswidelyusedinintelligentlightingcontrol,withamaximumof512channels.
1.
If you using a controller with 5 pins DMX output, you need to use a 5 to 3 pin
adaptercable.
2.
Connect the fixture togetherin a “daisy chain” by XLR plug cable fromthe output of
thefixturetotheinputofthenextfixture.Thecablecannotbebranchedorsplittoa
“Y”cable.Inadequateor damagedcables,solderedjointsorcorrodedconnectorscan
easilydistortthesignalandshutdownthesystem
3.
The DMX output and input connectorsarepassthroughto maintain the DMX circuit
whenoneoftheunits’powerisdisconnected.
4.
Atlastfixture,theDMXcablehastobeterminatedwithaterminatortoreducesignal
errors. Soldera120ohm1/4 W resistor between pin 2(DMX) and pin 3(DMX+) intoa
3pinXLRplugandplugitintheDMXoutputofthelastfixture.
5.
Each lighting fixture needs to hav e an address set to receive the data sent by the
controller.Theaddressnumberisbetween0511(usually0&1areequalto1).
6.
3pinXLRconnectorsaremorepopularthan5pinXLR.
3pinXLR:Pin1:GND,Pin2:Negativesignal(),Pin3:Positivesignal(+)
5pinXLR:Pin1:GND,Pin2:Negativesignal(),Pin3:Positivesignal(+)
Pin4/5:NotUsed.