User manual

Color Block 2 Plus User Manual 6 V2.2 October 2013
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2.2 Cabling
PSU Power Input
PSU Power InputPSU Power Input
PSU Power Input:
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: PSU05B: IEC Power Cord; PSU30: Trailing Lead
International
International International
International
Colour Code
Colour CodeColour Code
Colour Code
North
NorthNorth
North American
American American
American
Colour Code
Colour CodeColour Code
Colour Code
Connections
ConnectionsConnections
Connections
Green and Yellow Green Earth (E) Ground (Green)
Blue White Neutral (N) Neutral (Silver)
Brown Black Live (L) Hot (Gold)
Control Data Input and Output
Control Data Input and OutputControl Data Input and Output
Control Data Input and Output: DMX Input control data from an external control console is through an XLR 5-pin cable:
Pin#
Pin#Pin#
Pin# Function
FunctionFunction
Function
1 Ground (Screen)
2 Data Minus
3 Data Plus
4 Spare Data Minus
5 Spare Data Plus
Power & Data
Power & DataPower & Data
Power & Data: Power and control data outputs from the Color Block power supply to the fixtures is through an XLR 4-pin
cable. The drain wire should be connected to the chassis of the XLR.
Pin #
Pin #Pin #
Pin # Function
FunctionFunction
Function Minimum Cable size
Minimum Cable sizeMinimum Cable size
Minimum Cable size
1 Ground (-ve) 2.50mm² (14 AWG)
2 Control data minus (-) 0.35mm² (22 AWG)
3 Control data plus (+) 0.35mm² (22AWG)
4 24V DC (+ve) 2.50mm² (14 AWG)
Chassis Cable shield/drain wire 0.25mm² (24 AWG)
Only genuine Tourflex Datasafe cable is recommended for use with the Color Block 2 Plus system. Damage
will occur if power connections short-circuit to data or ground shield connections. When assembling XLR4-
pin cables, heat shrink should be used on each individual data pin and the drain wire to prevent short
circuits.
System Diagrams
System DiagramsSystem Diagrams
System Diagrams:
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Color Block PSU05B
Color Block PSU05BColor Block PSU05B
Color Block PSU05B -
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- delivers power and data via 1 XLR4 output. A maximum of five daisy-chained Color Block 2 Plus fixtures
can be connected to the PSU-05B. Return lines are not required. The total cable length of each chain must not exceed 60m/200ft
and a maximum of 20m XLR4 cable length should separate adjacent fixture units to avoid signal deterioration.
Note:
Note:Note:
Note: Maximum of 5 Color Block 2 fixtures per cable. No return cables required.