Specifications

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4.5 DMX-512 connection and Master/Slave connection
The xture is equipped with 3-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable
designed for RS-485 and 3-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the xture or
one xture with another.
Occupation of the XLR-connection:
DMX - output DMX-input
XLR mounting-socket: XLR mounting-plug:
If you are using standard controllers, you can connect the DMX-output of the controller directly with the DMX-
input of the rst xture in the DMX-chain. If you wish to connect DMX controllers with other XLR-outputs, you
need to use adapter cables.
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the rst xture in the DMX-chain with the DMX-input of the next xture. Always
connect one output with the input of the next xture until all xtures are connected.
Caution: At the last xture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120 Ohm resistor
between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX-output of the last xture.
Building a master/slave-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the master xture in the data-chain with the DMX-input of the rst slave. Always
connect output with the input of the next slave until all slaves are connected.
Caution:It’s necessary to insert the XLR termination plug (with 120 Ohm) into the input of the master xture
and into the output of the last slave xture in the link in order to ensure proper transmission on the data link.
1 - Ground
2 - Signal (-)
3 - Signal (+)
1 - Ground
2 - Signal (-)
3 - Signal (+)
Master/slave operation
Controller operation