Dmx 512 Connection - Viking VK280 User Manual

DMX-512 connection
2.6
The fixture is equipped with both 3-pin and 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. The sockets
are wired in parallel.
Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 3-pin or 5-pin XLR-plugs and
connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another.
DMX - output
XLR mounting-sockets (rear view):
1
2
3
- Not connected
4
- Not connected
5
If you are using the standard DMX controllers, you can connect the DMX output of the controller
directly with the DMX input of the first fixture in the DMX-chain. If you wish to connect DMX-
controllers with other XLR-out- puts, you need to use adapter-cables.
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the first fixture in the DMX-chain with the DMX-input of the next
fixture. Always connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected.
Caution: At the last fixture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a
Ω
120
resistor between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX-output of the
last fixture.
- Shield
- Signal (-
)
- Signal
(+)
DMX-input
XLR mounting-plugs (rear view):
- Shield
1
- Signal (-)
2
- Signal (+)
3
- Not connected
4
- Not connected
5