Connecting Épix Products - Chauvet Epix Drive 900 User Manual

Setup
Connecting
ÉPIX Products
Length of cables between ÉPIX Drive 900 and 1
exceed 65 ft (20 m) when shielded, or 150 ft (45 m) when unshielded
Length of cables between products must
not exceed 60 ft (18 m) when shielded,
or 100 ft (30 m) when unshielded
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The ÉPIX Drive 900 uses a 4-pin XLR connection to link all ÉPIX Tour products. Each ÉPIX
Tour product must be daisy-chained together in series. Each ÉPIX Drive 900 is capable of
supporting up to 900 LEDs in seven possible configurations:
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Up to 18 ÉPIX Strip Tour
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Up to 15 ÉPIX Strip Tour and 1 ÉPIX Bar Tour
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Up to 12 ÉPIX Strip Tour and 2 ÉPIX Bar Tour
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Up to 9 ÉPIX Strip Tour and 3 ÉPIX Bar Tour
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Up to 6 ÉPIX Strip Tour and 4 ÉPIX Bar Tour
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Up to 3 ÉPIX Strip Tour and 5 ÉPIX Bar Tour
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Up to 6 ÉPIX Bar Tour
Total length of cables cannot exceed 210 ft (64 m) when shielded,
4-pin XLR Cable Diagram
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The ÉPIX Drive 900 can support up to 18 ÉPIX Strip Tour products, 6 ÉPIX Bar Tour
products, or any of the combinations listed above.
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Make sure the total length of the connecting shielded 4-pin XLR cables does not
exceed 210 feet (64 meters). Using unshielded cables will increase the maximum
cable length to 300 feet (91 meters).
Most standard 4-pin XLR "Scroller" cables are shielded
st
product must not
or 300 ft (91 m) when unshielded
1 = Power + (16 AWG or larger)
2 = Data + (18–24 AWG)
3 = Data - (18–24 AWG)
4 = Power -
(16 AWG or larger)
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ÉPIX Drive 900 User Manual Rev. 2