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Artistic Licence nanoScope Quick Start Manual

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Overview

nanoScope is a battery-powered tester for DMX512 and RDM. The built-in 5-pin XLR connector

enables it to be attached directly to the DMX512 cable (use nanoScope in place of an existing

terminator during testing). The device lights up in different colours to indicate its findings.

Two modes of operation exist, selected by a recessed slide switch which also doubles as the

power switch.

y Pixel Mode: At power on, nanoScope indicates pixel mode is selected with a half-second red

flash. This mode then displays the first three DMX512 channels as an RGB mix, to provide

confidence that the expected data is on the cable.

y Analysis Mode: At power on, nanoScope indicates analysis mode is selected with a half-

second blue flash. This mode then displays one long blip (green or red to indicate 'good' or

'bad' data respectively), then a train of short coloured blips representing different attributes of

the DMX512/RDM signal (see code on product label). Cold colours indicate good/informational

signals while hot colours are used for bad/unusual signals.

nanoScope Quick Start Guide

Artistic Licence

nanoScope

Quick Start Guide

Version 1-0

Table of Contents

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Page 1 DMX512 and RDM. The built-in 5-pin XLR connector enables it to be attached directly to the DMX512 cable (use nanoScope in place of an existing terminator during testing). The device lights up in different colours to indicate its findings.
Page 2 Analysis mode detail and hints chart A brief explanation of each colour code is given below. For more detail on how to interpret the signals and fix problems, please refer to the full user guide. y Orange: Break Length out of range, less than 88 µS (an error) y Magenta: Mark After Break (MaB) time less than 8 µS (an error) y Yellow: Framing error (but can occur legitimately during RDM discovery) y Red: RDM data format wrong (an error)