Terminate Dmx; Set The Dmx Start Address; Dmx Channels - High End Systems SolaFrame 3000 User Manual

Terminate DMX

For installations with a long DMX control run or an electrically noisy environment, we
recommend that you use a DMX terminator or install a resistor on the last fixture of the
DMX control run to prevent corruption (data reflection) of the digital control signal by electrical
noise.
A DMX terminator is an XLR plug with a 120 Ω resistor connected between pins 2 and 3, which
can be installed into the DMX output receptacle of the last fixture in the DMX control run. This
plug is available and sold separately. Contact your local High End dealer for ordering
information (visit
Alternatively, terminate the link by installing a 120 Ω , 1/4 watt (minimum) resistor in the
fixture's DMX Out (female) cable connector in the last fixture on each DMX control run.
1. Disassemble a male XLR connector.
2. Solder a 120 Ω resistor, minimum 1/4 watt, between pin 2 and pin 3.
3. Reassemble the XLR connector.

Set the DMX Start Address

Give each fixture a unique DMX starting address when using a DMX control signal so that the
correct fixture responds to the control signals. This DMX start address is the channel number
from which the fixture starts to "listen" to the digital control information sent out from the DMX
control source.
Modify the fixture DMX start address on the user interface, located on the upper enclosure. See
DMX Address on
Example: The SolaFrame 3000 has 49 channels. If you set the DMX starting address of
the first fixture to 1, you could set the second fixture to 50 (49+1), the third to 99
(49+50), and so on.

DMX Channels

The most current DMX Control Protocol data for the SolaFrame 3000 can be found on the High
End Systems, Inc. website:
https://www.highend.com/documentation/SolaFrame 3000/SolaFrame3000-protocol.pdf
DMX Control
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5-pin terminator
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