3-Pin To 5-Pin Conversion Chart; Setting Up A Dmx Serial Data Link - Chauvet 38 User Manual

3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart

Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link

5. Appendix
If you use a controller with a 5-pin DMX output connector, you will need to use a 5-pin to
3-pin adapter. The chart below details a proper cable conversion:
3-P 5-P
IN TO
Conductor 3-Pin Female (Output)
Ground/Shield
Data ( - ) signal
Data ( + ) signal
Not used
Not used
1. Connect the (male) 3-pin connector side of
the DMX cable to the output (female) 3-pin
connector of the controller.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the
controller which will have a (female)
connector to the input connector of the next
fixture consisting of a (male) 3-pin connector.
3. Then, proceed to connect from the output as
stated above to the input of the following
fixture and so on.
C C
IN ONVERSION HART
5-Pin Male (Input)
Pin 1 Pin 1
Pin 2 Pin 2
Pin 3 Pin 3
Pin 4
Pin 5
3-pin
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Universal DMX Controller
This drawing
provides a general
illustration of the
DMX input/output
panel of a lighting
fixture.
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