Cable Connectors; 3-Pin To 5-Pin Conversion Chart; Setting Up Admx Serial Data Link - Chauvet 4BAR User Manual

Cable Connectors

Cabling must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end.
DMX connector configuration
INPUT
CAUTION

3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart

Note!
Conductor
Ground/Shield
Data (-) signal
Data (+) signal
Not used
Not used
Setting up a DMX Serial Data
Link
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) 3-pin
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.
CHAUVET Certified DMX Data Cables
Order Code
DMX1.5
DMX4.5
DMX10
4BAR™ User Manual
COMMON
1
DMX +
3
2
-
DMX
Do not allow contact between the common and the fixture's chassis ground. Grounding the common
can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may perform erratically. Test cables with an ohm meter to
verify correct polarity and to make sure the pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each other.
If you use a controller with a 5-pin DMX output connector, you will need to use a 5-pin to 3-pin adapter.
CHAUVET Model No: DMX5M, or DMX5F.
The chart below details a proper cable conversion:
3-P 5-P C
IN TO IN ONVERSION
3-Pin Female (Output)
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Description
DMX Cable 1.5 m/4.9 ft
DMX Cable 4.5 m/14.8 ft
DMX Cable 10 m/32.8 ft
8
Resistance 120
1
ohm 1/4w between
3
pin 2 (DMX -) and
2
pin 3 (DMX +) on
the output of the
last fixture.
1
OUTPUT
3
2
To avoid signal transmission
problems and interference, it is
always advisable to connect a DMX
signal terminator.
C
HART
5-Pin Male (Input)
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Pin 4
Pin 5
Universal DMX Controller
Continue the link
This drawing provides
a general illustration of
the DMX Input/Output
panel of a lighting
fixture.
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