Linking Shapeshifter Fixtures; Cable Connectors - High End Systems Shapeshifter C1 User Manual

Linking SHAPESHIFTER Fixtures

The SHAPESHIFTER fixture operates on standard DMX512 link controlled by a DMX console. The
number of fixtures on a link will be determined by the combined number of channels required by
all the fixtures. A SHAPESHIFTER fixture requires a 28 channel (Reduced protocol) or 79 channel
(Expanded protocol) footprint on a standard DMX512 link.
Attach the fixture to the link using data-grade cable and 5-pin or 3-pin XLR cable connectors.

Cable Connectors

The SHAPESHIFTER fixture accepts both 3-pin and 5-pin XLR cable connectors. Cabling must have
a male XLR connector on one end of the cable and a female XLR connector on the other end.
Note: Pins four and five of a 5-pin cable connector are not used, but they
allow a secondary data link to pass through the fixture.
grounding lug
(inside XLR shell)
common
(cable shield)
Common
(cable shield)
1
2
negative 3
(data
complement)
positive
(data true)
Male XLR Connector
*This data line is not used by the fixture, but allows data to pass through the fixture.
SHAPESHIFTER User Manual
XLR Shell
1 2
negative
3
positive
Grounding lug (inside XLR shell)
5
positive
4
(data true)*
negative
(data complement)*
SHAPESHIFTER Setup and Configuration
grounding lug
(inside XLR shell)
2 1
common
3
(cable shield)
XLR shell
positive
(data true)*
negative
(data
complement)*
positive
(data true)
Female XLR Connector
CHAPTER 2
Common
5 1
4
2 (cable shield)
3
negative
(data
complement)
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