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Martin PDE Junction Box / Break-In / Break-Out Cable user guide
AC power and data connection using Break-
Out Cable
Warning!
Read ‘Safety information’ on page 5 before installing the product.
AC power and control data can be extracted from the end of a daisy-chain of Hybrid PDE
products using the Break-Out Cable.
Safety limits for connecting devices
When extracting power using the Break-Out Cable, care must be taken to not exceed a load of
16 A for the entire chain. Always calculate the load consumed by the Hybrid PDE products on the
chain to determine how much additional load can be connected using the Break-Out Cable,
without exceeding 16 A total load.
AC Power and Data connection
(the example above shows the VDO Atomic Bold and VDO Atomic Dot fixtures, but any mix of
Martin products with PDE interface can be used. After the Break-Out Cable the example above
shows the MAC Aura PXL, but any other lighting product can be used)
The Break-Out Cable can also be used to extract only data or only power. It is not mandatory to
use all 3 outputs of the Break-Out Cable.
Be aware that the Hybrid PDE products do not perform any protocol conversion, meaning:
x
You can only extract DMX using the Break-Out Cable, if DMX was injected at the start
of the daisy-chain
x
You can only extract Art-Net using the Break-Out Cable, if Art-Net was injected at the
start of the daisy-chain
x
You can only extract sACN using the Break-Out Cable, if sACN was injected at the start
of the daisy-chain
x
You can only extract P3 using the Break-Out Cable, if P3 was injected at the start of the
daisy-chain
