Installation
8
Colorist™ Pod 18Qa User Manual Rev. 2
The Colorist™
Pod 18Qa must
be linked using
DMX cable in a
daisy chain (serial)
fashion. To comply with
the EIA-485 standard, no
more than 32 products
should be connected on
one daisy chain without
using a DMX optically
isolated splitter. Doing
otherwise may result in
deterioration of the digital
DMX signal
.
USITT
recommends
limiting the total
length of the DMX cable
(from the first
product/controller to the
last product) to 300–455
m (985–1,500 ft).
To connnect the
Colorist™ Panel
36Qa to your
DMX network, it
is necessary to use the
3-pin to 5-pin adapters
supplied with this product.
When not using
the Power
Output, DMX
Input or DMX Output
connectors, you must seal
the cable ends with the
supplied caps.
DMX Linking
You may link the Colorist™ Pod 18Qa to a DMX controller using a standard DMX serial
connection. If using other DMX products compatible with the Colorist™ Pod 18Qa, you can
control each individually with a single DMX controller.
If you are not familiar with the DMX standard, or if you need information about the DMX
cables needed to link the Colorist™ Pod 18Qa to a DMX controller, you may
download the “DMX Primer” from the ILUMINARC® website at
http://www.iluminarc.com/reports/dmx-primer
.
DMX Connection
The Colorist™ Pod 18Qa uses a regular DMX data connection for its DMX personalities:
4-CH
,
6-CH
, and
10CH
.
IP65 DMX Cable Table
Connection
DMX (U.S.)
DMX (Europe)
IP65 Pin
Ground
Shield
Shield
1
Data -
White
Blue
2
Data +
Red
Brown
3
IP65 DMX Connector Pins
Male
Female
