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Rear Panel
DMX 512-A Out
USB Type A
RJ45 Ethernet\POE Connector
Serial Data/Contact Closure Port
USB Type B
DC In
Ground Post
DMX 512-A In
MIDI Out\Thru\In
Kensington Lock
Audio In/Out
(future use)
Strain Relief Bracket
What to Connect First
Two connections must be made for the console to be used.
Power
Plug the DC power supply into the DC plug on the far left side of the rear panel.
The indicator LED will steadily glow amber/green.
Alternately, a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) source, such as a PoE-enabled switch
or PoE injector, may be plugged into the Ethernet port. The indicator LED next to the
DC jack will steadily glow red whenever the console is using PoE.
You may connect both a DC supply and a PoE source at the same time.
Data
Connect DMX OUT A to the lights using Universe 1 (all Cognito models). A five-
pin XLR cable is required. DMX OUT B is enabled on PRO1024 models, for Universe 2,
and on PRO512 models, repeating Universe 1.
Cognito also supports DMX-over-Ethernet protocols. These protocols use the
Ethernet port to output the same DMX information as the XLR ports. The Starter model
supports only Pathport Protocol, while PRO models add the Art-Net protocol and the
E1.31 streaming ACN standard. Additional hardware, such as a Pathport node, is
required to convert this signal back to DMX.
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