Robe Robin ProMotion ADM, User Manual

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3.7 DMX-512 connection
The fixture is equipped with 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. Only use a shielded twisted-pair
cable designed for RS-485 and 5-pin XLR plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the
fixture or one fixture with another.
DMX output DMX input
XLR sockets: XLR plug:
If you are using the standard DMX controllers, you can connect the DMX output of the controller directly with
the DMX input of the first fixture in the DMX chain.
Building a serial DMX chain:
Connect the DMX output of the first fixture in the DMX chain with the DMX input of the next fixture. Always
connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected. Up to 32 fixtures can be
interconnected.
Caution: At the last fixture, the DMX cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120
Ω
resistor
between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 5-pin XLR plug and plug it in the DMX output of the last fixture.
1 - Shield
2 - Signal (-)
3 - Signal (+)
4 - Used for wireless DMX
5 - Used for wireless DMX
1 - Shield
2 - Signal (-)
3 - Signal (+)
4 - Used for wireless DMX
5 - Used for wireless DMX