SHOWTEC LED Pixelboard 500/256, Product Manual

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Transmitter Card
Install the transmitter card in an available PCI slot in your computer. The transmitter card is the interface
between your PC, LED Studio and the LED Pixelboard. You must use the DVI cable provided to connect
from the computers DVI output to the DVI port on the transmitter card.
Data Out 1 & Data Out 2 connectors
The 2 network output ports transmit 256 rows or horizontal lines. Output 1 transmits rows/lines 1 throug 256.
output 2 transmits rows/lines 257 through 512.
Aux Port
This is a standard 6-pin telephone connector. A cable is provided that connects from the 9-pin dIN R-232
port to the AUX port on the transmitter card. This port allows control of the R variable, gray scale, DV Wall
matrix active area, and matrix lock and matrix range.
DC External Power Input
This input takes the 5V power supply provided. It is only used if the transmitter card will be operated
eternally of the computer.
Making an additional Net-cable
Standard NET CABLE cannot be used to replace the NET CABLE required to transmit the information for
the LED MATRIX system.
Please follow the following instructions in order to create extra NET CABLE.
Bear back the outer casing of the wire by around 30mm
The wires should now be colored as follows:
1- white & orange
2- orange
3- white & green
4- green
5- blue
6- white & blue
7- white & brown
8- brown
Twist the following pairs together so that only the plastic is touching (the metal wires must not touch) 1&2,
3&4, 5&6, 7&8
Insert each wire into an RJ45 connector with the white & orange wire connected to PIN 1, the orange wire
connected to the second PIN, etc.
Both ends of the NET WIRE are connected in this way.