WE-EF ETC130-GB-CC/TW, User Manual

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SYSTEM WIRING
DMX BEST PRACTICES
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A DMX UNIVERSE CONTAINS 512 CHANNELS ( ENOUGH FOR 128 INDIVIDUALLY ADDRESSED RGBW, 256 TUNABLE WHITE,
OR 512 SINGLE-CHANNEL FIXTURES), PLAN ADDRESSES AND DMX LINES ACCORDINGLY.
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THE MAXIMUM DMX RUN LENGTH ALLOWABLE IS 1000FT ( 300M ).
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THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FIXTURES ALLOWABLE ON A SINGLE DMX LINE IS 30. IF MORE FIXTURES ARE REQUIRED, A
DMX BOOSTER SHOULD BE USED AFTER 31 FIXTURES.
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THE LAST FIXTURE IN A RUN, AS WELL AS ALL DMX SPLITTERS/BOOSTERS REQUIRE A 120
Ω RESISTOR TO PREVENT DMX
SIGNAL REFLECTIONS. THE RESISTOR IS PLACED BETWEEN THE DMX+/- OUT LEADS.
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USE PROPER DMX CABLE FOR WIRING IN-BETWEEN JUNCTION POINTS.
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ALL DEVICES ON A DMX LINE MUST BE RDM ( REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT ) CAPABLE TO ALLOW FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CONTROLLER AND LUMINAIRES.
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‘Y’ LEADS OR DAISY-CHAIN CONNECTIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY THE USITT/PLASA STANDARD, ALL DMX CONNECTIONS
SHOULD BE IN SERIAL AS SHOWN IN THE DMX WIRING DIAGRAM.