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Rail-Split RJ45 User Guide
Application Diagram
The diagram below shows how Rail-Split RJ45 could be utilised in a typical application.
Circuit
Description
DMX512 Input
(including Loop Through)
Type:
Isolated
Pins 7 & 8:
Connects to internal isolated
circuit. No connection to
Internal Logic Ground
DMX512 Outputs
Type:
Ground referenced
Pins 7 & 8:
Connected to Internal Logic
Ground
Internal Logic Ground
Connects to Ground Power Input
The following table summarises the internal earth interconnection and isolation.
Please note that we use the term Earth-Ground to avoid international confusion. In Europe
Earth-Ground is called Earth; in the USA, Earth-Ground is called Ground.
Internal Earth and Isolation
