dmX operaTIon
Silk
TM
LED fixtures can be operated via DMX512 protocol using the standard
5-pin DMX In and DMX Out connectors on the Rear Control Panel. Once DMX
is connected to the Silk
TM
fixture via the ‘DMX In’ port, it can be controlled by a
DMX console. When a valid DMX signal is detected, the Blue Indicator LED will
illuminate. The ‘DMX Out’ connector allows other DMX enabled fixtures to be
daisy-chained together.
NOTE: Silk™ LED fixtures are self-terminating and do not require external
DMX termination.
DMX Control uses two channels:
• DMX Channel 1 = Output (Dimming) Intensity
(DMX value 0 - 255 = level 0 - 100%)
• DMX Channel 2 = CCT Color Temperature
(DMX value 0 = 2900K, 255 = 6500K)
Silk
TM
LED fixtures use industry standard 5-Pin XLR male and female connectors
to receive DMX signals and output DMX signals.
The DMX Pin wiring is as follows: • Pin 1: Ground
• Pin 2: Data +
• Pin 3: Data –
• Pin 4: Spare
• Pin 5: Spare
NOtE: Silk
TM
uses LTP (Last Takes Precedence) protocol. LTP is a handy
way of controlling intelligent lighting parameters that relate to intensity
or color mixing. It you need a color wheel to change from tungsten to
daylight, or dimmer position change, you want it to happen as you expect.
This allows manual override ‘on set’ even if the fixture is being run back
to the board on set or in the gallery. LTP control channels send the latest
instruction to an intelligent fixture parameter and nothing changes until it
sends another one on that channel.
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