Gilderfluke&Co DMX-512 Input Servo Motor Controller - Manual (Page 6)

narrowed down to restrict the movement to a smaller range.
When you adjust either end of travel for your ServoMotors, it will
not affect the other endpoint at all. If you need to reverse the
movement of a ServoMotor, you can simply adjust it that way.
To help extend the life of your ServoMotors, you can also set
the SER-DMX to turn ‘off’ the ServoMotors when they aren’t need-
ed.
To keep the ServoMotors from jumping unexpectedly, an
Ease-In feature is available on the ServoMotor outputs. This al-
lows you to slow down the movement of one or more
ServoMotors when the SER-DMX is first turned on or when it first
picks up the DMX-512 command signals. You can also store the
positions you want the ServoMotors to assume as soon as power
is applied to the SER-DMX.
One or more SER-DMXs can be mounted in 2-3/4” wide
Augat Snap Track. They can also be mounted on insulated
standoffs using the mounting holes located at each corner.
Each SER-DMX has connectors on the right and left sides that
allow them to be interconnected. Power, DMX-512, and serial
port connections from any one card are bussed to all of the ad-
jacent cards.
Power requirements for each SER-DMX are nine to twenty-four
VDC at approximately 200 milliamperes. The ServoMotors also
require a separate, larger power supply. Typical ServoMotors run
on voltages of three to six volts DC (some use twelve or twenty-
four VDC), and depending on the ServoMotor, can draw several
amps of current. Most small ServoMotors are powered through
the same three conductor ‘F’ or ‘Futaba’ connector that is used
to send them their control signal. Some larger ServoMotors, like
the ‘Tone’, ‘Condor’, or CK Designs ServoMotors have separate
twelve or twenty-four volt power supply connections in addition
to the three conductor control cable.
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