elektraLite eyeBall QUAD 7x12w LEDs - Manual (Page 4)

5. DMX-512 Control Connection
Connect an XLR cable to the female 5-pin XLR output of your Elektralite CP 20 or other DMX
controller. The other end should be connected to the male 5-pin XLR input of the Elektralite eyeBall.
Then daisy-chain out of the first Elektralite eyeBall into the next Elektralite eyeBall or other dmx
device. Never “Y” split the DMX connection.
If you need more cable, then it should be two core, screened cable fitted with a 5 pin XLR input and
output connector. Please refer to the diagram below.
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2
3
4
5
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically “noisy”
environment, it is recommended that a DMX terminator is used. This helps prevent corruption of the
digital control signal. The DMX terminator is simply a 5 pin XLR plug (male) with a 120 Ω resistor
connected between pins 2 and 3. It is then plugged into the output XLR socket of the last Elektralite
eyeBall or other dmx device in the chain. Please see illustration below.
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2
3
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5
Ω
120