Doug Fleenor Design ES2 - Manual

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DOUG FLEENOR DESIGN
Installation and Operation Instructions
Model ES2 entry station
Overview
The ES2 is a stand-alone DMX snapshot recorder which can store two preset scenes or
“looks”. It can be used as a stand-alone master station or it can be configured as a
remote slave station in conjunction with another ES2 configured as a master station. It
can be used as a slave station with Doug Fleenor Design’s Preset 10-A, Preset 10-A2,
or Rerun stations.
In slave mode, the ES2 has two buttons which can be assigned to remotely trigger any
of the presets/shows on a master station. There is also a recessed button which is
used to record presets and to set fade times when the ES2 is configured as a master
station.
Each button has an LED which illuminates while its associated preset/show is active.
The third indicator is a bi-color LED. It is green when the active preset/show on a
master station is other than the ones represented by the buttons on the ES2. It is red
when DMX is coming in from a control console. It is yellow while any preset is fading.
The bi-color LED turns off while one of the local presets is active and not fading.
Back box selection
Any standard single gang wall box with a depth of at least 1.5 inches can be used for
the ES2. Raco models 590 and 660 are typical selections.
Wiring
The ES2 uses the same wiring conventions and methods as the Preset 10-A. A single
5 pin pluggable terminal block is used for all connections. Daisy-chain topology must
be used for the DMX512 signal. Multiple “home runs” are not acceptable for DMX512
signals. The cabling used for the DMX512 signal must be suitable for high speed digital
data. Examples include Belden 9729 and 9829.
Power to the station must be 9 - 15 volts either AC or DC. The ES2 current draw is
120mA. Cabling for the station power should be #16AWG. The low voltage power can
be run in the same conduit with the DMX512 cable.
Wiring to the 5 position terminal block is as shown below:
Terminal Label Function
C DMX512 common (shield)
- DMX512 data minus signal
+ DMX512 data plus signal
C Power common (tied to DMX512 common)
V Power positive voltage