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Pin to 5-pin conversion chart, Setting up a dmx daisy chain – Chauvet Home Safety Product User Manual

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5. Appendix

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3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart

If you use a controller with a 5-pin DMX output connector, you will need to use a 5-pin to
3-pin adapter. The chart below details a proper cable conversion:

3-P

IN TO

5-P

IN

C

ONVERSION

C

HART

Conductor

3-Pin Female (Output)

5-Pin Male (Input)

Ground/Shield

Pin 1

Pin 1

Data ( - ) signal

Pin 2

Pin 2

Data ( + ) signal

Pin 3

Pin 3

Not used

Pin 4

Not used

Pin 5

Setting up a DMX Daisy Chain

1. Connect the (male) 3-pin connector side of

the DMX cable to the output (female) 3-pin
connector of the controller.

2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the

controller which will have a (female) 3-pin
connector to the input connector of the next
fixture consisting of a (male) 3-pin connector.

3. Then, proceed to connect from the output as

stated above to the input of the following
fixture and so on.









Universal DMX Controller

This drawing provides a
general illustration of the
DMX input/output panel of
a lighting fixture.

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