ILUMINARC LΩGIC™ 1X36 - Manual (Page 10)

Installation
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LΩGIC™ 1X36 User Manual Rev. 08
The products
must be linked
using DMX cable
in a daisy chain (serial)
fashion. To comply with
the EIA-485 standard, no
more than 32 products
should be connected on
one daisy chain without
using a DMX optically-
isolated splitter. Doing
otherwise may result in
deterioration of the digital
DMX signal.
USITT
recommends
limiting the total
length of the DMX cable
(from the first
product/controller to the
last product) to 300 ~ 455
m (985 ~ 1,500 ft).
The Operation
chapter of this
manual provides
detailed instructions on
how to configure the
Master and Slave
products.
DMX Linking
The
LΩGIC™ 4X36 uses a CAT5 cable to link to other units.
· The first unit of each set of
LΩGIC™ 4X36 units must connect to the DMX controller
with a CAT5 to XLR male adapter.
· The last LΩGIC™ 4X36 unit must use a CAT5 to XLR female adapter to continue the
serial link to other DMX compatible units.
You may link the
LΩGIC™ 1X36 to a DMX controller using a CAT5. If using other DMX
compatible products with the
LΩGIC™ 1X36, you can control each individually with a single
DMX controller.
It is also possible to run several DMX compatible products synchronized without a DMX
controller in a master/slave operating mode. The
LΩGIC™ 1X36 supports the master/slave
mode.
If you are not familiar with the DMX standard, or if you need information about the DMX
cables needed to link the
LΩGIC™ 1X36 to a DMX controller, you may download the “DMX
Primer” document from the ILUMINARC® web site: www.iluminarc.com
DMX Modes
The
LΩGIC™ 1X36 uses the CAT5 DMX data connection for its two DMX modes
(SpectraWhite™ and RGB). These modes contain their own separate personalities. Please
refer to the Introduction chapter for a brief description of these modes and the Operation
Instructions chapter to learn how to configure the
LΩGIC™ 1X36 to work in these modes.
The DMX Values section will give you detailed information regarding the above-mentioned
DMX modes.
Master/Slave Linking
The Master/Slave mode allows a
LΩGIC™ 1X36 product (the master) running a preconfigured
program to control several other
LΩGIC™ 1X36 products (the slaves) without requiring a
DMX controller. In this mode, all the slave products will operate in unison with the master
product.
When in Master/Slave mode, the
LΩGIC™ 1X36 products link to each other using the standard
CAT5 DMX connection.