ILUMINARC Colorist™ Line 12Qa - Manual (Page 12)

Installation
8 Colorist™ Line 12Qa User Manual Rev. 2
The Colorist™
Line 12Qa 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).
To connnect the
Colorist™ Line
12Qa to your
DMX network, it
is necessary to use the
3-pin to 5-pin adapters
supplied with this product.
When not using
the Power
Output, DMX
Input or DMX Output
connectors, you must seal
the cable ends with the
supplied caps.
DMX Linking
You may link the Colorist™ Line 12Qa to a DMX controller using a standard DMX serial
connection. If using other DMX products compatible with the Colorist™ Line 12Qa, you can
control each individually with a single DMX controller.
If you are not familiar with the DMX standard, or if you need information about the DMX
cables needed to link the Colorist™ Line 12Qa to a DMX controller, you may
download the “DMX Primer” from the ILUMINARC® website at
http://www.iluminarc.com/reports/dmx-primer .
DMX Connection
The Colorist™ Line 12Qa uses a regular DMX data connection for its DMX personalities:
4-CH, 6-CH, 10CH, 48CH, and 53CH.
IP65 DMX Cable Table
Connection DMX (U.S.) DMX (Europe) IP65 Pin
Ground Shield Shield 1
Data - White Blue 2
Data + Red Brown 3
IP65 DMX Connector Pins
Male
Female