Introduction – JLCooper SX Midnight Eclipse User Manual
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Introduction
The EclipseSX Midnight is a tactile control surface intended for
color grading application such as Apple Color, Iridas SpeedGrade,
Assimilate Scratch and IFX Piranha Cinema HD.
The EclipseSX Midnight is identical to the left side of the
EclipseCX with the following enhancements:
• Darker unit finish with black sides,
• White LED and VFD displays and,
• The addition of six reset pushbutton switches next to the
high resolution encoders above the trackballs.
The EclipseSX Midnight has numerous interface options. It has
two slots to accommodate the MCS-Interface Cards. These are
available in:
• RS-232
• RS-422
• USB
• Ethernet
• GPI (8 in / 8 out)
Additionally, the EclipseSX Midnight has an expansion port,
which allows it to be connected to either an Eclipse or MCS-3000
series controllers as a slave peripheral. Alternatively, it can act as
a master to other Eclipse or MCS-3000 series peripherals.
The unit features a DC power jack. The unit can be power from
the supplied power adaptor or powered from 12 volts DC.