elektraLite PaintCan 2.0 - Manual (Page 6)

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DMX-512 Control Connection
Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 5-pin XLR output of your Elektralite CP10xt or other
DMX controller. The other end should be connected to the male 5-pin XLR input of Paintcan. Then
daisy-chain out of the first Paintcan and into the next Paintcan. Never “Y” split the DMX connection.
If you need more cable, then it should be two core, screened cable fitted with a 5 pin XLR input and
output connector. Please refer to the diagram below.
1
2
3
4
5
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically “noisy”
environment, it is recommended that a DMX terminator is used. This helps prevent corruption of the
digital control signal. The DMX terminator is simply a 5 pin XLR plug (male) with a 120 Ω resistor
connected between pins 2 and 3. It is then plugged into the output XLR socket of the last Paintcan in
the chain. Please see illustration below.
1
2
3
4
5
Ω
120