Leviton DMX-512 User manual
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REMEMBRANCE
DMX-512 AND ANALOG CONTROL STATIONS
USER GUIDE
Copyright®2004
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
DI-00X-RMB81-00A
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Table of Contents
System Overview ..................................................................................................................... 5
Remember When … ....................................................................................................................................5
Welcome Back to Simplicity. ........................................................................................................................5
What experience is Prerequisite? ................................................................................................................5
What is needed? ..........................................................................................................................................5
What is not needed? ....................................................................................................................................6
Control Station Operation .......................................................................................................7
Play Mode ....................................................................................................................................................7
DMX Snapshot Record Mode ......................................................................................................................7
Record Example:..........................................................................................................................................8
DMX Channel Mode .....................................................................................................................................9
Component Functions ........................................................................................................... 10
Take control PCB .......................................................................................................................................10
2 Channel Analog Fader PCB ....................................................................................................................10
ANA-2-DMX Scene Processor PCB...........................................................................................................10
System Design Considerations ............................................................................................ 11
Place HHR or DMX-512 IN jacks near DMX stations.................................................................................11
Power Supply Requirements...................................................................................................................... 11
Current Calculation Examples:...................................................................................................................12
System Cable Requirements................................................................................................. 13
Cross Referenced Analog Compatible Cable Types: .................................................................................13
Cable Derating Requirements: ...................................................................................................................13
Eliminate Ground Loops ....................................................................................................... 14
What is ground? .........................................................................................................................................14
Keep COM and GND separate. .................................................................................................................14
Make star or daisy chain connections. .......................................................................................................14
DMX daisy-chain configuration rules:.........................................................................................................14
DMX bridge rules: ......................................................................................................................................14
Advanced topics..................................................................................................................... 15
Use of blocking (steering) Diodes. .............................................................................................................15
Addendum .............................................................................................................................. 16
Wiring Details .............................................................................................................................................16
Jumper Settings .........................................................................................................................................16
Preset Station DMX-512 Snapshot Record Procedure ..............................................................................17
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Sample System Configurations ............................................................................................ 18
Multi-Purpose Room With A/V Control Booth.............................................................................................18
Small Church (All Analog Stations) ............................................................................................................19
Theater With Houselights / Rehersal Lights ...............................................................................................20
Dual DMX-512 Bridge ................................................................................................................................21
Wiring Diagrams..................................................................................................................... 22
1 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 001-RMB81-001)...............................................................................22
2 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 002-RMB81-002)...............................................................................23
3 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 003-RMB81-003)...............................................................................24
4 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 004-RMB81-004)...............................................................................25
5 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 005-RMB81-005)...............................................................................26
6 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 006-RMB81-006)...............................................................................27
8 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 007-RMB81-008)...............................................................................28
10 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 008-RMB81-010).............................................................................29
12 Channel Analog Station (Cat. No. 009-RMB81-012).............................................................................30
Entry Station (Cat. No. 010-RMB81-021)...................................................................................................31
Panic Station (Cat. No. 011-RMB81-022) ..................................................................................................32
4 Channel DMX-512 Station (Cat. No. 017-RMB81-104) ..........................................................................33
6 Channel DMX-512 Station (Cat. No. 018-RMB81-106) ..........................................................................34
12 Channel DMX-512 Station (Cat. No. 019-RMB81-112) .........................................................................35
0-10V Analog Dimmer ................................................................................................................................36
Warranty .................................................................................................................................. 38
LIMITED TWO YEAR WARRANTY AND EXCLUSIONS ..............................................................38
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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Remember When …
Remember when anyone could add a house light channel or a submaster to a lighting control system by wiring a
slide pot to a diode and attaching it to which ever dimmers they wanted to control? Remember when control
stations could be set up as independents, or group them with masters all without having to have a lap top, memorize
DMX-512, know Windows 95 or battle the great configuration labyrinths envisioned by dyslexic software engineers?
Everything was modular and simple. There was not a central “brain” that required programming, and there was not
the hidden central processor costs and LAN limitations of most conventional architectural control systems.
Welcome Back to Simplicity.
This control system uses 3 small printed circuit board and 2 standard control protocols – DMX-512 and 0-10VDC as
tools to create complex configurations in the simplest and least expensive way.
The three PCB’s are:
•An on/off Take Control card
•A break-away, configurable, 0-10 VDC fader board.
•A 6 Channel 0-10VDC to DMX512 Scene Processor.
What experience is Prerequisite?
The only principles a designer needs to understand is:
•Take Control
•Master
•Slave
•Independent
•Snapshot DMX stream
•Pile-On (highest takes precedence)
Previous experience with 0-10VDC, diode patching and/or DMX-512 control protocols and control wiring is helpful,
but not essential.
What is needed?
•0-10 VDC or DMX-512 Dimmers/Ballast’s
•A DMX-512 Control Console for developing Scenes (DMX stations only)
•A +12to +16 VDC Power Supply orAnalog Stations (This power supply is not required when used in conjunction
with a DMX Station. See page 3 for current requirements)
•10V/5VA bell transformer for DMX Stations (The DMX station will provide 150mA of +V to drive several
Analog Stations).
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•Standard NEMA Gang Boxes
•Imagination
What is not needed?
•A PC, DOS, Windows. Configuration files, disks or download cables. Station thumbwheel settings, A central
processing cabinet. Lots of patience.
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CONTROL STATION OPERATION
Play Mode
Action Result
•Press the ON/OFF (Panic) button to The LED will light, indicating the
activate the station. station is active. An Entry or Panic
station will automatically activate a scene.
•Adjust Master Fader if applicable. The Master Fader Proportionally
controls all channel levels.
•Adjust Channel Fader if applicable. Channel Faders may control one
light, a group of lights, or an entire scene.
•Press the ON/OFF (Panic) button to The lights will fade out and the
turn off the lights. LED will turn off.
DMX Snapshot Record Mode
(For DMX control stations only)
Action Result
•Insure JP1 Jumper is out on The remove jumper on JP1 puts the
ANA2DMX Processor Processor in DMX Snapshot mode.
•Insure Record Lock is off. Record Lock disables any attempt to
record scenes, D19 LED on
ANA2DMX Processor will be Orange if able
to record. Green if unable to record.
NOTE
Record Lock can be activated any of 3 ways:
1. Jumper JP1 shorted on 2 Channel Analog PCB on station.
2. Jumper JP2 shorted on ANA2DMX processor on station.
3. REC LOCK terminal on ANA2DMX processor on station driven with external +10VDC signal.
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•Turn off all control stations. This insures only console levels will
be recorded.
•Bring up the desired scene or look on This is the scene that will be
the main console recorded.
•Go to the DMX control station. This gets the station ready to be put
Slide Master Fader all the way up to full. in record mode.
Slide all the channel faders down to out.
•Push and hold the ON/OFF button when The Green LED will light.
turning the station “ON”
•Count to 5 (approximately 5 seconds) This puts the Station into record
(continue to hold the ON/OFF Button). mode. (LED on ANA2DMX PCB turns green).
•Slide the Channel Fader up to full where This snapshots the DMX-512 data
the scene is to be recorded. (continue to stream, saving the entire scene under
hold the ON/OFF Button). the proportional control of the
channel fader that slid to full. The LED on the
ANA2DMX Processor will blink red when it is
finished recording the scene.
•Release the ON/OFF button. This exits Record Mode.
Record Example:
To record scene into fader 1: (assuming REC LOCK is off)
Action
•Slide master fader to full, channel faders to out.
•Push & hold ON/OFF button when it goes from OFF to ON.
•Count out loud while continuing to hold ON/OFF button:
“One one thousand”
“Two one thousand”
“Three one thousand”
“Four one thousand”
“Five one thousand”
•Slide channel fader 1 to full.
•Release ON/OFF button.
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DMX Channel Mode
(for DMX control stations only)
Action Result
•Install Jumper JP1 on ANA2DMX PCB. This puts processor in channel mode.
•Dial up the starting address on This selects the DMX start address for
rotary Switches SW1, SW2, & SW3 fader A1.
•For fader channel single pattern Faders 1-6 will respond to DMX channels
operation, remove JP4. 1-6. (assuming start address –001).
•For fader channel dual wraparound Fader 1 controls DMX channels 1 & 7;
Pattern operation, install JP4. Fader 2 controls DMX channels 2 & 8;
Fader 3 controls DMX channels 3 & 9;
Fader 4 controls DMX channels 4 & 10;
Fader 5 controls DMX channels 5 & 11;
Fader 6 controls DMX channels 6 & 12;
(assuming start address = 001)
(and 6 channel operation –see JP6)
•For highest takes precedence fader The fader channel will pile-onto the
operation, remove JP5 appropriate incoming DMX channels.
•To replace the incoming DMX channel The fader channels will replace the
levels with the fader levels, install JP5 appropriate incoming DMX channel levels.
•For 4 channel operation install JP6 on This puts the processor in 4 channel on
ANA2DMX Processor. wraparound mode.
•For 6 & 12 channel operation remove This puts the processor in 6 channel on
JP6 on ANA2DMX Processor. wraparound mode.
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COMPONENT FUNCTIONS
Take control PCB
The take control PCB has a single switch for ON/OFF operation. The take control PCB requires +12 to +16 Volts
DC 25mA connected across +V and common to operate. The PCB provides a regulated +10.6 VDC source when
the ON/OFF switch is activated (turned on) and O Volts when off.
Pressing the ON/OFF switch sends a +10VDC pulse out the T/C terminal on TB1 and down the T/C wire to reset
any other stations connected to the T/C wire and TB1. The Take Control line determines and connects the stations
you want to respond in a group. Not connecting the take control line makes the stations or groups respond
independently of each other.
When the ON led is lit, +10VDC is available on the VOUT terminal. The VOUT signal can be used to activate a
single analog channel, or when used with prep cable PRP-31316-02, it can be used to activate several channels at
once. The VOUT signal’s most common application is to implement Panic or Entry Stations. See the Wiring Diagrams
for Entry or Panic stations for more details.
2 Channel Analog Fader PCB
The Fader PCB is a breakable PCB array that can be easily be configured for 1-12 channels with or without a
master fader. The input/output bussed connector scheme of J1/P1 passes DC power, analog 0-10V levels, and
take control across the control station to the terminal block on the take control card, or to a header for the ANA-2-
DMX PCB. All 0-10V analog channels are buffered by an op-amp and diode blocked before leaving the PCB.
ANA-2-DMX Scene Processor PCB
The ANA-2-DMX PCB utilizes six 0-10 VDC analog control inputs to proportionally drive 6 DMX submaster scenes
that pile-onto each other and to the incoming DMX signal whether active or inactive. To record a scene, first bring
up the desired look on the console running to the DMX IN terminal. Next, slide the master to full and the channels
to off. Push and hold the ON/OFF button to ON for about 5 seconds on the station, putting the station in record
mode. Finally, slide the fader up to full for the channel you wish to record the scene into. As long as the record
lockout is not enabled, the scene will be saved onto that channel, and will proportionally fade relative to the slide
pot. For user convenience, the record lockout function which disables re-recording scenes is available on the DMX
terminal Block, as a jumper on the ANA-2-DMX PCB itself, and also as a jumper on the 2 channel fader PCB.
Record lock is perfect for setting up house light channels or looks, and then disabling the record function for
patrons. A DMX bypass relay is provided in the event of a power supply failure.
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