DMX Lighting Tutorial Part 4: DMX Wiring | UniqueSquared.com

[@DandyDoesIt]

This is the first time I have ever heard of mic cables having the potential to fry a chip. Just that they can be more prone to interference.

[@uniquesquared]

Some microphone cables tie the signal return and shield drain wire differently than the twisted pair return within a DMX cable. This may introduce a potential grounding problem in your system. Grounding problems can fry electronics. Our example is extreme but meant to highlight the potential problems when using a microphone cable. Proper installations will keep your equipment running at their best performance.

[@Rampage00769]

Very helpful, tot forgot about the term plug, glad I decide to refresh myself.

[@uniquesquared]

We wouldn't recommend using microphone cables for your lighting fixtures. The microphone cable is designed for audio frequencies (low frequencies) and is a low impedance, high capacitance cable. DMX data cable is designed for a wide bandwidth high frequency data stream, it is a higher impedance and low capacitance cable.

[@Sound4TheLord]

awesome! thanks for the info! Great video by the way!!

[@JELLYMOTONZ]

nice handy video ;-) cheers

[@nappyboy60]

wish there was a turorial using live lights and dmx controllers

[@uniquesquared]

Device ID is set with dip switches which is a non-powered, manual, analog, operation.

[@kathyluconnectsaveducate9051]

YOU ARE THE BEST

[@Michaelzeiss]

Hey Chris, I am going to have 18 lights setup in a daisy chain. Will the signal degrade or do I need a DMX splitter?

[@davrick89]

I have to use a terminator in the DMX splitter or only at the end of the chain?

[@handokokus]

what cable do we need for par led, so accually we cant use mic cables like canary for lights ?

[@ElysianFlame]

is there any way to visually divide xlr and dmx, i never guessed it right anytime...

[@Sound4TheLord]

hey! quick question! If you connect a light set up on a building and you program the par cans and all the lights do the dmx addresses get reseted if the power in the building goes off??

[@ljmike1204]

pfff i used mic kables for a long time the only difrens is omage and mic cables are way cheaper

[@JackstandJohnny]

Ok so you CAN string completely different types of fixtures to a single controller? So I could run a laser into a par can into a flower pattern into a fog machine? Because NOBODY ever brings this up.

[@JackstandJohnny]

Man in 2 days I have learned soooo much thanks to you and LearnLizard. Now I just feel silly for asking my initial question. I feel way more confident about DMX controlling. THANK YOU!

[@ZINDJGABECORDERO]

am I gonna need dmx terminator if I am using master/slave sound active?