Overview
DMX dimmer units are installed around the property, usually mounted on the wall and receive commands from the DMX Gateways (DG) about lighting requirements in the house. Each DMX unit contains a set of controlled power outputs - known as 'channels'. Each channel is used to control a single light circuit. The commands will include information about the channel number to be changed, its required final value and the ramp rate (speed) which it should change at.
Hardware
- DP1602CB, 16 channel, 2 amp per channel, 4 of the first 7 channels can be uprated to 4 amps but this makes the unit non-standard
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DP804CB,
8 channel, 4 amps per channel;
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DP404CB,
4 channel, 4 amps per channel;
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DP410CB,
4 channel,10 amps per channel.
Every channel has it's own single pole circuit breaker with a double pole isolation switch for the unit supply. The isolation switch is normally upgraded to a 2-pole, 30mA RCD.
***See attached Anytronics data sheets
DMX
dimmer unit for LEDs 3 channel
PWM LED dimmer unit (for constant voltage LEDs) - PX24500 - see units data sheet ( could not find the data sheet). These are used for low voltage (e.g. 12Vdc, 24Vdc), constant voltage LEDs e.g. LED tapes.
Connector pin outs for DMX networks
RJ45 | CAT5 Wire colour | Function | 5 pin DIN | 3 pin DIN |
1 | white/orange | signal + | 3 | 3 |
2 | orange | signal - | 2 | 2 |
3 | white/green | 5 | ||
4 | blue |
not used
(telephone pin 1)
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5 | white/blue |
not used
(telephone pin 2)
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6 | green | 4 | ||
7 | white/brown | 0V | 1 | 1 |
8 | brown | not used |