Control Cable Connectors
DMX - 3 and 5-pin XLR
PIN |
5-pin STANDARD |
5-pin COMPULITE FUNCTION |
5-pin PULSAR FUNCTION |
3-pin STANDARD |
3-pin MARTIN |
1 |
Ground |
Ground |
Ground |
Ground |
Ground |
2 |
Signal -ve/out of phase |
Signal -ve/out of phase |
Signal -ve/out of phase |
Signal -ve/out of phase |
Signal +ve/in phase |
3 |
Signal +ve/in phase |
Signal +ve/in phase |
Signal +ve/in phase |
Signal +ve/in phase |
Signal -ve/out of phase |
4 |
No Connection |
Return Signal -ve/out of phase |
No Connection |
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5 |
No Connection |
Return Signal +ve/in phase |
16-25V DC Power |
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As far as we are aware the above variations from the standard DMX are the only ones used, all other manufacturers utilise the standard DMX connections.
Female connectors are used for DMX output and Male connectors for DMX input.
AMX - 4-pin XLR
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Signal common |
2 |
Differential clock +ve |
3 |
Analog level |
4 |
Differential clock -ve |
Female connectors are used for AMX outputs and Male for inputs
Colour Scroller - 4-pin XLR
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Ground |
2 |
Signal -ve/out of phase |
3 |
Signal +ve/in phase |
4 |
+24 or +48V DC Power |
Case |
Screen - should only be connected at one end of cable |
Screened cable should be used, screen should be connected to shell of male connector only.
Female connectors are used for scroller outputs and Male for inputs.
Furse Delta/CCT Regal - 5-pin DIN FMX
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
+24V |
2 |
-24V |
3 |
Ground/0V |
4 |
Control |
5 |
unused |
Green Ginger/Light Processor - 6-pin DIN analogue
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
2 |
Channel 2 |
3 |
Channel 3 |
4 |
Channel 4 |
5 |
Supply Volts (-ve Strand, +ve else) |
6 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Green Ginger - 6-pin DIN DMX
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Common |
2 |
DMX 1 negative |
3 |
DMX 1 positive |
4 |
DMX 2 negative - unused |
5 |
DMX 2 positive - unused |
6 |
Supply Volts - positive |
Cable screen should be connected to the outer shell of connector.
Furse/CCT Regal - 6-pin DIN DMX
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Ground |
2 |
unused |
3 |
DMX 1 positive |
4 |
unused |
5 |
DMX 1 negative |
6 |
Supply Volts +24V |
Cable screen should be connected to the outer shell of connector.
Zero 88 - 7-pin XLR
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
2 |
Channel 2 |
3 |
Channel 3 |
4 |
Channel 4 |
5 |
Channel 5 |
6 |
Channel 6 |
7 |
Supply Volts - positive |
Shell |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Analogue (0-10 Volt) - 8-pin DIN
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
2 |
Channel 2 |
3 |
Channel 3 |
4 |
Channel 4 |
5 |
Channel 5 |
6 |
Channel 6 |
7 |
Supply Volts (-ve Strand, +ve else) |
8 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Pulsar - 8-pin DIN
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Supply Volts - positive |
2 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
3 |
Channel 1 |
4 |
Channel 2 |
5 |
Channel 3 |
6 |
Channel 4 |
7 |
Channel 5 |
8 |
Channel 6 |
Furse EDRC- 9-pin D type Analogue
PIN |
FUNCTION |
COLOUR |
1 |
Channel 1 |
White |
2 |
Channel 2 |
Blue |
3 |
Channel 3 |
Green |
4 |
Channel 4 |
Violet |
5 |
Channel 5 |
Brown |
6 |
Channel 6 |
Yellow |
7 |
Ground/0V |
Black |
8 |
+V Power |
Red |
9 |
Unused |
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Zero 88/Compulite - 25-pin D type Analogue control
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
2 - 23 |
continues in sequence |
24 |
Channel 24 |
25 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Pin 24 is used for the supply voltage on Zero 88 Touchlight 12
Zero 88 - 37-pin Socapex
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
2-29 |
continues in sequence |
30 |
Channel 30 |
31 - 34 |
Unused (except on older Avolites systems when they were used for control circuit tie lines) |
35 - 37 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Pins 35 & 36 are not always connected
Compulite - 50-pin Amphenol
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
26 |
Channel 2 |
2 |
Channel 3 |
27 |
Channel 4 |
continues in this sequence |
continues in this sequence |
24 |
Channel 47 |
49 |
Channel 48 |
25 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
50 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Pin 25 may be supply volts on old units
Compulite riggers control
FUNCTION |
DIN 6 |
XLR 6 |
15-PIN D |
9-PIN D |
FUNCTION |
Ground |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
Ground |
Data from rigger |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
Data from rigger |
Data to rigger |
4 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
Data to rigger |
+12 volts |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
+12 volts |
-12 VOLTS |
6 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
-12 VOLTS |
LOCATION |
REAR OF DESK |
REMOTE OUTLETS |
NEW TYPE RIGGERS |
OLD TYPE RIGGERS |
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If a pin is not mentioned, it is not connected
Strand Lighting - Octal 8-pin connector (as Mini 2)
PIN |
FUNCTION |
1 |
Channel 1 |
2 |
Channel 2 |
3 |
Channel 3 |
4 |
Channel 4 |
5 |
Channel 5 |
6 |
Channel 6 |
7 |
Supply Volts - negative |
8 |
0 volts Common/Ground |
Power Cable Connectors
16-pin Lectriflex
PIN |
CONNECTION |
CABLE CORE No. |
1 |
Circuit 1 Live |
7 |
2 |
Circuit 2 Live |
9 |
3 |
Circuit 3 Live |
11 |
4 |
Circuit 4 Live |
13 |
5 |
Circuit 5 Live |
15 |
6 |
Circuit 6 Live |
17 |
7 |
Earth |
1 |
8 |
Earth |
2 |
9 |
Circuit 1 Neutral |
8 |
10 |
Circuit 2 Neutral |
10 |
11 |
Circuit 3 Neutral |
12 |
12 |
Circuit 4 Neutral |
14 |
13 |
Circuit 5 Neutral |
16 |
14 |
Circuit 6 Neutral |
18 |
15 |
Earth |
3 |
16 |
Earth |
4 |
Shell |
Earth |
5 |
Shell |
Earth |
6 |
19-pin Socapex/CEEP
PIN |
CONNECTION |
CABLE CORE No. |
1 |
Circuit 1 Live |
7 |
2 |
Circuit 1 Neutral |
8 |
3 |
Circuit 2 Live |
9 |
4 |
Circuit 2 Neutral |
10 |
5 |
Circuit 3 Live |
11 |
6 |
Circuit 3 Neutral |
12 |
7 |
Circuit 4 Live |
13 |
8 |
Circuit 4 Neutral |
14 |
9 |
Circuit 5 Live |
15 |
10 |
Circuit 5 Neutral |
16 |
11 |
Circuit 6 Live |
17 |
12 |
Circuit 6 Neutral |
18 |
13 |
Earth |
1 |
14 |
Earth |
2 |
15 |
Earth |
3 |
16 |
Earth |
4 |
17 |
Earth |
5 |
18 |
Earth |
6 |
19-pin Socapex Vari*lite APS trunk multicores
PIN |
CONNECTION |
CABLE CORE No. |
1 |
Circuit 1 Live |
7 |
2 |
Circuit 1 Neutral |
8 |
3 |
Circuit 2 Live |
9 |
4 |
Circuit 2 Neutral |
10 |
5 |
Circuit 3 Live |
11 |
6 |
Circuit 3 Neutral |
12 |
7 |
Circuit 4 Live |
13 |
8 |
Circuit 4 Neutral |
14 |
9 |
Circuit 5 Live |
15 |
10 |
Circuit 5 Neutral |
16 |
11 |
Circuit 6 Live |
17 |
12 |
Circuit 6 Neutral |
18 |
13 |
Earth |
1 |
14 |
Earth |
2 |
15 |
Earth |
3 |
16 |
Earth |
4 |
17 |
Earth |
5 |
18 |
Earth |
6 |
19 |
Shielding Screen |
19 |
Bulgin - Disco power connector
PIN |
BULGIN |
PULSAR |
1 |
Earth |
Earth |
2 |
Lin |
L (N/C for 3 channel controllers) |
3 |
Lout |
L |
4 |
N |
L |
5 |
L3 |
L |
6 |
Aux1 |
N/C |
7 |
Aux2 |
N |
8 |
Aux3 |
N |