Control Cable Connectors

DMX - 3 and 5-pin XLR

PIN

5-pin STANDARD
FUNCTION

5-pin COMPULITE FUNCTION

5-pin PULSAR FUNCTION

3-pin STANDARD
FUNCTION

3-pin MARTIN
FUNCTION (pre MAC600)

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

 

 

5

No Connection

Return Signal +ve/in phase

16-25V DC Power

 

 

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

 

 

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
PIN

XLR 6
PIN

15-PIN D
PIN

9-PIN D
PIN

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

 

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