Luminex DMX512-A 2.10 HUB User manual

DMX512-A 2.10 HUB
User Guide

DMX512-A 2.10 HUB User Guide
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Documentation re iewed December 26, 2008, by Bart Swinnen.
Printed in the EU.

Table of Contents
Warranty information........................................................................4
Limited warranty..........................................................................4
Returning under warranty..............................................................4
Freight........................................................................................ 4
General.......................................................................................... 5
Packaging....................................................................................5
Description.................................................................................. 5
Specification................................................................................ 5
Dimensions...............................................................................5
Weight..................................................................................... 5
Electrical.................................................................................. 5
En ironmental...........................................................................5
Connecti ity.................................................................................... 6
Rear panel................................................................................... 6
Mains.......................................................................................6
Front panel.................................................................................. 6
DMX input................................................................................ 6
DMX output.............................................................................. 7
Connection type........................................................................ 8
Features......................................................................................... 9
Isolation......................................................................................9
Indi idual outlet protection.........................................................9
1000 Volts optical isolation barrier...............................................9
Short circuit protection...............................................................9
Modular isolation....................................................................... 9
Line oltage protection............................................................... 9
Bidirectional and RDM..................................................................10
Power fail management................................................................10
Backup battery........................................................................10
Power status........................................................................... 11
Support..................................................................................... 11
Spare part area....................................................................... 11

Warranty information
Limited warranty
Unless otherwise stated, your product is co ered by a one (1) year parts
and labor limited warranty. It is the owner’s responsibility to furnish
receipts or in oices for erification of purchase, date, and dealer or
distributor. If purchase date cannot be pro ided, date of manufacture will
be used to determine warranty period.
Returning under warranty
Any Product unit or parts returned to Luminex LCE must be packaged in a
suitable manner to ensure the protection of such Product unit or parts,
and such package shall be clearly and prominently marked to indicate that
the package contains returned Product units or parts. Accompany all
returned Product units or parts with a written explanation of the alleged
problem or malfunction.
Freight
All shipping will be paid by the purchaser. Items under warranty shall ha e
return shipping paid by the manufacturer only in the European Union.
Under no circumstances will freight collect shipments be accepted. Prepaid
shipping does not include rush expediting such as air freight. Air freight
can be sent customer collect in the European Union.
Warranty is oid if the product is misused, damaged, modified in any way,
or for unauthorized repairs or parts.
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General
Packaging
•1 x DMX 512-A 2.10 HUB
•1 x Instruction manual
Description
The DMX512-A 2.10 HUB is a full bidirectional isolated DMX splitter or
booster with 2 dedicated input connectors and 10 configurable output
connectors. All in- and outputs conform to the DMX512-A standard. This
allows half-duplex data transport, such as RDM, on a normal single pair
DMX connection. The hub is also compatible with DMX512 and DMX512
(1990).
The hub has 2 separate DMX zones (input zone A and input zone B). On
e ery output you can select to which zone it has to be connected. This
allows you to distribute 2 separate DMX lines (1024 channels) in any
possible output configuration.
All outputs can recei e data as well and retransmit it on its selected zone.
In this way RDM data (and other bidirectional data) will be send on all
outputs and input of the same zone.
Specification
Model: DMX512-A 2.10 HUB
Manufacturer: LUMINEX Lighting Control Equipment
•Dimensions
482 x 182 x 44 (mm)
19” x 7,16” x 1,75”
Package: 520 x 235 x 50 (mm)
•Weight
2,2 kg
•Electrical
Voltages: 90 – 260 VAC
Frequency: 47 – 63 Hz
Rated power: 20 W
Fuses: 125V, 500mA, Slow blow only (5mm x 20mm)
250V, 315mA, Slow blow only (5mm x 20mm)
•Environmental
Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F)
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Connectivity
Rear panel
•Mains
The de ice operates with an AC oltage between 90V and 260V within a
frequency range of 47Hz and 63Hz.
The power switch interrupts mains and battery power.
A fixed power lead with lose cable end is directly connected to the de ice
(no plug/connector). Please use an authorized plug and connect the cores
in the mains lead in accordance with the following scheme:
Green / Yellow: Earth
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Li e
!!! This equipment must be earthed !!!
Front panel
•DMX input
Two Neutrik 5 pin gold plated male connectors are pro ided as zone A and
zone B input.
Connector Function
Pin 1 Signal common (0 olt)
Pin 2 Data complement (-)
Pin 3 Data true (+)
Pin 4 Not used
Pin 5 Not used
Both inputs are compliant with the DMX512-A specification and are
terminated and biased. The 2 inputs are separately optical and gal anic
isolated from the outputs and from each other.
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Zone A and Zone B input connectors are also pro ided at the rear of the
de ice. These inputs are straight through connections of the inputs on the
front and allow input cabling at the back or inside a rack. All 5 pins are
connected to the front inputs and can ser e as a real non isolated
through.
On the front panel, a small switch at each input is pro ided to disable the
bidirectional functionality of each zone independently. This is can be
switched off when legacy DMX equipment is used, that causes reflections
on the DMX lines.
•DMX output
Ten Neutrik 5 pin gold plated female connectors are pro ided as output.
Connector Function
Pin 1 Signal common (0 olt)
Pin 2 Data complement (-)
Pin 3 Data true (+)
Pin 4 Not used
Pin 5 Not used
All outputs are compliant with the DMX512-A specification and are
terminated. The outputs are separately optical and gal anic isolated from
the inputs and from each other.
A tiny switch is pro ided with e ery output to choose between Zone A and
Zone B. In this way you can make any combination of splitter, configuring
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as many outputs you need to transmit DMX from Zone A and the rest from
zone B.
When the bidirectional functionality of the selected zone is acti e, all
recei ed data on these outputs will be retransmitted on all the outputs of
this zone and on the input connector of this zone.
•Connection type
The DMX512-A 2.10 Hub can be ordered with all 5 pin, 3 pin, EtherCon or
any mix of the abo e.
The unit can also be custom configured in any Enhanced Function topology
EF (1-4), as described in BSR E1.11, the USITT DMX-512-A standard.
Contact Luminex LCE for more detail.
Following tables show you the connection details.
Pin # DMX512 3-Pin
1 Data common (0 olt)
2 Data complement (-)
3 Data true (+)
Pin # DMX512 5-Pin
1 Data common (0 olt)
2 Data complement (-)
3 Data true (+)
4 Not used (through rear)
5 Not used (through rear)
Pin # therCon (DMX 5-
pin)
1 Data 1+ (3)
2 Data 1- (2)
3 Data 2+ (5)
4 Data 2- (4)
5 Not used
6 Not used
7 Data link common 1 (1)
8 Data link common 2 (1)
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Features
Isolation
•Individual outlet protection
All ten outputs feature indi idual isolation and protection. This means that
if a fault occurs on a piece of equipment connected to one output, fixtures
on the other outputs are totally protected. In addition the input
connectors ha e their own protection, this gi es a double barrier between
fixtures and the console and protects the console against a fault on the
mains supply to the buffer itself (i.e. if the buffer unit was inad ertently
connected across two phases).
•000 Volts optical isolation barrier
Each outlet has an optical isolator that is capable of withstanding oltages
of up to 1000V. Each isolator has its own power supply eliminating any
direct electrical connection between outputs.
Self-healing technology makes sure that the outlets can resist up to 530V
o er its data pairs. This means that after such a fault the outlet works fine
again with normal DMX signals.
•Short circuit protection
Each outlet is protected against short circuits, or incorrectly wired
connectors.
•Modular isolation
All the components that pro ide the opto-isolation are built into a single
plug-in module for each channel making ser icing ultra-simple. In addition
each module is completely interchangeable with other channels including
the input module.
•Line voltage protection
Not only does the Hub protect your arious pieces of equipment from
inad ertent DMX-to-mains connection it also protects itself. Each
indi idual output is protected so that no damage will occur to the buffer
e en if they are connected directly to 230V by mistake.
E en a built-in rechargeable battery backups the complete isolation
functionality when a mains failure occurs (see “Power fail management”).
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Bidirectional and RDM
Bidirectional means that the splitter can work in Half-duplex o er data pin
2 and 3.
All outlets are able to recei e data. When an outlet recei es data, then
this data will be retransmitted on all remaining outlets configured to the
same zone. So all output and input connectors of the same zone will get
all data send on that zone.
This allows bidirectional manufacturer dependent data to be transmitted
between fixtures and controllers. The Hub is protocol independent and
supports in this way communication from different manufacturers such as
High End Systems, Martin Professional, Coemar,...
RDM or Remote De ice Management is also supported this way. The
change o er time in data direction is conform to the RDM and DMX512-A
specification. The Hub is a non proxy RDM de ice with no built in RDM
management controlling logic. This allows us to assure a maximum data
delay between incoming data and outgoing data of 1 micro second.
Power fail management
An integrated power management circuit assure optimal power conditions
and fail pro e operation.
•Backup battery
A built-in rechargeable backup battery assures the complete operation
(included isolation) of the unit during power failure. When the unit is
connected to mains and switched on, the battery get automatically loaded.
This allows complete functionality for 20 minutes with a full loaded
battery.
The Hub will detect a mains failure and automatically switch o er to
internal battery backup.
!!! Make sure to switch off the unit after use. When the unit is not
switched off it will continue to work until that battery is dead. The
next time it will take longer to have the battery completely
recharged. !!!
Note: We recommend to change the battery pack e ery 3 years. The battery can
easily be replaced. No soldering is needed. The battery pack can be ordered
separately at Luminex LCE.
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•Power status
The status of the mains and battery are shown on a tri-coloured LED on
the front panel next to the power switch.
L D status Power status
Green Working on external mains supply.
Orange No external mains supply.
Working on battery power.
Battery status ok.
Red No external mains supply.
Working on battery power.
Battery status bad.
OUT No external mains supply.
Battery dead (empty).
Or unit is switched off.
Support
•Spare part area
Since serial LUM0060111and upwards, a spare part area is pro ided on
the board layout. Here the most critical parts are already pro ided to help
you out in the field.
2 DMX transcei ers and 2
optical couplers are pro ided
t o r e p la c e t h e ICs o f a
permanently broken DMX
outlet.
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