Difference between revisions of "Enttec Pro Connections"

Revision as of 08:53, 6 April 2009

The Enttec USB Pro device has two ports, a male and female 5-pin XLR connector. For our purposes, the male connector (the one on the right) is what we will use to plug in our devices. The pinout is shown here:

 Proposed update - please verify.

The following are the pinouts, assuming TIA-568B for the RJ45 end.

• For the Lnyx Equipment
  • XLR Pin 1 (GND) ----> N/C
  • XLR Pin 2 (-ve) ----> RJ45 Pin 2 (Orange)
  • XLR Pin 3 (+ve) ----> RJ45 Pin 1 (White/Orange)

• For the Light-O-Rama Equipment
  • XLR Pin 1 (GND) ----> N/C ?
  • XLR Pin 2 (-ve) ----> RJ45 Pin 2 (White/Blue)
  • XLR Pin 3 (+ve) ----> RJ45 Pin 1 (Blue)

At the suggestion of "dr. jones" and referencing the Enttec manual, it appears that the output should be the female XLR connector, not the male connector. There was also a question of the pinout polarity. I have also added what should be the pinout to connect to LOR without an additional adapter.

 End proposed update

• Pins 1, 2, and 3 are the ones we want to use.
  • Pin 1 = Ground
  • Pin 2 = Signal -ve
  • Pin 3 = Signal +ve
  • These pin numbers are true for both 5-pin and 3-pin connectors, although strictly speaking 3-pin connectors should not be used as they don't comply with the official DMX512 standard.
  • See here for more information

The Lynx devices use an RJ-45 plug instead of the more expensive XLR connectors. The pinout of an RJ-45 plug is shown here:

• Pins 1 and 2 are used here
  • Pin 1 = Signal -ve (Goes to pin 2 on the XLR connector)
  • Pin 2 = Signal +ve (Goes to pin 3 on the XLR connector)
  • For CAT 5 Pinouts Wikipedia has a great little article and pictures.

Further information can be found at the Enttec website:

• Product Page
• Datasheet
• Manual

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