Elation Professional 575E User Manual

 
 
 

Design Spot 575E™ 

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Design Spot 575E™ 

DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used by most 

lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures 

and controllers. A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions from the controller to the 

fixture. DMX data is sent out as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture via the DATA 

“IN” and DATA “OUT” XLR terminals located on all DMX fixtures (most controllers only have 

a DATA “OUT” terminals). DMX Linking: DMX is a language allowing all makes and models 

of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller, as long 

as all fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant. To ensure proper DMX data 

transmission, when using several DMX fixtures try to use the shortest cable path possible. 

The order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX 

addressing. For example; a fixture assigned a DMX address of 1 may be placed anywhere in 

a DMX line, at the beginning, at the end, or anywhere in the middle. Therefore, the first 

fixture controlled by the controller could be the last fixture in the chain. When a fixture is 

assigned a DMX address of 1, the DMX controller knows to send DATA assigned to address 

1 to that fixture, no matter where it is located in the DMX chain. 

 

Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): The 

Design Spot 575E™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The Design Spot 575E™ is a 

24 channel DMX fixture. The DMX address is set electronically using the controls on the 

LCD menu. Your fixture and your DMX controller require a standard 3-pin or 5-pin XLR 

connector for data input and data output (Figure below is of a 3-Pin XLR connector). If you 

are making your own cables, be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable (This 

cable may be purchased from your Elation dealer or at most professional lighting retailers). 

Your cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the 

cable. Also, remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split. unless you 

are using an approved DMX splitter such as the Elation Opto Branch 4™ or DMX 

Branch/4™.