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401 100010011 451 110000111 501 101011111 

402 010010011 452 001000111 502 011011111 

403 110010011 453 101000111 503 111011111 

404 001010011 454 011000111 504 000111111 

405 101010011 455 111000111 505 100111111 

406 011010011 456 000100111 506 010111111 

407 111010011 457 100100111 507 110111111 

408 000110011 458 010100111 508 001111111 

409 100110011 459 110100111 509 101111111 

410 010110011 460 001100111 510 011111111 

411 110110011 461 101100111 511 111111111 

412 001110011 462 011100111 

413 101110011 463 111100111 

414 011110011 464 000010111 

415 111110011 465 100010111 

416 000001011 466 010010111 

417 100001011 467 110010111 

418 010001011 468 001010111 

419 110001011 469 101010111 

420 001001011 470 011010111 

421 101001011 471 111010111 

422 011001011 472 000110111 

423 111001011 473 100110111 

424 000101011 474 010110111 

425 100101011 475 110110111 

426 010101011 476 001110111 

427 110101011 477 101110111 

428 001101011 478 011110111 

429 101101011 479 111110111 

430 011101011 480 000001111 

431 111101011 481 100001111 

432 000011011 482 010001111 

433 100011011 483 110001111 

434 010011011 484 001001111 

435 110011011 485 101001111 

436 001011011 486 011001111 

437 101011011 487 111001111 

438 011011011 488 000101111 

439 111011011 489 100101111 

440 000111011 490 010101111 

441 100111011 491 110101111 

442 010111011 492 001101111 

443 110111011 493 101101111 

444 001111011 494 011101111 

445 101111011 495 111101111 

446 011111011 496 000011111 

447 111111011 497 100011111 

448 000000111 498 010011111 

449 100000111 499 110011111 

450 010000111 500 001011111 

Summary of Contents for SHoW DMX Neo D4

Page 1: ...D4 Dimmer User s Manual Rev 0 14 2013 City Theatrical Inc SHoW DMX Transceivers are covered by U S Patent 7 432 803 and other patents pending ...

Page 2: ...ce 5 D4 Dimmer RDM Parameter IDs 6 Dimmer Configuration 7 DMX addressing 7 Selecting Dimmer Curves 8 Using D Series Dimmers with CTI Flicker Candles 9 Appendix A DMX512 Starting Address DIP Switch Tables 10 Appendix B Using D series Dimmers with LED Tape 13 How much Tape can I use with one D4 Dimmer 13 Connecting Single Color Tape 13 Connecting Three Color RGB or Four Color RGBW RGBA LED Tape 14 A...

Page 3: ... accordance with all pertinent local regional and national safety codes and regulations The D4 Dimmer is intended for indoor use The unit enclosure is rated NEMA 1 IP20 Rated operating voltage 7 5 30VDC 10A max Maximum operating temperature 0 C 40 C Introduction Thank you for using City Theatrical s D4 Dimmer The D4 Dimmer represents new benchmarks for control features and affordability in a minia...

Page 4: ... Dimmer Installation Install the D4 Dimmer in a suitable location following the instructions below When selecting a mounting location note that for best results the antennas in your system must be within sight of each other and polarized the same way see below ...

Page 5: ...pliant DMX512 A Input You may connect this Input in a daisy chain to additional down stream DMX512 devices using suitable cable such as Cat5 UTP or approved DMX512 Cable Short runs may be connected with neatly twisted 24AWG hookup wire A single position DIP switch is provided as a DMX termination switch if the unit is at the end of the DMX line The Termination switch is located at the far right of...

Page 6: ... channels set to the LED Curve 8 R DIP Switch 1 position Setting this Reset switch to ON resets the Dimmer and holds in reset until set to OFF 9 T Dip Switch 1 position Setting this termination switch to ON connects end of line DMX termination D4 Dimmer RDM Parameter IDs The D4 Dimmer supports the all mandatory RDM Parameter IDs PIDs plus to following PIDs PROXIED_DEVICE_COUNT PROXIED_DEVICES_ENHA...

Page 7: ... for the D4 Dimmer using the DMX Address DIP switch The nine switch positions set the starting DMX address this is a binary value A complete DMX Starting Address DIP Switch Table is provided in Appendix A DMX addressing may be set manually using the DMX Starting Address DIP switches or using RDM When RDM is used the individual dimmer channels may be set independently to any DMX address When the DI...

Page 8: ...he PWM period for ISL is 60Hz The NON DIM function is intended for relays and other devices requiring switched power without PWM dimming The Linear Curve is a simple linear scale that can be used to drive DC integrators or other devices where linear response needed The Linear PWM period is 60Hz The LED Curve is intended for controlling LEDs but may be used for other specialized loads The LED Curve...

Page 9: ...Film Mode 4 or 5 without need for a candle adapter Up to 50 CTI Flicker candles can be powered and dimmed with a D Series Dimmer The D4 Dimmer is a constant voltage PWM dimmer and so will work with any size LED load that is within the Dimmer s 5A current and 7 5 30VDC voltage range Note that constant voltage dimmers do not compensate for voltage drop in load wiring so care should be taken to optim...

Page 10: ...00100 122 010111100 172 001101010 23 111010000 73 100100100 123 110111100 173 101101010 24 000110000 74 010100100 124 001111100 174 011101010 25 100110000 75 110100100 125 101111100 175 111101010 26 010110000 76 001100100 126 011111100 176 000011010 27 110110000 77 101100100 127 111111100 177 100011010 28 001110000 78 011100100 128 000000010 178 010011010 29 101110000 79 111100100 129 100000010 17...

Page 11: ...11101 223 111110110 273 100010001 323 110000101 373 101011101 224 000001110 274 010010001 324 001000101 374 011011101 225 100001110 275 110010001 325 101000101 375 111011101 226 010001110 276 001010001 326 011000101 376 000111101 227 110001110 277 101010001 327 111000101 377 100111101 228 001001110 278 011010001 328 000100101 378 010111101 229 101001110 279 111010001 329 100100101 379 110111101 23...

Page 12: ...110010111 418 010001011 468 001010111 419 110001011 469 101010111 420 001001011 470 011010111 421 101001011 471 111010111 422 011001011 472 000110111 423 111001011 473 100110111 424 000101011 474 010110111 425 100101011 475 110110111 426 010101011 476 001110111 427 110101011 477 101110111 428 001101011 478 011110111 429 101101011 479 111110111 430 011101011 480 000001111 431 111101011 481 10000111...

Page 13: ... tape performance is degraded and this limit may not be equal to the maximum load the D4 Dimmer will drive For very long runs of tape you may need to cut the tape into pieces and feed them via separate home runs see below For 200mA RGB tape CTI recommends a maximum of 48 feet of tape be connected and that you split this load into at least two 24 foot runs If you connect 48 feet of this 200mA per f...

Page 14: ...tructure and electrical properties of LED Tape pose some important challenges to system designers and production electricians that must be met to insure good performance 1 Locate Dimmers as close to the connection end of the tape as possible 2 Be aware of all run length limitations and meet them or devise de rated alternatives 3 Use the heaviest wire possible for long Line and Load connection wiri...

Page 15: ...the impedance which increases the heat which increases the impedance Exceeding tape run length with single color LED tape can result in the following problems 1 Excessive heat from the overloaded busses on the tape 2 Heat based component failure 3 Loss of output 4 Difference in brightness between the beginning and the end of the Tape 5 Permanent damage of the tape Exceeding Tape run length with RG...

Page 16: ... 16 bit Dimming Curves o Linear 60Hz o ISL 60Hz o Non Dim o LED LED Features o Five variable LED smoothing rates o Four Film and Video Modes Individual DMX addresses Fully RDM enabled Mechanical NEMA 1 ABS enclosure Electronic Functional Features Individual Bump Buttons DIP Switch DMX Addressing 9POS DIP Switch Curve Selection 8POS DIP Switch LED Curve PWM Frequency Selection 2POS DIP Switch DMX T...

Page 17: ...17 Weight 0 15 lbs 08Kg Dimensions 2 25 57mm W x3 5 60mmH x 0 56 14mmD ...

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