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Product #01512 July 2014 © XTBA 1986 – 2015
In this personality the ‘clean port’ output will allow DMX level messages to pass
through but RDM requests are blocked from this output only. The other nine
outputs will operate as normal.
DMX level messages have a zero start code to identify them as levels. RDM
messages have code 204 and in some older DMX receivers this code is not
checked. So the receiver thinks that RDM data is level data with unexpected
results. By connecting ‘legacy’ units to output 10 the units will not receive RDM
data.
Personality 6 : Clean Port + Hold Last Frame
As above but will hold the last valid frame on the input.
Splitter Personality Lock
Mounted on each of the two PCBs are two option switches – as marked
internally. The switches allow the 10i to be locked as a standard RDM splitter
or once changed its personality can be locked. So once installed attempts to
change the splitters personality can be prevented.
Unlocked / Splitter Normal Lock
The 10i is supplied with the personalities unlocked (default is personality 1 –
normal RDM Splitter).
Available / Personality Locking as a standard RDM Splitter.
If both of the option switches are moved to ‘splitter normal lock’ and ‘personality
locked’ on the PCBs the 10i will simply be a RDM splitter (personality 1) and
the setting can not be changed using RDM commands.
If a SET PERSONALITY command is received it will be ignored and the GET
PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION will display LOCK.
Locking with a changed personality.
Once a personality has been changed via RDM the available / personality
locked switched is changed to ‘personality locked position’ the current
personality is locked and can not be altered via RDM. A GET PERSONALITY
command will display LOCK in the current personality.
If the Unlocked / Splitter Normal Lock switch is set to Splitter Normal and the
Personality is set to available the personality can be changed but on next power
up the unit will default back to personality 1 – Standard Splitter
