Squareled Froggy User Manual - 3. Installation
Manual | Froggy 10W Miniatur LED Movinghead
3. Installation
On the rear panel of the item you can find an 3pin XLR-jack (DMX Out) and an 3pin XLR-plug (DMX
In), which can be used for connecting several devices. Choose the device which is to control the
effects. Connect the DMX OUT-jack with the DMX IN-plug of the next device.
DMX-512 connection / connection between fixtures
Occupation of the XLR-connection:
If you are using controllers with this occupation, you can connect the DMX-output of the controller
directly with the DMX-input of the first fixture in the DMX-chain. If you wish to connect DMX-con-
trollers with other XLR-outputs, you need to use adapter-cables.
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the first fixture in the DMX-chain with the DMX-input of the next fix-
ture. Always connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected.
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminators
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically noisy environ-
ment, such as in a discotheque, it is recommended to use a DMX terminator. This helps in preventing
corruption of the digital control signal by electrical noise. The DMX terminator is simply an XLR plug
with a 120 resistor connected between pins 2 and 3,which is then plugged into the output XLR
socket of the last fixture in the chain. Please see illustrations below.
Caution: At the last fixture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120
resistor between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX-output of
the last fixture.