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'''DO NOT plug dmx into any sound gear or use audio cables as a substitute, something will get fried.'''
'''DO NOT plug dmx into any sound gear or use audio cables as a substitute, something will get fried.'''
==Pinouts==
Cat5e
[[File:Dmxcat5.png]]


==Useful Notes==
==Useful Notes==
Don't run DMX near audio cables of any kind, even if everything is balanced. You will hear the DMX data - The sync pulses manifest as an intermittant tone & noise.
Don't run DMX near audio cables of any kind, even if everything is balanced. You will hear the DMX data - The sync pulses manifest as an intermittant tone & noise.