Enttec RDS4 Manual de usuario
RDM Splitters
Models RDS4 and RDS8
User Manual
www.enttec.com
June 2007
Package Contents
Your RDS4 package should contain these items:
•RDS4 (Part No. 70037
•IEC Power Cord (Australia only
•This user manual
Your RDS8 package should contain these items:
•RDS8 (Part No. 70036
•IEC Power Cord (Australia only
•This user manual
If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your supplier
immediately.
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RDS 4 and RDS 8
User Manual
Firmware V1.0
Table of Contents
Models RDS4 and RDS8 ......................................................... 1
Warranty .......................................................................................... 4
Contacting ENTTEC ....................................................................... 4
Getting Support ................................................................................ 4
Getting to know your RDS4 or RDS8 ............................................ 5
Features ............................................................................................ 5
Layout .............................................................................................. 6
Connecting the RDS4 or RDS8 ....................................................... 7
Power supply ........................................................................... 8
DMX Out ................................................................................. 8
DMX In .................................................................................... 8
Electrical Isolation ................................................................... 8
Powering up the RDS4 or RDS8................................................. 9
Using the RDS4 or RDS8 ............................................................... 9
Normal Mode...............................................................................9
Filtered Mode............................................................................ 10
When to use Filtered Mode: ................................................. 10
Bypassed Mode..........................................................................10
.................................................................................................. 10
When to use the Bypass Mode: ............................................ 11
Appendix 1 - Connector Pinouts ................................................ 12
DMX OUT.................................................................................12
DMX IN.....................................................................................12
Appendix 2 - FCC Declaration .................................................... 13
Federal Communications Commission (FCC Declaration
of Conformity .................................................................. 13
Appendix 3 - EEC Declaration .................................................... 15
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Warranty
ENTTEC warrants that the product that it manufactures will be
free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one
year from the date of shipment from an authorised ENTTEC
wholesaler. If the device proves defective within the warranty
period, ENTTEC will repair or replace at its sole discretion, the
defective hardware. If the failure is due to an operator error, the
user accepts the responsibility to pay any costs incurred in the
diagnosis of the hardware, parts or shipping from our service
facility.
ENTTEC makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied,
including without limitation the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no
event shall ENTTEC be liable for indirect, special or
conse uential damages.
Opening the case of the unit voids the warranty as described
above.
Contacting E TTEC
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +61 3 9819 2433 GMT+10
Facsimile: +61 3 9819 2733
Postal Address: ENTTEC Pty Ltd
PO Box 282
Kew
Vic 3101 Australia
Getting Support
If you require support for the RDS4 or RDS8 please visit the
Support area of our website at www.enttec.com. There you can fill
out a support request ticket for prompt assistance with your
enquiry.
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Getting to know your RDS4 or RDS8
Thank you for purchasing the RDS4 or RDS8. At Enttec we are
proud of our products and we hope you will enjoy using them as
much as we enjoy designing and building them.
The RDS4 and the RDS8 are hubs/splitters which are built with
Remote Device Management data in mind. They can be used as
the backbone for creating a bidirectional DMX512 control network
where a controller that is RDM-enabled, and a number of
DMX512 fixtures or dimmers (with or without the RDM
technology can communicate with each other. The RDS4 and
RDS8 comply with the newest industry standard DMX512-A and
RDM protocols (American National Standard E1.20-2006 and
will work seamlessly with other devices that comply with those
standards as well.
Features
The RDS4 (or RDS8 provides:
•A full 512 addresses of DMX (1 universe can be transmitted
from controller out to devices, and messages from those devices
sent back.
•One input which is the Male 5-pin and 4 outputs (8 in RDS8
which are Female 5-pin style.
•Two buttons which allow user to select different features: RDM
enabled, RDM filtered, and Bypass.
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Layout
The RDS4 case is 1.75” (44.45mm in height, 11.82” (300mm
wide and 4.53” (115mm deep. This makes it easy to put on a
tabletop or shelf, and with an optional mounting bracket you can
place it on a truss or pipe.
RDS4 front panel
The RDS8 case is made for rack mounting in a 1unit high slot.
It is 17” (432mm wide not including rack mount ears, 1.72”
(43.6mm high and 4.36” (111mm deep.
RDS8 front panel
lose Up of Front Panel
1Signal Flow Diagram
Shows how switching works for quick reference in the field.
2LED Status Display
Indicates operational status.
•SYSTEM OK: LED flashes twice per second (2Hz when
unit is healthy and not bypassed.
•DMX: LED flashes at 8Hz each time a DMX packet is
received, and not bypassed.
•RDM: LED flashes at 8Hz each time a RDM packet is
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received and neither bypassed nor filtered.
•BYPASS Lights up in a constant fashion when Bypass mode
is enabled. (See page 10 for details about this mode.
3Bypass Button
This button allows the splitter to work in a mode which is
called “Bypass” because all RDM functionality is disabled; the
microprocessor which handles such tasks is not in use, and you
can think of the bypassed splitter as working the same way as
any typical non-RDM splitter would. For more information on
this mode, see page 10.
4RDM Filter Button
This button chooses between a normal operation of the splitter,
which is to facilitate the passing of RDM messages in both
directions, and a filtration mode. That means any legacy
fixtures which respond poorly to the presence of RDM signals
can be protected from them, eliminating flicker or other
unwelcome behavior.
5XLR 5pin Male
DMX512 Input. Connects to your DMX512 controller. If a
proper DMX signal is being received, the DMX LED will flash
as described above.
6XLR 5pin Female (not shown in closeup
DMX512 Output. Connects up to 4 (RDS4 or 8 (RDS8 cables
which in turn may connect to one or more (up to 32 standard
DMX512 devices. Additional RDS splitters may be used to
connect to more devices or split into more cable runs for
convenience of wiring.
Connecting the RDS4 or RDS8
Installation of an RDS device is as simple as plugging in the mains
power and connecting your controller to the male input and your
fixtures or dimmers to the females. If you wish to make or break
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connections while the device is powered on, there is nothing wrong
with this from the RDS device's point of view. (Some
manufacturers of fixtures may specify otherwise but the normal
procedure would be that sequence of plugging shouldn't matter.
Power supply
The RDS4 and RDS8 have an autoswitching power supply so that
the mains can be anything from 96 to 240 volts, with 50-60 Hz
AC. Connection to power turns the unit on. There is no power
switch to be toggled.
DMX Out
The DMX Out sockets allow you to connect the devices you are
controlling to RDS splitter. Please consult standard DMX512
wiring practice (based on RS485 serial protocol if that is more
familiar to you for advice on how to arrange a DMX512 network.
A good example of this can be found at wikipedia.org, by
searching for “DMX512”.
DMX In
The DMX In socket is for making a connection to your controller
or to other RDS devices that are between the controller and the
RDS device being installed.
Electrical Isolation
The RDS4 and the RDS8 are constructed with state of the art
isolation placed next to the inputs and all the outputs. That means
you have 1500V worth of protection against harmful surges and
transient spikes from output to output, as well as between any of
the branches and the controller plugged to the input. Many RDM
capable splitters do not go to these lengths to protect your
equipment, but Enttec takes this issue very seriously and provides
the most comprehensive strategy practical for safely isolating the
DMX lines.
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Powering up the RDS4 or RDS8
As there is no power switch, when the RDS4 or RDS8 is plugged
in, it should be powered on. You can confirm this by noticing that
when first connecting it, the SYSTEM OK LED status indicator
light should come on and then blink regularly.
Using the RDS4 or RDS8
There are 3 modes the RDS can be in. Normal, Filtered, or
Bypassed.
Normal Mode
Button Position
BYPASS IN
RDM
FILTER
IN
When the RDM Filter Button is pressed in (and the unit is not in
Bypass mode , that signifies Normal operation. In Normal mode of
operation, messages containing RDM information will be passed
bidirectionally between controller and RDM responder devices
connected to the outputs. Each time this happens the RDM LED
will blink.
Because the normal mode is engaged when the button is pressed
in, it is safe from acci entally being isengage by a casual press.
You have to really try to change the button's position to put it into
Filtere mo e, which reflects what we believe will be the less
common way to use the evice in real worl applications.
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Filtered Mode
Button Position
BYPASS IN
RDM
FILTER
OUT
When the RDM Filter Button is not depressed (it will stick out
relative to the front panel more then your RDS device is in the
Filtered Mode. The RDM LED does not blink when in this mode
because no messages will be passed.
When to use Filtered Mode:
There will be times when legacy equipment of an unusual type is
used, which is intolerant of RDM messages, and flickering or other
irregular behavior may occur. The Filtered mode is designed to
correct this problem, by forwarding the DMX instructions with the
RDM messages stripped out.
Helpful Tip: Use a wiring scheme that makes the most of this
feature, by placing all the legacy fixtures which are RDM-phobic
on one RDS splitter if possible.
Bypassed Mode
Button Position
BYPASS OUT
RDM
FILTER
n/a
When you select BYPASS, regardless of the position of the RDM
Filter button, the internal microprocessor is completely bypassed.
The Input signal is simply copied to each of the Output connectors,
regardless of what the Input signal is (ie – if RDM signals are
present on the input, then RDM will be passed through to the
output . However as the processor is not in use in Bypass mode,
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