DMX Termination in Prodigy Cable Management and Pantograph Cable Management
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Flat Cable Term Box DMX Termination PCB
Both Prodigy Cable Management (PCM) systems and Pantograph Cable Management Systems use a PCB for DMX termination in the Flat Cable Term Box (FCTB). The field and factory wiring lands on either an 8 position screw terminal connector or an 8 position insulation displacement connector (IDC). Each DMX termination PCB provides termination for up to two DMX universes. Each FCTB may contain two DMX termination PCBs for a total of 4 separate DMX universes, dependent on the requirements of your system.
The headers on each DMX termination PCB are paired vertically as illustrated below. The factory wiring will be pre-terminated on the PCB header(s) closer to the inside of the FCTB. The field wiring terminates on the header(s) closer to the outside edge of the FCTB.
