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512ch opto-isolated DMX interface card PROFESSIONAL VERSION

RS-232 SERIAL PORT PMX / DMX bidirectional Interface

DMX512 PC-INTERFACES

All you need for DMX512 data transmission is a RS-485 interface card. There are several interface cards readily available, but these have been designed for measurement and instrumentation purposes and lack the required baudrate and the required protocol. furthermore these interface cards are just interface cards, that is, the host CPU has to take care of the data transfer all of the time. As DMX512 data are sent continuously this takes an immense amount of computing power.

Our DMX512 interface cards are intelligent devices. Once fed with transmission data they take care of DMX data transmission on their own and thus free the host CPU from all these tasks. Programming could not be easier- sample codes are provided for many popular programming languages.

The HARDWARE section describes in detail how to access the different cards and gives easy-to-follow step-by-step procedures in case you want to write your own driver files. Register functions, memory adress tables and switch settings are given. Please check your card type and then refer to the appropriate section.

The 1512A card is no longer in production. Its successor, the 1512B-LC card, is functionally 100% identical but has undergone some redesign and functional improvements. When looking for 1512B-LC support please always refer to: 1512A

PC-CARD 1512B-LC	PC-CARD 1512B	PC-CARD 1512C
Send 512 channels of DMX512	Send 512 channels of DMX512 opto-isolated Driver Output	Send 1024 channels of DMX512 Receive 1024 channels of DMX512 data opto-isolated Driver Output
SPECIAL FEATURES: Successor model for 1512A card Low-cost card for beginners ideally suited for software design highly precise timing system clock 12MHz	SPECIAL FEATURES: for professional use extended functions optically isolated - high safety system clock 16MHz	SPECIAL FEATURES: 2 DMX512 Links (1024 channels) send and receive simultaneously can be coded with serial number system clock 16MHz


DMX SLOTS (Channels)
512 Slots (1 Universe)	512 Slots (1 Universe)	1024 Slots (2 Universes)
READ/WRITE
DMX Output (synchronous)	DMX Output (synchronous)	DMX Output (synchronous or async) DMX Input (simultaneously)
SAFETY
Standard PC Interface Card	Output optically isolated	both In/Outputs are separately optically isolated
PREFERENCES
most precise timing, ideally suited for measurement purposes	low cost professional DMX card	highest channel count and simultaneous send/receive

		data as of 20.08.2000

DMXPCP	DMXSPI	USBDMX1
Send 512 channels of DMX512 Merge 512 channels of DMX512	Converts PMX to DMX512 and DMX512 to PMX data	Send 512 channels of DMX512 No external power supply needed
SPECIAL FEATURES: Driven by simple ESC commands similar to any printer ideally suited for software design	SPECIAL FEATURES: 512 DMX channels 480 PMX channels connects to MASTERPIECE and Golden Scan I devices	SPECIAL FEATURES: One DMX512 Link (512 channels) stand alone mode comes complete with SV2000 software 3-pin XLR


DMX SLOTS (Channels)
512 Slots (1 Universe)	512 Slots (1 Universe)	512 Slots (1 Universe)
READ/WRITE
DMX Output (async)	DMX Output (async) DMX Input (async)	DMX Output (async)
SAFETY
Output optically isolated	Standard PC Interface Card	Standard PC Interface Card
PREFERENCES
for use with laptops and notebooks, can be driven from a simple modified printer driver	universal bidirectional interface, serial protocol conform to widely acclaimed PMX (Pulsar Multiplex)	high speed interface for portable and mainframe computers, no extra power supply needed

		data as of 20.08.2000