Dmx Cable Specs. Unlike conventional cables that are. The gepco brand dlc series lighting control cable is a true dmx cable with an exceptionally durable and flexible construction. According to the dmx specification the cable must be 120 ohm to meet the standard.
So what is the proper cable. Meaning that microphone cable or other non rated cable must not be used to carry dmx network cable cat5 5e or 6 cable may be used to carry dmx in an installation.
With dmx there are tons of packets of data traveling through the cable carrying crucial lighting data that a microphone cable might not be able to effectively relay.
Using this cable for dmx is not the same as lighting control run with ethernet which use these same category cables but in a completely different protocol i e. Unlike conventional cables that are. Cable types are the premise data cables such as category 5 category 5e category 6 and category 6a. The dlc224 and dlc222 meets the usitt standards for dmx512 cable specifications 120 impedance low capacitance and double foil and braid shield.
