CAT5 connection

[Freebird]

Quick question.  I cut and made a CAT5 cable too short.  Do I have to hook the CAT5 cable in order of channels?  I mean, can I first go from LE 1  (wireless, channels 1-16)  then hard wire to LE 3 ( channels 33-48) then to LE 2 (channels 17-32) ?

Freebird

[scharbon]

Yes you can.  DMX doesn't care which device sees the signal first because all devices see the entire signal, and then pick off what is theirs.

Steve

[jstevens]

You can put them in any order, except the terminator jumper has to be on the last one.

[Freebird]

Perfect thanks.   So if you do not have any daisy chain leaving the LE then that has to be terminated.  like in the diagram below.  Correct?

[BryanV]

you would just need to terminate the last 2 that dont have any more cat5 going out I think
Bryan

[tbone321]

Your diagram is correct.  The easy rule for the express is that any unit that does not have a cable pluggeg into DMX OUT 1 needs to have its terminator set on.  The only possible exception to this rule is an Express that has the wireless daugher board connected to it.