Smart Splitter 10i, Rig Mount; RDM

The XTBA Smart Splitter 10i/RDM – Rig Mount is a 1 in 10 out (with loop through) DMX/RDM splitter. Designed for truss or bar mounting. It provides full RDM functionality for devices connected to its outputs. The 10 outputs are fully opto isolated and rebuffered.

As well as being a standard DMX splitter the 10i/RDM is a fully functional RDM splitter allowing the distribution of RDM requests and responses from its 10 outputs and input.

Output Monitoring

A potential problem with RDM is that any short or overload on any responder can cause the entire RDM system to fail. The 10i/RDM will monitor the ten outputs and block any shorted or overloaded outputs thus protecting the network.

The 10i RDM monitors all RDM traffic and will block incorrectly formatted request messages. As well as distributing RDM traffic the 10i/RDM will function as a RDM device itself. So it is discoverable and can have its personality set, labels changed, comms status checked and supply information about itself.  Displays for Power and Overload via the red LED. RDM data via the yellow LED and data in and input error via the green LED. The 10i/RDM has 6 personalities set via RDM:

Personality 1

Normal RDM Splitter

Personality 2

Hold Last Frame:The splitter will retransmit the last valid frame in the event of data loss on the input. RDM requests and responses will still be passed through.

Personality 3

Clean Up All: The splitter will strip out any RDM data from the input data and only pass DMX level information. 

Personality 4

Clean Up All + Hold Last Frame: As above but will hold the last valid frame on the input.

Personality 5

Clean Port On: Output ten will remove any RDM messages but pass through normal DMX. So devices that may misunderstand RDM messages as level information can be connected.

Personality 6

Clean Port + Hold Last Frame: As above but will hold the last valid frame on the input.