ETC EDMXC Specifications

1.01 DIGITAL INTERFACE STATIONS
A. DMX Playback Controllers

1. General
a. The DMX playback controller be the Echo DMX Scene Controller by ETC,

Inc., or equal.

b. The scene controller shall allow for control of DMX lighting through:

1) DMX input for snapshot capture of lighting presets

2) Live control of intensity, hue and saturation of patch DMX Zones
from connected stations and mobile apps

c. The scene controller shall support 32 Presets of 512 DMX Addresses
d. The scene controller supports control of 16 patched DMX zones

2. Mechanical
a. The DMX scene controllers shall be DIN-Rail Mounted on DIN 43880

(35/7.5) rail

b. The DMX scene controllers shall be constructed of injection-molded black

ABS plastic that fully encloses all electrical components

c. The DMX scene controllers shall support onboard mode and termination

configuration using toggle switches

d. The DMX scene controllers shall have LED indicators for status of

1) Blue colored indicator for power

2) Bi-color DMX activity indicator

3. Electrical
a. Control station wiring shall be EchoConnect control wiring utilizing low-

voltage, Class II unshielded twisted pair, type Belden 8471 or equivalent,
and one #14 ESD drain wire (when not installed in grounded metal
conduit).

b. The station shall use (2) #16 AWG stranded wires for 24vDC operating

power.

c. Station wiring shall be topology free. It may be point-to-point, bus, loop,

home run or any combination of these. Stations that require daisy-chain
wiring shall not be acceptable.

d. DMX Port shall comply with the requirements of ANSI E1.11 USITT

DMX512-A standards.
e. DMX input shall be optically-isolated from the gateway electronics.
f. DMX output shall be earth-ground referenced.
g. DMX Port shall be capable of withstanding fault voltages of up to 250vAC

without damage.
h. DMX Ports shall be eight-position removable connectors supporting

Belden 9729 (or equivalent) or Category 5 Ethernet wiring
i. Stations shall support a MicroSD card slot for firmware maintenance

j. Stations shall be UL/ cUL LISTED and CE marked

4. Functional
a. The scene controller shall support recall of prerecorded scenes for

playback using DMX
b. There shall be support for 32 presets
c. The scene controller shall support preset playback as activated by any

connected control station
d. The scene controller shall support DMX pass-through for real-time output

of incoming DMX levels.
e. The scene controller shall support live control and recording for multiple

DMX fixture profiles.