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[sduthler]

I have been working on installing a lighting system at my church, and have a question about DMX termination. Does the terminator need to be plugged directly in to the last device or could it be at the end of a cable?

My last active device is located in the ceiling over the auditorium and is only accessible using a lift. I have a line run from that device down to the backstage area. Can I plug a terminator into that cable instead of the last dimmer pack in the ceiling? The line doesn't get used regularly, but I want the flexibility of having the line there for special occasions, etc. I would rather not have to deal with the lift (and moving all of the seating to bring it in) just for swapping the terminator in and out.

Thanks.

[DMX512]

The terminator must be at the end of the cable run, so it is fine (and in fact in your circumstance a really good idea) to have a cable come out of the last fixture and then go somewhere convenient, with the terminator on the end.