Tech Data

Connector Pinouts
Pinouts for a collection of connectors commonly found on stage

Tips
Library of tips on fixtures, desks and effects

DMX 512 FAQ
Written by Dan Mills.
Contains a basic description of DMX 512, as well as some dos and don'ts.

Why Terminate?
A short paper by Doug Fleenor on the need to terminate DMX lines

Conversion tables for decimal to binary:
1-104 105-208 209-312 313-416 417-512

A DMX calculator, written in JavaScript

The Great Internet Light Bulb Book, Part I
By Donald Klipstein
An interesting article on the technology behind light "bulbs"

Gobo sizes

Beam Angles
A table relating lantern beam angle and throw distance to final beam diameter

Keystoning Correction
How to prevent keystoning by distorting images prior to projection

Data on various lanterns in use
dimensions, lamp type and wattage, gel frame size

Intelligent fixture channel allocations

Gel conversion tables
conversions between Rosco, Strand, Lee and GAM gel numbers

Wire sizes
conversions between US AWG, UK SWG and cross-sectional area notation

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