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Connecting ÉPIX Products
The ÉPIX Drive 2000 IP is the power supply for the ÉPIX IP and ÉPIX Tour series of products. Each product must be
daisy-chained together in series. This power supply is capable of powering up to 2000 LEDs in the various configurations.
Length of cables between products must
not exceed 60 ft (18 m) when shielded,
or 75 ft (23 m) when unshielded
The ÉPIX Drive 2000 IP can support various ÉPIX products daisy chained in the various
configurations, up to a total of 2000 LEDs (up to 1000 LEDs per port).
Example configurations for each port include:
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10 ÉPIX Strip IP products
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20 ÉPIX Strip IP 50 products
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18 ÉPIX Strip Tour products
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36 ÉPIX Strip Tour 50 products
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6 ÉPIX Bar Tour products
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5 ÉPIX Strip IP products and 9 ÉPIX Strip Tour products
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5 ÉPIX Strip IP products and 3 ÉPIX Bar Tour products
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5 ÉPIX Strip IP products, 3 ÉPIX Strip Tour products, and 2 ÉPIX Bar Tour products
Make sure the total length of the connecting shielded 4-pin XLR cables does not exceed 210 ft
(64 m). Using unshielded cables will increase the maximum cable lengths to 300 ft (91 m) shown
in the diagram above. Download the User Manual from
details.
NOTE: Do not combine the ÉPIX Strip IP with the ÉPIX Strip Tour or ÉPIX Bar Tour on the same
output of the ÉPIX Drive 2000 IP if any personality other than Pixel is selected.
Standard 4-pin XLR "Scroller Cables" are typically shielded.
Use ONLY IP65 4-pin XLR cables with the ÉPIX Drive 2000 IP. For our CHAUVET Professional line
of IP65 4-pin XLR cables, go to https://www.chauvetprofessional.com/accessories.
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Length of cables between ÉPIX Drive 2000 IP
and 1st product must not exceed 65 ft (20 m)
when shielded, or 200 ft (60 m) when unshielded
Total length of cables cannot exceed 210 ft (64 m)
when shielded, or 300 ft (91 m) when unshielded
1 = Power +
(12 AWG or larger)
2 = Data +
(18–24 AWG)
3 = Data -
(18–24 AWG)
4 = Power -
(12 AWG or larger)
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