# Lighting Equipment

This is the equipment we have for lighting the dance floor.

It is all DMX controlled.

## DMX Controllers

- ADJ DJ WMX1 Controller - a powerful, compact standalone DMX controller that is used to control lights in the dance area 
    - Our [DMX Setup](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/books/burning-man-infrastructure/page/dmx-lighting-setup-2025 "DMX Setup 2025") page has setup details.
    - [Manufacturer's home page](https://www.adj.com/wmx1)
    - Visit [wolfmix.com/activate](https://wolfmix.com/activate) for activation and help getting started
- [ADJ Airstream Bridge](https://www.adj.com/airstream-dmx-bridge) (plus iPad to control it) - An older device that works reasonably well as a simple, backup DMX controller

## DMX controlled lights

- 6 (six) [ADJ 7P HEX IP](https://www.adj.com/7p-hex-ip) with 3pin DMX plugs and Neutrik True1 for power - daisy chainable
- 10 (ten) [ADJ 7P HEX IP](https://www.adj.com/7p-hex-ip) with 5pin DMX plugs and Neutrik True1 for power- daisy chainable
- 4 (four) [ADJ Saber Spot RGBW LED Pinspot](https://www.adj.com/saber-spot-rgbw) with 3pin DMX plugs and Neutrik PowerCon for power - daisy chainable
- 8 (eight) [DJXFLI 120W Moving Head DJ Lights](https://www.amazon.com/Moving-Activated-Control-Wedding-Lighting/dp/B0C9LZXY8K?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1) (cheap amazon random stuff) with 3pin DMX and Neutrik PowerCon for power - not daisy chainable

## Power cables

Note there are two kinds. Neutrik PowerCon is the old kind("blue and grey"), shown here on the left -- it is not designed to be unplugged under load. Neutrik True1 is the new kind which can be unplugged under load and is therefore safer.

[![Screenshot 2025-06-11 at 4.04.57 AM.png](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/nM3StwtdOKxFhSF9-screenshot-2025-06-11-at-4-04-57-am.png)](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/nM3StwtdOKxFhSF9-screenshot-2025-06-11-at-4-04-57-am.png)[![Screenshot 2025-06-11 at 4.05.23 AM.png](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/1M0JSWwbmEiMjMgx-screenshot-2025-06-11-at-4-05-23-am.png)](https://wiki.futureturtles.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/1M0JSWwbmEiMjMgx-screenshot-2025-06-11-at-4-05-23-am.png)

#### Inventory

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-description-length-i" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 55.4231%;"></col><col style="width: 10.7246%;"></col><col style="width: 15.8546%;"></col><col style="width: 17.9976%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td>Description

</td><td>Length

</td><td>Inventory 2024</td><td>New for 2025</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nema 5-15P to True1 (plugs PAR lights into normal outlet)</td><td>6'</td><td>16</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>True1 Daisy Chain (plug one PAR light into neighbor)</td><td>10'</td><td>0</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>True1 Daisy Chain (plug one PAR light into neighbor)</td><td>15'</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>True1 Daisy Chain (plug one PAR light into neighbor)</td><td>25'</td><td>6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Nema 5-15P to PowerCon (plug spots and moving heads into power)</td><td>6' (?)</td><td>12 (?)</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>PowerCon Daisy Chain (plug one spot into neighbor)</td><td>6'</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Nema 5-15R to PowerCon (plug DMX TX and RX into PinSpot)

</td><td>1'</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>

## DMX cables

DMX cables come in 5-pin and 3-pin variations. Note that ten of our PAR lights use 5-pin and everything else is 3-pin.

**Did you know -** DMX cables, used for lighting control, look the same as XLR cables, used for speakers, but they have a different impedance, so don't mix them up.

The last "output" in a chain of DMX cables must have a terminator on it.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-description-length-i-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 149px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 55.7807%;"></col><col style="width: 10.4887%;"></col><col style="width: 15.8522%;"></col><col style="width: 17.8784%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">Description

</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Length

</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Inventory 2024</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">New for 2025</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">3-pin DMX</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">6.5'</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">0</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">13</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">3-pin DMX</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">10'</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">8</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">3-pin DMX</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">15'</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">3</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">3-pin DMX</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">25'</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">15</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">  
</td></tr><tr><td>3-pin DMX Terminator</td><td>  
</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>5-pin DMX</td><td>6.5'</td><td>0</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>5-pin DMX</td><td>15'</td><td>8</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>5-pin DMX</td><td>25'</td><td>9</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>5-pin DMX</td><td>50'</td><td>4</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>5-pin DMX Terminator</td><td>  
</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>3-pin F to 5-pin M adapter</td><td>  
</td><td>6</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>3-pin M to 5-pin F adapter</td><td>  
</td><td>6</td><td>  
</td></tr></tbody></table>