Purpose-made DMX512 lighting data cables from LEDJ and Elumen8, spanning three-pin and five-pin XLR assemblies from 1m to 10m, IP-rated builds on Seetronic and Neutrik TOP connectors, two-pair five-pin versions, and combi cables that run power and DMX in a single loom.

Proper DMX cable is 110 ohm data cable rather than repurposed microphone lead, and every assembly here is built as such; swapping out mic cables masquerading as DMX is one of the cheapest reliability fixes a rig can get. Five-pin is the connector the standard specifies and three-pin is what many compact fixtures actually carry, so buy to your fixture stock and keep the two populations clearly separated in the workshop. The IP-rated assemblies suit festival and outdoor architectural work where connections sit in weather. Combi power-and-data cables cut the cable count on truss hops by feeding a fixture’s mains and DMX through one run, and the two-pair versions wire all five pins for equipment that uses the second data pair.

The matching XLR connectors and identification accessories are in the connectors section for anyone building their own.