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Professional DMX AES/EBU Cable Assemblies
2 × 0.22 mm² / AWG24 or 2 × 0.34 mm² / AWG22 with 3- or 5-pin XLR connectors
When flawless signal transmission is critical—on stage, in the studio, or across complex installations—the NEUTRIK® Professional DMX AES/EBU Cable Assemblies deliver exactly what professionals need. Designed for digital lighting control (DMX512/DMX512-A) and digital audio interconnects (AES/EBU), these cable assemblies ensure stable, interference-resistant performance in any professional environment.
Whether you’re managing moving lights in a live show, integrating a theatre lighting grid, or routing audio control data in a broadcast facility, these assemblies provide extreme reliability with the build quality and signal consistency expected from Neutrik.
Features & Benefits
- DMX512 & AES/EBU compliant
- Excellent EMC protection with dual shield (foil + braid) or high-coverage spiral shield
- Low capacitance & high signal integrity over long distances
- PVC jacket with high flexibility
- Available in standard lengths (0.5 m to 50 m) or custom on request
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Technical Information
| Product | |
|---|---|
| Title | Profesional DMX AES/EBU Cables Assemblies (NKX*D1*-X*X*-M*) |
| Product group | premium DATA CABLES |
| Product family | DATA CABLES |
| Connection type | NEUTRIK® XLR |
| Electrical | |
|---|---|
| Characteristical impedance | 120 Ω @ 1 kHz (nominal) |
| Attenuation | 2.0 dB/100 m @ 1 MHz (nominal) |
| Capacitance | Cable conductor to conductor: 55 pF/m @ 1 kHz Cable conductor to shield: 110 pF/m @ 1 kHz 3 Pin connector contact to contact: ≤ 4 pF 5 Pin connector contact to contact: ≤ 7 |
| Conductor resistance | 0.22 mm²/AWG 24: ≤ 80 mΩ/m @ 20 °C (nominal) 0.34 mm²/AWG 22: ≤ 55 mΩ/m @ 20 °C (nominal) |
| Contact resistance | ≤ 3 mΩ |
| Insulation resistance | Cable: > 1 GΩ/m @ 20 °C, 500 VDC Connector: > 10 GΩ (initial) |
| Dielectric strenght | Cable conductor to screen: 1000 VAC @ 50 Hz, 1 minute Connector: 1.5 kVDC |
| Mechanical | |
|---|---|
| Insertion force | ≤ 20 N |
| Withdrawal force | ≤ 20 N |
| Lifetime | min. 1000 mating cycles |
| Locking device | Latch lock |
| Minium bending radius | approx. 65 mm |
| Wiring | Soldered |
| Composition of conductor | 0.22 mm² / AWG 24: 7 x 0.20 mm OFC 0.34 mm² / AWG 22: 19 x 0.15 mm OFC |
| Composition of drain wire | 7 x 0.20 mm OFC (0.22 mm² / AWG 24 only) |
| Shielding | 0.22 mm² / AWG 24: Foil + Braided (≥60%) 0.34 mm² / AWG 22: Spiral (≥95%) |
| Overall diameter | 6.5 +/- 0.15 mm |
| Material | |
|---|---|
| Wire | Annealed copper |
| Wire Insulation | Foamed PE |
| Drain Wire | Tinned copper (0.22 mm² / AWG 24 only) |
| Filler | Cotton (0.34 mm² / AWG 22 only) |
| Shield | 0.22 mm² / AWG 24: AL/PT Foil + Tined Copper 0.34 mm² / AWG 22: Tinned Copper |
| Outer Jacket | PVC |
| Connector | See datasheets of NEUTRIK® NC3FXX-B, NC3MXX-B, NC5FXX-B, NC5MXX-B |
| Environmental | |
|---|---|
| Standard compliance | DMX512 / DMX512-A according to ANSI E1.11 AES/EBU according to AES3 RoHS according to 2011/65/EU |
| Ingress protection class | IP20 |
| Temperature range | Mobile -10 °C to +70 °C Fixed: -20 °C to +70 °C |
Accessories
SCMX-TOP
The rubber sealing cover protects the XLR male TOP connectors NC*MX-TOP & etherCON TOP cable connector NE8MX-TOP from dust and water according to protection class IP65.
SCFX-TOP
The rubber sealing cover protects XLR TOP cable connectors NC*FX-TOP from dust and water according to protection class IP65.
Article Variants
| Article name | Details | Order code |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M0050 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 0.5m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039626 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M0100 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 1m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039627 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M0150 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 1.5m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039628 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M0300 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 3m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039629 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M0500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 5m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039630 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M1000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 10m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039631 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M1500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 15m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039632 |
| NKX3D122-X1X1-M2000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 20m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039633 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M0100 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 1m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039634 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M0150 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 1.5m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039635 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M0300 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 3m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039636 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M0500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 5m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039637 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M1000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 10m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039638 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M1500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 15m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039639 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M2000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 20m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039640 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M2500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 25m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039641 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M3000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 30m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039642 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M4000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 40m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039643 |
| NKX3D134-X1X1-M5000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 50m; Connectors: NC3FXX-B & NC3MXX-B | 1039644 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M0050 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 0.5m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039645 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M0100 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 1m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039646 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M0150 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 1.5m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039647 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M0300 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 3m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039648 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M0500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 5m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039649 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M1000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 10m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039650 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M1500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 15m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039651 |
| NKX5D122-X2X2-M2000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Foil + Braided Shield, 2 x 0.22 mm2 / AWG 24 20m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039652 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M0100 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 1m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039653 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M0150 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 1.5m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039654 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M0300 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 3m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039655 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M0500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 5m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039656 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M1000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 10m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039657 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M1500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 15m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039658 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M2000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 20m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039659 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M2500 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 25m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039660 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M3000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 30m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039661 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M4000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 40m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039662 |
| NKX5D134-X2X2-M5000 | Cable: PROFESSIONAL DMX AES / EBU Spiral Shield, 2 x 0.34 mm2 / AWG 22 50m; Connectors: NC5FXX-B & NC5MXX-B | 1039663 |
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