How Do You Wire DMX?

DMX, How do you wire DMX? Do you need special cabling, why do some of them have different connecters?

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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Daisy Chain
01:34 Different DMX cables
01:55 Looking at the DMX of 2 different fixtures
02:11 Why is there 3 and 5-Pin DMX?
02:36 Wiring DMX
05:15 Addressing your fixtures
06:40 Can you address 2 lights to the same address?
07:32 What happens when you give 2 fixtures the same address?
08:36 DMX Universes
11:42 Closing