Typical pin out configurations are as designated below:

__**DMX XLR 5-pin
**__\\
1-Ground\\
2-Data 1 (-) (Primary data link)\\
3-Data 1 (+) (Primary data link)\\
4-Not typically used (can be used as a secondary data link as the negative terminal)\\
5-Not typically used (can be used as a secondary data link as the positive terminal)\\

__**DMX XLR 5-pin**__\\
1-Ground\\
2-Data 1 (-) (Primary data link)\\
3-Data 1 (+) (Primary data link)\\

__**DMX RJ-45 Connector**__\\
1-Data 1 (+)\\
2-Data 1 (-)\\
3-Data 2 (+)\\
4-Not assigned\\
5-Not assigned\\
6-Data 2 (-)\\
7-Signal ground for Data 1\\
8-Signal ground for Data 2\\