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instruction manual

Lighting Control

ALD-D48

Network Lighting Solution

Summary of Contents for ALD-1000D

Page 1: ...instruction manual Lighting Control ALD D48 Network Lighting Solution...

Page 2: ...t liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if AMX Corporation or an auth...

Page 3: ...es the use of a dimmable ballast and a dimmable lamp Ballast manufac tures must verify that the ballast is dimmable according to written or known specifications Although AMX Corpora tion will try to d...

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Page 5: ...ct documentation or by a marking label on the product If you are not sure if the power source in your home or building is correct for the product consult your product dealer or local power company 9 S...

Page 6: ...ALD D48 Device Server 7 Wiring ALD Switches and Dimmers 11 Installation 11 Address Dimmers 11 Wiring 11 Mounting 13 Component Assembly 13 Operation 14 Dimmers 14 Electronic Tapswitches 14 Electronic T...

Page 7: ...ii ALD D48 Network Lighting Solutions Table of Contents...

Page 8: ...t DB9 male SERIAL port ALD Buses 3 8 pin captive wire connectors for ALD dimmers and switches Ethernet 10Base T RJ 45 connects with the NetLinx system Device Server LEDs Link Green indicates network p...

Page 9: ...0 watt Dimmer lighting control FG2604 10 ALD 600D ALD 600 watt Dimmer lighting control FG2604 20 ALD 1000NS ALD 1000 watt Non Dimming light switch FG2604 30 ALD VETS R ALD Auxiliary switch FG2604 40 W...

Page 10: ...wire Tighten terminal blocks to 3 5 to 5 in lbs 40 to 57 Nm Do not overtighten 3 If not installing the board at this time leave these instructions inside the enclosure 4 Install cover Ensure the vents...

Page 11: ...g Solutions FIG 2 Recommended cutout not to scale 9 37 17 37 9 59 0 11 55 55 0 06 06 13 00 2 06 Enclosure cover outline 55 1 40 cm 13 00 33 02 cm 9 37 23 80 cm 55 1 40 cm 0 06 0 15 cm 17 37 44 12 cm 0...

Page 12: ...on 5 If not already connected run 120V power wiring into the panel Locations to run power wiring into the panel are shown in Figure 1 Terminal blocks will accept 26 through 14 AWG wire Tighten termina...

Page 13: ...ustrates the pinouts signals and pairings FIG 3 ALD D48 processor board Ethernet RJ 45 Pinouts and Signals Pin Signals Connections Pairing Color 1 TX 1 1 1 2 orange white 2 TX 2 2 orange 3 RX 3 3 3 6...

Page 14: ...ss the wire Each network is unique so check to make sure the correct subnet mask is used to improve system performance The most common subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 This allows all packets on the local...

Page 15: ...ion FIG 5 ALD D48 Configuration Menu FIG 6 Current Settings FIG 7 Set IP address FIG 8 Set subnet mask AMX ALD D48 Lighting Controller Id number 3409669 Software version 02 4 Press ENTER to configure...

Page 16: ...will connect to it Alternately the system number of the master can be used to make the connection With this selection the ALD D48 will look only for a master with the specified system number After yo...

Page 17: ...Configuring The ALD D48 Device Server 10 ALD D48 Network Lighting Solutions...

Page 18: ...ced on links with older dimmers that have software configurable addresses Wiring 1 Turn power OFF at fusebox or circuit breaker 2 Remove faceplate and faceplate adapter from control to prevent damage...

Page 19: ...e instance of the VETS R there is a white wire that wire is neutral Wire Control Diagrams Model Number Wiring Diagram ALD 600D ALD 1000D ALD 1000NS Single Pole Multi location 1 2 VETS R Multi location...

Page 20: ...ng screws provided 5 Screw on faceplate adapter Component Assembly 1 ALD 600D and ALD 1000D only hold the ALD mini slide with the two feet facing right and the notched arm facing left Fit the feet in...

Page 21: ...acement power may be conveniently removed from fixtures by pulling clear FASS Front Accessible Service Switch so OFF is visible For any other procedure other than routine lamp replacement power must b...

Page 22: ...ld into the program the IP addresses of each ALD D48 Simply communicate with it using the device number like all other NetLinx devices The ALD D48 can be set up to automatically get an IP address on s...

Page 23: ...ls are the quickest interface but have some limitations Commands provide the greatest control and flexibility but requires a bit more from the programmer With this method commands are sent to the virt...

Page 24: ...s to the address of a light That is level 1 is light number 1 and level 48 is light number 48 With level control the light can be set to any intensity level 0 100 NetLinx levels contain values in the...

Page 25: ...values are provided as standard NetLinx levels with a range of 0 255 where 0 is 0 and 255 is 100 All values between are a ratio of the 0 255 range The following formula can be used to convert from a N...

Page 26: ...d button Keypad button Since there is a one to one correlation between a programmable scene and a keypad button this is simply the scene number Button 1 is scene 1 etc This value must always be a ques...

Page 27: ...18 T L 1 48 25 G id state Lighting group request This command is used to control a programmed group of lights id 1 100 group id to control state 0 100 lighting level in percent U start ramping group l...

Page 28: ...Range is 0 14400 seconds P K 1 P K 6 1 1 26 80 3 P K 18 0 1 12 FBMODE mode Set desired feedback mode By default the ALD D48 will only report feedback using channels This command can be used to alter t...

Page 29: ...h time an LED state changes 1 This value is always 1 since there is only one keypad button 1 102 keypad button Since there is a one to one correlation between a programmable scene and a keypad button...

Page 30: ...Connection status This string is sent whenever the link to an ALD D48 goes online or offline This is not the link between the ALD D48 and the NetLinx master This is the link between the ALD D48 and th...

Page 31: ...plies that the programmer should consider all lights to be off unless told otherwise 4 The programmer should assume that the intensity level range for a light is 0 100 From a programming perspective t...

Page 32: ...eware TFTP clients available for download on the internet A good one is part of the TFTP Server Pro software package available from Walusoft out the United Kingdom You must know the IP address of the...

Page 33: ...the transfer will fail Port This value must always be 69 Timeout This value is not critical 10 seconds is a good number although any value can be used Send timeout to server Leave this unchecked Bloc...

Page 34: ...Loading New Firmware Into The ALD D48 27 ALD D48 Network Lighting Solutions...

Page 35: ...of AMX Corporation AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time In Canada doing business as Panja Inc DALLAS TEXAS LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA MEXICO CITY MEXICO ONTARIO CANADA...

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