Kling-Force LED
®
User Guide
ARKAOS
S.A. - www.arkaospro.com
Page 1: ...Kling Force LED User Guide ARKAOS S A www arkaospro com ...
Page 2: ... Net is a protocol developed and patented by ArKaos It allows a media server to control and configure LEDs Software Compatibility A media server driving Kling Net devices can be based on those softwares running on macOS and Windows GrandVJ MediaMaster and LEDMaster Box Content Kling Force LED interface Power Supply Connector 8 LED Strip Connectors User Guide Safety Warning Card Kling Force Warrant...
Page 3: ...he power supply is external so that the user can pick the right voltage and power for his installation At 5V power can be up to 200W and at 12V it can reach 480W The interface is only distributing the power without converting it to avoid heating up The input voltage must always match the output voltage requirement to power the LEDs The interface will not convert 12V into 5V for instance Each outpu...
Page 4: ... minimum of 3 wires GND Data and Clock Depending of your installation you can either power the LED strips directly through the interface or you can add one or more power supplies directly on the LED strips To power the LED strips through the interface you must connect the V If you power directly the LED Strips then you should not connect the V Powering the LED Strips through the Kling Force LED Th...
Page 5: ...internal electronics but not to power LED Strips Powering the LED Strips individually If your LED Strips come with an individual power supply you must wire them in this way If there are individual power supplies for the LED Strips you should not connect the V to the Kling Force interface but straight to the V of the LED Strip power supply The GND and Data must always be connected The clock must be...
Page 6: ...se function It allows to ensure that the voltage entering the interface is regulated at the connector of the Kling Force and not at the output of the power supply When you send 40A even on a short wire the voltage will drop The sense function guarantee that exactly 5V or 12V is at the connector of the Kling Force ArKaos has designed a special cable to transport the 40A and the sense signal To ensu...
Page 7: ...orted protocols Supported LED Strip Protocols For 5V 3 wires APA104 800Khz 3 wires W2812 family 800Khz 3 wires UCS2912 RGBW 800Khz 3 wires TM1803 400KHz 4 wires APA 101 APA102C For 12V 4 wires LPD6803 3 wires INK1003 800Khz 3 wires UCS1903 800Khz 3 wires TM182 The interface can simultaneously support 2 different protocols one for the outputs from 1 to 4 and one for outputs 5 to 8 Selecting a wrong...
Page 8: ...equired to support Kling Force LED interfaces First select the Kling Force interface in the Connected Nodes list Then select the right protocol and define for each output the length of the line strips Finally drag and drop LED lines in the Connected Devices to the canvas 7 ...
Page 9: ...Kling Force LED is GrandVJ 2 3 x and MediaMaster 5 1 x First select the Kling Force interface in the Connected Nodes list Then select the right protocol and define for each output the length of the line strips Finally drag and drop LED lines in the Connected Devices to the canvas 8 ...
Page 10: ... Maximum 5A per output Power supply External not provided Dimensions 190mm 130mm 39mm Weight 480g 1 05lb Trademarks and Licenses ArKaos Pro Kling Force MediaMaster GrandVJ and LEDMaster are trademarks of ArKaos S A Mac and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their r...
