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2.3.4 MIDI Channel DIP Switch Table 

MIDI Channel 

Binary 

0000 

0001 

0010 

0011 

0100 

0101 

0110 

0111 

1000 

10 

1001 

11 

1010 

12 

1011 

13 

1100 

14 

1101 

15 

1110 

16 

1111 

 
 
 
 
 

2.4 Linking Multiple Units Together 

Multiple units can be linked together using the 

MIDI In

 and 

MIDI Thru

 connectors found on the 

back panel of each unit. Using a standard MIDI cable, you can connect the 

MIDI Thru

 of the unit 

that is receiving incoming MIDI data with the 

MIDI In

 of the other unit you want to link. This same 

process can be applied to link additional units. There are several approaches to using multiple units 
in conjunction. 

Firstly, you can control multiple units using the same MIDI data by leaving the MIDI note and MIDI 
channel DIP switches in their default positions on each unit. In other words, this approach will 
simply mirror the output to all linked units. 

Alternatively, you can assign multiple units to different MIDI note ranges and control them via the 
same MIDI channel by adjusting the MIDI note DIP switches accordingly (see table in section 2.3.2 for 
MIDI note DIP switch settings), but leaving the MIDI channel DIP switches in their default positions 
on each unit. This approach allows you to expand the number of independently controlled channels 
available on a single MIDI channel. 

You can also assign multiple units to different MIDI channels by adjusting the MIDI channel DIP 
switches accordingly (see table 2.3.4 for MIDI channel DIP switch settings). This is particularly useful 
when the maximum MIDI note range has been reached on a single MIDI channel. In combination 
with this approach, you can still assign the MIDI note ranges of each unit independently. 

Summary of Contents for LC-8

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 13 LC 8 8 CH LIGHTING CONTROLLER USER MANUAL BOOMLIGHTS 265 McNeilly Road Stoney Creek ON L8E 5H2 Canada 2021 BOOMLIGHTS All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...e Default Settings 6 2 3 1 Changing the MIDI Note DIP Switches 6 2 3 2 MIDI Note DIP Switch Table 7 2 3 3 Changing the MIDI Channel DIP Switches 9 2 3 4 MIDI Channel DIP Switch Table 10 2 4 Linking Multiple Units Together 10 3 0 CURRENT LIMITS 11 3 1 Total Current Draw Main Resettable Fuse 11 3 2 Individual Channel Current Draw Individual Channel Fuse 12 4 0 TROUBLESHOOTING 12 5 0 SPECIFICATIONS 1...

Page 3: ...roller that has been specially designed by musicians for musicians Treat your lighting like an instrument by using MIDI to create custom automated light shows No additional hardware or software required The LC 8 seamlessly integrates with any existing hardware or software set up Just plug and play to begin elevating your performances with synchronized lighting The LC 8 is controlled using 8 groups...

Page 4: ...utton while all channels are illuminated red the resultant colour on all channels will be yellow 4 RGB Channel Output Connectors Each of these 4 pin USB type B connectors is used for driving any 12V common anode RGB LED strip DO NOT CONNECT TO A USB PORT ON A COMPUTER 5 Channel Indicator Light Displays the colour output of each RGB channel These indicator lights can also be used to monitor a light...

Page 5: ... A 1 NOTE 22 R CH 8 A 1 NOTE 21 G G 1 NOTE 20 B G 1 NOTE 19 R CH 7 F 1 NOTE 18 G F 1 NOTE 17 B E 1 NOTE 16 R CH 6 D 1 NOTE 15 G D 1 NOTE 14 B C 1 NOTE 13 R CH 5 C 1 NOTE 12 G B 2 NOTE 11 B A 2 NOTE 10 R CH 4 A 2 NOTE 9 G G 2 NOTE 8 B G 2 NOTE 7 R CH 3 F 2 NOTE 6 G F 2 NOTE 5 B E 2 NOTE 4 R CH 2 D 2 NOTE 3 G D 2 NOTE 2 B C 2 NOTE 1 R CH 1 C 2 NOTE 0 G 2 2 Colour Combinations You can create an array...

Page 6: ...down position means that this particular module s channel will respond to MIDI notes 0 1 and 2 which will be green red and blue respectively If you refer to the table in section 2 3 2 you can see the default DIP switch settings which are highlighted in grey To set the DIP switches correctly to the desired MIDI note refer to the Binary column on the table in section 2 3 2 These 7 number sequences r...

Page 7: ...010 A 1 46 0101110 B 2 11 0001011 B 1 47 0101111 C 1 12 0001100 C 2 48 0110000 C 1 13 0001101 C 2 49 0110001 D 1 14 0001110 D 2 50 0110010 D 1 15 0001111 D 2 51 0110011 E 1 16 0010000 E 2 52 0110100 F 1 17 0010001 F 2 53 0110101 F 1 18 0010010 F 2 54 0110110 G 1 19 0010011 G 2 55 0110111 G 1 20 0010100 G 2 56 0111000 A 1 21 0010101 A 2 57 0111001 A 1 22 0010110 A 2 58 0111010 B 1 23 0010111 B 2 59...

Page 8: ...1 A 4 82 1010010 A 7 118 1110110 B 4 83 1010011 B 7 119 1110111 C 5 84 1010100 C 8 120 1111000 C 5 85 1010101 C 8 121 1111001 D 5 86 1010110 D 8 122 1111010 D 5 87 1010111 D 8 123 1111011 E 5 88 1011000 E 8 124 1111100 F 5 89 1011001 F 8 125 1111101 F 5 90 1011010 F 8 126 1111110 G 5 91 1011011 G 8 127 1111111 G 5 92 1011100 G 8 A 5 93 1011101 A 8 A 5 94 1011110 A 8 B 5 95 1011111 B 8 C 6 96 11000...

Page 9: ...e used to configure the MIDI channel in which the unit will respond to For example if only DIP switch 4 is in the up position on the main board while the other switches are in the down position resulting in the binary code 0001 the unit will respond to MIDI channel 2 Refer to the Binary column on the table in section 2 3 4 for the DIP switch positions required to change the unit s designated MIDI ...

Page 10: ...IP switches in their default positions on each unit In other words this approach will simply mirror the output to all linked units Alternatively you can assign multiple units to different MIDI note ranges and control them via the same MIDI channel by adjusting the MIDI note DIP switches accordingly see table in section 2 3 2 for MIDI note DIP switch settings but leaving the MIDI channel DIP switch...

Page 11: ...t for a lighting set up there are two key current values to consider each individual channel cannot exceed 2 5A and the sum of the current draw from all 8 channels cannot exceed 8A On average our LED strips consume 1A for approximately every 40 With that said there are numerous ways you can distribute the unit s overall power budget You can use equal length LED strips that draw up to 1A for each o...

Page 12: ...Issue Changed the MIDI notes or MIDI channel DIP switches while the unit was powered off but after start up the unit is still not responding to the new MIDI notes or MIDI channel selected Solution Power off the unit and check to make sure the DIP switches are fully set in their intended positions Sometimes if you do not press hard enough when moving a DIP switch it can get stuck in a middle positi...

Page 13: ...uttons Green Red Blue Indicators Power Indicator Light 8x Channel Indicator Lights Connectors 8x RGB Channel Output MIDI Input MIDI Thru DC12V Input Power Supply DC12V 10A 90 240VAC Maximum Current Draw 8A 2 5A channel Dimensions 19 x 4 125 x 1 75 483 mm x 105 mm x 45 mm Weight 1 86 lbs 0 84 kg ...

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