DIAMEX LED CONTROLLER-L (Rev. 2)
Effect controller and TPM2 player for LED stripes with remote control
NUMBER OF LIGHT DIODES
The LED controller-L2 controls a maximum of 512 LEDs. The exact number can be set via the setting
menu. This means that only small amounts of data have to be generated and transmitted.
ARRANGEMENT OF COLORS
The arrangement of the colors can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. For classic WS2812
LEDs, the green-red-blue (GRB) is the default setting of the L2 LED controller. If you find that the
colors are not correct, you can change this via the setup menu.
RGBW LIGHT DIODES
The support for RGBW light-emitting diodes (SK6812) can be activated via the setting menu. These
LEDs have integrated a fourth white system in addition to the three standard colors red, green and
blue. This guarantees a clean white that is not produced from the three basic colors. For internal
effects or when playing TPM2 data via USB, the LED controller L2 controls the additional white
system when the red, green, and blue values are the same.
USB-PORT
The LED controller-L2 can directly play TPM2 data from the PC. For this purpose, a virtual COM port is
set up via USB. For your PC to recognize the LED player, the INF driver file is required, which you can
download via a link at the end of this guide. Via the device manager of Windows 7 or 8.x, select the
"Update driver software" function and then select the file
led-controller-l2.inf
If you are still using Windows 8.x, you may need to disable "Force Windows 8 driver signing". You can
find out how to do this on the Internet by searching for "Driver Signature Windows 8" in Google.
Under Windows 10, no driver installation is required; the LED controller L2 is automatically registered
as a "serial USB device" after plugging it into the PC for the first time. Please ensure that your
Windows 10 PC is up-to-date, the first Windows 10 versions had extreme problems when controlling
virtual COM ports via USB.
Programs such as JINX or GLEDIATOR can output TPM2 data directly to the virtual USB COM port. The
baud rate setting is ignored; USB automatically uses the maximum possible speed.
LIGHT DIODE RED
The red LED is only used to visualize the data output to the light-emitting diodes. If you are not sure
whether the connected LEDs are working, you can use the flicker of the red LED to see that data is
being transmitted to the light-emitting diodes.
4 BUTTONS
The 4 buttons on the LED controller-L2 are used to operate the device and to configure it. The
functions of the individual keys vary from function to function and we explain in detail the
description of the operation
INFRARED REMOTE
All functions can also be controlled via the wireless infrared remote control supplied with the unit.
The key assignments vary from function to function. Since it is a universal remote control, the
labeling of the keys is not always identical with the function.
