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Kelvin™ BRICK User’s Guide

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C h a p t e r 1

Introduction

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General Info

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Kelvin™ BRICK Features

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Kelvin BRICK Parts

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C h a p t e r 2

Setup

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Mounting

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Power Connection

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Silicone Boot

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C h a p t e r 3

IR Remote Control

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General Info

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Installing the Batteries

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IR Remote Control Operation

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IR Remote Control Button Descriptions

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C h a p t e r 4

DMX Control

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General Info

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DMX Connections

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DMX Setup Diagram

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Appendix A

DMX Protocol

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Introduction

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Auto Fade Mode

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Film & Video Mode

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RGB Mode

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6 Color Mode

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Summary of Contents for Kelvin BRICK

Page 1: ...Kelvin BRICK User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...pecifications in this document are subject to change without notice Element Labs Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual Contact Info Element Labs Inc 9701 Metric Boulevard Suite 200 Austin TX 78758 United States tel 1 512 491 9111 fax 1 512 491 9122 Element Labs GmbH Lindener Str 15 D 38300 Wolfenbüttel Germany tel 49 5331 905660 fa...

Page 3: ...talling the Batteries ___________________________________ 3 2 IR Remote Control Operation ______________________________ 3 2 IR Remote Control Button Descriptions ________________________ 3 4 Chapter 4 DMX Control 4 1 General Info ______________________________________________ 4 1 DMX Connections _________________________________________ 4 1 DMX Setup Diagram ______________________________________...

Page 4: ... 1 1 C H A P T E R 1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION GeneralInfo Kelvin BRICK Features 6 LED colors red green blue cyan orange white Variable Intensity Variable CCT Correlated Color Temperature DMX Compatible Handheld IR Remote Control ...

Page 5: ...er Lens 370 0184 Diffused Outer Lens 515 0101 IR Remote Control 360 0151 Standard Yoke 360 0152 Compact Yoke 352 0201 Power Cable IEC Female to Edison 6 ft 1 83m 350 0139 Data Cable In 10 pin Brick Data Connector BDC to 5 pin XLR male DMX 6 ft 1 83m 350 0140 Data Cable Out 12 pin BDC to 5 pin XLR female DMX 6 ft 1 83m 350 0141 Data Cable Interconnect 10 pin BDC to 12 pin BDC for connecting Brick t...

Page 6: ...an be mounted using either of the 2 included yokes The standard yoke comes attached and tucks under the BRICK allowing it to sit on a flat surface The compact yoke allows mounting the BRICK in a tighter space Figure 2 1 BRICK Yoke Styles p n 360 0151 Standard Yoke Compact Yoke p n 360 0152 ...

Page 7: ...ng the yoke to the mounting bracket place the rubber washer between the yoke and the mounting bracket as shown below Figure 2 3 BRICK Yoke Assembly The yoke mounting brackets can be removed from the BRICK allowing the M5 holes to be used for custom mounting options Figure 2 4 BRICK rear view Yoke Rubber Washer Mounting Bracket Tightening Knob Mounting Holes M5 depth 6 5mm ...

Page 8: ...tection The boot can also hold 2 plastic lenses clear and diffused The boot has 2 slots so 2 lenses can be used at the same time If desired gel diffusion or brightness enhancing film can be cut to fit between these 2 lenses Figure 2 6 BRICK Boot Cross Section N O T E If only one lens is used it must be installed in the outer lens slot Hot Ground Neutral Blue Brown Green Yellow Outer Lens Slot Inne...

Page 9: ...Kelvin BRICK User s Guide 2 4 Chapter 2 Setup The boot can be removed by pulling it away from the BRICK The plastic lenses can then be installed or removed Figure 2 7 BRICK Boot Plastic Lenses ...

Page 10: ...alInfo The handheld infrared IR remote allows you to control many features of the Kelvin BRICK Each of the button groups outlined below are detailed later in this chapter Figure 3 1 IR Remote Control Light On Off Adjustment Controls Mode Data Entry Function CCT Preset LED Color or ...

Page 11: ...n IR sensor on the front of the LED array In addition the lower right LED on each BRICK indicates IR signal reception Figure 3 3 IR Sensor and Signal Indicator The indicator LED flashes red once when a command has been received from the IR remote Additionally the indicator LED flashes red 3 times when you have reached the upper or lower limit of a parameter via the remote Battery Cover Release Tab...

Page 12: ... BRICKs if used far enough away for the signal to cover all the BRICKs Figure 3 4 Multiple Brick IR Control Additionally a single BRICK can be controlled by placing the remote control directly in front of the IR sensor Figure 3 5 Single Brick IR Control Received Signal OK Did Not Receive Signal ...

Page 13: ...NOTE Settings are saved when you turn the light output off Intensity Top button increases intensity Bottom button decreases intensity Press and hold increases or decreases intensity Correlated Color Temperature CCT Left button increases CCT cooler Right button decreases CCT warmer Press and hold increases or decreases CCT Mode Turns on or off the Demo mode The Demo mode showcases the functionality...

Page 14: ...maticity values Left decreases the x chromaticity value Right increases the x chromaticity value Down decreases the y chromaticity value Up increases the y chromaticity value Numeric keys 0 to 9 Use these keys when entering a DMX address see F1 Set DMX Address p 3 7 Enter Sends the numeric entry Clear Clears the numeric entry Button Description ...

Page 15: ...spond with OK If the address entered is not within the valid range of 1 501 the BRICK will respond with NOK If you make a mistake press the Clear button and start again with step 1 above F2 Display DMX Address Display the current DMX address F3 Display Firmware Displays the current firmware version F4 CCT or Color Mode Toggles the operating mode of the CCT Preset buttons Refer to CCT Presets Color...

Page 16: ... Presets Color Mode In CCT mode these buttons select one of the 6 preset Correlated Color Temperature values In color mode these buttons toggle on off all LEDs of a specific color Each of these buttons have 2 labels to indicate the CCT Preset or the LED Color Button Description 3200K CCT Label Red LED Label ...

Page 17: ...lvin fixture profile Please visit the Element Labs website http www elementlabs com for the latest version of the Kelvin DMX protocol and fixture profiles Please refer to Appendix A DMX Protocol p A 1 for detailed DMX information DMXConnections The Kelvin BRICK has 2 connectors on the rear of the unit that are used for DMX control Figure 4 1 BRICK DMX Connectors DMX Out Through DMX In 10 pin black...

Page 18: ...ICK to BRICK interconnection DMXSetupDiagram The following diagram illustrates a simple DMX setup with multiple BRICKs Figure 4 3 Data Connection Diagram Part Description Length 350 0139 BRICK Data In BDC to 5 pin XLR Female 6 1 8 meter 350 0140 BRICK Data Out BDC to 5 pin XLR Male 6 1 8 meter 350 0141 BRICK Data Interconnect BDC to BDC 2 6 meter Table 4 2 BRICK Data Cables ...

Page 19: ...e below DMX Ch Film Video Mode RGB Mode 6 Color Mode 1 Mode Mode Mode 2 Intensity Intensity Intensity 3 Correlated Color Temperature CCT Correlated Color Temperature CCT Red 4 C T B Filter Red Green 5 C T O Filter Green Blue 6 ND Filter Blue Cyan 7 Plus Minus Green Filter Orange 8 AutoFade Time AutoFade Time White 9 Strobe Duration Strobe Duration Strobe Duration 10 Strobe Rate Strobe Rate Strobe ...

Page 20: ...o Fade mode allows you to smoothly transition fade between settings For example set the intensity to 80 and Auto Fade Time to 1 second Now adjust the intensity to 20 The fixture will take 1 second to transition between 80 intensity and 20 intensity DMX Percent DMX Decimal Mode Mode Description 0 5 000 012 1 Film Video 6 15 015 038 2 RGB Mode 16 25 040 063 3 6 Color Mode Table D 4 DMX Channel 1 Det...

Page 21: ...ity default off 0 000 percent decimal 0 000 off 100 255 Full intensity Channel 3 Correlated Color Temperature default 3200K 10 025 percent decimal CCT preset 0 5 000 012 2900K Warm Tungsten 6 15 015 038 3200K Tungsten 16 25 040 063 3400K Fluorescent Warm White 26 35 066 089 3600K Fluorescent Warm White 36 45 091 114 4300K 50 50 Tungsten Daylight Mix 46 55 117 140 4800K Fluorescent White 56 65 142 ...

Page 22: ...3 56 65 142 165 1 1 4 C T B 66 75 168 191 1 1 2 C T B 76 85 193 216 1 3 4 C T B 86 95 219 242 2 C T B 200 3220 96 100 244 255 2 1 4 C T B Channel 5 C T O Filter default none 0 000 Gel Equivalent percent decimal C T O preset Lee Rosco Cinegel GAM Cinefilter 0 5 000 012 none 6 15 015 038 1 8 C T O 223 3410 1555 16 25 040 063 1 4 C T O 206 3409 1552 26 35 066 089 1 2 C T O 205 3408 1549 36 45 091 114...

Page 23: ...en Filter Details default none 0 000 Gel Equivalent percent decimal Plus Green preset Lee Rosco Cinegel GAM Cinefilter Equiv Camera Filter 0 5 000 012 none 6 15 015 038 Minus Green 247 3308 1580 CC30 Magenta 16 25 040 063 3 4 Minus Green 1581 26 35 066 089 1 2 Minus Green 248 3313 1582 CC15 Magenta 36 45 091 114 1 4 Minus Green 249 3314 1583 CC075 Magenta 46 55 117 140 1 8 Minus Green 279 3318 158...

Page 24: ...s Strobe off i e fixture may have intensity but will not be flashing because duration is 100 1 002 1 100 255 100 Channel 10 Strobe Rate default 0 25Hz 0 000 Strobe Rate step 0 25Hz percent decimal rate Hz1 rate seconds per cycle 0 000 Frequency 0 25Hz 100 255 Frequency 64Hz sample settings 4 001 5 2 8 002 75 1 33 1 2 003 1 1 2 005 1 5 67 2 7 007 2 0 5 4 3 011 3 0 33 1 Hz cycles per second ...

Page 25: ...ity Channel 3 Correlated Color Temperature default 3200K 10 025 percent decimal CCT preset 0 5 000 012 2900K Warm Tungsten 6 15 015 038 3200K Tungsten 16 25 040 063 3400K Fluorescent Warm White 26 35 066 089 3600K Fluorescent Warm White 36 45 091 114 4300K 50 50 Tungsten Daylight Mix 46 55 117 140 4800K Fluorescent White 56 65 142 165 5000K D50 66 75 168 191 5500K Daylight 1 76 85 193 216 5600K Da...

Page 26: ... blue Channel 8 Autofade Time default off 0 000 percent decimal time 0 000 AutoFade off NOTE Fade time decimal DMX value 0 1 seconds 0 4 001 AutoFade 0 1 sec 100 255 AutoFade 25 5 sec Channel 9 Strobe Duration default off 0 000 percent decimal duration 0 000 off NOTE Duration 100 will appear the same as Strobe off i e fixture may have intensity but will not be flashing because duration is 100 1 00...

Page 27: ... 10 Strobe Rate default 0 25Hz 0 000 Strobe Rate step 0 25Hz percent decimal rate Hz1 rate seconds per cycle 0 000 Frequency 0 25Hz 100 255 Frequency 64Hz sample settings 4 001 5 2 8 002 75 1 33 1 2 003 1 1 2 005 1 5 67 2 7 007 2 0 5 4 3 011 3 0 33 1 Hz cycles per second ...

Page 28: ... 3 Red 4 Green 5 Blue 6 Cyan 7 Orange 8 White 9 Strobe Duration 10 Strobe Rate Channel 2 Intensity default off 0 000 percent decimal 0 000 off 100 255 Full intensity Channel 3 Red default off 0 000 percent decimal 0 000 off 100 255 full red Channel 4 Green default off 0 000 percent decimal 0 000 off 100 255 full green ...

Page 29: ...00 255 full cyan Channel 7 Orange default off 0 000 percent decimal 0 000 off 100 255 full orange Channel 8 White default off 0 000 percent decimal 0 0 off 100 255 full white Channel 9 Strobe Duration default off 0 000 percent decimal duration 0 000 off NOTE Duration 100 will appear the same as Strobe off i e fixture may have intensity but will not be flashing because duration is 100 1 002 1 100 2...

Page 30: ...nel 10 Strobe Rate default 0 25Hz 0 000 Strobe Rate step 0 25Hz percent decimal rate Hz1 rate seconds per cycle 0 000 Frequency 0 25Hz 100 255 Frequency 64Hz sample settings 4 001 5 2 8 002 75 1 33 1 2 003 1 1 2 005 1 5 67 2 7 007 2 0 5 4 3 011 3 0 33 1 Hz cycles per second ...

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