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MLED-CTRL Box 

User manual 

 

 

 

August 2020 - Version EN 1.1 

www.fdstiming.com

 

                                                        

 

Temperature can be displayed in either °C or °F. 
During initial power up, the displays internal time is used. If GPS is selected as the default 
synchro source in the settings, once a valid GPS signal is locked the information displayed is 
synchronized accurately. 

 

2.3.

 

Start-Finish Mode 

Start-Finish mode is a simple yet accurate mode of displaying time taken between 2 positions 

or inputs. This mode works either with the external Jack inputs 1 & 2 (wired solution), or 

with WIRC (wireless photocells) signal. 

 

Two input sequence modes are available: 

 

a) Sequenced mode (Normal) 

-  On receiving an impulse on jack input 1 or wirelessly via WIRC 1, the running time 

starts.  

-  On receiving an impulse on jack input 2 or wirelessly via WIRC 2, the time taken is 

displayed. 

 

b) No sequenced mode (Any Inputs) 

-  Starts and Finish actions are triggered by any Inputs or WIRC. 

 
 

Besides Start/Finish impulse acquisition, jack inputs 1 & 2 have two other alternate functions 
when using Radio inputs: 

 

Alternate Function 

Short pulse 

Long pulse 

Block/UnBlock  

WIRC 1 

or

 2 Impulses 

Reset sequence 

Block/UnBlock 

WIRC 1

 and

 2 Impulses 

Reset sequence 

 
 

-  The Result is displayed for a predefined duration (or permanently) as per the user selected 

parameter. 

-  Jack and Radio Inputs 1&2 lock time (delay time frame) can be changed. 
-  WIRC wireless photocells 1 & 2 can be paired to MLED-CTRL using the Menu buttons or via 

our setup Apps. 

-  The running time / time taken can be any color pre-defined by the user. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MLED-CTRL Box

Page 1: ...nels adjoined to form a display fully configurable to either a single full height line of characters or multiple lines as below Another configuration proposed is 2 rows of 6 modules which form a 192x3...

Page 2: ...S or PC setup application The first two modes are part of the basic firmware Modes 3 6 belong to a 1st optional group and require an activation key to operate Mode 7 belongs to a 2nd optional group wh...

Page 3: ...on jack input 1 or wirelessly via WIRC 1 the running time starts On receiving an impulse on jack input 2 or wirelessly via WIRC 2 the time taken is displayed b No sequenced mode Any Inputs Starts and...

Page 4: ...impulse on jack input 2 or wirelessly via WIRC 2 finish time is recorded Speed is then calculated using the time difference and distance and displayed b No sequenced mode Any Inputs Start and Finish...

Page 5: ...s mode works either with the external Jack inputs 1 2 or with WIRC signals Jack input 1 or WIRC 1 is used to start stop the countdown Jack input 2 or WIRC 2 to reset it to its initial value All parame...

Page 6: ...cording to the selected layout all other relevant parameters should be configured Before countdown After initial power up the display enters a wait for synchro state The default synchro is defined in...

Page 7: ...s set according to the sectors definition Every second a light is turned on until zero is reached E Cnt 2 Lights Full size countdown value is displayed max 4 digits as well as 1 traffic light on each...

Page 8: ...cles time interval Time between each countdown cycle This value must be equal or greater than the countdown value plus the end of countdown time Countdown value Countdown time in seconds Countdown col...

Page 9: ...al settings EXT INPUTS Parameters of the 2 external inputs Jack connectors RADIO Radio settings and WIRC wireless photocell pairing EXIT Leave the menu General Settings DISP INTENSITY Change the defau...

Page 10: ...SETTINGS PRINT RESULTS EXIT Leave the menu Mode Settings Speed Mode DISTANCE Set the distance DISTANCE UNITS Select the distance unit meters or feet SPEED UNITS Select the speed unit Km h Mph m s or K...

Page 11: ...chro GPS or manual EXIT Leave the menu CntDown Param Start Clock Mode COUNTDOWN VALUE Countdown value COUNTDOWN COLOR Initial countdown color SECTOR 1 TIME Start time of color sector 1 SECTOR 1 COLOR...

Page 12: ...ur setup Apps Important Do not use a same WIRC WINP on a Display and a TBox simultaneously 4 1 Factory settings Factory settings can be restored by pressing both Menu Buttons on MLED CTRL during power...

Page 13: ...together 5 3 Input_1 Temperature sensor Input This 3 5mm jack connector combines 2 functionalities 1 Time capture input 1 2 Digital temperature sensor input 1 External input 1 2 Temperature Sensor Da...

Page 14: ...S232 RS485 Any standard RS232 DSUB 9 cable can be used to drive the MLED Ctrl from a computer or other compatible device On the connector 2 pins are reserved for RS485 connection DSUB 9 female pinout...

Page 15: ...bits no parity 1 stop bit Baud Rate 9600bds 6 2 Characters Set All standard ASCII characters 32 126 excepted for the char which is used as delimiter 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijk...

Page 16: ...or overlay between two characters position permanent cp cmd s first character position 1 32 e last character position 1 32 c color code Example STX 13 cp 1 10 2 cp 11 16 3 LF Characters position 1 to...

Page 17: ...lay The rest of the display is not modified Fill all display Command Description fi c Fill with a defined colour the full display area Only 50 of the LEDs are turned on to reduce current and heating f...

Page 18: ...S232 d Run the program FdsFirmwareUpdate e Select the COM Port f Select the update file bin g Press Start on the program h Connect the power cable to MLED CTRL Box MLED module firmware can also be upd...

Page 19: ...or discrepancies between this manual and the product described The sale of products services of goods governed under this publication are covered by FDS s standard Terms and Conditions of Sales and t...

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