RTCC LED lighting controllers - User Manual
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Lighting controller operation
The RTCC series of current controllers provide repeatable intensity control
of LED lighting for machine vision applications. This includes the intensity
control, timing and triggering functions required for machine vision
systems.
LED lighting needs a constant current supply as small variations in voltage
can cause large variations in light output. The RTCC series of controllers
can set currents in steps of 0.1% (with a lower limit of 2.5mA steps) to give
very fine control of intensity.
Several modes of operation are separately available for each channel:
Continuous
In continuous mode the output is a continuous brightness.
Pulse (Strobe)
In pulse mode output is pulsed once per trigger. One trigger input is used
as a trigger. The delay from trigger to pulse, the pulse duration and the
brightness can be set.
Switched
In switched mode a trigger input is used to switch the output current on
and off. The output is only enabled when the trigger input has a voltage
on it.
Selected
In selected mode a trigger input is used to select between two
different intensities.
Tandem
It is possible to connect, in parallel, between two and four channels to
provide additional power for lighting. The operation of tandem mode is
beyond the scope of this users’ manual and further information is available
from your local distributor or Gardasoft Vision.
Controllers in the RTCC series are set up using an Ethernet port or serial
port. The set up is non-volatile, so the RTCC resumes the same operation
after a power cycle.
7.1
Output modes
The trigger inputs are used as described overleaf:
Note:
The P flag inverts the sense of the trigger input, see
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