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Snapshot Control

   
             Snapshot:   01

         

* to record

# to play

Network

   
        IP:  002.000.000.010

    

Press # to store

Version Info

   

             
                 DX3 -  V7.00

                  RCI -  V1.00

7.5.2   Config - Network

The IP address dialog lets you change the network settings, IP
address of the DX3 rack.

Use the * button to advance to each octet of the IP address.

Use the slider or numeric entry to change the values for these 
entries. 

Once the network settings are changed, use the # button to 
store the changes. The DX3 rack will restart so the new IP 

        address changes take effect.

7.5.3   Config - Info

This dialog displays the software version of the DX3 software
and rack control interface software.
To exit this dialog, do an escape using the “enter/esc” button.

7.6   Main menu – Snapshot

The Snapshot menu has dialog selections to control snapshots,
and set fade time for a snapshot.

7.6.1   Snapshot – Control

The Snapshot Control dialog lets you select one of 99 
snapshot memories to record, or playback.  A snapshot is a 
recording of the output levels provided from all input 
sources.

Use the slider or numeric entry to select a snapshot memory.

Touch the * button to record to the selected snapshot 
memory.  Touch the # button to playback the selected 

snapshot memory.  To go to blackout, enter 00 with numeric entry and press #.  To exit this dialog, do 
an escape using the “enter/esc” button.

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Summary of Contents for DX3

Page 1: ...DX3 System Manual Version 1 1 P N F546 Lehigh Electric Products Company 2016 ...

Page 2: ...kmanship or material and are in conformity with applicable specifications and descriptions of the supplier No claim shall be maintained hereunder unless the facts giving rise to it are discovered within 16 months from the date of shipment from the factory or 12 months after initial energization of said equipment with the one expiring first given precedence and written notice thereof given to the s...

Page 3: ... Stations 16 3 3 Receptacle Station 16 4 Control Wiring Terminations 17 4 1 DMX A DMX B Connections 17 4 2 Collage Architectural Connections 18 4 3 Fire Alarm Input 18 4 4 Rack ID and DIP Switch Terminators 19 4 5 DMX Out Connections 19 4 6 Phase Loss Terminals Optional 20 4 7 Ethernet Connections 20 5 AV System Integration 21 6 Connecting to a PC for DxDirector DX3 21 6 1 USB Cable 21 6 2 Etherne...

Page 4: ...ntenance 30 8 1 Powering System On Off 30 8 2 Dimmer Control Card 30 8 3 SCM System Control Module Details 31 8 3 1 Ride Thru Disable 31 8 3 2 Core Module Removal 32 8 4 SCM Dipswitch 32 8 5 SCM Reset 32 8 6 Control Backplane Details 33 8 7 Cleaning 34 8 8 Electrical Connections 34 8 9 Ventilation 34 8 10 Off Line Configuration Storage 34 9 Auxiliary Control Boards 35 9 1 Dry Contact AV Interface ...

Page 5: ...This shows the three size racks that characterize the DX3 family The DX3 120 can hold up to 120 dimmers the DX3 60 up to 60 dimmers and the DX3 30 up to 30 dimmers These dimmers can be a combination of regular phase control SCR dimmers reverse phase IGBT dimmers or non dim relays Most dimmer non dim modules are dual modules Racks are typically 3 phase but can accommodate single phase Both 120 208v...

Page 6: ...h of these memory locations for both storing and recall It is a good practice to save your configuration whenever you make changes to the presets or to the configuration 1 2 2 Ride Thru Feature The DX3 rack has a unique Ride Thru feature that protects the system from momentary power outages by holding up the power to the main processor for a minimum of 8 seconds to both reduce the reboot time and ...

Page 7: ...cks can be linked together with some racks on 120v and some racks on 277v This allows for a flexible system design for multiple voltages and multiple load types SB2400 Dimmer Racks and SPB Power Interface Modules may also be controlled via the DMX output from the main DX3 Rack Emergency transfer is available either via a UL1008 transfer switch a Normal Emergency dimmer rack or Normal Emergency SPB...

Page 8: ...ulti line graphic LCD display to list the menus and commands for control of the various functions Status LEDS DMXA or DMXB LEDS will be lit whenever these DMX ports are active MODE will be lit when communication is present between the SCM and Rack Control Interface ETHERNET will blink when an Ethernet source is connected and the 10 100 LED will be lit solid STATION is not implemented Flash Drive P...

Page 9: ...ional control Analog Up to 24 0 10vdc analog inputs are available as an option for use with slider type controls Collage Built in Collage architectural control for use with all Collage Impress control stations These are used for preset storage and recall of lighting scenes across the 16 areas and 128 zones All 512 dimmers can be assigned to these Collage zones Panic There are two independent panic...

Page 10: ...ectors it is automatically interpreted as any DMX present whereas this selector in the DMX precedence selector column discerns between DMXA and DMXB sources 3 Take Control This type of precedence uses a programmable input to select which of the two sources controls the dimmer There are five take controls available and they may be programmed to respond to a switch closure a Collage button or a set ...

Page 11: ...al input is present DMX being present means that a DMX source is active on the input not whether or not the dimmer is set to a level above zero by that DMX source 3 TCn or TCn This is a Take Control where the or points to the source that has control when the Take Control is on and the n stands for the number from 1 5 of the Take Control input 4 Blank Space This indicates that the control is not a ...

Page 12: ...5 Analog input 4 HTP with Area 1 Zn 005 8 Nothing dimmer always zero 9 9 P4 DMXA 9 HTP with analog input 4 10 10 TC1 Area 2 Zn 006 DMXA 10 when TC1 is on Collage Area 2 Zn 006 when TC1 is off 11 20 30 P11 Area 2 Zn 011 DMXA 20 HTP with DMXB 30 HTP with analog input 11 HTP with Collage Area 2 Zn 011 12 12 12 DMXA 12 when DMXA link present otherwise DMXB 12 13 P13 TC3 Area 3 Zn 013 Analog input 13 w...

Page 13: ...0 All All Inputs may be an actual hardware switch input such as an analog signal or auxiliary signal or they may be a virtual input such as a Zone level a Panic DMX status sense or Dimmer level Switch types as found in the configuration program are ON OFF TRACK or TOGGLE ON The specified input will turn on the specified output OFF The specified input will turn off the specified output TRACK The ou...

Page 14: ...fined so as to combine control areas on command Presets with Fade Time The Collage can store and recall 24 presets plus OFF and FULL for each of these 16 control areas Each preset may assigned a 9 character name with a fade time from 0 99 minutes in 1 second increments A Variety of Station Types The Collage is controlled by stations located throughout the facility These include stations such as Pr...

Page 15: ...ned to a master stations on their virtual buttons 2 9 Zones The Collage system uses a zone as an avenue of control for the dimmer Each zone may have one or more dimmers connected to it through the programmable patch A dimmer to zone patch is not a physical connection through wires but rather a record in memory of what zones control which dimmers The Collage can control up to 512 dimmers through 12...

Page 16: ... programmed to store and recall backup cues dimmer source take control and activating panics Figure 8 Recall Stations 3 3 Receptacle Station The receptacle station will accept any of the above station types for the purpose of having a portable and removable control This can be useful in applications where a desktop control is desired or in a venue with only recall stations on the wall but having a...

Page 17: ... used to connect the DMX inputs Note that the OT signals are to be used only when connecting to Lehigh Electric manufactured consoles as these are pins 4 5 of the standard XLR 5 connectors used for DMX This OT or over temp is activated whenever any dimmer in the rack exceeds its temperature limits thus sending a signal to the console that there is an over temp condition in the rack Figure 11 DMX C...

Page 18: ...be mounted in metal electrical backboxes 6 All stations of the same type use unique ID numbers no two shall be alike 7 Line voltage wiring and wires of other circuits must be kept away from the control wires 8 Wiring must not be strapped or tie wrapped to conduit of power or other circuits 9 Shield wire must be insulated and connected at each station before termination to the backplane terminals 1...

Page 19: ...terminated DMX C will be terminated only if the connection is not used to feed other racks or auxiliary control boards Figure 13 Rack ID Termination DIP Switch 4 5 DMX Out Connections Terminal block TB1 is used to interconnect multiple racks together and to feed DMX through to auxiliary control boards The termination DIP switch for this line must be left open unless it is not connected to another ...

Page 20: ... orange green pairs are signals and the blue brown pairs are terminated This connection can be wired to an Ethernet patch block for access remotely or can be connected directly to a computer with either a cross over cable or a patch cable for use with the DxDirector DX3 program Multiple racks may be linked together with an Ethernet switch and then networked via the DxDirector DX3 program for contr...

Page 21: ...DX3 dimmer rack for control or configuration with a PC Both are described in the DxDirector DX3 manual 6 1 USB Cable A USB device cable A to B can be used to connect directly to the port labeled COM on the front of the SCM This cable is the typical one used to connect devices such as printers and scanners to your computer 6 2 Ethernet Connection To connect via Ethernet you need to wire to the inte...

Page 22: ...r rack configuration or control Figure 17 Rack Control Interface 7 1 Enter Esc Button The enter esc button is multi function Enter Touch and release quick for enter The piezo emits a single chirp This is used to go to a menu item or dialog Escape Touch and hold until piezo emits a double chirp then release for escape function This is used to return to a previous menu or dialog 7 2 Menu Navigation ...

Page 23: ... provide user input are numeric controls list controls time or date controls etc Selecting a control for input is done using the button Touch and release the button to advance to the next input control in the dialog The selected control that takes input will have a line cursor _ under the first character in the control as shown in the File save dialog below For composite controls such as time or d...

Page 24: ...he filename last saved date and file size are displayed Once a filename is selected press the button to save the DX3 rack configuration to USB To exit this dialog do an escape using the enter esc button 7 4 2 File Load The file load dialog displays the number of udr files on the USB drive and provides a single line list control for file selection Use the slider control to select different configur...

Page 25: ...longer than fifteen characters will be truncated to fifteen For example the filename abcdefghijklmnop udr will be truncated to abcdefghijklm p udr The last character is retained and a tilde indicates the filename has been truncated from the original 7 5 Main menu Config The Config menu has dialog selections to set the time and date set the rack IP address and to obtain system version information 7...

Page 26: ...of the DX3 software and rack control interface software To exit this dialog do an escape using the enter esc button 7 6 Main menu Snapshot The Snapshot menu has dialog selections to control snapshots and set fade time for a snapshot 7 6 1 Snapshot Control The Snapshot Control dialog lets you select one of 99 snapshot memories to record or playback A snapshot is a recording of the output levels pro...

Page 27: ...gnetic memory on the backplane used to store rack configuration data On power up the SCM loads the configuration from the MRAM On power down a ride thru circuit allows the SCM to store the current configuration to MRAM If an SCM is replaced the rack configuration is not lost Flash backup is stored in SCM flash memory This is an additional backup location or safe keep to use in the event the MRAM c...

Page 28: ...k configuration data to from flash memory Flash memory is on the SCM module This backup is an additional backup location rather than MRAM 7 7 5 Flash Save This dialog lets the user save the current configuration in RAM to FLASH Press to save the configuration To exit this dialog do an escape using the enter esc button 7 7 6 Flash Load This dialog lets you load the configuration from flash memory P...

Page 29: ...trol is selected Use the slider or numeric keys to enter a level from 0 to 255 Press the button to select the dimmer control then use the slider or numeric keys to enter a dimmer number from 1 512 Press the button to select again to return to the level control To exit this dialog do an escape using the enter esc button DX3 Manual 29 ...

Page 30: ...nd system reboot you should wait at least 30 seconds before re applying power once removed It is possible to do a short system restart by powering down for 3 4 seconds following a full charge then re applying power The ride thru holds up the main processor power the system restarts and lights are up in 3 4 seconds The time to a full charge following a short power down cycle is no more than 15 seco...

Page 31: ...thru can be disabled by shunting JP1 on the SCM circuit board shown in Figure 19 below This may be useful for servicing the system and not having to wait for the ride thru power to dissipate However with ride thru disabled any changes to the system will not be stored to the MRAM on power loss so it must be done manually before shutting down the system There are two LED indicators on the SCM printe...

Page 32: ...he file mnt fram ridethru udr from backplane on startup This will not immediately erase mnt fram ridethru udr however as soon as power loss is detected or DX3 app ended this file will be overwritten 2 Up Default setting Down Read the configuration from the backup file named mnt fram safekeep udr on backplane when DX3 starts 3 No function assigned up or down setting has no effect 4 No function assi...

Page 33: ...er as they only protect the phase B or C transformers Also note that 120v models must use UL Listed fuses while the 277v models are only UL Recognized The S1 switch in the upper right corner is used to turn on all dimmers in the rack to full This can be used to get lights on during the construction phase when the Dimmer Control SCM are not in place as well as a last resort if the control boards sh...

Page 34: ...early check for both the line voltage and low voltage connections 8 9 Ventilation The dimmer rack is designed to operate in a 40 degrees Celsius 104 degrees Fahrenheit ambient Exceeding that temperature will void the warranty and potentially cause undue component failures It is vital that you do the following Keep the filters and dimmers clean Do not obstruct the air flow in front of the cabinet D...

Page 35: ...S system fire alarm system or the like It can be configured to activate the system Panics Take Control function presets scripts lock groups or raise lower function Three boards are allowed in a system addressed via the SW1 rotary ID switch The boards are wired on one of the Collage control links from TB2 3 or 4 The outputs mimic the input so if a preset is activated via a momentary input signal th...

Page 36: ...atus LED s mimic the level as seen on the output terminals Figure 22 0 10VDC Control Board Some of the most common SW3 DIP switch settings are given in the table below where u UP and d DOWN The numbers 1234 5678 represent the 8 positions of DIP switch SW3 DMX 1234 5678 DMX 1234 5678 DMX 1234 5678 DMX 1234 5678 1 uuuu uuuu 65 uuud uuuu 129 uuuu duuu 241 uddd duuu 9 duuu uuuu 73 duud uuuu 137 duuu d...

Page 37: ...s or Take Controls and the outputs can be set up to light panic indicators Only active high inputs are allowed with a maximum input voltage of 9 0vdc Three boards are allowed in a system addressed via the SW1 rotary ID switch The boards are wired on one of the Collage control links from TB2 3 or 4 Figure 23 illustrates the wiring of the board The DIP switches are factory set for the particular fun...

Page 38: ... to be re initialized Try a system reboot One phase of dimmers do not work Check that main power is applied that one of the fuses on the backplane control card is not blown and that the indicators on the Dimmer Control Card are all lit solid All dimmer circuits are full and cannot be dimmed Check that the Panic bypass switch on the backplane is in the normal position Check that the system is not i...

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