3.4 Operation with Light Engine Control Pod
1. Connect the USB A port of the light engine control pod accessory (83-10007) to the USB A port on the
LIDA (Figure 4) using the USB A (M) to USB A (M) cable. If required, connect the USB B port of the
control pod (Figure 5) to a USB A port on a host computer. Turn the control knob on the LIDA to the
“ext” position. The main (0–100 analog intensity) display on the pod will illuminate, indicating that the
control line to the LIDA is active [1].
2. Press and hold the right button on the pod until a menu of light engines appears. Turn the rotary dial to
select “LIDA” from the menu. Press the right button again to return to the main (0–100 analog intensity)
display screen.
3. Press the left button to select the desired color channel. Successive presses will cycle through the
available color channels.
4. Press the right button to turn the selected light source on. Adjust the output intensity using the rotary
dial. Press the right button again to turn the selected light source off.
5. Press and hold the left button to obtain digital output intensity settings for each color channel [2]. Press
the right button to return to the main display screen.
Notes
[1] Electrical power to the pod is supplied from the LIDA via the USB connection.
[2] The current intensity settings are internally stored. When the pod is powered down, the settings are
retained and will be restored at the next restart.
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Figure 3.
LIDA light engine manual controls
Figure 4.
LIDA light engine manual controls (side panel)
and connection ports (back panel)
