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NL-200, NL-220, NL-220F, NL-820F

LED Lighting Controller

User’s Manual

P/N 83-100022 Rev A

Summary of Contents for NL-200

Page 1: ...NL 200 NL 220 NL 220F NL 820F LED Lighting Controller User s Manual P N 83 100022 Rev A...

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Page 3: ...any liability for consequential loss of any kind All trademarks acknowledged Hardware software and documentation are Copyright 2002 2009 Gardasoft Products Ltd Hardware manufactured by Gardasoft Visi...

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Page 5: ...s your requirements See the back cover for other Gardasoft Vision lighting controllers Mount the NL 200 as described in Section 4 Connect the NL 200 up to a supply as described in Connections Section...

Page 6: ...art number is NL cd0 vv NL cd0F vv where NL product range name c Number of channels 2 8 d Configuration option 0 front panel 2 Ethernet F Option for fast pulsing vv Maximum current rating in amps 2 20...

Page 7: ...free flow of air around the unit 3 2 Electrical The lighting connections can exceed 46 7V but should not exceed 70V Pulse peak voltages above 46 7V are considered hazardous The lighting connections m...

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Page 9: ...the lower base surface by more than 5 5mm See Addendum 4 1 Environmental considerations The NL 200 enclosure is a fire enclosure as long as it is mounted so that none of the connectors are facing down...

Page 10: ...4 2 NL 200 Series Controller User s Manual Mounting...

Page 11: ...ls The use of a regulated power supply with 100 short circuit protection is recommended If however a non regulated power supply is used then the maximum ripple voltage of this power supply must not ex...

Page 12: ...V input drawing a minimum of 3mA Pin ET12 connector ET34 connector ET56 connector ET78 connector 1 TRIG1 ve TRIG3 ve TRIG5 ve TRIG7 ve 2 TRIG1 ve TRIG3 ve TRIG5 ve TRIG7 ve 3 TRIG2 ve TRIG4 ve TRIG6 v...

Page 13: ...tained as follows Connector Description Wuerth part Farnell part number number www we online com www farnell com Power Wuerth 351 series 691 351 Input 2W screw terminal free skt 500 002 164 1952 Trigg...

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Page 15: ...e delay from trigger to pulse the pulse duration and the brightness can be set Switched SOn In switched mode a trigger input can be used to switch the output current on and off The output is only enab...

Page 16: ...to 1000 1ms 5 So for example if the brightness is set to 250 then the NL 200 will not allow pulses greater than 10ms long With 10ms pulses if a trigger occurs within 50ms of a previous trigger so tha...

Page 17: ...all channels to 50 brightness continuous operation This can be done from the front panel or by sending the CL command using Ethernet To clear the configuration from the front panel turn on the NL 200...

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Page 19: ...ll driven with a constant current For homemade lights using single LEDs or arrays of LEDs use the current rating from the LED datasheet The current rating can be set from 0 01A to 4A in steps of 0 01A...

Page 20: ...inually tries to put out a very small current When a light is connected it will flash for a short time the light will not be damaged by this until the NL 200 detects that it is connected For voltage r...

Page 21: ...s are connected and have no rating specified for them then an error is indicated To set the rating refer to section 7 1 The overall structure of configuration is given to the right To configure the c...

Page 22: ...ly caused by a light being connected but the rating for that light has not been set The rating of a light can be set as described in Section 7 1 8 4 Setting Flags The polarity of the trigger signal P...

Page 23: ...NL 200 Series Controller User s Manual 8 3 Front Panel Configuration NL 200 NL 220 NL 220F 8 5 Setting Up Continuous Output Continuous output is set up as follows Select SCo for continuous operation...

Page 24: ...8 4 NL 200 Series Controller User s Manual Front Panel Configuration NL 200 NL 220 NL 220F 8 6 Setting Up Switched Output Switched output is set up as follows Select SOn for switched operation...

Page 25: ...NL 200 Series Controller User s Manual 8 5 Front Panel Configuration NL 200 NL 220 NL 220F 8 7 Setting Up Selected Output Select SSe mode then enter the two brightness settings...

Page 26: ...sed operation can be set up as follows If a brightness greater than 100 is selected the pulse width will be limited to a safe value as in the table in Section 6 1 2 WARNING To prevent possible overcur...

Page 27: ...Exp Multiplier Number Range of values value format E 2 0 01 9 99 Values are displayed in seconds from 10ms to 5 seconds in steps of 10ms E 3 0 001 999 Values are displayed in milliseconds from 1ms to...

Page 28: ...delay and pulse width will be the same as for external triggers External triggers will also work The period of the timer the time between triggers is set as follows 8 11 Key Lock The keypad can be lo...

Page 29: ...ut status and whether the light is pulsing To enter this mode press and hold SEL for 1 second Then use UP DOWN to select trg then press SEL The display below will be shown Press SEL to cancel this dis...

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Page 31: ...etwork uses DCHP as follows Go to Control Panel Select Network Connections Right click on Local Area Connection Select Properties From the list select Internet Protocol TCP IP press Properties If Obta...

Page 32: ...power up When an IP address is received or renewed by DHCP When an enquiry message is received On the first two events the message is broadcast On the third it is a reply to a single IP address An en...

Page 33: ...t the NL220 Links are provided to the configuration pages 10 2General Setup Page The General Configuration page allows the webpage protection password to be set or cleared and the internal trigger to...

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Page 35: ...his is received the host knows that the command has been completed It is recommended that the host waits for the symbol before sending the next command UDP communications are not guaranteed to arrive...

Page 36: ...ue is wrong format Err 4 Wrong number of parameters Err 5 This is only a warning A timing parameter was out of range and has been adjusted to a valid value Any changes made using Ethernet commands are...

Page 37: ...n percent t 0 to s Set pulse mode The output can be set up to pulse on a trigger input The delay from trigger to the start of the pulse the length of the pulse and the brightness are configurable An e...

Page 38: ...l trigger to 500us 2KHz Save the settings to memory AW Once the settings are saved to memory they are then retained when the unit is switched off If this is not done changes to the settings are volati...

Page 39: ...This command sets the password required to access the webpages If EY is entered on its own then the password is cleared There are six optional parameters which are decimal ASCII values for a password...

Page 40: ...nnel 1 to 50 switch mode RU RU1 75 25 Set channel 1 to selected mode at 75 and 25 RT NL2 3 4 50 Set channel 2 to 3ms pulses delayed by 4ms at 50 brightness RP RP1 2 Output channel 1 is triggered using...

Page 41: ...verted operation 3V to 24V Pulse width 20 microsecond to 1 second Repeatable to NL 200 NL 220 0 1 microsecond Pulse width 2 microsecond to 1 second Repeatable to PP 820F NL 220F 0 1 microsecond See Re...

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Page 43: ...being turned on or off is 5ms The maximum output current is 0 5A B 4 Pulse Mode The maximum output current is 20A Pulses of 2A or more for pulse widths longer than 2ms might cause an error or have a l...

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Page 45: ...C Fatal Error Codes Error number Reason FAt Err 44 The NL 200 is too hot The NL 200 has a thermal cutout which operates around 65 c to 70 c depending on conditions FAC Err 40 One channel is outputtin...

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Page 47: ...s not been set Err 8 12 EEPROM corrupt The configuration has been cleared Err 9 20 Couldn t save settings to EEPROM Err 27 Can t read Ethernet settings from EEPROM so these may be incorrect PO Err 34...

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Page 49: ...sent after the GT1 command has been sent Event number Reason 1 to 127 An error has occurred The error code is given by the event number 128 A light has been connected and is working 129 A light has b...

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Page 51: ...the orientation required a pair of clips is used for each AX or AY Slide nuts B into the appropriate slots Replace the end cover Screws C are passed through mounting clips A and into slot nuts B Posi...

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