OPTOTRONIX SkyFire LCU Manual Download Page 3

 

With

 

the

 

SkyFire

 

LCU

 

you

 

purchased

 

a

 

high

quality

 

and

 

modern

 

lighting

 

system.

 

We

 

hope

 

you

 

enjoy

 

lighting

 

up

 

your

 

aircraft

 

and

 

ask

 

you

 

to

 

read

 

the

 

following

 

instructions

 

carefully.

 

Technical

 

Data

 

Dimension

 

 

 

91x38mm

 

Height

  

 

 

7mm

 

Weight

 

 

 

23g

 

Supply

 

LCU

 

 

 

3,2V

 

 

8,5V

  

(1s/2s

 

Lipo,

 

2s

 

LiFePO,

 

NiMh,

 

BEC)

  

Supply

 

AUX

   

 

3,2V

 

 

13,0V

  

(1s/2s/3s

 

Lipo,

 

2s/3s

 

LiFePO,

 

NiMh,

 

BEC)

  

Quiscent

 

Current

 

 

<

 

2µA

  

(<

 

18mAh

 

/

 

Jahr)

 

Signal

 

Inputs

   

 

 

2x,

 

galvanically

 

separated,

 

with

 

puls

booster

 

Outputs

 

 

 

9x

 

light

 

channels

  

(permanent

 

/

 

flash

 

/

 

beacon)

 

 

 

 

 

1x

 

AUX

  

(afterburner

 

/

 

other

 

external

 

loads)

 

Output

 

power

 

LCU

   

3A

  

/

 

output

  

(max.

 

12A

 

system

 

current)

 

Output

 

power

 

AUX

   

8A

 

Stand

Alone

 

Mode

 

 

Yes

 

Programmable

 

 

‐ 

on

 

every

 

output:

 

function,

 

point

 

of

 

time

 

&

 

activation

 

point

 

 

 

 

 

‐ 

R

eception

 

Q

uality

 

O

bservation

 

RQO

 

‐ 

batterietype

 

(Lipo,

 

LiFePO,

 

NiMH,

 

BEC)

 

Features

 

 

9

 

outputs

 

(permanent

 

/

 

flash

 

/

 

beacon)

 

 

1

 

AUX

output

 

(afterburner

 

or

 

other

 

external

 

loads

 

up

 

to

 

8A)

 

 

1

 

EXT

output

 

for

 

optional

 

accessories

 

 

3A

 

/

 

output

 

(max.

 

12A

 

total

 

current)

 

 

10

 

different

 

flash

 

sequences

 

@

 

3

 

different

 

points

 

of

 

time

 

 

4

 

beacon

 

functions

 

(imitation

 

of

 

Rotating

 

Beacon)

 

 

Afterburner

 

simulation,

 

10

 

different

 

random

 

generated

 

afterburner

 

effects

 

 

Alternatively

 

external

 

loads

 

with

 

up

 

to

 

8A

 

current

 

can

 

switched

 

on

 

/

 

off

 

on

 

the

 

AUX

 

output

 

 

Every

 

Output

 

fully

 

programmable

 

o

 

Activation

 

Point

 

o

 

Flash

 

Sequence

 

o

 

Time

 

span

 

o

 

Automatic

 

detection

 

of

 

switch

 

direction

  

 

Observation

 

of

 

reception

 

quality

 

and

 

signal

 

errors

 

o

 

Including

 

emergency

light

function

 

as

 

a

 

live

 

signal

 

during

 

flight

 

o

 

Displays

 

reception

 

quality

 

using

 

a

 

LED

 

bar

 

o

 

Using

 

Dual

Receivers:

 

optimize

 

the

 

location

 

of

 

each

 

receiver

 

/

 

antenna

 

 

Adaptive

 

(learns

 

behaviour

 

of

 

transceiver)

 

 

Permanent

 

Lipo

 

/

 

LiFe

 

battery

 

guarding

 

with

 

battery

test

 

function

 

and

 

savety

 

shut

down

 

 

galvanically

 

isolated

 

from

 

receiver

 

for

 

max.

 

savety

 

 

Signal

Input

 

with

 

Pulse

Booster

 

 

Stand

Alone

 

Mode

 

(e.g.

 

for

 

exhibition

 

and

 

showroom)

 

at

 

push

 

of

 

button

 

 

Shielded,

 

very

 

lightweight

 

fibre

 

glas

 

housing!

 

Summary of Contents for SkyFire LCU

Page 1: ...FINEST SCALE LIGHTING TECHNICS Manual...

Page 2: ...quality 10 Check reception quality with Dual Receiver systems 11 Stand Alone mode 12 Programming mode 12 Starting the programming mode 12 Step 1 Select battery type 12 Step 2 Programming the light cha...

Page 3: ...nal loads up to 8A 1 EXT output for optional accessories 3A output max 12A total current 10 different flash sequences 3 different points of time 4 beacon functions imitation of Rotating Beacon Afterbu...

Page 4: ...Signal can be forwarded using the second socket Signal Input 2 AUX Signal to control the AUX Output switching afterburner rings or external loads Wake up via receiver signal Status LED Signal Input 1...

Page 5: ...f individual LEDs IMPORTANT Voltages up to 13 0 V supply must only be connected to the AUX output AUX and not to the LCU itself LCU The maximum operating voltage of the LCU itself LCU is 8 5 V Do not...

Page 6: ...polarity PLUS RED MINUS BLACK The MPX connectors to be used are labelled with and The correct polarity must be checked again before the first start up The SkyFire LCU is not reverse polarity protected...

Page 7: ...larity of SEOUL 1W 3W power LEDs Next to each pole is a small brass stub This is notched on the minus side and not on the plus side Using Typical 3mm 5mm LEDs the longer connection is the positive ter...

Page 8: ...rner rings individual LEDs or 12V LED strips can be controlled with an after burner effect as long as they can be operated at a voltage of 3 2 V 13 0 V AUX output The maximum current of AUX output is...

Page 9: ...t voltage has to be converted into heat in the series resistor That is why the operation at 3 6V 4 8V 3s 4s NiMh or 3 7V 2s Lipo has to be preferred Operation of SkyFire LCU Start sequence If you pres...

Page 10: ...tical threshold voltage for several seconds depending on the connected and programmed battery type the SkyFire LCU turns off completely in order to avoid a deep discharge of the battery and thus to pr...

Page 11: ...ture is the indication of signal interference during flight If the model is in FailSafe mode due to signal interference the SkyFire LCU steps into the emergency lighting mode All outputs of the SkyFir...

Page 12: ...Turn on the SkyFire LCU Keep the Set button permanently pressed before the welcoming sequence is completed Start of the programming mode is displayed through a 3 second long white flashing of the MODE...

Page 13: ...orange status LED and the LED connected to the light channel display the sequence Activation point Storing the activation point and light sequence for each output By pressing the Set button you can za...

Page 14: ...ng rotation beacon using dimming effect 34 Beacon 40 dimmed Flash IMPORTANT Connect flashing lights beacons beginning at output 1 and landing lights backwards starting from the output no 9 The SkyFire...

Page 15: ...oads 1 Afterburner Effect random flickering without dimming up 2 Afterburner Effect random flickering slowly dimming up 3 Afterburner Effect random flickering fast dimming up 4 Afterburner Effect rand...

Page 16: ...If you exit the programming mode now the monitoring of the reception quality is switched OFF Green flashing means that the actual signal value of the receiver is suitable as a fail safe signal If you...

Page 17: ...ew about the different steps of programming mode short chose battery type 2s long Start of Programming Mode Display SW Version 1sec Programming Battery Type 1 LCU Programmiing Battery Type 2 AUX Progr...

Page 18: ...ve to do a transceiver range test just as for every new built in electronic The distance of the SkyFire LCU to the receiver has to be maximized just as for every built in electronic 1 The 2 second lon...

Page 19: ...ume no liability Further claims are excluded The product is used only for model aircrafts The SkyFire LCU has been suppressed by constructive measures Negative influences on the quality of receiving c...

Page 20: ...CU the 9 light channels Y Cable Status LED Signal Input 1 blue Status LED Signal Input 2 blue MODE LED Multi Color Button Power on off Status LEDs For 9 light channels and AUX output orange Display Sc...

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