PX178
Driver LED C.V.
6 x 7,5A
User manual
Page 1: ...PX178 Driver LED C V 6 x 7 5A User manual ...
Page 2: ... 6 5 Program edit 17 6 6 Scenes edit 19 6 7 Temperature limits 19 6 8 Date and clock 20 6 9 Screensaver 21 6 10 Local settings 22 6 11 PWM frequency 22 6 12 DMX output settings 23 6 12 1 Break Time 23 6 12 2 MAB Time 24 6 12 3 MBF Time 24 6 12 4 Packet gap 25 6 12 5 Channels number 25 6 13 Input DMX 25 6 14 Internal smooth 26 6 15 Language 27 6 16 Firmware info 27 7 DMX signal connecting 28 8 Conn...
Page 3: ...ves the right to make modifications in order to improve device operation PXM Marek Żupnik sp k Podłęże 654 32 003 Podłęże BDO register number 000005972 tel 48 12 385 83 06 mail info pxm pl www pxm pl Rev 1 3 02 02 2020 3 ...
Page 4: ...ating as well as a DMX line surge protection device You can control the PX178 using DMX signals or it can operate independently In such a case you can choose from 8 fully programmable scenes and 8 programs and in relation to these scenes and programs you can vary playback speed and step transition smoothness Thanks to the use of 16 bit resolution parameter adjustment in individual channels is full...
Page 5: ...4V DC however during its installation and use the following rules must be strictly observed 1 The device may only be connected to 12 24V DC current stabilized voltage with current carrying capacity compatible with technical data 2 All the conductors should be protected against mechanical and thermal damage 3 In the event of any conductor damaging it should be replaced with the one of the same para...
Page 6: ...8 The device cannot be turned on in places with humidity exceeding 90 9 The device cannot be used in places with temperature lower than 2 C or higher than 40 C 10 For cleaning use only a damp cloth 6 ...
Page 7: ...nput 3 DMX output 4 Power supply 12 24V DC 5 Input power for the first PWM output 6 First PWM line output 7 USB port 8 Display 9 Second and third PWM outputs with power connections 10 Fourth fifth and sixth PWM outputs with power connections 7 7 2 3 4 8 5 6 9 10 1 ...
Page 8: ...xit to the Summary screen scrolls up the menu or right horizontal menu scrolls back the menu or left horizontal menu allows to enter the selected option and approve set value To change the value of selected parameter you must choose on the screen button or using the button or and then using the enter button to change the value After that you need to save the settings before going level up this wil...
Page 9: ...ge Other sample parameters settings for the No Signal mode for the PX178 9 No DMX Signal RTC Clock Master OFF Fri Jun 30 10 48 05 2017 Menu Program 1 Clock On ON Time 04 34 26 OFF Time 20 53 39 T 28 8 C driver operating mode when no DMX signal is available a DMX input status message master status message time frames of the program being executed Program 1 according to the astronomical clock for th...
Page 10: ...hed outline shown above using the or buttons and press enter to confirm your selection 10 001 255 002 000 003 255 004 000 005 255 006 000 001 DMX OK 2x RGB Channels ON Master OFF T 28 8 C Menu DMX values at individual outputs 001 006 a DMX input status message DMX address of the first output channel device operating mode when no DMX signal is available status of driver outputs master status messag...
Page 11: ... a yellow outline confirm by pressing the enter button and using or buttons set the desired value for the channel Confirm the change by pressing the save button 11 DMX Address 001 DMX 001 Lamp1 Red DMX 002 Lamp1 Green DMX 003 Lamp1 Blue DMX 004 Lamp2 Red DMX 005 Lamp2 Green DMX 006 Lamp2 Blue 1 Lamp1 Red DMX address group setting individual DMX address setting for particular channels NOTE Group ch...
Page 12: ...reen blue white amber and different color X on 6 consecutive DMX channels RGBD colors red green and blue on 3 consecutive DMX channels Dimmer on 4 channel RGBWD colors red green blue and white on 4 consecutive DMX channels Dimmer on 5 channel RGBWAD colors red green blue white and amber on 5 consecutive DMX channels Dimmer on 6 channel RGBWAXD colors red green blue white and amber on 5 consecutive...
Page 13: ... on the first channel with the dimming function on the second channel in this mode the driver can control up to 3 lamps color temperature adjustment from cold to warm WC Dyn a lamp with cold and warm white LEDs color adjustment on the first channel with the dimming function on the second channel in this mode the driver can control up to 3 lamps color temperature adjustment from warm to cold CCW Dy...
Page 14: ...o disable this option select the Channel Balance On option and confirm your selection by pressing enter In order to limit values for a particular channel select a channel and confirm your selection by pressing enter after which the screen shown below will be displayed and using the or buttons set the desired value on the screen 14 Channel 0 balance 100 Channel 1 balance 027 Channel 2 balance 100 C...
Page 15: ... Scene 1 this option sets one of the 8 available scenes which are programmed in the Scenes Edit menu when the driver does not detected a DMX signal at the input To set such a scene in the menu you need to press enter button twice after you select the Scene 1 option and a scene number selection screen will display where you can select an appropriate scene using or buttons 15 Scene 1 Program 1 Chann...
Page 16: ...icular program scene or lamps according to sunrise and sunset times or times set by the user To proceed to program this menu you need to select the RTC Clock option and confirm your selection by pressing the enter button twice Then the screen shown below will display Astronomical Clock 04 34 26 20 53 39 Program ONOFF 01 00 00 00 00 12 16 selection of an event that will be turned on or off accordin...
Page 17: ...e you can determine whether or not after DMX signal is lost the device is operating as a controller This is the so called Master mode The Slave mode allows the device only to operate as a DMX transmitter 6 5 Program edit Program edit is a menu in which you can set the parameters of subsequent programs and the scenes which are subsequent steps of the program these program consist of With this optio...
Page 18: ...l select the one in which you want to make changes and press enter Next using the or buttons set a new value and confirm it by pressing enter 18 Pr1 Pr2 Pr3 Pr4 Pr5 Pr6 Pr7 Pr8 All Sc1 Sc2 Sc3 Sc4 Sc5 Sc6 Sc7 Sc8 Sc9 Sc10 XF 50 ST 5000ms Cont Ch01 255 Ch02 000 Ch03 000 Ch04 255 Ch05 000 Ch06 000 Ch07 000 selection of a single program or simultaneously ALL for editing selection of one of 20 scenes ...
Page 19: ... reached triggers power reduction or causes the device powered by the driver to be turned off The graph below shows how this feature operates 19 Sc1 Sc2 Sc3 Sc4 Sc5 Sc6 Sc7 Sc8 Sc9 Sc10 XF 50 ST 5000ms Ch01 255 Ch02 000 Ch03 000 Ch04 255 Ch05 000 Ch06 000 Ch07 000 Ch08 255 selection of one of 20 scenes or simultaneously all of the scenes ALL for editing editing individual scenes of the program tha...
Page 20: ...r of channel C Temperature limitation 90 C Sensor 1 On 50 C Sensor 1 Off 29 1 C 100 brightness reduction trigger temperature set within the range of 20 70 C temperature at which brightness is totally reduced e g lamps are turned off set within the range of 20 90 C current temperature and power output level 12 28 12 2017 07 07 time hour minute second date year month day ...
Page 21: ...eensaver confirm by pressing the enter button Screensaver OFF and then set the time period after which the screen backlight will be turned off To do this select the Set button and confirm by pressing enter A new screen will display where you can set screensaver parameters 21 15 Screensaver Time s Set 15 s Screensaver OFF turning on off the screensaver changing the time period after which the scree...
Page 22: ...hanging to a higher frequency enables the flicker free mode This feature is very useful for the purpose of controlling lamps in television studios It allows the user to prevent unpleasant flicker effect that is due to inadequate synchronization of the LED control signal 22 GMT 1 Time zone 20 05 E Longitude 50 04 E Latitude Frequency 1098Hz Frequency 274Hz the current frequency setting is highlight...
Page 23: ...Packet length and Refresh rate are displayed for the parameters thus configured 6 12 1 Break Time Allows to change the length of the interval between successive DMX packets At the top of the screen next to the option name are visible important information that simplify setting an appropriate value 120 Break Length Time Minumim 88µs To save the value before leaving level up in menu you need to sele...
Page 24: ...nd press enter 60 Mark After Break Time Minimum 16 µs 6 12 3 MBF Time Mark Between Frames the amount of time if any between the end of one frame end of the 2nd stop bit and the start of the next Its length can range from 0 to 1 seconds the shorter the better 60 Mark Between Frames Time Minimum 0 µs To save the value before leaving level up in menu you need to select floppy disc button and press en...
Page 25: ...s feature it is possible to limit the number of channels sent from the PX178 The minimum value is 24 channels and the maximum is 512 default 6 13 Input DMX The Input DMX menu is a graphical vie of the DMX signal that is being received by the driver The right hand side picture shows the screen displayed when no DMX signal is being received by PX178 25 Frame 1 129 257 385 Frame 1 129 257 385 No DMX ...
Page 26: ...e lamps connected This menu allows for setting the smoothing feature in two versions Packet To Packet Smooth the smoothing feature operates in a linear way between subsequent DMX signal packets being received by the driver Time Smooth this feature allows to apply a time criterion for smoothing DMX signal received by the driver Once you confirm the message using the enter button you can select a ti...
Page 27: ...can also restore the default settings implemented on the device 27 Set default settings Yes No S N 17120020 software version information device serial number select this to go the default setting restore option confirm by pressing the enter button Set default settings Yes No to restore default settings use the arrows to select Yes button and confirm with enter Firmware version 02 07 Bootloader ver...
Page 28: ... IN pins of PX178 and later directly from DMX OUT pins to the next device in DMX chain If the PX178 is the last DMX chain receiver there should be terminator resistor 120 Ohm mounted between and pins of DMX OUT section DMX IN DMX OUT GND GND CORRECT DMX 512 input DMX 512 output DMX IN DMX OUT GND GND WRONG DMX 512 line DMX IN DMX OUT GND GND TERMINATOR CONNECTION DMX 512 input 120 Ohm 28 ...
Page 29: ...connection between LED strip group and a common power supply 29 power supply 12 24V DC LED strip group LED strip group LED strip group LED strip group DMX controller e g PX333 PX178 LED Driver 6x7 5A B G R B G R B G R B G R ...
Page 30: ...D strip group and two power supply units 30 power supply 12 24V DC LED strip group LED strip group LED strip group LED strip group DMX controller e g PX333 PX178 LED Driver 6x7 5A B G R B G R B G R B G R power supply 12 24V DC ...
Page 31: ...9 Dimensions 31 158 mm 86 mm 60 mm ...
Page 32: ...ent consumption max 45A number of output channels 6 control accuracy 16 bit programmable scene 8 number of programs 8 output load 7 5A channel output sockets terminal blocks Master Slave mode yes real time clock yes dimensions width 158mm 9 modules height 86mm depth 60mm 32 ...
Page 33: ...3000 2018 EN 61000 4 2 2009 EN IEC 61000 6 1 2019 EN 61000 6 3 2007 and meets the essential requirements of the following directives 2011 65 UE DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Text with EEA relevance 2014 30 UE DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE C...
