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UserInterface/Communications

PCorLaptop

SoftwareRequirements

:thepopularWindowsprogram

HyperTerm

(orsimilar)willwork.HyperTermiscompatible

withallflavorsofWindows.Andyoucanfindacopyand
installinstructionsatwww.xofw.com/lightseasons.html

HardwareRequirements

:TheUserprovidesthecommunicationcablenecessarybetweenthePCtothe

LightSeasonscontroller.FornewerPC/Laptop’s,useaUSB-to-SerialAdaptercable(notincluded).They’recommon,
inexpensive,andreadilyavailableinthemarketplace.Watch-outforthereallycheapones,fortheydon’tworkwith
Windows7!!!Seeourwebpageforarecommendedmodel.AttachittotheDB9F/PS2provided,andinsertintothe
LightSeasons

USE

Note:Priortouse,plugtheUSBintotheLaptopandinstall
theproperdriver.

WiththeUSBintheLaptop,attachtheSerialendtothe
LightSeasons.

OpenHyperTermandstartaNewConnection.

SelecttheCOMxPortthatisassociatedtheUSBtoSerial;
it’slikelyHyperTermwilldoitforyou.

TheproperPortSettingsareshownabove.

Themainscreenwilldisplaytheelapsingtime.

Pressthe

<enter

keyrapidlytowaketheLightSeasons

fromitsslumber.

TheCommandPrompt

>

willindicatesuccess.

LightSeasoncommandsarenowaccepted.

DB9F/PS2

USB/SERIAL

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Summary of Contents for LightSeasons Mk II

Page 1: ...LightSeasons Mk II User Manual www xofw com Page 1 Light Seasons Mk II GPS based Light Controller User Manual Xactrix of Washington Battle Ground WA 98604 www xofw com ...

Page 2: ...last saved value The active time is saved every hour and the new Date is saved at midnight A GPS Global Position Satellite Receiver comes standard with LightSeasons The GPS is the easiest error free way to update the Time Date and Location There are no settings switches and or parameters to set it s Plug N Play This small black pod has a 6ft 1 84m cable with a mating PS2 connector Insert it into t...

Page 3: ...ble Enter for a quick Help Screen Rapidly Press enter to arouse the LightSeasons from a sleep state TIME The current time is viewed by entering the command tm enter The time is displayed in the format hr mn sc To modify the time use the same tm command only followed by three values for hours minutes and seconds Hours are specified as a 24 hour clock only AM and PM are not used The following exampl...

Page 4: ...ontroller the two will communicate with each other For the Charge Controller s MODBUS port allows LightSeasons to collect the present Voltage Amp conditions for the Solar Panel Battery and Load This option provides a communication cable RJ 11 Telco connector Plug this directly into a MorningStar Charge Controller The two devices will establish communications automatically Note Both devices must be...

Page 5: ...present Weekdays by numerical value where one is Sunday and seven is Saturday In all cases to modify an enable one is to activate and a zero to disable To display the present weekday Issue the WeekDay command wd enter with no parameters The WeekDay and one parameter sets the weekday To en disable a certain day use two parameters The first parameter is the day The second the enable To en disable th...

Page 6: ...ate GPS Power Control Single parameter used to En Disable hs Latitude N or S Longitude E or W HemiSpheres View Define occupied Global hemispheres Defaults are North and West ld Load View the present load conditions MODBUS gateway must be operational ll Latitude x 100 Longitude x 100 Latitude Longitude View Define World Coordinates lt Light Toggle the Output On and Off sp Solar Panel View the prese...

Page 7: ... 00 OFF 7 30 OFF 6 00 OFF 5 30 OFF 5 30 OFF 6 00 OFF 7 30 OFF 8 00 OFF Trigger 2 16 00 ON 17 30 ON 18 30 ON 19 15 ON 19 00 ON 18 00 ON 16 30 ON 16 00 ON Trigger 3 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF 1 00 OFF Default Parameters Time 12 00 00 Weekday Wednesday Date June 15th 2011 Latitude 45 87 N Longitude 122 50 W Zulu Adj 8 hours PST Weekday Enables all are active Weekda...

Page 8: ...u ll find the Complete BTerm manual at the following website www sena com download manual_bterm connection html Hardware Requirements An Android phone of course And the popular FireFly USB to Serial adapter RN 240M made by Roving Networks FireFly s are preprogrammed ready to use and available to purchase from our website at http www xofw com lightseasons html Give LightSeason s Bluetooth capabilit...

Page 9: ...n the marketplace Watch out for the really cheap ones for they don t work with Windows 7 See our webpage for a recommended model Attach it to the DB9F PS2 provided and insert into the LightSeasons USE Note Prior to use plug the USB into the Laptop and install the proper driver With the USB in the Laptop attach the Serial end to the LightSeasons Open HyperTerm and start a New Connection Select the ...

Page 10: ...mon as Device Power Load Current 2A max Ext Over Current Protection Required PS2 Power 5Vdc 80mA 0 5Vdc Used to power the GPS or Bluetooth PS2 Comm RS 232 3wire 19200 Baud 8bit 1stop No Parity Time Keeping 44 minutes per year With no power interruptions Temperature 20 to 48 deg C Case is not water proof Battery RED Wire 18AWG UL1007 20inches Device Power Battery Battery BLACK Wire 18AWG UL1007 20i...

Page 11: ... 0 2 trigger 1 at Dawn turn off load et 2 0 0 5 trigger 2 at Dusk turn load on et 3 23 30 0 trigger 3 at 23 30 turn off load tc 1 0 copy the triggers from season One to all seasons 2 8 es 2 4 2 start season Two DST on April 2nd et 0 3 0 1 DST turn the lights on an hour earlier in the morning et 3 22 30 0 DST turn the lights off an hour earlier in the night es 8 10 5 Use season Eight to return to S...

Page 12: ... March 18th don t reduce power further at 1 00AM Begin with presumed Schedule Trigger Defaults Commands Comment es 2 3 18 set season Two to begin March 18th et 0 16 30 1 trigger 0 at 16 30 turn on load et 1 21 0 90 trigger 1 at 21 00 load on at 90 et 2 23 15 67 trigger 2 at 23 15 load on at 67 et 3 0 0 9 idle trigger 3 et 4 4 45 1 trigger 4 at 4 45 load on at 100 et 5 7 30 0 trigger 5 at 7 30 turn...

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