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RGB
Stairs lighting
controller
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STX-1796
STX-1796 controller is used for dynamic
color (RGB) lighting of the stairs. The backli-
ght is switched on with the subsequent steps,
depending on the motion directions: ascending or descending while changing the color of lighting.
The controller is adapted to control the RGB LED strips arranged in stair steps and possibly the
staircase handrails.
The controller has 3 different modes of light animation programs (upwards):
WAVE
– stairs light
up one after another,
CASCADE
– the light „jumps” fast from top to bottom, lighting up the steps,
ELEVATOR
– three steps are lighted slowly, towards the top of the staircase. Downwards, the direc-
tion of the animation is changed suitably. You can permanently select one of the programs or set
the options to cyclically change programs.
The controller has
27 programs
of color changing including
16 special programs
. Most of the
programs have the ability to set additional parameters such as the rate of change of color, brightness,
saturation, etc. You can set one of the color schemes on a permanent basis or choose cyclical change
basic programs. A full description of the programs is on the following pages.
Lights can be turned on by directly pressing a button on the wall, which is connected to the
controller, or by using an additional sensor (infrared, motion, pressure, etc.), which detects when
a person steps on the stairs. When you press the button (eg at the bottom of the stairs), illumina-
tion lights up step by step from bottom to top. During the animation the color of the stairs changes
according to the selected program (scheme) RGB. After lighting up the entire staircase the light is
stable for a short period, and then lighting of the staircase goes from the lower to the upper level,
sequentially step by step.
In case when another person steps on the stairs, the controller switches on full illumination of
stairs and switches off after a set period of time.
The controller can be used for up to 23 steps. It can also control lighting of one or two handrails.
If there is no handrail, the controller can serve to turn on ceiling lights (12V).
All the parameters of the controller can be set by the user. In the original (factory) settings, the
controller is ready for lighting up 15 steps, without lighting up the railing. It can be set up for a different
number of steps, from 5 to 20. It is also possible to light up one or two rails. Other parameters can
also be changed. These include: the time interval between the lightening up of successive steps (this
influences the speed of lightening of the whole staircase), or the time after which the steps will be
faded out. If motion detectors are used, “dead” time can be set after receiving a signal from a sen-
sor, or if there is no response to one or both of the sensors, until the end of the animation program,
to prevent re-lighting the stairs while going down. It is also possible to preset a longer time to start
up the controller, so that it does not react to transient states after power is turned on. At any time,
factory settings can be restored .
