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DC08B 

Low-Voltage DC Light Controller 

 

User Manual  

 

Version 4.1 

August 2012 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2012 Lifetime Software Ltd

      

 

 

 

Содержание SyncroLight DC08B

Страница 1: ...Page 1 DC08B Low Voltage DC Light Controller User Manual Version 4 1 August 2012 Copyright 2012 Lifetime Software Ltd ...

Страница 2: ...g equipment such as individual sets of LED lighting For animated lighting displays using LED lighting you seldom require high ampere outputs since it is usual to have lots of individually controllable lights for animation purposes rather than lots of sets wired together on one channel 2 Building a Network In order for the computer to be able to control the lights the controllers and computer need ...

Страница 3: ... minimise interference from electrical cables and equipment When running network and power cables around your light display to controllers and lights try and run the network cable away from power cables to minimise any risk of electrical interference Don t worry if you have to run the network cables alongside power cables you ll probably be Ok Just remember where you have done so and revisit this ...

Страница 4: ...SyncroLight DC08B User Manual Page 4 3 Wiring the Controller ...

Страница 5: ...f the 8 outputs of the card The positive wire to the equipment is connected directly to the positive power supply of the controller Separate Terminals are not provided on the card for the positive supply to the equipment Network Connections We recommend the use of 2 core shielded cable for the network connections Terminal connection on the controllers are labelled A and B outputs of the USB RS485 ...

Страница 6: ...trollers just connect one to the network for testing 4 Start the SyncroLight Device Manager Software The screen should look like the one below 5 Select the appropriate Serial Port from the drop down list for your RS 485 network 6 Ensure the Baud rate is set to 57600 and controller id set to 0 7 If you have the USB RS485 converter you can verify that RS 485 network is active by a little flashing re...

Страница 7: ...n be used in the Device Manager ALL controllers will respond to this id This is useful for testing a controller if you have forgotten its id Just ensure only one controller is connected though as all controllers will respond 10 You can now change the default baud rate and id of the controller using the controller settings on the right If you make any changes press Save and turn the controller off ...

Страница 8: ...ller and test each channel in turn using the Device Manager software Check one of the Channel check boxes on the left hand side and press the ON button or move the brightness slider up The lights connected to channel 1 of your controller should come on Repeat this to test all 8 channels ...

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