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Monarch Instrument • IllumiNova™ Stroboscope User Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the latest in stroboscopic
inspection technology!
The illumiNova™ series of
fi
xed mount stroboscopes are available in a variety of
con
fi
gurations and sizes to address a diverse set of
fi
eld applications where
they are used. In addition to clear crisp stroboscopic stop-motion
inspection for web printing & converting applications, which
Monarch Instrument is well known for, you will also
fi
nd our
illumiNova™ working along with camera vision systems
providing the precise illumination techniques
required for line scan and area scan sys-
tems. The illumiNova™ is available with LED
array lengths from six inches (15cm) to eight
feet (250cm). Select from three lens options
to provide the optimal illumination area
required for your speci
fi
c application.
Common applications include:
• Printing and converting inspection
• Paper processing and
fi
nishing
• Textile process manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical process manufacturing
• Vibration test, analysis and validation systems
• Scienti
fi
c motion studies
• Blown
fi
lm and composite polymer inspections
• Cold rolled metal fabrication and coating industry
• Research and development sciences
• Amusements and special e
ff
ects
• Specialized engineering applications in; high-speed robotics, shot peening,
and fast servo tool systems.
illumiNova™ is also available with ultraviolet LED’s for inspection of invisible inks, security
elements and optical brighteners.
We have been designing and manufacturing stroboscopic inspection systems for over 30
years.
As with our Nova-Pro™ portable stroboscopes, the illumiNova™ has an incredibly accurate
on board digital controller allowing complete stand-alone functionality or, you can utilize the
external input feature to synchronize the
fl
ash output rate to your systems existing trigger
pulse signal. illumiNova™ also has advanced features like slow-motion, time and phase delay
giving you optimal process viewing
fl
exibility.
This manual provides information for the typical user set up and operation of the
illumiNova™. This product interfaces with many standard sensing devices used to trigger the
strobe including Magnetic, LED, Infrared, Laser, Inductive, Proximity, Hall, and others. Monarch
Instrument manufactures a full range of remote sensors for use with all of our strobes and we
welcome you to consider purchasing any of these for simple plug-and-play setup. Please feel
free to contact us so we can help you select the proper device for your speci
fi
c application.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The IllumiNova™ is a full featured permanently
mounted high intensity LED stroboscope. It is
available with LED arrays in varying lengths from
6 inches (152mm) to 8 feet (2400mm) and 3
di
ff
erent lens options for speci
fi
c light coverage.
The strobe has a large backlit LCD display with
touchscreen keypad, multiple buttons and rotary knob
allowing the user to easily set
fl
ash rates,
fl
ash duration,
brightness levels and many other advanced features including jog
or delay functions. An optional remote controller plugs into the RJ-45
jack extending these controls up to 100 feet (30m).
Note:
This is NOT an Ethernet port.
An input jack allows external sources such as sensors, generators or other strobes to
trigger the unit. The output jack provides pulses in sync with the
fl
ash and may be used
to trigger other stroboscopes or systems as needed.
The micro USB port allows for connection to a computer device. If you have the
Bluetooth enabled version of the Strobe, the USB port is replaced with a Bluetooth
transceiver.
2.0 USER INTERFACE
There are 4 arrow buttons, 2 function buttons, a rotary knob, and touchscreen keypad
for user interaction.
Their functions are:
The four arrow buttons are used to navigate through menus and adjust
values on the display. Clockwise from the top the function of each
button is UP, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT.
When adjusting a displayed value, the
and
buttons select the digit
to adjust and the
and
buttons increment and decrement the value.
MENU or SELECT button. This button is used to invoke special functions
and enter the menu system. It is also used to select the displayed value
in any options menu setting.
ESCAPE or LED ON/OFF button. This button functions as the “Escape”
button from any point in the menus. It is also used to turn the LEDs
on or o
ff
from the home screen but keeping the unit on for user
interaction.
The rotary knob can be used to increment or decrement the
fl
ash rate and other display values or scroll through the menus. It
supplements the UP
or DOWN
buttons.
.
y knob
uration,
tures including jog
er plugs into the RJ-45
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