Instruction Manual
VLB-67 LED Beacon
© Vega Industries Ltd, July 2014
VLB-67 LED Beacon
Page 29 of 52
VLB-67 V1.0.17
Operation
Feature
Value
1 = Program Mode
9 = Read Settings
6 = Programming Mode/ RS232/
IRDA
Default 000
Data Ports Disabled
000
–
Disable IRDA and RS232, No Monitoring
001
–
Enable IRDA, No Monitoring
002
–
Enable IRDA, Monitoring on Demand
003
–
Enable IRDA, Monitoring Free Running
004
–
Enable RS232, Monitoring on Demand
005
–
Enable RS232, Monitoring Free Running
006
–
Enable RS232, No Monitoring
7 = Slave Mode Flash count on
loss of sync
Default 001
1 Character cycle
0YY
–
Continue “Y” number of cycles (0
-99)
998
–
Beacon deactivated by holding sync low.
999
–
Disabled, never stop flashing
8 = Set Low battery threshold
Default 110
11.0 Volts
YYY
–
Battery low threshold. (00.0 to11.9VDC)
999
–
Disabled, No battery low cut off
9 = Set High battery threshold
Default 128
12.8 Volts
YYY
–
Battery high threshold. (08.0 to 13.8VDC)
999
–
Default setting (12.8VDC)
Operation
Feature
Value
2
–
Custom Character Setting
Custom flash character
segments
Default ISO 1 sec
Up to 9 On/Off pairs. Comma Separated, 50
millisecond units. Numbers 002 to 255 are permitted
in the On/Off pairs. 001 is a special case indicating
continuation (connect the two values on either side
of 001)
002 to 255: 100 milliseconds to 12.75 seconds
001 - Extend an on or off period).
000
–
End command
Examples:
a: 010 020 015 020 200 001 200 020 000
b: 006 012 006 012 000
c: 125 125 000
Illegal:
a: 020 001 001 020 000 (repeated connecting
character)
b: 010 020 015 000 ( no off period after 015)
c: 020 010 020 010 ( no terminating 000 )
Operation
Feature
Value
3
–
System Checks
0 = Software version
Version Y.Y.Y (i.e. 3.0.2)
1
–
Battery voltage
YY.Y Volts (i.e. 11.7 volts) Last voltage prior to
entering programming mode
2
–
Temp sensor reading
Temperature in degrees Kelvin (C+273).
3
–
Current adjustment
Percentage output adjust (080% to 120%)
4
–
Serial Number
Displays beacon serial number as a series of flashes
5
–
LED version number
Displays LED version number identifier
6
–
Characterisation number
Displays LED characterisation identifier
7
–
GPS Present
001 if GPS present bit is set, 000 if bit not set
Operation
Feature
Value
7
–
Pin
1
–
Set PIN
XXX (000 clears the PIN)
7
–
Enter PIN
XXX