Instruction Manual
VLB-67 LED Beacon
© Vega Industries Ltd, July 2014
VLB-67 LED Beacon
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VLB-67 V1.0.17
APPENDIX J
SPECIFICATIONS OF VLB-67 BEACON
Optical
Light Source
High-Intensity Light-Emitting Diodes
Operating temperature controlled to protect LEDs
Colours Available
Red, Green, White, Yellow, Blue
IALA Recommendation E-200-1 part1
Intensity
See Appendix A
IALA Recommendation E-122(2001) & E-200-3 Part 3 (2008)
Effective Intensity Settings
Multiple levels for both day and night operation
Peak Intensity
Automatic Schmidt Clausen correction up to beacon max intensity
Flash Characters
256 standard characters plus one custom character
20 factory set custom characters if required
Vertical Divergence
Marine beacon ± 3.5°, measured at 50%, ± 7.0°, measured at
approximately 10% of peak intensity
Obstacle light 10°, measured at 50%, programmed intensity
occurring at 6° and 10°
Chromaticity Co-ordinates
Red
0.68<x<0.71, 0.29<y<0.32
White 0.28<x<0.36, 0.25<y<0.39
Green 0.09<x<0.20, 0.53<y<0.75
Yellow 0.56<x<0.60, 0.40<y<0.43
Blue
0.09<x<0.17, 0.02<y<0.10
Synchronisation
Wire Synchronisation
Standard on SA model, factory option on SS and LS models
Negative transition signal at start of flash character
Max sink-current 1.6mA @18V positive supply
GPS Synchronisation
Factory option internal GPS module.
Operates only when VLB-67 Beacon is running.
Synchronising Delay
Synch pulse delay settable from 0 to 9.9 seconds
Electrical
Voltage
9 to 18 VDC, nominal 12.0 VDC
Gel long life 12Ah battery in SS and LS1 model (2 batteries in LS2 model)
Low Voltage Cut Out
Programmable low voltage cut off threshold
Solar Charger
On SS and LS models
Consumes 12mW max while charging battery
Charging ceases at -20°C, plus overcharge protection
Solar Panel
4 x 2 Watt panels on SS model and 4 x 4 Watt on LS model
Mono-crystalline, 90° to horizontal, 90° apart in azimuth
Light-On Current
See Appendix A
Current between Flashes
3.0 mA (without GPS module)
Current by Day
0.25 mA
Day / Night Transition
Photo sensor located inside lens
Nine program settings for the day/night transition
Accuracy of 20 lux
Calendar Clock Accuracy
Better than 6 hours per year over full operating temperature range
Optional GPS Current
Average current when operating is 1mA
10mA when acquiring signal. 0mA when not acquiring signal.
Nominally acquires for 2 minutes every 20 minutes.
Optional Monitor Output
Voltage 0 to 20 VDC
Current to Ground 400mA max
Leakage current to ground 5 micro Amp
Max Voltage during alarm: 1VDC@ 400mA. 0.2VDC @ 100mA
Optional Data Port
RS232, 2-wire, half-duplex serial interface, HW handshaking and
SW flow control not supported. Buffer auto-detects external RS232
Tx connection. Current when enabled and connected is 1mA.
