Gimson Robotics GLA-CU-X2 Setup Manual page 2

2.
The receiver unit is able to selectively memorise which remote transmitters
to respond to; in this way one remote may control one or multiple receivers, or
one receiver may be controlled by one or multiple remotes (each receiver is
able to memorise up to seven separate remotes). Multiple (>20) remote and
receiver pairs may also be used independently in the same area provided that
they are 'learned' separately from one-another.
The procedure for 'learning' a remote is as follows:
1. Remove the plastic lid from the receiver casing (by removing four cross-head
screws). You should then be able to see three small white push-buttons on the
board labelled UP (K3), STOP (K2) and DOWN (K1), as shown below:
Wired Switch
Inputs
(UP, GND,
DOWN)
Limit Switch
Inputs (X1, X2)
2. Connect the unit INPUT lead to a DC power source between 12-36V, do not have
the OUTPUT connected to a device at this point (and do not allow the ends of the
OUTPUT leads to touch one-another). Be sure not to expose the board to any
metal objects (such as loose screws) while the cover is removed.
3. Check that when you (briefly) press a white push-button the red LED on the board
lights up, if it does then the receiver should be on. Have the remote you wish the
unit to memorise to-hand and then simultaneously press the 'UP' button on the
receiver board and the up button on your remote, then release the receiver button
and the LED on the board should start flashing.
4. Repeat step three with the white button labelled STOP and the stop button on the
remote to calibrate this button.
5. Repeat step three with the button DOWN and the down-arrow remote button.
6. The board should now have learned the remote and the next time you press an up
or down button (with the board powered) a relay should 'click' meaning the
controller is switching the output current.
If you wish to reverse the remote operation (so that the travel of the controlled
device is reversed for a given command) then follow the learning steps above
but in the opposite order (UP to remote down button, DOWN to up button).
To erase the memory of previously learnt remotes press and hold any white
button on the board for a long time (around 10 seconds), the red LED should turn
on initially and then after a long pause turn off which signifies that the memory is
now clear, you can then release the button.
3.
Using the receiver with a DC motor or actuator is simple, just connect the two
output leads (labelled 'OUTPUT') to the two leads of the device to be operated,
then when a DC source is connected to the 'INPUT' you should be ready to go.
Pressing the up button on the remote should cause the device to travel in one
direction and pressing the down button should reverse the direction of the output
current and the reverse the motor or actuator travel.
Mode
Control modes: Two operating modes may be selected, either Latching (a single
Selection
press of a remote leads to a constantly-on output, only turning off when a different
Jumper (S1)
button is pressed) or Momentary (the output will only stay on for as long as a
remote button is held, and the 'stop' button becomes redundant). Latching is the
LED default operating mode, to change to momentary remove the black jumper cap
from position S1 on the receiver board (and keep the jumper safe in case you wish
to change modes back again later).
Wired switch input: A SPDT rocker-switch or two push-buttons may be used to
operate the receiver via the white connector labelled 'UP, GND, DOWN'. If 'UP'
Learning
Buttons and 'GND' are connected to one-another then the receiver will change the output to
UP (K3)
'UP', if 'DOWN' and 'GND' are connected then the output will change to the
STOP (K2)
opposite direction. Any wired inputs supplied to the board here will override
DOWN (K1)
instructions given by remote transmitters to the receiver. A lead with three-way
(white plastic) connector is included, to match the connector on the board.
Automatic-off Timer: (applies to units supplied from Feb 2016) The receiver has
an optional timer function (enabled by default), which automatically switches off the
output in latching mode if no new control instruction has been received within 120
seconds. This feature can help to save energy by minimising the time that a relay
is being powered (whereas otherwise the relay would continue to operate until a
'stop' button were pressed). To disable the timer remove the black plastic jumper
from the position marked '120S' on the PCB (by the wired-switch input connector).
4.
The receiver features inputs for limit switches (if you are using a device with
built-in limit switches or one that does not need them you may disregard this
section). There are four contacts on the board, in two pairs labelled X1 and X2
(bottom-left of diagram in section 2.), these are supplied with two black jumpers
bridging each contact pair but if these jumpers are removed you may put
Normally-Closed switches in their place to serve as limit switches. Each time a
switch were pressed (and went open-circuit) the receiver would prevent the
output from switching in a one direction. In this way you can mount switches on
the device you are controlling that will automatically stop movement when an end
position (as determined by a limit switch trigger position) is reached.