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Page 1: Dcs-400E Dcs-800E Quad Controller Series
User Manual DCS-400E DCS-800E Quad Controller Series DCS-400E DCS-800E Document Version: v1.0 Quad Controller Series Release: 5-Aug-2019 Document Number: 1595-050167... -
Page 2: Version History
Version History Version Implemented Revision Approval Reason Date Date Initial Design Definition draft 5/20/2019 Updated cad images and wiring diagrams 8/2/2019 SW Command List Added 8/05/19 8/5/2019 Updated front panel images, readied document for release Page 2 of 22... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents DCS-400E DCS-800E Quad Controller Series .................... 1 Version History ..............................2 Hardware Overview ............................4 Installation Model ............................5 General Specifications ............................ 6 Front Panel Illustrations ..........................7 Front Panel Descriptions ..........................8 Important Information ..........................9 Output Connector ............................9 Quick-Start .............................. -
Page 4: Hardware Overview
Hardware Overview The DCS400 and DCS800 Quad Lighting Controller is a multi-channel controller for Advanced Illumination LED illuminators. With multi-channel control, this controller is ideal for applications such as photometric stereo, high-resolution color and bright-field / dark-field combination lighting. This controller family is not limited to computational imaging and can be used as a general-purpose controller for a wide range of applications in both continuous and strobe modes of operation. -
Page 5: Installation Model
Installation Model Figure 3 Page 5 of 22... -
Page 6: General Specifications
General Specifications Specification DCS-400E (single output) DCS-800E (dual output) Power Requirements 24VDC Nominal, 4.5A Vmin = 22VDC Vmax = 48VDC Output Power Up to 100W total 5A Pulsed (24V input) *10A pulsed *(48V input) 1A continuous per channel Channel Control 4 Independent Channels, 8 Independent Channels, 1 Output... -
Page 7: Front Panel Illustrations
Front Panel Illustrations Front Panel Illustration, DCS-400E Figure 4 Front Panel Illustration, DCS-800E Figure 5 Refer to the tables on the next page for connection info Page 7 of 22... -
Page 8: Front Panel Descriptions
Front Panel Descriptions Table 1 - Input Power, P1 Description Note 24-48VDC Reverse polarity protected DC GND Table 2 - Indicator LEDs Color Behavior Function LED 1 Green Main Power Indicator LED 2 Amber Heartbeat / Flashes once per second heartbeat while light is connected. Flashes Blink when commands are received. -
Page 9: Important Information
*LED Cathode pins, pin 1 and pin 9 are COMMON and may be tied together. This controller requires SignaTech to operate correctly. SignaTech is included with lights purchased from Advanced Illumination. It is not possible to drive a non-SignaTech protected light source without explicit instruction from Advanced Illumination. -
Page 10: Quick-Start
Quick-Start General Connection Diagram Figure 6 – General Wiring Example Page 10 of 22... -
Page 11: Modes Of Operation
Modes of Operation Continuous Each channel is capable of up to 1A output in standard mode. Continuous mode is not possible in sequence mode; in sequence mode, DC can be simulated by using long pulse widths. Note: Depending on the load and power dissipation, not all channels may operate at 1A simultaneous. -
Page 12: Trigger Input & Outputs
Trigger Input & Outputs Simplified Input Diagram (P2 pins 1 & 2) Internal to controller Outputs – Frame Start/Stop (P2 pins 3 & 4) Internal to controller Frame-start (Pin 3) is an output trigger signal that occurs at the beginning of each channel pulse. -
Page 13: Software Setup
Software Setup Default Ethernet Settings The Controller uses standard Ethernet protocol (TCP-IP and UDP) to communicate. The DCS control user interface can be used to communicate, or other software may be used to send data packets directly from the host to the controller. Table 5 Setting Value... -
Page 14: User Interface (Gui)
User Interface (GUI) Figure 8 . This dropdown box will list any discovered devices by IP address. Select the devices you want to connect to here. The refresh button will re-scan for devices on the network, and the connect button will connect to the highlighted IP address. 2. -
Page 15: Software Usage
Software Usage Overview The Ai DCS-400/800 software must connect to a device before it can be used. The Refresh button (see Figure 95) refreshes the list of available DCS-400/800 devices on the local network. Either select a device from the list or type an IP address (in dotted-quad, e.g. “XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX” format) and click connect. -
Page 16: Modes
If no Event is loaded when the device is power cycled, it will load the first available saved Event. Saving channel configurations as an Event allows you to easily recall the configurations later, much like the Profiles in Advanced illumination’s DCS-100 and DCS-103 controllers. Page 16 of 22... -
Page 17: Sequenced Mode
Sequenced Mode Sequenced mode allows the controller to automatically cycle through a predefined series of Events with a hardware trigger (currently only Trigger Input 1). This allows the controller to, for example, flash alternate sides of a right light with only one a continual stream of trigger pulses and no further input from the software/SDK. -
Page 18: Network Configuration
Network Configuration Network Configurations are viewed by clicking the “Network Configuration” button on the main window when connected to a device. Network Configurations opens in its own window, as shown in Figure 8 below. Figure 83: Network Configuration example in DHCP Mode Static IP configuration A static IP address is set by entering an IP address, subnet mask, and Gateway address in the boxes provided. -
Page 19: Software Command And Control Interface
Software Command and Control Interface Command Structure The DCS400/800 uses an SCPI-like interface where commands are a series of readable strings with parameters separated by commas. The strings must be terminated by a semicolon (‘;’) for proper operation. Commands can be sent in an ASCII format by specifying the IP Address and correct port number for either TCP/IP or UDP. -
Page 20: Command Table
= 0– 4290000000 (us) Software triggers the PULSE:CHANNELc; channel c = 1-8 *IDN?; Gets device information: Advanced illumination firmware, hardware, “DCS-100: (fw version, hw etc.. version)” *CHANNEL:INFO?; Gets device channel information Sets static IP address. Xxx = IP address in INFO: Set IP address to SET:IP:ADDRESS,xxx;... - Page 21 Sets gateway IP address. INFO: Set Gateway address Xxx = IP address in SET:GATEWAY:ADDRESS,xxx; to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. Reboot dotted-quad format for it to take effect. (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) Sets subnet mask. INFO: Set subnet mask to Xxx = subnet mask in SET:SUBNET:MASK,xxx; XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX dotted-quad format (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) ERASE:SETTINGS;...
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Page 22: Warranty Information
Warranty Information Every Advanced illumination, Inc. (Ai) product is thoroughly inspected and tested before leaving the factory. Products are warranted to be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of five years from the original date of purchase.
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