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- Page 1 PP8xx LED Controller Issue 014 User manual www.gardasoft.com WWW.STEMMER-IMAGING.COM...
- Page 2 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Copyright and disclaimer notice Except as prohibited by law: All hardware, software and documentation is provided on an ‘as is’ basis. This information is for guidance only. Installers must perform their own risk assessment specific to each installation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Contents Getting started PP8xx features - a summary Safety Heat Electrical General Installation guidance (disclaimer) Sicherheit Hitze Elektrik Allgemein Installationsanleitung (Haftungsausschluss) Mesures de sécurité Chaleur Électricité Général Guide d'installation (clause de non-responsabilité) Mounting the PP8xx Environmental considerations Heat dissipation and thermal guidance Heat output per channel... - Page 4 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual PP8xx reference information 11.1 Specifications and ratings 11.2 Error codes WWW.STEMMER-IMAGING.COM WWW.STEMMER-IMAGING.COM...
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Page 5: Getting Started
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Getting started Before you use this product, make sure that you have read and understood Section 2, Safety, (or Section 3, Sicherheit, or Section 4, Mesures de sécurité) and , and that you have checked the PP8xx fulfils your requirements. - Page 6 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Three modes of operation can be provided independently to each channel: Continuous: In continuous mode, the output is constant. Pulsed: Also referred to as 'strobed', this output mode produces one pulse on the receipt of a trigger input. The pulse width can range from 1μs to 300ms in 0.1μs steps.
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Page 7: Safety
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Safety Read this before using the PP8xx. Always observe the following safety precautions. If in doubt, contact your distributor or Gardasoft Vision. The following symbols mean: Warning: Read instructions to understand possible hazard Warning: Surface may get hot. -
Page 8: General
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual over current protection. The PSU should be approved to either IEC 60950-1, IEC 60335-1, IEC 61010-1, IEC61558-1,-2,-16. The PSU may also be approved to equivalent or superior safety standards. Any energised conductors derived from mains electricity must also have Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) output. -
Page 9: Sicherheit
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Sicherheit Bitte lesen Sie vor Verwendung des PP8xx diese Informationen. Beachten Sie immer die folgenden Sicherheitshinweise. Wenden Sie sich im Zweifelsfall an Ihren Händler oder Gardasoft Vision. Die folgenden Symbole haben die folgende Bedeutung: Warnung: Lesen Sie die Hinweise, um eine mögliche Gefahr zu verstehen... - Page 10 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual getrennt sein und gegen Kurzschlüsse und Überlastungen geschützt sein. Wir empfehlen die Verwendung eines Netzgeräts, das den Ausgangsstrom durch konstruktive Maßnahmen, durch Einstellen der Stromgrenze an der Versorgung (wenn möglich) oder durch einen Überstromschutz auf den geeigneten Nennstrom der Steuerung begrenzt.
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Page 11: Allgemein
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Allgemein Das PP8xx darf nicht in Anwendungen eingesetzt werden, bei denen es durch einen Ausfall des Geräts zu einer Gefahr für die Gesundheit von Personen oder zur Beschädigung anderer Geräte kommen könnte. Wenn das Gerät in einer anderen als der vom Hersteller vorgesehenen Weise verwendet wird, kann die Schutzvorrichtung des Geräts beeinträchtigt werden. -
Page 12: Mesures De Sécurité
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Mesures de sécurité Lisez ce document avant d'utiliser le PP8xx. Respectez les mesures de sécurité suivantes en toutes circonstances. En cas de doute, contactez votre distributeur ou Gardasoft Vision. Les symboles ci-dessous auront la signification suivante: Attention:Lisez les instructions pour comprendre quels sont les risques éventuels. - Page 13 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual surcharges. Nous recommandons d'utiliser un boîtier d'alimentation qui limite le courant de sortie de l'appareil à la valeur nominale appropriée du contrôleur, en réglant la limite de courant sur l'alimentation (si possible) ou via la protection contre les surcharges. Le boîtier d'alimentation doit être approuvé...
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Page 14: Général
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Général Le PP8xx ne doit pas être utilisé dans une application où la santé des personnes et l'intégrité des équipements seraient mises en danger s'il venait à tomber en panne. Si l'équipement est utilisé autrement qu'aux fins prévues par le fabricant, la protection offerte par l'équipement pourrait en être altérée. -
Page 15: Mounting The Pp8Xx
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Mounting the PP8xx The PP8xx can be mounted onto a flat surface using the M4 threaded holes in the base, see the diagram below. Note: Mounting studs must not protrude any further than 6mm from the surface the PP8xx is to be fastened to. -
Page 16: Heat Dissipation And Thermal Guidance
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Heat dissipation and thermal guidance The PP8xx has a linear circuit to produce the constant current output. This means that it generates heat which needs to be dissipated. For more information on this and a spreadsheet to calculate the heat output, see application note APP941 at www.gardasoft.com. -
Page 17: Minimising Thermal Dissipation
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Sending the AN command to the controller reports the internal temperature measurement. If the thermal guidance isn’t followed the controller may over heat. There is a safety cut out, which will turn the output channels off when the internal temperature indicated by the AN command command exceeds 70°C. -
Page 18: Connecting The Pp8Xx
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Connecting the PP8xx Refer to Section 11, PP8xx reference information for the ratings of the connections. To prevent overload of output wiring, all power and output cabling must be rated for a continuous load current of 6.3A minimum. However, this does not apply to the Ethernet, RS232 and trigger input connections. -
Page 19: Lighting Output
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Lighting output The lighting output connections must not be shorted together by any metallic object as the energy discharged generates heat within the PP8xx. The connections are shown below: Each power output connector has connections for two output channels as follows: Function First channel positive... -
Page 20: Ethernet (Pp82X)
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Function Input 1 positive Input 0 positive Common negative Input 7 positive Input 6 positive Input 5 positive The circuit for the trigger input is shown below: Referring to the diagram above, the operating conditions for the trigger inputs are: Logic 1 5V <= V... -
Page 21: Connectors (General)
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Connectors (general) The connectors required to mate with the PP8xx's connections are as follows: Connector Description Supplier/Part number Power Würth 351 series Würth 691 351 500 002 input 2- way screw Farnell 164 1952 terminal free socket Lighting... -
Page 22: Ethernet Address
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Ethernet address You may need to ask your network administrator for advice about setting up the Ethernet connection. The application note APP923 – Troubleshooting Ethernet problems is available from www.gardasoft.com/Downloads. The Ethernet set up of the PP82x is not affected by cold-booting the controller. -
Page 23: Mac Address
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual GardasoftMaint allows you to view the controllers on your network, change their IP addresses and upgrade their firmware if it becomes necessary. In the messaging section of GardasoftMaint, you can communicate with your controller using the commands explained in Section 10, Command configuration. -
Page 24: Automatic Sensing
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Automatic sensing The PP82x sends out a message on three events: On power up, When an IP address is received or renewed by DHCP, and When an enquiry message is received On the first two events, the message is broadcast. On the third it is a reply to a single IP address. -
Page 25: Web Page Configuration
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Web page configuration You can set up the PP82x through its own internal web pages. Click the Open webpage... button in GardasoftMaint to take you directly to the PP82x's webpages. You can also type the controller’s IP address (displayed in GardasoftMaint) into your web browser, which will display the Main page. -
Page 26: Configuration Page
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual On the general setup page (shown on the previous page), you can set a password for the PP82x and send it commands. Refer to Section 10, Command configuration for the commands you can use to operate the PP82x. -
Page 27: Command Configuration
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Command configuration The commands in this section can be sent to the PP82x through its Ethernet connection, or to a PP86x through its RS232 connection. This section explains the communication protocols used with the PP8xx and goes on to list the commands you can use to operate the controller. -
Page 28: General Commands
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual or microseconds. For currents, 'a' or 'ma' can be added to indicate amps or milliamps. The default is amps. For example: Parameter Meaning 0.1ms 0.1milliseconds 200 microseconds 0.1s 0.1 seconds 100ma 100 milliamps 2.45A 2.45 amps 2300 milliamps or 2.3 amps Note:... - Page 29 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Note 2: Delays are from 4μs to 10μs longer in FP1 and FP2 modes. This setting can be saved to non-volatile memory using the AW command. Internal trigger mode This command enables or disables the internal trigger. When enabled, all outputs are triggered simultaneously using an internal trigger signal.
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Page 30: Lighting Commands
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Err45 Error 45 was the last error. If there are no outstanding errors ,then an empty reply is sent followed by the > character that normally terminates a reply message. Set/clear the webpage password EY asc1,asc2,asc3,asc4,asc5,asc6 This command sets the password required to access the webpages. - Page 31 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual This command reports the internal trigger mode, period (TT command), and the trigger mode (FP command) settings. A typical output might be: TT1 , TP 20.00ms FP 0 Continuous output mode This command sets the specified channel to continuous operation at the required current.
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Page 32: Command Summary
PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual Where: output channel (0 to 7) pulse width in microseconds delay from trigger to pulse in microseconds output current in amps retrigger delay in microseconds (optional). For example: Set channel 2 to pulsed output at 4A, with a pulse width of 1ms after a delay of 500us: RT2,1000,500,4 10.5... - Page 33 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual PP8xx reference information This section contains information about the PP8xx's specification, ratings and error codes. 11.1 Specifications and ratings PP82x PP86x Configuration/ Ethernet using TCP/IP or UDP RS232 commands from a control configured using a web terminal, or from the user's browser, or from the user's application software...
- Page 34 PP8xx LED Controller - User Manual 11.2 Error codes Error codes may be sent by Ethernet or RS232. These are shown as Errnn, where gives the number of the error. The error codes are: Error number Reason Err01 One of the parameters of a command has an illegal value.
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