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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: v1.1 Quad Controller Series Release: 20-July-2020 Document Number: 1595-050167... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents DCS-400E DCS-800E Quad Controller Series ....................1 DCS-400E DCS-800E Quad Controller Series ....................1 Hardware Overview .............................. 3 DCS-400E, Quad Controller ..........................3 DCS-800E, Quad Controller x2 ......................... 3 Installation Model ..............................4 General Specifications ............................5 Front Panel ................................6 Front Panel Descriptions ............................. -
Page 3: 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 4: Installation Model
Installation Model Figure 3 Page 4 of 24 DCS400_800 Controller Manual V1.1 072020... -
Page 5: 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) 500mA continuous per channel Channel Control 4 Independent Channels, 8 Independent Channels, 1 Output... -
Page 6: Front Panel
Front Panel DCS-400E Figure 4 DCS-800E Figure 5 Refer to the tables on the next page for connection info Page 6 of 24 DCS400_800 Controller Manual V1.1 072020... -
Page 7: 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 / Blink Flashes once per second heartbeat while light is connected. - Page 8 *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.
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Page 9: Connector Information
Connector Information Power Input (P1) Phoenix Contact, 1748354, 18-24 AWG Trigger Input (P2) Phoenix Contact, 1881367, 22-26 AWG Light Output (P3, P4) Plug: Phoenix Contact, 1827761 Strain Relief: Phoenix Contact, 1834408, 18-24 AWG Page 9 of 24 DCS400_800 Controller Manual V1.1 072020... -
Page 10: Quick-Start
Quick-Start General Connection Diagram Trigger 2 and Light 2 only apply to DCS800* Figure 6 – General Wiring Example Page 10 of 24 DCS400_800 Controller Manual V1.1 072020... -
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. The controller must maintain a safe power dissipation, so channel currents may be throttled. -
Page 12: Trigger Input & Outputs
Trigger Input & Outputs Simplified Input Diagram (P2 pins 1 & 2) Internal to controller Figure 5 Outputs – Frame Start/Stop (P2 pins 3 & 4) Internal to controller Figure 6 Frame-start (Pin 3) is a 5V output trigger signal that occurs at the beginning of each channel pulse. -
Page 13: Software Setup
Frame Stop (pin 4) -- Similar to frame-start except the stop signal begins at the end of each light pulse. This signal can be used to determine when the last channel pulse has ended and is useful for controlling system timing more accurately. Software Setup Default Ethernet Settings The Controller uses standard Ethernet protocol (TCP-IP and UDP) to communicate. -
Page 14: User Interface (Gui)
This controller uses DHCP to automatically acquire an IP address. If directly to a PC Ethernet port, you will need to set up the PC to use a static IP address in the range of 192.168.0.x Figure 7 - Example PC settings User Interface (GUI) Figure 8... - Page 15 Table 6 Software Item Description File Save and Load recipes to the controller Device Additional options, clear saved settings Refresh Re-scans the network for devices Connect Connects to the device highlighted in the dropdown Network Configuration Edit and view network settings for the connected device Events Contains all the channel settings (current, pulse width, delay, etc.) Add Event...
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Page 16: 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 9) 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. -
Page 17: Software Modes
Figure 9: Software main window example Software Modes Standard Mode The standard mode allows using a DCS-400 or DCS-800 like a traditional 4- or 8-channel controller. Operation in Standard Mode starts by putting the controller in Standard Mode and adding an Event (See ). Adding an Event Once an event is added, you can set configurations (current, channel mode, etc.) on each channel and they will be immediately reflected on the controller. -
Page 18: Sequenced Mode
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. 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). -
Page 19: 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 7 below. Figure 73: 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 20: Web Browser User Interface
Web Browser User Interface Entering the device IP address into a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) will open the controller web browser. Main Configuration Window (web browser) Figure 14 Page 20 of 24 DCS400_800 Controller Manual V1.1 072020... -
Page 21: Software Command And Control Interface
Sequence Section (web browser) Figure 15 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. -
Page 22: Command Table
“standard” in the command SAVE:CONFIG,[1-10] Saves the active channel settings to the given event number (standard mode only) *IDN?; Gets device information: Advanced illumination firmware, hardware, etc.. “DCS-100: (fw version, hw version)” *CHANNEL:INFO?; Gets device channel information SET:IP:ADDRESS,xxx; Sets static IP address. - Page 23 (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) SET:GATEWAY:ADDRESS,xxx; Sets gateway IP address. INFO: Set Gateway address to Xxx = IP address in dotted- XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. Reboot quad format for it to take effect. (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) SET:SUBNET:MASK,xxx; Sets subnet mask. INFO: Set subnet mask to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Xxx = subnet mask in dotted-quad format (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) ERASE:SETTINGS;...
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Page 24: 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. Should a defect...
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