PXM PX144 Manual

PXM PX144 Manual

Mini light controller

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  • Page 1 PX144 Mini Light Controller MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. General description ................. 2. Safety conditions ..................3. Connection diagram ................. 4. Software Installation ................. 5. Controllers' PC software................5.1. The connection of the PX144 with a PC..........5.2. Controller settings ................5.2.1. Input Settings ................. 5.2.2. Remote settings ............
  • Page 3: General Description

    / off, input the remote control code transmitting wireless RC-5 and a USB port built-in. The PX144 has a standard DMX-512 output and OC rated at 1.5 A per channel, allowing direct control of LEDs. RGB LED visible on the casing PX144 allows direct viewing of the selected color of light in three output channels.
  • Page 4: Connection Diagram

    3. CONNECTION SCHEME LEDs connected with common anode current stabilizating circuit (e.g. resistor) power supply DMX effect (e.g. lamp) At the end of DMX line a 12-24V DC terminator has to OC OUTPUT (110 Ohm resistor connected between DMX+ and - lines) DMX OK Mini Light...
  • Page 5: Software Installation

    4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The CD that comes with the driver includes a program Px144 ver. 1.09B Install.exe, which when launched, installs the application to programming and configuring the PX144. In a first step, the installer asks for language selection (Installer language) which is used during installation.
  • Page 6 The last window shows the information about the successful completion of the installation. Selecting Show details button opens the inside the window with information about the location of individual components. Press Close to exit the installer. NOTE: To remove Px144.exe run the Uninstall file located in the target folder of the program.
  • Page 7: Controllers' Pc Software

    PxLight144 software. Connection will be established after selecting the Connect button on the right side Px144 program window. You will see the status of "Connected" and the serial number and firmware version read from the controller.
  • Page 8: Controller Settings

    On the right side of the window in the block configuration are available in the following keys: Send configuration to Px144 (allows you to send pre-programmed settings for the driver), Read configuration from Px144 (driver settings for downloading applications), Save configuration to file (retain the settings in the file.
  • Page 9 In addition, the Select from device button allows you to check which of the external keyboard keys is corresponding to individual numbers in the program. After selecting this button, simply press the desired external driver key and the corresponding number in program will be highlighted.
  • Page 10: Remote Settings

    In the Settings / Input tab to each of the control inputs, we can assign a action. Therefore, the impulse given to the selected input will call the action assigned to it. In the column associated action you can choose what actions will cause the run control input. Double-clicking in a table cell opens a menu where we have to choose: Load next scene (changes are currently running a scene to the next), Load and run next program (the program is currently running blanks and loads the next), Controller Start / Stop (the driver switches to...
  • Page 11: Other Settings

    LED on the front of the driver (the LED in the shape of a company logo PXM: "X") and run the simulator events you can view the action assigned to that entry or remote control key, the LED...
  • Page 12: Special Scene

    PX144. The address can be obtained directly from the remote control by pressing the remote control download and then pressing any button on the remote control. Obtained in this way can be sent to the address PX144 (Send button).
  • Page 13: Preview Selected Channels

    5.2.3.3. Three-channel preview This field allows you to preview selected channels to determine which of three channels (R, G, B) will be mapped directly onto the LED "X" on the controller and the output channels OC. The first of the selected channels may be numbered from 1 to 30 (when value of 30 will be the third channel number is 32).
  • Page 14: Defining Stages And Programs' Steps

    5.3. DEFINING SCENES AND PROGRAMS' STEPS When you select the Scenes, Steps tab of the main menu, we are able to complete these steps to program each of the 16 scenes, and the different steps (maximum 16) for each of the eight programs.
  • Page 15: Defining Programs

    For step programs, we can also define additional parameters - Infinite tag allows determine Loop for selected program or scene. 5.4. DEFINING PROGRAMS On the main programs we can define the programs based on eight steps according to the settings tab of scenes, steps.
  • Page 16: Copy The Settings And Scenes Programs

    The Rise time column will show the duration of the program by the end of the scene. If the time any of them will be established as infinite in the last column of the duration of the entire program from the scene will be indefinite. 5.5.
  • Page 17: Saving And Reading Configuration

    Same goes with Coping Steps. The only change is that first you have to choose form which program do you need to copy those steps. 5.6. CONFIGURATION SAVING AND READING Changes made in configuration can be to saved only in the file wiht .cfg extantion. To save it select the Save Conf.
  • Page 18: Closing The Program

    5.7. CLOSING THE PROGRAM After completing work with the program and to save your changes the driver, click the Disconnect Px144 button, only then we can close the application and disconnect the unit from a computer. 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - DMX output channels...
  • Page 19: Declaration Of Conformity

    Przemysłowa 12 tel: +48 12 626 46 92 http://www.pxm.pl 30-701 Kraków, Poland fax: +48 12 626 46 94 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to guide lines 89/336/EWG Name of producer: PXM s.c.

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