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LED300 Remote Control
Product Reference Number:
A7179 - L300RC 234w LED Explorer 110/240v
A7194 - L300RC 234w LED Explorer 24v
Manufacturer's details:
Francis Searchlights Ltd
Union Road, Bolton
Lancashire, BL2 2HJ, UK
Tel:
+44 (0) 1204 558960
Fax:
+44 (0) 1204 558979
http://www.francis.co.uk
E-mail: sales@francis.co.uk
Issue: 3
Manual Part Number: C27927
15.8.19
Distributor details:
EC1778
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Summary of Contents for Francis Searchlights A7179-L300RC
- Page 1 LED300 Remote Control Product Reference Number: A7179 - L300RC 234w LED Explorer 110/240v A7194 - L300RC 234w LED Explorer 24v Manufacturer’s details: Distributor details: Francis Searchlights Ltd Union Road, Bolton Lancashire, BL2 2HJ, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1204 558960 Fax: +44 (0) 1204 558979 http://www.francis.co.uk...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS - Introduction - Safety Precautions - Technical Information - Unpacking and Installation Instructions - Electrical Installation - Operating Instructions - Fault Finding - Maintenance and Servicing - Wiring Diagram & General Assembly - Spare Parts List... -
Page 3: Introduction
For your future reference please keep this manual in a safe place. Thank you for specifying a product from the Francis Searchlights range. All Francis products are designed to give complete customer satisfaction and are manufactured to the highest engineering standards in order to ensure optimum performance and service life. -
Page 4: Safety Precautions
2 - Safety Precautions The following instructions must be adhered to, in order to ensure a safe working environment and the safety of the user. Note: When unpacking or manoeuvring the searchlight into its fixing position, suitable lifting points must be used in order to prevent damage to the equipment or personal injury. -
Page 5: Technical Information
3 - Technical Information This product has been designed to operate in accordance with the product specification. The LED300RC searchlight has the following features: ◼ All marine grade materials and fixings; ◼ Powder coated & stove enamel paint finish; ◼ 365° horizontal rotation; ◼... -
Page 6: Unpacking And Installation Instructions
4 - Unpacking and Installation Instructions The following instructions should be read and fully understood prior to installing the equipment to ensure that the correct procedures are followed, and all safety precautions are observed. Note: If the equipment has been in storage for a considerable amount of time, it is advisable to conduct a routine maintenance check on all parts before installation. -
Page 7: Electrical Installation
5 - Electrical Installation Note: ~ When the main power is first applied to the searchlight, the searchlight will carry out a self-test, it will Pan to the left limit and Tilt down to the limit, once this is complete, the searchlight will then move to the centre and horizontal, during this please do not try and operate the searchlight while this test is being carried out. -
Page 8: Operating Instructions
6 - Operating Instructions This equipment is designed for use out of doors, in free air. Never place anything on or cover the searchlight when in use as this may present a hazard. Switch On The panel is activated using the PANEL button. This will illuminate brightly when the panel is active. - Page 9 Clear Motion Limits Motion limits as set above can be cleared by switching the panel off then pressing and holding the focus button and lamp buttons together for 10 seconds. Adjusting Panel Illumination The panel illumination and indicators intensity can be adjusted to suit ambient light levels. To adjust the intensity, switch the panel on then switch it off with the PANEL button and keep the PANEL button pressed.
- Page 10 7. Anti-condensation heater output over current. – The 24VDC anti condensation heater output is taking excessive current. The heater output will switch off. To restore this output, remove the supply from the speed control card for a period. 8. Limit Switch Error. Some lamp types do not use all or some limit switches.
- Page 11 FBUS SPEED CONTROL ASSEMBLY DETAILS MAINS CONNECTORS Live. Neutral Earth TILT CONNECTOR Tilt Motor Red Wire (+) Tilt Motor Black Wire (-) Tilt Encoder Red Wire (5V). (Voyager Brown Wire) Tilt Encoder Green Wire (Phase A Output) (Voyager Yellow Wire) Tilt Encoder White Wire (Phase B Output) Tilt Encoder Black Wire (Voyager Blue Wire) Tilt Limit Switch Common Black Wire...
- Page 12 FBUS Speed Control Board...
- Page 13 CONNECTIONS TO FBUS JOYSTICK CONTROL PANEL FBUS CONNECTOR OV Supply Input Line Terminate (Connect to + for terminate) FBUS + RS485 Data In/Out FBUS - RS485 Data In/Out +24V Supply Input JOYSTICK CONNECTOR Joystick Black Wire Joystick Yellow Wire Joystick Blue Wire Joystick Red Wire FBUS JOYSTICK CONTROL BOARD...
- Page 14 FBUS ADDRESS SWITCHES OVERVIEW FBUS uses two types of address switch. One type is rotary, and the value selected is the value shown on the dial. The other type is rows of switches whose operation is described below: - The switches all operate in the same manner producing a binary value with the highest binary value to the left and the lowest value to the right.
- Page 15 EXAMPLES Standard control panel – panel address set to 5 Switch 1 = Off Switch 2 = On (Value 4 added to address) Switch 3 = Off Switch 4 = On (Value 1 added to address) 4 + 1 = 5 Speed control card - lamp address set to 11 Switch 4 = Off Switch 5 = On (Value 8 added to address)
- Page 16 FBUS DATA PROTOCOL OVERVIEW The Francis bus (FBUS) is a custom communication protocol based on RS485 two wire bi-directional communication hardware. The system provides a simple bi-directional link between lamps and lamp control panels. The system allows given panels to communicate with different lamps and also allows a number of panels to communicate with the same lamp.
- Page 17 PANEL TRANSMITTED DATA Panels only send data when there is data to be sent i.e. there has been activity at the panel which must be sent to a given lamp. If there is no data to be sent, a panel will not transmit. The amount of data a panel sends will depend upon the amount of activity at the panel and can be 2 to 10 bytes.
- Page 18 DATA_FOCUS_BUTTON (Hex 0B) This is a single byte command. When the lamp receives this, it will run the focus motor as long as the command remains. A panel will send this command so long as the focus button is pressed. DATA_HOME_BUTTON (Hex 0C) This is s single byte command.
- Page 19 DATA_TILT_POSITION (Hex 19) This is a three-byte command. Following the DATA_TILT_POSITION command two data bytes specify the position to which the lamp must move. The bearing resolution is 0.1 degrees. The value is sent LSB first with the first byte representing the lower position command bits. The MSB (sent last) lower 4 bits represents the remaining value.
- Page 20 The CRC is a simple data checking system. Basically, this is just the sum of the lamps address and bytes above. The value is radix to 8 bits. If the lamp address was 0 (bus address value 16) and the pan and tilt were both at centre and the lamp was switched on and all other status bits were 0 the values would be Hex 110, 80, 80, 01.
- Page 21 RECEIVING FROM A LAMP Lamps broadcast data sequentially. There is no need to actively request data to be sent, just wait for the lamps address with bit 7 set to be present on the bus and load the next six bytes. An example is given below; - EXAMPLE Obtain lamp number 2 pan position.
- Page 22 1. Pan Limit. – Either of the pan limit switches operated. Note that this may not actually be a fault. The LED will flash when a limit switch is operated under normal circumstances i.e. the lamp is at the limit of travel.
- Page 23 FBUS INTERFACE UNIT (if supplied) OVERVIEW Francis Searchlights FBUS system is designed to allow multiple control panels to manage a number of searchlights on a common data cable. The data system is application specific and, as such, has a fixed data rate and complex timing.
- Page 24 SET PANEL ADDRESS The FBUS interface looks like a standard control panel to the FBUS as such it must have a panel address. The panel address must not be set to the same value as any other panel on the system. Panel addresses start at 0 and go up to 15.
- Page 25 FAULTS+LIMITS This displays any faults or limit switch activation relating to the selected lamp. Multiple faults will be displayed sequentially. LAMP SOFTWARE This displays the software version of the currently selected lamp LAMP TYPE No This displays the lamp type number. EXT COMMS DATA This item is included to aid external interface development.
- Page 26 DATA_STORE_HOME (0x 0F) This is a four-byte command (Sync, Lamp address, command, CRC). A lamp receiving this will store the current pan and tilt position values and will move to these values when the DATA_MOVE_TO_HOME command is issued. DATA_PAN_CLOCKWISE (0x14) This is a five-byte command (Sync, Lamp address, command, speed, CRC) The speed value is between 0 and 127.
- Page 27 DATA_MOVE_TO_TILT_POSITION (0x19) This is a six-byte command (Sync, Lamp address, command, position LSB, Position MSB, CRC). The position value is 12 bits and gives a resolution of 0.1 degrees. The most significant byte (sent last) comprises the top 5 bits. The most significant bit (bit 4 –...
- Page 28 8. Focus position - Value between 0 and 100 - finest focus at value 50. 9. Fault Status 1 Bit 0 - Pan motor current high. Bit 1 - Tilt motor current high. Bit 2 - Focus motor current high. Bit 3 - FBUS +24V out current high.
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Page 29: Fault Finding
On operation if the LED does not light, switch off mains supply and check all fuses; NOTE: If a fault occurs on the pan and tilt gearbox, the unit should be returned to Francis Searchlights Limited for fault evaluation and repair. Back To Top... -
Page 30: Maintenance And Servicing
8 - Maintenance and Servicing In order to prolong the service life and performance of your searchlight, the following maintenance guidelines are recommended: ◼ Maintenance checks should be conducted before every voyage or at least every three months; ◼ Before checking, disconnect the equipment from the supply; ◼... -
Page 31: Wiring Diagram & General Assembly
9 - Wiring Diagram & General Assembly Drawing Number Description A7179 L300RC 234w LED Explorer General Assembly C27876 Wiring diagram 115/240v C27878 Wiring Diagram 24v C27312 Joystick Panel Assembly C27461 Driver Box Assembly HV C27924 Driver Box Assembly LV... -
Page 38: Spare Parts List
Joystick Controller PCB In order to prolong the life and performance of your product, we recommend that you only specify Francis Searchlights spare parts. This will ensure that any warranties on your equipment will not be invalidated. When ordering spare parts please contact the Sales Department at Francis Searchlights Limited.
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