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LX300 Remote Control
300 Watt Xenon Prison Searchlight
Product Reference Number:
A7147 – Variable Speed Motor Unit 240v
A7152 – Variable Speed Motor Unit 115v
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
Manual Part Number: C27488
2.11.17
Issue: 2
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- Page 1 User Instruction & Installation Manual LX300 Remote Control 300 Watt Xenon Prison Searchlight Product Reference Number: A7147 – Variable Speed Motor Unit 240v A7152 – Variable Speed Motor Unit 115v Manufacturer’s details: Distributor details: Francis Searchlights Ltd Union Road, Bolton...
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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 Drawing - 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 LX300RC 300watt searchlight has the following features: All marine grade materials and fixings; Electronic power supply unit; Parabolic aluminium deep-dish reflector; ... -
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 For safety purposes, only competent personnel should perform the electrical installation. All equipment should be installed to current Electrical Regulations and Standards. In order to obtain the maximum light output from the searchlight, it is essential that the full operating voltage of the lamp fitted be applied to the lampholder contacts. - Page 8 Installation Guidelines A typical installation and connection routine for the LX300RC searchlight is as follows: Referring to wiring diagram C27465, a supply is fed to the power supply unit, which then provides a common feed to the motor gearbox, searchlight and joystick panel. The searchlight has been pre-wired with 3 metres of cable from the motor gearbox to junction box provided.
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Page 9: 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. The searchlight can be remotely positioned via the joystick control panel, with the facility for movement up, down, left and right. - Page 10 Setting to Work Safe service in use necessitates the strict observance of the following precautions. Any article fabricated from quartz or glass is inherently fragile and care should therefore be taken, at all times, when handling lamps; Eye protection must be worn when handling lamps that have been removed from their packaging materials.
- 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 5. Send CRC value, in this case Hex 116 + Hex 01 + Hex A0 = 1D7 after radix to 8 bits = B7. 6. This completes the transmission 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.
- 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 will increment as the lamp moves from centre. The least significant byte comprises the lower 7 bits of the value with the most significant bit set to zero. As an example, a value of 0x0A followed by 0x08 would indicate an angle 1 degree up of centre.
- Page 28 10. Fault Status 2 Bit 0 - Limit switch error. Bit 1 - Datum error. Bit 2 - Lamp type invalid. Bit 3 - Supply voltage out of tolerance. 11. Lamp software version. 12. Lamp type No. 13. CRC ERROR CONTROL Error control is supported by a CRC following each data packet.
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Page 29: Fault Finding
7- Fault Finding All fault finding must be conducted by a competent person or qualified Electrical Engineer. Please refer to the following table for the trouble-shooting of Xenon lamps. Fault Cause Remedy Wrong Polarity Lamp incorrectly fitted Anode (large electrode) ... - Page 30 Failure of Lamp to ignite In the event of the xenon lamp failing to light the following steps should be taken: 1) Check that the mains supply is connected to the input of the PSU. On operating the lamp switch, if the lamp does not light, switch off mains supply and check all fuses; 2) On pressing the lamp switch the lamp still does not ignite, check the searchlight head.
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Page 31: 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 33: Wiring Diagram & General Assembly Drawing
9 - Wiring Diagram & General Assembly Drawing Drawing Number Description A7147 / A7152 LX300RC 300w Xenon GA C27465 Wiring Diagram C27312 Control Panel Assembly C26724 Junction Box Assembly C26731 / C26732 Power Supply Unit Enclosure Assembly... -
Page 39: 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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