Summary of Contents for Spectrum Illumination MONSTER BRAIN
- Page 1 MONSTER BRAIN INSTRUCTION MANUAL Spectrum Illumination 5114 Industrial Park Road Montague, MI 49437 Phone 231.894.4590 Fax 231.894.4582 www.spectrumillumination.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Section 6 - Setting Product ID with I/O ............17 Chart for Product ID Binary Count ................18 Section 7 - Triggering Your Camera with the Monster Brain ....19 Section 8 – Flash Software Upgrading ............20 Section 9 - Specifications................22 Section 10 - Troubleshooting .............. -
Page 3: Section 1 - Thanks
Vision Lighting products on the market at the best price. Our Monster Brain is our latest bit of top of the line vision products to make vision integration easier for everyone. -
Page 4: Section 2 - Monster Brain Overview
2 camera trigger outputs Store up to 63 Product ID settings The Monster Brain is very flexible in its possible uses. The Monster Brain can be used for controlling only the intensities of the analog drivers, for strobing only, or for doing a combination of both. - Page 5 The example above shows all of these drivers with the Monster Brain. The Monster Brain can run both the ALDM 700 and the ALDM 350/3 at the same intensity, and the ALDM 2100 and ALDM 2800 at two other different intensities. For this example select three analog channels, because three different analog intensity controls are needed.
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Page 6: Section 3 - Installation
Failure to do this will result in the Monster Brain controller not controlling the drivers.) 2) Attach the Monster Brain onto the DIN rail. Then connect the remaining DIN rail bus connectors to the right of the Monster Brain’s connector and the driver(s) - Page 7 4) Wire all of the power and output cables to the drivers as diagrammed on the driver spec sheet(s) for the model used. 5) Wire the Monster Brain with +24 Volts DC to a maximum of +28 Volts DC on Pin #1 of the RED CONNECTOR.
- Page 8 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Controlling the intensity of your Monster Lights using the Monster Brain Controller? Analog 0-10VDC (ALDM) Drivers? How many ONLY 1 Analog Drivers? MORE THAN 1 Note: Purchase Analog Drivers to control the intensity using...
- Page 9 Monster Brain changes the actual use of the DIN rail bus connectors. While you have the configuration set in “3 analog, 1 strobe”, it is only possible for the Monster Brain to send out one strobe signal, meaning all lights must strobe at the same time. However, you can still wire in your own strobe signal to the appropriate driver(s), for multiple strobes.
- Page 10 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual When the DIP switch configuration is set, keep in mind that any drivers with the same Strobe channel switches on, will strobe at the same time. Also, any analog drivers with the same analog output switches on, will have the same intensity while strobing. Below are the allowable DIP switch settings per driver, other settings will cause undesired results.
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Page 11: Section 4 - Programming
8. For Connection Using Direct Connect Crossover Cable 1) When attaching Monster Brain directly to a laptop or PC, use a Cat5 or higher crossover cable from Monster Brain to computer Ethernet port. 2) When connecting two devices with a crossover cable, they must be on the same LAN, the same sub network, and have unique IP addresses. - Page 12 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual 6) In the General tab, select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press the properties button.(NOTE: Write down any information on the properties page if any numbers are currently present before entering any new information.) Press the “use the following IP address”...
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Page 13: For Connection Using Pre-Existing Lan
The Spectrum Illumination Monster Brain programming page should come up (as seen on page 13). 8) To change the IP address of the Monster Brain to a compatible IP address for your system, run the MB Locator program (MBLocator.exe). Select the Monster Brain being configured;... - Page 14 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual (Note: If you do not see the programming page, please see the troubleshooting section.) Rev. Date: 2013-11-27...
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Page 15: Programming For Your Application
Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Programming For Your Application 1) Load Product ID to be edited (0-63) in the field under “Edit Product ID”, click Load. 2) At the top left of the screen, choose the “Bus Output Configuration” needed (Refer to flowchart on page 5 for help deciding) and adjacent “Time Units”... -
Page 16: Section 5 - Setting Parameters With Tcp/Ip
Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Section 5 - Setting Parameters with TCP/IP TCP/IP port number = 4901 If command/response includes a value, it should be in the form "parameter=value" Entire packet terminated with carriage return, timeout of 5 minutes ... - Page 17 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual strobe3-delay strobe3-on strobe3-off strobe4-pulses (same as strobe 1) strobe4-delay strobe4-on strobe4-off output1-percent (value in percent, default=100) output2-percent (value in percent, default=100) output3-percent (value in percent, default=100) trigger-debounce (value in msec, default = 0, max=10000 msec)
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Page 18: Section 6 - Setting Product Id With I/O
Pin #4. 3) The Monster Brain will receive your signal and send an acknowledge signal back to your device from Pin #8 (logic low). The output will send a pulse train equal to the Product ID # + 1, i.e. -
Page 19: Chart For Product Id Binary Count
Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Chart for Product ID Binary Count Product Product Active Pins for Binary Count Active Pins for Binary Count ID # ID # ... -
Page 20: Section 7 - Triggering Your Camera With The Monster Brain
Section 7 - Triggering Your Camera with the Monster Brain The Monster Brain comes with four camera trigger outputs that can be used to trigger up to two cameras. The following is an explanation on how to use that function. -
Page 21: Section 8 - Flash Software Upgrading
The Monster Brain is setup for easy software upgrades. 1) Download “AutoUpdate.exe” and “MonsterBrain_VXXX_APP.s19” available at www.spectrumillumination.com/MBC.htm. 2) Connect Monster Brain to LAN or direct with crossover cable as shown in section 4. 3) Run “AutoUpdate.exe” and the image below should be displayed. - Page 22 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual 7) Select MonsterBrain_VXXX_APP.s19 and click Open. 8) Check the box “Reboot when complete” and click Update. 9) The following should be displayed when complete. Click OK, flash updating is complete. Rev. Date: 2013-11-27...
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Page 23: Section 9 - Specifications
Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Section 9 - Specifications ELECTRICAL: Input Voltage: 12-28VDC (LDM drivers require 23.5V min) Input Current: 40mA typical @ 24V 10KΩ – PNP/ NPN input typical Strobe Input Impedance: < 1 VDC for “OFF” >3 ≤ 30 VDC for “ON”... - Page 24 Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Trigger Frequency: Max Trigger Frequency = 10KHz (100 µsec PRF) Single Pulse Mode, No delay: Pulses = 1 Delay = 0 On Time = 5 µsec min, 10.0 seconds max Off Time = 0 Response Time (trigger to On Time) = 1.660 µsec typical...
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Page 25: Section 10 - Troubleshooting
Spectrum Illumination, Monster Brain Controller Manual Section 10 - Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause/solution Ensure a +24 volt signal on Pin #1 on Power lights don’t come on. Red connector in reference to Pin #2. Ensure the IP address was correctly typed into the navigation bar.
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