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Controller

Manual

version 3.0

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CONTENTS

Introduction 4

Saety instructions 5

How to replace the uses 6

Controller description 7

Wiring the starcloth to the controller 8

Connecting the ShowLED controller 9

Setting up the control network 9

Stand Alone Mode 9

DMX Mode 10

Mixing controllers with dierent rmware 11

Stand Alone Mode 11

DMX Mode 12

The operator console and the menu structure 13

Flowchart o the menu structure 14

Description o the parameters 16

Graphical presentation o the DMX channel arrangement 19

Tips and tricks

FAQ’s 20

XLR output detail 20

Troubleshooting

Contact Inormation & Support channels 21

Technical data

Declaration o conormity 23

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your recent purchase o a ShowLED* Controller with the ollowing

eatures:

• 8outputchannelsfordrivingLEDS

• DMXcompatible

-TheDMXsignaliscleanedupandampliedeverytimeitpassesthroughacontroller!

• Twoormorecontrollerscanbesynchronised

• Chasepatterns

- Stand alone or selected by the DMX signal

- Selection o hard or sot chase

- Variable chase speed

- A number o predened patterns• Interactiveoperatorconsole

- The parameters o the controller are accessible though the LCD and menu buttons.

e.g. The DMX base address

• TheLEDoutputsareprotectedagainstshortcircuit

• Thesupplyvoltagecanvarybetween90and260Vac

• Usesstandardcables

• Energyefcient

New eatures: (rmware 1.0 or higher)

• FullrangeDMX-addressing• Improveddimmercurve

(Compatiblewiththepreviousversionofrmware)

Notes: Thismanualappliestormwareversion1.0orhigherandhardwareversions2.0and

above.

Please consult our website or possible errata and modications.

*ShowLEDisourbrandnameforLED-productswedevelopfortheentertainment

industry. ShowLED products are manuactured and distributed by Amelia N.V.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

Toavoidelectricshockthepowercordprotectivegroundingmustbeconnectedtoground.

Make sure you understand the unction o each connection beore you connect it. See

that all connections are made correctly beore turning on the controller.

Alwaysdisconnect thedevice fromthemainssupplywhen connecting thesignal

leads, the power cord should be connected last.

Donotapplyvoltagehigherthan260Vactothedevice.(Seealsotechnicaldata)

Incaseofanemergency,youcandisconnectpowerfromthedevicebypullingoutthe

power cord. Keep the power cord easily accessible at all times.

I your application set-up does not allow easy access to the power cord, install a

mechanicalcircuitbreakerinthesupply-line,goingtothedevice.

Thedevicehas2fusesplacedinside;replacethemonlywiththecorrecttype.Seenext

page how to replace them.

I the controller hangs on a starcloth and is not supported by a foor or a table, you

must secure it with a mechanical saety. The connecting cables are NOT mechanicalsafeties!Ifyouarenotfamiliarwithmechanicalsafeties,feelfreetocontactus,wecan

provideyouwithadvice.

Takecarewiththeenvironmentallimits.Donotexceedthem.(Seetechnicaldata)

Keep a minimum distance o 1 meter between you (or the audience) and the LEDs.

Do not stare into the LEDs, especially when narrow angle LEDs are used.

ThisdeviceisdesignedandtestedfordrivingLEDs;donotuseitforotherpurposes.

Do not expose the controller to water (rain) or direct sunlight.

Donotsubjecttoexcessiveshockbydroppingtheunit.

!

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How to reace the uses

Disconnectthepowercord.Unscrewthe4boltsonthetwosidesofthedeviceandthe

4topscrewsoftheXLRconnectorsoftheLEDoutputs(YouneedaPH1screwdriver).

Removethetopofthedevice(itisnotnecessarytodisconnecttheatcableyou

encounter). Locate the use holders marked on the PCB as F1 and F2. You can open the

use holders by turning the caps counter clockwise.

Determine which use is blown. (I you are not sure, replace both) Replace the use(s)with the right kind (use 2.0A slow-blow 5x20 mm). Replace the caps together with

the uses and lock them by turning clockwise.

Putthetopofthedevicebackintopositionandfastenthe4littleboltsonthetwo

sidesofthedeviceandthe4topscrewsoftheXLRconnectorsoftheLEDoutputs.

Reconnectthepowercordandcheckifthedeviceisworkingproperly.

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CONTROllER DESCRIpTION

Operator Console

A: DMX input (5 pole XLR)

B: DMX output (5 pole XLR)

C: MAINS input (IEC power inlet)

LED Output connectors

(2 pairs o 5 pole XLR-plugs each

pair controls 4 channels)

A B C

Note:

Thepicturesarenottoscale!

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WIRINg THE STARClOTH TO THE CONTROllER

Connectin one coth to the controer

Connectin two sa coths to the controer

Note:

The connectors with the same colour code are switched in parallel (internally)

channels 1 to 4

channels 5 to 8

XLR-plug

5 pole / male

Starcloth

channels 1 to 4

channels 5 to 8

small starcloths

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CONNECTINg THE SHOWlED CONTROllER

1. Connect your application1 to the LED output connectors o the controller.

2. Connect the powercord to the MAINS (90-260V) input o the controller.3. At this point you will need to set the parameters o the controller.

You will learn how to do so rom this manual.

4. Ifyouhavemorethanonecontrollertoconnect.

See setting up the control network, urther in this manual.

SETTINg Up THE CONTROl NETWORk

The control network is set up with the use o 5 pole XLR cables. In the ollowing

drawings only the control network is drawn. Depending on your application, you willchoose a conguration.

Stand Aone mode (No lightboard present)

The rst controller

is set to operating

mode 0

All other controllers are set to operating mode 1

All parameters can be altered on the rst controller.

1 For instance, a starcloth, a logo, …

Controller

1

DMX DMX

in out

Controller

2

DMX DMX

in out

Last

Controller

DMX DMX

in out

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SETTINg Up THE CONTROl NETWORk

DmX mode

Conguration1:Usingthebuilt-inpatterns(Withuseofalightboard)

Inthiscongurationcontroller1issetinmode10;alltheothersaresetinmode1. This conguration requires minimum 5 DMX channels.

Note: i you want to add another device (ovin heads, diers,...) to this

contro networ, it can ony be ut beore the frst controer!

Conguration 2: Dimming unction o each output

In this conguration all the controllers are set in mode 8.

This conguration requires minimum 8 DMX channels.

You can choose i you want to address the controllers all together or separately.By setting all the controllers in this control network on the same DMX base you can

address all the controllers together.

By setting all the controllers in the control network on a dierent DMX base (e.g. 1, 9,

17, 25 …) you can address all the controllers separately.

Note: i you want to address all the controllers separately, you will need 8 DMX

channels per controller. (e.g. 4 controllers require 32 channels)

Lightboard

DMX

out

Controller 1

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 2

DMX DMX

in out

Last Controller

DMX DMX

in out

Lightboard

DMX

out

Controller 1

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 2

DMX DMX

in out

Last Controller

DMX DMX

in out

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mIXINg CONTROllERS WITH DIFFERENT FIRmWARE

Stand Aone mode

Masterslaveoperation(Nolightboardpresent)

The rst controlleris set to operating

mode 2

operating mode 3

All other controllers are set

to operating mode 1

Legend

V1.0>:rmwareversion1.0orhigher V0.30:rmwareversion0.30

Controller 1

V 1.0 >

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 2

V 1.0 >

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 3

V 0.30

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 4

V 0.30

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 5

V 0.30

DMX DMX

in out

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mIXINg CONTROllERS WITH DIFFERENT FIRmWARE

DmX mode

Conguration1:Usingthebuildinpatterns(Seealsoconguration2)

operating operating operating operatingmode 11 mode 12 mode 8 mode 8

Conguration 2: Dimming unction o each output (See also conguration 3)

operating operating operating operating

mode 12 mode 12 mode 8 mode 8

Legend V1.0>:rmwareversion1.0orhigher

V0.30:rmwareversion0.30

Lightboard

DMX

out

Lightboard

DMX

out

Controller 1

V 1.0 >

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 1

V 1.0 >

DMX DMXin out

Controller 2

V 1.0 >

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 2

V 1.0 >

DMX DMXin out

Controller 3

V 0.30

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 3

V 0.30

DMX DMXin out

Controller 4

V 0.30

DMX DMX

in out

Controller 4

V 0.30

DMX DMXin out

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THE OpERATOR CONSOlE AND THE mENU STRUCTURE

The operator console consists o an LCD and three buttons.

This console is the physical interace that lets you access a menu structure. Themenustructureletsyoumodifytheparametersofthedevice.

The rst button (PRG) has a double unction, depending on where you are in the menu

structure;thefunctioncanbeanEscapeoraConrmation.

TheUPbuttonletsyounavigatethroughthestructureorincrementaparameter.

TheDOWNbuttonletsyounavigatethroughthestructureordecrementaparameter.

Aowchartofthemenustructureisgivenonthenextpage.Thestructurehasthree

types o submenus, namely actions, set-up parameters and operational parameters.

Actions

Exit no changes

Escapefunction,thepreviouslysavedparametersarerestored.

Return deault

The parameters are restored to the actory deaults.

Broadcast parameters

Passes the parameters to the other controllers in the DMX-chain.

Exitandsave

Ater altering the parameters and the parameters are satisying,

youmustsavethemFirmware Vx.xx

Displaysthecurrentrmwareofthedevice.It’sanaidtohelpus

togiveyouadditionalsupport.

Set-u araeters

Operating mode

DMX base

Oerationa araeters

Pattern type

Patternbehaviour

Chase speedMinimum intensity

Maximum intensity

You need to alter only the set-up parameters when the set-up o your application

changes. You will nd an explanation o the parameters in section “description o the

parameters”.

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FlOWCHART OF THE mENU STRUCTURE

www.showled.com

EXIT NO CHANGES

RETURNDEFAULT

BROADCAST PARAM

EXIT AND SAVE

FIRMWARE Vx.xx

PRG

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

PRG

PRG

PRG

PRG

PRG

Escape, no changes are made

Returnsthedevicetothe

deault settings

Send the parameters to other

devicesinthechain

Exitsandsavesyourchanges

Escape, no changes are made

I d l e m e s

s a g e , i n

t h i s s t a t e t h e L C D b a

c k l i g h t i s d i m m e d

See next page

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OPERATING MODE 000

DMX BASE 000

PATTERN TYPE 000

PATTERNBEHAVIOUR 000

MIN INTENSITY 000

CHASE SPEED 000

MAX INTENSITY 000

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

DNUP

PRG

PRG

PRG

PRG

PRG

PRG

PRG

O n l y a v a i l a b l e w h e n o p e r a t i n g m o d e 0

o r 2 i s s e l e c t e d .

ModifyvalueswiththeUPandDNbuttons

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DESCRIpTION OF THE pARAmETERS

Oeratin ode

This is the rst parameter you need to set beore entering the other ones. Depending onthe conguration o your application you must choose a certain operating mode.

See also section “Setting up the control network” or more clarity.

mode DmX channe

requireents

Descrition Access to the

oerationa araeters

Dier

curve

0 * Stand-alone operation (Master) On the controller (menus) Improved

1 * Stand-aloneoperation(Slave,

listens to other controller in

mode 0)

* Improved

2 * Stand-alone operation (Master) On the controller (menus) Standard

3 * Stand-aloneoperation(Slave,

listens to other controller in

mode 0)

* Standard

4 * reserved * *

5 * reserved * *

6 * reserved * *

7 * reserved * *

8 8 Dimming unction o each

output

* Improved

9 5 Patterntype,Patternbehaviour,

Chase speed, Min. Intensity, Max.Intensity

By the DMX signal Improved


Chase speed, Min. Intensity, Max.

Intensity(solvessynchronisation

problems)

By the DMX signal Improved


Chase speed, Min. Intensity, Max.

Intensity(solvessynchronisation

problems)

By the DMX signal Standard

12 8 Dimming unction o each

output

* Standard

13 * reserved * *

14 * reserved * *

15 * reserved * *

*: Doesn’t apply

Notes

Mode 0: The controller will act as a lightboard or the other controllers.

Mode 9, 10 and 11: You can address remotely the operational parameters

bytheDMX-signal.Itwillsaveyoutime;youdon’thave

to program your own sequences.

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DmX base

UsethisparametertosettheDMXbaseaddressoftheShowLEDcontroller. The DMX base address1 can be set between 1 and 504.

Thefollowingbuilt-inpatternsareonlyavailableifoperatingmode0,2,9,10or11

isselected!!!Ifoperatingmode0or2isselected,theyareavailableontheoperator

console.Ifoperatingmode9,10or11isselected,theyareavailablethroughtheDMX

signal.

pattern Tye(Channel oset 0)

DmX vaue Function Descrition

0.. 7 All Channels OFF *

8.. 31 Chase Pattern 1 Random, min. 3 channel on

32.. 55 Chase Pattern 2 Special

56.. 79 Chase Pattern 3 Sequence with 4 channels on



128.. 151 Chase Pattern 6 Running light 7 channels on




224.. 247 Chase Pattern 10 STROBE

248.. 255 All Channels ON *

*:Forcedoperation,allotherparametershavenoinuence.

1 The DMX base address is also known as the “DMX start address”

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pattern Behaviour

(Channel oset 1)

DmX vaue Descrition

0.. 63 Sot chase

64.. 127 Hard chase

128.. 191 Softchase,invertedpattern

192.. 255 Hardchase,invertedpattern

Chase Seed(Channel oset 2)

DmX vaue Descrition

0 Minimum speed

..

255 Maximum speed

miniu Intensity(Channel oset 3)

Limiterfunctionsetstheminimumintensitylevel.Whensettoavaluehigherthan

zero, the LEDs will not dim completely.

maxiu Intensity

(Channel oset 4)

Limiterfunctionsetsthemaximumintensitylevel.Whensettoavaluelowerthan255,the LEDs will not light up at ull capacity.

Note:themaximumintensityhasahigherprioritythantheminimumintensity!

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C h a s e s p e e d

N o t a p p l i c a b

l e

M a x i m u m

I n t e n s i t y

C h a s e s p

e e d

M i n i m u m

I n

t e n s i t y

M a x i m u m

I n

t e n s i t y

gRApHICAl pRESENTATION OF THE DmX CHANNEl ARRANgEmENT

Thisisonlyvalidifoeratin ode 9, 10 or 11 is selected. This presentation can be

o help when you are using a low-cost DMX lightboard.

Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel

oset 0 oset 1 oset 2 oset 3 oset 4

Thisisonlyvalidifattern 2 is selected.

Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel

oset 0 oset 1 oset 2 oset 3 oset 4

All on

Patt10

Patt9

Patt8

Patt7

Patt6

Patt5

Patt4

Patt3

Patt2

Patt1

All o

All on

Patt2

All o

Many

stars

Few

stars

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

S o f t

C h a s e

H a r d

C h a s e

S o f t

C h a s e

H a r d

C h a s e

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

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TIpS AND TRICkS

I you have atered one or ore araeters, ae sure to eave the enu with the

action “exit and save”. Otherwise your settins wi be ost when the controer isturned o.

A quick way to make the LEDs light up is to set the controller in deault mode.

Push the PRG-button, the DOWN-button and again the PRG-button.

FAQ’s

1. How can I read the frware version?

Press the PRG button once. Press 4 times the Down button.Nowyou’reabletoreadthermwareversion.

2. Where can I fnd which hardware version y controer has ot?

Atthebackofthedeviceyou’llndabarcode(serialnumber).

The code is built as ollows, or example: *025608D02000092*

These three digits represent

thehardwareversion.

020readsasversion2.0

3. What is the axiu enth o the cabe between the controer and the coth?

You can determine the maximum length o the cable by using the ollowing table.

Nuber o lEDs in the coth

96 128 192 256

Wire Size

(²)

0,5 27m 20m 13m 10m

0,75 40m 30m 20m 15m

1,0 53m 40m 27m 20m

XlR OUTpUT DETAIlS

XlR ort 1 and 2 (orane) XlR ort 3 and 4 (reen)

Pin 1 - channel 1 Pin 1 - channel 5




Pin 5 - common anode Pin 5 - common anode

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TROUBlESHOOTINg

The controer won’t turn on!

Makesureyouhavetensiononthepoweroutlet.(Amultimetercanbehelpfulincheckingthis!)Ifyouaresurethatyouhavetensionfromthepoweroutlet,connectthepowercord

tothedevice.

I the LEDs are not lit and there is no text on the display and the display backlight is not

lit, the use(s) are probably blown. I you need to replace the uses make sure to ollow the

procedure explained in the section “Saety instructions”

The lEDs don’t iht u!

I the display works but the LEDs don’t light up, set the controller in deault mode. Push

the PRG-button, the DOWN-button and again the PRG-button.

I the LEDs are still not lit the problem probably lies in the wiring.

Forall furtherquestionsorremarks,pleasevisit the support sectionofourwebsiteat

www.showled.com!

Inordertoserveyouinabetterway,weinviteyoutosendsuggestionsandfeedbackto

[email protected] .

CONTACT INFORmATION & SUppORT CHANNElS

• Visitthesupportsectionofourwebsiteatwww.showled.com.

Here you will nd up-to-date FAQ’s and Tips and Tricks.

• [email protected],wewillreplytoyouassoon

as possible.

• SendaFaxorplaceacalltoAmeliaN.V.

Tel: +32 3 270 36 36

Fax: +32 3 270 36 37

Oce hours: Monday through Friday rom 09.00 to 12.30 and 13.30 to 18.00.Wednesdays we close at 17.00.

• NotethatweareintheGMT-zone+1hour,withthedaylightsavingsystem.

Herearesomeusefullinkstoconverttimezones:

www.worldtimeserver.com•www.timezoneconverter.com•www.timeanddate.com

• Contactaddress

AmeliaNV.•EugeenMeeusstraat89•B-2170Merksem•Belgium

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TECHNICAl DATA

Eectrica

InputInputvoltagerange 90 - 260 V ac

Line requency 47 - 63 Hz

Input current at 100/230 V AC1 0.6 - 0.4 A

Inrush current2 15 A

Input power 33 W

Fuses 2 x T2.0A slow-blow3

Output4

Outputvoltage 5 V dcOutput current5 5 A dc

Output power 25 W

Fuses6 Polymeric (PPTC)

Environenta

Operating

Ambient temperature 5 - 45 °C

Relativehumidity7 < 80 %

Storage8

Ambient temperature 5 - 35 °C

Relativehumidity < 60 %

mechanica

Diensions 190 x 112 x 43 mm

Weiht 1186 g

1 at nominal load

2 start up current, only lasts or 2 milliseconds

3 placedinsidethedevice

4 whentheoutputsaresettomaximumandhaveanominalload

5 the sum o the 8 outputs

6 everyledoutputisshortcircuitprotectedbyanautomaticallyresettablefuse

7 no condensing

8 the stricter storage parameters ensure a long lie o the LCD

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DEClARATION OF CONFORmITY (2nd edition)

We, Amelia NV

Eugeen Meeusstraat 89, 2170 Merksem – BelgiumDeclare that the product

ShowLED Controller LC025608D

isinconformitywiththeessentialrequirementsofthefollowingdirectivesand

standards:

low Votae Directive (73/23/EEC)

EN 60950 (2nd Ed) Standard or saety o inormation technology equipmentIncluding amendments A1, A2, A3, A4 and A11.

EmC Directive (89/336/EEC) and 92/31/EEC

EN55103-1 Electromagneticcompatibilityforaudio,video,audio-visualand

entertainment lighting control apparatus or proessional use.

Part 1: Emission

EN55103-2 Electromagneticcompatibilityforaudio,video,audio-visualand

entertainment lighting control apparatus or proessional use.Part 2: Immunity

EN 55022 Standards o radio disturbance o inormation technology equipment.

EN 55024 Standards o immunity characteristics o inormation technology

equipment.

Antwerp, Belgium Jimmy Pieters, Product Engineer

12/11/2008

(Date o issue) (Signature o authorised person)

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theatres

TV studios

concerts

night clubs

exhibitions

corporateevents

movietheatres

cruise ships

Visit our website or urther inormation

or to check contact details o your local ShowLED supplier.

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