Acclaim Lighting PHAROS LPC Installation guide

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INSTALLATION GUIDE
& HARDWARE REFERENCE
CONTENTS
Welcome 7
Overview 7
SoftwareInstallation 7
LPCInstallation&hardwarereference 8
LPCInstallation 8
LPCLayout 8
LPCVersions 8
PowerSupply 8
Grounding 9
RealtimeClockBattery 9
MemoryCard 10
StatusLEDs 10
ErrorCodes 10
ResetSwitch 10
Watchdog 10
Ports 11
TPCInstallation&hardwarereference 14
TPCInstallation 14
TPCLayout 14
PowerSupply 15
RealtimeClockBattery 16
MemoryCard 16
StatusLEDs 16
ErrorCodes 17
ResetSwitch 17
ConfigSwitch 17
Watchdog 17
LearningIRReceiver 17
TemperatureSensor 17
EXTInstallation&hardwarereference 18
EXTInstallation 18
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EXTLayout 18
PowerSupply 18
Grounding 19
StatusLEDs 19
ErrorCodes 19
ResetSwitch 20
Ports 20
LPCXInstallation&hardwarereference 23
LPCXInstallation 23
LPCXLayout 23
LPCXVersions 23
PowerSupply 23
Grounding 24
RealtimeClockBattery 24
MemoryStorage 24
StatusLEDs 24
ErrorCodes 24
ResetSwitch 25
Watchdog 25
Ports 25
VLCInstallation&hardwarereference 27
VLCInstallation 27
VLCLayout 27
VLCVersions 27
PowerSupply 27
Grounding 28
RealtimeClockBatteries 28
MemoryStorage 28
StatusLEDs 28
ErrorCodes 28
ResetSwitch 29
Watchdog 29
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Ports 29
VLC+Installation&hardwarereference 31
VLC+Installation 31
VLC+Layout 31
VLC+Versions 31
PowerSupply 32
Grounding 32
RealtimeClockBatteries 32
MemoryStorage 32
StatusLEDs 32
ErrorCodes 33
ResetSwitch 33
Watchdog 33
Ports 33
RIOInstallation&hardwarereference 36
RIOInstallation 36
RIOLayout 36
RIOVersions 36
PowerSupply 37
Grounding 37
StatusLEDs 37
ErrorCodes 37
AddressWheel 38
ResetSwitch 38
Watchdog 38
Ports 38
BPSInstallation&hardwarereference 42
BPSInstallation 42
BPSVersions 42
BPSLayout 43
PowerSupply 43
StatusLEDs 44
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ErrorCodes 44
AddressWheel 44
ResetSwitch 44
Watchdog 45
LearningIRReceiver 45
TPSInstallation&hardwarereference 47
TPSInstallation 47
TPSLayout 47
PowerSupply 48
RealtimeClockBattery 49
MemoryCard 49
StatusLEDs 49
ErrorCodes 49
ResetSwitch 50
ConfigSwitch 50
Watchdog 50
LearningIRReceiver 50
TemperatureSensor 50
POEInstallation&hardwarereference 51
POEInstallation 51
POELayout 51
PowerSupply 51
PowerSupplyChoice&PoELoading 52
Grounding 52
StatusLEDs 52
PORTS 53
RDMInstallation&hardwarereference 54
RDMInstallation 54
RDMLayout 54
PowerSupply 54
Grounding 55
StatusLEDs 55
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DMXThruTermination 55
DMX&RDMGuidelines 55
CxDInstallation&hardwarereference 56
CxDInstallation 56
CxDLayout 56
CxDVersions 56
PowerSupply 57
Grounding 57
StatusLEDs 57
DMXThruTermination 57
DMX&RDMGuidelines 57
Test&AddressWheel 58
LEDFixtureTypes(LowVoltageArchitecturalOnly) 58
FixtureGanging 59
CxDVersion&PowerSupplySelection 59
Warranty&ComplianceInformation 64
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WELCOME
ThankyouforpurchasingaPharosArchitecturalControlsLimitedproduct,wehopethatitfulfills
yourexpectationsandprovidesalifetimeofreliableservice.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorrequiretechnicalsupportpleasecontact:
Email support@pharoscontrols.com
Telephone +44-(0)20-7471-9449
TechnicalspecificationsofthisandotherPharosproductscanbefoundonourwebsiteat
http://www.pharoscontrols.com.
OVERVIEW
ThePharoscontrolsolutionhastwocomplementaryparts:theinstalledControllersandRemote
Devices,andtheDesignersoftwarewhichrunsonanypersonalcomputerandisonlyrequired
whencreatingormodifyingthepresentation.
ThisguideisprimarilyintendedasareferenceforthePharoshardwareinstallation.ForDesigner
softwarehelppleaserefertotheon-linedocumentation(onceinstalled,seebelow).
SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
l MicrosoftWindows(seeDesignerHelpforsupportedOS):
Downloadtheappropriateinstallerfrompharoscontrols.comandrunthe
Installer
l AppleMacintosh(seeDesignerHelpforsupportedOS):
Downloadtheappropriateinstallerfrompharoscontrols.comandrunthe
Installer.
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LPC
LPCINSTALLATION&HARDWAREREFERENCE
LPCINSTALLATION
TheLightingPlaybackController(LPC)is100%solidstateandhavebeenqualifiedtooperateina
dryenvironmentwithinatemperaturerangeof0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F).SealedIP65rated
consumerunitsareavailableforoutdooruse,pleaseconsultyourPharosdistributoror
representative.
Sincetheunitsrequirenouserinterventiononceinstalledtheyaresuitableforremoteinstallation
withallconfigurationandmanagementtakingplaceoveranEthernetnetwork.Howeveritis
recommendedthataccesscanbegainedintheunlikelyeventofahardwarefailure.
LPCLAYOUT
ThefollowingdrawingillustratesthelayoutoftheLPC,refertothefollowingsectionsfordetails:
LPCVERSIONS
TherearethreeversionsoftheLPCavailable:LPC1,LPC2andLPC4.TheLPC1supports512
DMXchannels,theLPC2supports1024channelsandtheLPC4supports2048channels(ofwhich
1024channelsareeDMXonly).Allcanbeusedasastand-alonecontrollerorco-operatively,via
anEthernetnetwork,toformascalablesystem.
POWERSUPPLY
TheLPCcanbepoweredintwodifferentways:
l DCpower(9to48V)
AlimitedpowersourceapprovedtoUL60950-12ndEdition,CAN/CSAC22.2
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LPC
No.60950-1.072ndEditionMUSTbeused,withanoutputvoltageof9to48V
DC.
SuchapowersupplycanbeconnecteddirectlytotheLPCusingtheDCInput
connector.Thepinsonthisconnectoraremarked:
+ Positiveinput(9to48VDC)
Signalground(0V)
Chassisground(earth)
ThepowersupplyshouldbeconnectedtothePositiveandSignalgroundinputs,
ensuringthepolarityiscorrect.Wherepossible,usea12V(minimum)supplyin
preferencetoa9Vsupplytoensuresomeheadroom.
TheLPCwilltypicallyconsume4W.
l Power-over-Ethernet(PoE)
Astandard(802.3af)Power-over-Ethernetswitchmaybeusedtoprovideboth
powerandanetworkconnectiontotheLPCusingasinglecable.
TheLPCoperatesasaPoEClass2device(3.84>6.49W)andwilltypically
consume4W.
NOTE:Powershouldonlybeappliedusingoneoftheabovemethods.Redundantoperationusing
bothsourcesisnotsupported.
NOTE:Powermustnotbedisconnectedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring
bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheLPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremayoccur,
perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
GROUNDING
TheLPCisdesignedtobemountedonagrounded(earthed)DIN-railandadedicatedChassis
ground(earth)terminalisalsoprovidedwhichshouldbeconnectedtoasuitableearth.
Additionally,theSignalgroundcanbetiedtoChassisgroundtoprovideasuitablereferencebut
thisisnotgenerallyrecommended.
Ifinanydoubtatall,orifyouhaveunusualpowersupplyorgrounding/earthingrequirements,then
pleaseconsultPharosSupport.
REALTIMECLOCKBATTERY
TheLPC’sinternalrealtimeclockisbattery-backedtoensureoperationwhentheunitisnot
powered.Thebatteryshouldlastforatleast10yearsandiseasilyreplacedwhennecessary,
replacementbattery:RenataCR2032LithiumButtonCell.
CAUTION:Riskofexplosionifbatteryreplacedbyincorrecttype.Disposeofusedbatteries
accordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
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LPC
ATTENTION:Ilyaundangerdexplosions’ilyaunremplacementincorrectdebatterie.Mettre
aurebutlesbatteriesusagesconformementauxinstructionsdufabricant.
MEMORYCARD
TheLPCisshippedwitha2GBSDMemoryCardwhichshouldbesufficientformostprojects
sincetheLPC’sdatastorageisextremelyefficient,evenwithamultitudeofimportedmediafiles.
However,alargercapacitycardcouldofcoursebefittedifrequired.
Asonlytheproject’sprogrammingdataresidesonthecard,thecardisalsoaconvenientwayto
backupdataforarchiving;theDesignerprojectfileforexample.
Furthermore,intheeventofLPChardwarefailure,simplymovingthecardintoareplacementunit
withidenticalormorerecentfirmwareissufficienttogettheprojectupandrunningagain.
STATUSLEDS
ThePharoslogowillilluminatewhenpowerisappliedtotheLPC.TheredLEDsonthefrontofthe
LPCindicatetheunit’scurrentstatus.
TheActiveLEDilluminatesoncethebootupprocedurehascompletedandisindicativeofafully
functionalunit.
TheEthernetLEDindicatesPharos-relatednetworkactivity(notnetworklink,seeEthernetport
later)whiletheremainingLEDsindicatecommunicationonthevariousportsoftheLPC.
TheOutputLEDindicatesthatavalidprojectfilehasbeenloadedfromthememorycardandthat
playback&dataoutputhasstarted.
TheDMXLEDindicatesthatvalidDMX512dataisbeingoutputfromtheDMXports.
ERRORCODES
AdditionallytheredstatusLEDsareusedtoindicateanybootfailuresoftheLPCthatpreventthe
unitfromgoingactive.ThesecodesareoutlinedbelowandinallcasestheActiveLEDwillbeoff.
l Ethernet&USBdoubleflashing-failedtobootfirmware(followtheLPCrecoverypro-
ceduredetailedinDesignerHelp)
l Ethernet,MIDI&USBtripleflashing-memorycardmissing(insertorreplacecard)
RESETSWITCH
TheLPCmayberesetbyinsertingasmallbluntobjectintotheresetholeonthefrontoftheLPC
todepresstheresetswitch.Theswitchshouldbeheldforatleastonesecond.
NOTE:Theresetmustnotbeoperatedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring
bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheLPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremayoccur,
perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
WATCHDOG
TheinternalwatchdogisenabledbydefaulttoresetautomaticallytheLPCincaseofa
softwarecrashasaresultofeitheracodingerror(bug)orarandomelectromagneticevent
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LPC
suchasapowerbrown-outorspike,nearbylightningstrikeorstaticdischarge.Pleaserefertothe
DesignerHelptolearnhowtodisablethisfeature(notrecommended).
PORTS
l RS232/RS485SerialPort
Theserialport'sprotocol(RS232orRS485),datarateandformatsettings
(baud,parity,stopbits,etc.)areconfiguredusingDesigner.
InRS232mode,theportoperatesinfullduplexwiththefollowingpinout:
R/+ Receive
T/- Transmit
Signalground
InRS485(andDMXIn)mode,theportoperatesinhalfduplexwiththe
followingpinout:
R/+ Data+
T/- Data-
SignalGround
TheserialportisnotisolatedfromtheLPC’spowersupply.Ifisolationis
required,itmusteitherbeprovidedbytheconnecteddeviceoraseparate
isolatorshouldbeused.
l MIDIInputandOutput
TheMIDIinputandoutputconnectorsarestandard5pinDINconnections.
TheymaybeconnecteddirectlytoanystandardMIDIdevice.
l DMXOutputs
TwoDMXoutputsareprovided.AnLPC1willoutputonboththesameDMX
universedata,anLPC2willoutputaseparateuniverseoneach.Thepinson
theseconnectorsaremarked:
+ Data+(‘Hot’or‘True)
- Data-(‘Cold’or‘Complement’)
Chassisground(shield)
Tomakeupacabletoa5pinXLRthefollowingconnectionsshouldbemade:
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LPC
LPC: 5pinXLR:
Data+ + 3
Data- - 2
Shield 1
TheDMXportsarebydefaultnotisolatedfromtheLPC’sgroundconnection
whichistherecommendedconfigurationfordrivingisolatedinputs-the
majorityofDMXreceivers.
IfrequiredthismaybechangedbyremovingthetopcoveroftheLPCand
removingthejumpermarked‘JP1’,locatedtotherightoftheDMXports.The
twoDMXportswillthenbeopticallyisolatedfromtheLPC’sinternalcircuitry
althoughnotfromeachother.
l Digital/AnalogInputs
TheLPCfeatures8digital/analoginputsonone16wayconnector.Toconnect
aninputsignaltotheLPConeconnectionshouldbemadetothedesiredinput
pin,marked'1'to'8',andtheothershouldbemadetotheadjacentsignal
groundpin.
TheinputscanbeindividuallyconfiguredviaDesignertooperateinoneof
threemodes:
Contactclosure:Anexternalvolt-freeswitchmaybeconnectedbetweenthe
inputpinandthesignalgroundpin.
Inthismode,theinputpinisinternallypulled-upto5Vviaa2.2Kohmresistor,so
theswitchonlyneedstoberatedat5V,2.5mAorgreater.
Digitalinput:Anexternalvoltagesource(suchasa12VDCtriggeroutput)
maybeconnectedbetweentheinputpinandthesignalgroundpin.
Inthismode,theinputpinisinternallypulleddownto0Vviaa202.1Kohm
resistorandthemaximuminputvoltagesupportedis24VDC.
TheLPCmaybeconfiguredtospecifywhatthe'high'and'low'threshold
voltagesare.Thisfacilitycanbeusedtoprovide'Schmitttrigger'action.
Analoginput:Anexternalvoltagesource(suchasa0-10Vanalogsignal)maybe
connectedbetweentheinputpinandthesignalgroundpin.
Inthismode,theinputpinisinternallypulleddownto0Vviaa202.1Kohm
resistorandthemaximuminputvoltagesupportedis24VDC.
TheLPCmaybeconfiguredtospecifywhattheinputvoltagerangeis.
Voltagesinsidethisrangearereportedas0%to100%.
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LPC
Inallmodes,themaximumratedinputvoltageis24VDC.Theinputsshould
neverbedrivenwithahighervoltagenornegativevoltageordamagemay
occur.
Inallmodes,allsignalgroundpinsareconnectedtogetherinternally.The
digital/analoginputsarenotisolatedfromeachothernortheLPC’spower
supply.Ifisolationisrequired,itmusteitherbeprovidedbytheconnected
deviceoraseparateisolatorshouldbeused.
l Ethernet
Astandard10/100TXEthernetconnectionmaybemadetotheLPC.Asthe
LPCsupportsPower-over-Ethernet(PoE),aPoEswitchormidspaninjector
canbeused.TheLEDsontheRJ45jackitselfareusefulfordebuggingthe
Ethernetinstallation:
TheLnkLEDwillilluminatewhenanEthernetlinkhasbeenestablished.
TheDatLEDwillilluminatetoindicateEthernettraffic(notjustPharos-
relevant).
l USB
TheUSBportmaybeusedtoconnecttheLPCtoaPCtouploadprojectdata
andupdatetheLPC’sinternaloperatingsoftware.
NOTE:Portsandthirdpartyequipmentcanbedamagedwhenpluggingorunplugginganenergised
system(hot-plugging).Itisthereforeadvisabletoremovepowerbeforemakingorbreakingport
connections.
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TPC
TPCINSTALLATION&HARDWAREREFERENCE
TPCINSTALLATION
TheTouchPanelController(TPC)isafullyfledgedControllerinitsownrightwithanintegrated
touchscreenuserinterface.ItcanalsoshareitsuserinterfacewithotherPharosControllers
whenoperatingaspartofasystemacrossanEthernetnetwork.
TheunitsaredesignedtobepermanentlyinstalledintoUKdouble-gangorcustombackboxes
(suppliedseparately).Theunitsare100%solidstateandhavebeenqualifiedtooperateinadry
environmentwithinatemperaturerangeof0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F).
Thefollowingdiagramillustratesatypicalinstallation:
Carefullyremovetheprotectivefilmsfromthefrontoftheliquidcrystaldisplayandthemagnetic
overlaybeforefinalassembly.
TPCLAYOUT
ThefollowingdrawingillustratesthelayoutofaTPC,refertothefollowingsectionsfordetails:
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POWERSUPPLY
l Power-over-Ethernet(PoE)
Astandard(802.3af)Power-over-Ethernetswitchshouldbeusedtoprovide
bothpowerandanetworkconnectiontotheTPCusingasinglecable.
Alternatively,ifaPoEswitchisnotavailable,aPoEmidspaninjectorcouldbe
used.
Alternatively,theEXTcanbeusedtoprovidepowerandadataconnectionto
theTPC.
AlimitedpowersourceapprovedtoUL60950-12ndEdition,CAN/CSAC22.2
No.60950-1.072ndEditionMUSTbeused,withanSELVoutputvoltage.
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TPC
TheTPCoperatesasaPoEClass2device(3.84>6.49W)andwilltypically
consume4W.
NOTE:PowermustnotbedisconnectedduringfirmwareupdatestotheTPCascorruptionofthe
softwaremayoccur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
REALTIMECLOCKBATTERY
TheTPC’sinternalrealtimeclockisbattery-backedtoensureoperationwhentheunitisnot
powered.Thebatteryshouldlastforatleast10yearsandiseasilyreplacedwhennecessary,
replacementbattery:RenataCR2032LithiumButtonCell.
CAUTION:Riskofexplosionifbatteryreplacedbyincorrecttype.Disposeofusedbatteries
accordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
ATTENTION:Ilyaundangerdexplosions’ilyaunremplacementincorrectdebatterie.Mettre
aurebutlesbatteriesusagesconformementauxinstructionsdufabricant.
MEMORYCARD
TheTPCisshippedwitha2GBSDMemoryCardwhichshouldbesufficientformostprojects
sincetheTPC’sdatastorageisextremelyefficient,evenwithamultitudeofimportedmediafiles.
However,alargercapacitycardcouldofcoursebefittedifrequired.
Asonlytheproject’sprogrammingdataresidesonthecard,thecardisalsoaconvenientwayto
backupdataforarchiving;theDesignerprojectfileforexample.
Furthermore,intheeventofTPChardwarefailure,simplymovingthecardintoareplacement
unitwithidenticalormorerecentfirmwareissufficienttogettheprojectupandrunningagain.
STATUSLEDS
TheLEDsontherearoftheunitprovidethefollowingstatusinformation:
Pwr:Power-illuminateswhentheunitiscorrectlypowered.
Act:
Active-illuminatesoncethebootupprocedurehascompletedandisindicativeofafully
functionalunit.
Net:Network-illuminateswhentheunitissendingorreceivingPharos-relateddata.
Lnk: Link-illuminatesoncetheunithasestablishedanEthernetlink.
100: 100BASE-TX-illuminateswhentheEthernetlinkisoperatingat100Mbit/s.
TheLEDsonthefrontoftheunit(undertheoverlay)providethefollowingstatusinformation:
Pwr: Power-illuminateswhentheunitiscorrectlypowered.
Act:
Active-illuminatesoncethebootupprocedurehascompletedandisindicativeofafully
functionalunit.
Eth: Ethernet-illuminateswhentheunitissendingorreceivingPharos-relateddata.
Out:
Output-indicatesthatavalidprojectfilehasbeenloadedfromthememorycardandthat
playback&dataoutputhasstarted.
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TPC
ERRORCODES
AdditionallytheredstatusLEDsareusedtoindicateanybootfailuresoftheTPCthatpreventthe
unitfromgoingactive.ThesecodesareoutlinedbelowandinallcasestheActiveLEDwillbeoff.
l Ethernet&Outputdoubleflashing-failedtobootfirmware(followtheTPCrecovery
proceduredetailedinDesignerHelp)
l Ethernet&Outputtripleflashing-memorycardmissing(insertorreplacecard)
RESETSWITCH
TheTPCmayberesetbyremovingthemagneticoverlayandpressingtheresetswitch.The
switchshouldbeheldforatleastonesecond.
NOTE:TheresetmustnotbeoperatedduringfirmwareupdatestotheTPCascorruptionofthe
softwaremayoccur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
CONFIGSWITCH
TheTPCmaybeplacedinaconfigurationmodebyremovingthemagneticoverlayandpressing
theconfigswitch,refertoDesignerHelpforinstructions.
WATCHDOG
Aninternal"watchdog"willautomaticallyresettheTPCincaseofasoftwarecrashasaresultof
eitheracodingerror("bug")orarandomelectromagneticeventsuchasapowerbrown-outor
spike,nearbylightningstrikeorstaticdischarge.
LEARNINGIRRECEIVER
TheTPCmaybetaughttorecognisedifferentIRcodesfromastandardinfraredremotecontrol,
refertoDesignerHelpforinstructions.
TEMPERATURESENSOR
TheTemperatureSensorcanbeusedtomeasuretheambienttemperaturearoundtheTPC.
NOTE:TheTemperatureSensorcutoutisnotareleasecatchandattemptingtouseitassuchwill
resultindamagetotheunit,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
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EXT
EXTINSTALLATION&HARDWAREREFERENCE
EXTINSTALLATION
TheEXTisdesignedtobepermanentlyinstalledinacentralcontrolroom/cupboardorDIN
consumerunitforremotedeployment.TheenclosureandmountingcomplieswithDIN43880and
EN60715(35/7.5rail)respectively.
Theunitsare100%solidstateandhavebeenqualifiedtooperateinadryenvironmentwithina
temperaturerangeof0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F).SealedIP65ratedconsumerunitsareavailable
foroutdooruse,pleaseconsultyourPharosdistributororrepresentative.
Sincetheunitsrequirenouserinterventiononceinstalledtheyaresuitableforremoteinstallation
withallconfigurationandmanagementtakingplaceoveranEthernetnetwork.Howeveritis
recommendedthataccesscanbegainedintheunlikelyeventofahardwarefailure.
NOTE:TheEXTshouldbeinstalledwithinafireenclosure.AnySELVpartsorwiresinsidethe
cabinetshouldnottouchthemainsconnectoroftheEXT.
EXTLAYOUT
ThefollowingdrawingillustratesthelayoutofaEXT,refertothefollowingsectionsfordetails:
POWERSUPPLY
TheEXTismainspoweredviaa100-240Vfusedswitchmodepowersupplyunitcompatiblewith
allworldwidemainssupplystandards;100-240VAC50/60Hz.
TheEXTwilltypicallyconsumeamaximumof10W.
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EXT
NOTE:Powermustnotbedisconnectedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring
bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheEXTorTPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremay
occur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
CAUTION:TheEXTisapermanentlyconnecteddevice.Areadilyaccessibletwo-pole
disconnectdevicewithatleast3mmcontactseparationshallbeincorporatedinthebuilding
installationwiring.
ATTENTION:L'EXTestunéquipmentconnectéenpermanence.Undispositifdedéconnexionà
deuxpôlesfacilementaccessibleavecaumoinsuneséparationdecontactde3mmdoitêtre
incorporéaucâblaged'installationdubâtiment.
GROUNDING
TheEXTmustbecorrectlygroundedtoelectricalsafetyearthatalltimes.
STATUSLEDS
ThePharoslogowillilluminatewhenpowerisappliedtotheEXT.TheredLEDsonthefrontofthe
EXTindicatetheunit'scurrentstatus.
TheTPCactiveLEDwilllightcontinuouslyoncetheEXThasconnectedtoaprojectrunningona
TPC.
TheEthernetLEDindicatesPharos-relatednetworkactivity(notnetworklink,seeEthernetport
later)whiletheremainingLEDsindicatecommunicationonthevariousportsoftheEXT.
TheOutputLEDindicatesthatavalidprojectfilehasbeenloadedfromthememorycardonthe
connectedTPCandthatplayback&dataoutputhasstarted.
TheDMXLEDindicatesthatvalidDMX512dataisbeingoutputfromtheDMXport.
ERRORCODES
AdditionallytheredstatusLEDsareusedtoindicateanybootfailurestotheEXTthatprevent
theunitfromgoingactive.Thiscodeisoutlinedbelow:
1flash-Invalidfirmwareversion(reloadfirmwarefromDesigner)
2flashes-Invaliddevicetypeorserialnumber
3flashes-Internalmemorytesterror
4flashes-Unabletoperformfactoryrestoreduetocorruptfactoryfirmware
5flashes-Currentfirmwareiscorrupt,novalidfirmwareversionsavailableto
restore
6flashes-Restoredfirmwareiscorrupt
Codes2through6indicateahardwareerror;pleaseconsultyourdistributor,representativeor
PharosSupportforassistance.
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RESETSWITCH
TheEXTmayberesetbyinsertingasmallbluntobjectintotheresetholeonthefrontoftheEXT
todepresstheresetswitch.Theswitchshouldbeheldforatleastonesecond.Thiswillnotreset
theconnectedTPC.
NOTE:Theresetmustnotbeoperatedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring
bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheEXTorTPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremay
occur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.
PORTS
l RS232SerialPort
Theserialport'sdatarateandformatsettings(baud,parity,stopbits,etc.)are
configuredusingDesigner.
Theportoperatesinfullduplexwiththefollowingpinout:
R/+ Receive
T/- Transmit
Signalground
TheserialportisnotisolatedfromtheEXT’spowersupply.Ifisolationis
required,itmusteitherbeprovidedbytheconnecteddeviceoraseparate
isolatorshouldbeused.
l DMXOutput
Thepinsonthisconnectoraremarked:
+ Data+(‘Hot’or‘True)
- Data-(‘Cold’or‘Complement’)
Chassisground(shield)
Tomakeupacabletoa5pinXLRthefollowingconnectionsshouldbemade:
EXT: 5pinXLR:
Data+ + 3
Data- - 2
Shield 1
TheDMXportisisolatedfromtheEXT’sgroundconnection.
l Digital/AnalogInputs
TheEXTfeatures8digital/analoginputsonone16wayconnector.Toconnect
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