Acclaim Lighting PHAROS VLC Installation guide

INSTALLATION GUIDE

& HARDWARE REFERENCE

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CONTENTS

Welcome 7

Overview 7

SoftwareInstallation 7

LPCInstallation&hardwarereference 8

LPCInstallation 8

LPCLayout 8

LPCVersions 8

PowerSupply 8

Grounding 9

RealtimeClockBattery 9

MemoryCard 10

StatusLEDs 10

ErrorCodes 10

ResetSwitch 10

Watchdog 10

Ports 11

TPCInstallation&hardwarereference 14

TPCInstallation 14

TPCLayout 14

PowerSupply 15

RealtimeClockBattery 16

MemoryCard 16

StatusLEDs 16

ErrorCodes 17

ResetSwitch 17

ConfigSwitch 17

Watchdog 17

LearningIRReceiver 17

TemperatureSensor 17

EXTInstallation&hardwarereference 18

EXTInstallation 18

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EXTLayout 18

PowerSupply 18

Grounding 19

StatusLEDs 19

ErrorCodes 19

ResetSwitch 20

Ports 20

LPCXInstallation&hardwarereference 23

LPCXInstallation 23

LPCXLayout 23

LPCXVersions 23

PowerSupply 23

Grounding 24

RealtimeClockBattery 24

MemoryStorage 24

StatusLEDs 24

ErrorCodes 24

ResetSwitch 25

Watchdog 25

Ports 25

VLCInstallation&hardwarereference 27

VLCInstallation 27

VLCLayout 27

VLCVersions 27

PowerSupply 27

Grounding 28

RealtimeClockBatteries 28

MemoryStorage 28

StatusLEDs 28

ErrorCodes 28

ResetSwitch 29

Watchdog 29

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Ports 29

VLC+Installation&hardwarereference 31

VLC+Installation 31

VLC+Layout 31

VLC+Versions 31

PowerSupply 32

Grounding 32

RealtimeClockBatteries 32

MemoryStorage 32

StatusLEDs 32

ErrorCodes 33

ResetSwitch 33

Watchdog 33

Ports 33

RIOInstallation&hardwarereference 36

RIOInstallation 36

RIOLayout 36

RIOVersions 36

PowerSupply 37

Grounding 37

StatusLEDs 37

ErrorCodes 37

AddressWheel 38

ResetSwitch 38

Watchdog 38

Ports 38

BPSInstallation&hardwarereference 42

BPSInstallation 42

BPSVersions 42

BPSLayout 43

PowerSupply 43

StatusLEDs 44

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ErrorCodes 44

AddressWheel 44

ResetSwitch 44

Watchdog 45

LearningIRReceiver 45

TPSInstallation&hardwarereference 47

TPSInstallation 47

TPSLayout 47

PowerSupply 48

RealtimeClockBattery 49

MemoryCard 49

StatusLEDs 49

ErrorCodes 49

ResetSwitch 50

ConfigSwitch 50

Watchdog 50

LearningIRReceiver 50

TemperatureSensor 50

POEInstallation&hardwarereference 51

POEInstallation 51

POELayout 51

PowerSupply 51

PowerSupplyChoice&PoELoading 52

Grounding 52

StatusLEDs 52

PORTS 53

RDMInstallation&hardwarereference 54

RDMInstallation 54

RDMLayout 54

PowerSupply 54

Grounding 55

StatusLEDs 55

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DMXThruTermination 55

DMX&RDMGuidelines 55

CxDInstallation&hardwarereference 56

CxDInstallation 56

CxDLayout 56

CxDVersions 56

PowerSupply 57

Grounding 57

StatusLEDs 57

DMXThruTermination 57

DMX&RDMGuidelines 57

Test&AddressWheel 58

LEDFixtureTypes(LowVoltageArchitecturalOnly) 58

FixtureGanging 59

CxDVersion&PowerSupplySelection 59

Warranty&ComplianceInformation 64

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WELCOME

ThankyouforpurchasingaPharosArchitecturalControlsLimitedproduct,wehopethatitfulfills

yourexpectationsandprovidesalifetimeofreliableservice.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorrequiretechnicalsupportpleasecontact:

Email support@pharoscontrols.com

Telephone +44-(0)20-7471-9449

TechnicalspecificationsofthisandotherPharosproductscanbefoundonourwebsiteat

http://www.pharoscontrols.com.

OVERVIEW

ThePharoscontrolsolutionhastwocomplementaryparts:theinstalledControllersandRemote

Devices,andtheDesignersoftwarewhichrunsonanypersonalcomputerandisonlyrequired

whencreatingormodifyingthepresentation.

ThisguideisprimarilyintendedasareferenceforthePharoshardwareinstallation.ForDesigner

softwarehelppleaserefertotheon-linedocumentation(onceinstalled,seebelow).

SOFTWAREINSTALLATION

l MicrosoftWindows(seeDesignerHelpforsupportedOS):

Downloadtheappropriateinstallerfrompharoscontrols.comandrunthe

Installer

l AppleMacintosh(seeDesignerHelpforsupportedOS):

Downloadtheappropriateinstallerfrompharoscontrols.comandrunthe

Installer.

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LPC

LPCINSTALLATION&HARDWAREREFERENCE

LPCINSTALLATION

TheLightingPlaybackController(LPC)is100%solidstateandhavebeenqualifiedtooperateina

dryenvironmentwithinatemperaturerangeof0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F).SealedIP65rated

consumerunitsareavailableforoutdooruse,pleaseconsultyourPharosdistributoror

representative.

Sincetheunitsrequirenouserinterventiononceinstalledtheyaresuitableforremoteinstallation

withallconfigurationandmanagementtakingplaceoveranEthernetnetwork.Howeveritis

recommendedthataccesscanbegainedintheunlikelyeventofahardwarefailure.

LPCLAYOUT

ThefollowingdrawingillustratesthelayoutoftheLPC,refertothefollowingsectionsfordetails:

LPCVERSIONS

TherearethreeversionsoftheLPCavailable:LPC1,LPC2andLPC4.TheLPC1supports512

DMXchannels,theLPC2supports1024channelsandtheLPC4supports2048channels(ofwhich

1024channelsareeDMXonly).Allcanbeusedasastand-alonecontrollerorco-operatively,via

anEthernetnetwork,toformascalablesystem.

POWERSUPPLY

TheLPCcanbepoweredintwodifferentways:

l DCpower(9to48V)

AlimitedpowersourceapprovedtoUL60950-12ndEdition,CAN/CSAC22.2

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No.60950-1.072ndEditionMUSTbeused,withanoutputvoltageof9to48V

DC.

SuchapowersupplycanbeconnecteddirectlytotheLPCusingtheDCInput

connector.Thepinsonthisconnectoraremarked:

+ Positiveinput(9to48VDC)

Signalground(0V)

Chassisground(earth)

ThepowersupplyshouldbeconnectedtothePositiveandSignalgroundinputs,

ensuringthepolarityiscorrect.Wherepossible,usea12V(minimum)supplyin

preferencetoa9Vsupplytoensuresomeheadroom.

TheLPCwilltypicallyconsume4W.

l Power-over-Ethernet(PoE)

Astandard(802.3af)Power-over-Ethernetswitchmaybeusedtoprovideboth

powerandanetworkconnectiontotheLPCusingasinglecable.

TheLPCoperatesasaPoEClass2device(3.84>6.49W)andwilltypically

consume4W.

NOTE:Powershouldonlybeappliedusingoneoftheabovemethods.Redundantoperationusing

bothsourcesisnotsupported.

NOTE:Powermustnotbedisconnectedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring

bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheLPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremayoccur,

perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

GROUNDING

TheLPCisdesignedtobemountedonagrounded(earthed)DIN-railandadedicatedChassis

ground(earth)terminalisalsoprovidedwhichshouldbeconnectedtoasuitableearth.

Additionally,theSignalgroundcanbetiedtoChassisgroundtoprovideasuitablereferencebut

thisisnotgenerallyrecommended.

Ifinanydoubtatall,orifyouhaveunusualpowersupplyorgrounding/earthingrequirements,then

pleaseconsultPharosSupport.

REALTIMECLOCKBATTERY

TheLPC’sinternalrealtimeclockisbattery-backedtoensureoperationwhentheunitisnot

powered.Thebatteryshouldlastforatleast10yearsandiseasilyreplacedwhennecessary,

replacementbattery:RenataCR2032LithiumButtonCell.

CAUTION:Riskofexplosionifbatteryreplacedbyincorrecttype.Disposeofusedbatteries

accordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.

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ATTENTION:Ilyaundangerd’explosions’ilyaunremplacementincorrectdebatterie.Mettre

aurebutlesbatteriesusagesconformementauxinstructionsdufabricant.

MEMORYCARD

TheLPCisshippedwitha2GBSDMemoryCardwhichshouldbesufficientformostprojects

sincetheLPC’sdatastorageisextremelyefficient,evenwithamultitudeofimportedmediafiles.

However,alargercapacitycardcouldofcoursebefittedifrequired.

Asonlytheproject’sprogrammingdataresidesonthecard,thecardisalsoaconvenientwayto

backupdataforarchiving;theDesignerprojectfileforexample.

Furthermore,intheeventofLPChardwarefailure,simplymovingthecardintoareplacementunit

withidenticalormorerecentfirmwareissufficienttogettheprojectupandrunningagain.

STATUSLEDS

ThePharoslogowillilluminatewhenpowerisappliedtotheLPC.TheredLEDsonthefrontofthe

LPCindicatetheunit’scurrentstatus.

TheActiveLEDilluminatesoncethebootupprocedurehascompletedandisindicativeofafully

functionalunit.

TheEthernetLEDindicatesPharos-relatednetworkactivity(notnetworklink,seeEthernetport

later)whiletheremainingLEDsindicatecommunicationonthevariousportsoftheLPC.

TheOutputLEDindicatesthatavalidprojectfilehasbeenloadedfromthememorycardandthat

playback&dataoutputhasstarted.

TheDMXLEDindicatesthatvalidDMX512dataisbeingoutputfromtheDMXports.

ERRORCODES

AdditionallytheredstatusLEDsareusedtoindicateanybootfailuresoftheLPCthatpreventthe

unitfromgoingactive.ThesecodesareoutlinedbelowandinallcasestheActiveLEDwillbeoff.

l Ethernet&USBdoubleflashing-failedtobootfirmware(followtheLPCrecoverypro-

ceduredetailedinDesignerHelp)

l Ethernet,MIDI&USBtripleflashing-memorycardmissing(insertorreplacecard)

RESETSWITCH

TheLPCmayberesetbyinsertingasmallbluntobjectintotheresetholeonthefrontoftheLPC

todepresstheresetswitch.Theswitchshouldbeheldforatleastonesecond.

NOTE:Theresetmustnotbeoperatedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring

bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheLPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremayoccur,

perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

WATCHDOG

Theinternal“watchdog”isenabledbydefaulttoresetautomaticallytheLPCincaseofa

softwarecrashasaresultofeitheracodingerror(“bug”)orarandomelectromagneticevent

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suchasapowerbrown-outorspike,nearbylightningstrikeorstaticdischarge.Pleaserefertothe

DesignerHelptolearnhowtodisablethisfeature(notrecommended).

PORTS

l RS232/RS485SerialPort

Theserialport'sprotocol(RS232orRS485),datarateandformatsettings

(baud,parity,stopbits,etc.)areconfiguredusingDesigner.

InRS232mode,theportoperatesinfullduplexwiththefollowingpinout:

R/+ Receive

T/- Transmit

Signalground

InRS485(andDMXIn)mode,theportoperatesinhalfduplexwiththe

followingpinout:

R/+ Data+

T/- Data-

SignalGround

TheserialportisnotisolatedfromtheLPC’spowersupply.Ifisolationis

required,itmusteitherbeprovidedbytheconnecteddeviceoraseparate

isolatorshouldbeused.

l MIDIInputandOutput

TheMIDIinputandoutputconnectorsarestandard5pinDINconnections.

TheymaybeconnecteddirectlytoanystandardMIDIdevice.

l DMXOutputs

TwoDMXoutputsareprovided.AnLPC1willoutputonboththesameDMX

universedata,anLPC2willoutputaseparateuniverseoneach.Thepinson

theseconnectorsaremarked:

+ Data+(‘Hot’or‘True’)

- Data-(‘Cold’or‘Complement’)

Chassisground(shield)

Tomakeupacabletoa5pinXLRthefollowingconnectionsshouldbemade:

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 LPC: 5pinXLR:

Data+ + 3

Data- - 2

Shield 1

TheDMXportsarebydefaultnotisolatedfromtheLPC’sgroundconnection

whichistherecommendedconfigurationfordrivingisolatedinputs-the

majorityofDMXreceivers.

IfrequiredthismaybechangedbyremovingthetopcoveroftheLPCand

removingthejumpermarked‘JP1’,locatedtotherightoftheDMXports.The

twoDMXportswillthenbeopticallyisolatedfromtheLPC’sinternalcircuitry

althoughnotfromeachother.

l Digital/AnalogInputs

TheLPCfeatures8digital/analoginputsonone16wayconnector.Toconnect

aninputsignaltotheLPConeconnectionshouldbemadetothedesiredinput

pin,marked'1'to'8',andtheothershouldbemadetotheadjacentsignal

groundpin.

TheinputscanbeindividuallyconfiguredviaDesignertooperateinoneof

threemodes:

Contactclosure:Anexternalvolt-freeswitchmaybeconnectedbetweenthe

inputpinandthesignalgroundpin.

Inthismode,theinputpinisinternallypulled-upto5Vviaa2.2Kohmresistor,so

theswitchonlyneedstoberatedat5V,2.5mAorgreater.

Digitalinput:Anexternalvoltagesource(suchasa12VDCtriggeroutput)

maybeconnectedbetweentheinputpinandthesignalgroundpin.

Inthismode,theinputpinisinternallypulleddownto0Vviaa202.1Kohm

resistorandthemaximuminputvoltagesupportedis24VDC.

TheLPCmaybeconfiguredtospecifywhatthe'high'and'low'threshold

voltagesare.Thisfacilitycanbeusedtoprovide'Schmitttrigger'action.

Analoginput:Anexternalvoltagesource(suchasa0-10Vanalogsignal)maybe

connectedbetweentheinputpinandthesignalgroundpin.

Inthismode,theinputpinisinternallypulleddownto0Vviaa202.1Kohm

resistorandthemaximuminputvoltagesupportedis24VDC.

TheLPCmaybeconfiguredtospecifywhattheinputvoltagerangeis.

Voltagesinsidethisrangearereportedas0%to100%.

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Inallmodes,themaximumratedinputvoltageis24VDC.Theinputsshould

neverbedrivenwithahighervoltagenornegativevoltageordamagemay

occur.

Inallmodes,allsignalgroundpinsareconnectedtogetherinternally.The

digital/analoginputsarenotisolatedfromeachothernortheLPC’spower

supply.Ifisolationisrequired,itmusteitherbeprovidedbytheconnected

deviceoraseparateisolatorshouldbeused.

l Ethernet

Astandard10/100TXEthernetconnectionmaybemadetotheLPC.Asthe

LPCsupportsPower-over-Ethernet(PoE),aPoEswitchormidspaninjector

canbeused.TheLEDsontheRJ45jackitselfareusefulfordebuggingthe

Ethernetinstallation:

TheLnkLEDwillilluminatewhenanEthernetlinkhasbeenestablished.

TheDatLEDwillilluminatetoindicateEthernettraffic(notjustPharos-

relevant).

l USB

TheUSBportmaybeusedtoconnecttheLPCtoaPCtouploadprojectdata

andupdatetheLPC’sinternaloperatingsoftware.

NOTE:Portsandthirdpartyequipmentcanbedamagedwhenpluggingorunplugginganenergised

system(hot-plugging).Itisthereforeadvisabletoremovepowerbeforemakingorbreakingport

connections.

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TPC

TPCINSTALLATION&HARDWAREREFERENCE

TPCINSTALLATION

TheTouchPanelController(TPC)isafullyfledgedControllerinitsownrightwithanintegrated

touchscreenuserinterface.ItcanalsoshareitsuserinterfacewithotherPharosControllers

whenoperatingaspartofasystemacrossanEthernetnetwork.

TheunitsaredesignedtobepermanentlyinstalledintoUKdouble-gangorcustombackboxes

(suppliedseparately).Theunitsare100%solidstateandhavebeenqualifiedtooperateinadry

environmentwithinatemperaturerangeof0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F).

Thefollowingdiagramillustratesatypicalinstallation:

Carefullyremovetheprotectivefilmsfromthefrontoftheliquidcrystaldisplayandthemagnetic

overlaybeforefinalassembly.

TPCLAYOUT

ThefollowingdrawingillustratesthelayoutofaTPC,refertothefollowingsectionsfordetails:

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POWERSUPPLY

l Power-over-Ethernet(PoE)

Astandard(802.3af)Power-over-Ethernetswitchshouldbeusedtoprovide

bothpowerandanetworkconnectiontotheTPCusingasinglecable.

Alternatively,ifaPoEswitchisnotavailable,aPoEmidspaninjectorcouldbe

used.

Alternatively,theEXTcanbeusedtoprovidepowerandadataconnectionto

theTPC.

AlimitedpowersourceapprovedtoUL60950-12ndEdition,CAN/CSAC22.2

No.60950-1.072ndEditionMUSTbeused,withanSELVoutputvoltage.

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TheTPCoperatesasaPoEClass2device(3.84>6.49W)andwilltypically

consume4W.

NOTE:PowermustnotbedisconnectedduringfirmwareupdatestotheTPCascorruptionofthe

softwaremayoccur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

REALTIMECLOCKBATTERY

TheTPC’sinternalrealtimeclockisbattery-backedtoensureoperationwhentheunitisnot

powered.Thebatteryshouldlastforatleast10yearsandiseasilyreplacedwhennecessary,

replacementbattery:RenataCR2032LithiumButtonCell.

CAUTION:Riskofexplosionifbatteryreplacedbyincorrecttype.Disposeofusedbatteries

accordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.

ATTENTION:Ilyaundangerd’explosions’ilyaunremplacementincorrectdebatterie.Mettre

aurebutlesbatteriesusagesconformementauxinstructionsdufabricant.

MEMORYCARD

TheTPCisshippedwitha2GBSDMemoryCardwhichshouldbesufficientformostprojects

sincetheTPC’sdatastorageisextremelyefficient,evenwithamultitudeofimportedmediafiles.

However,alargercapacitycardcouldofcoursebefittedifrequired.

Asonlytheproject’sprogrammingdataresidesonthecard,thecardisalsoaconvenientwayto

backupdataforarchiving;theDesignerprojectfileforexample.

Furthermore,intheeventofTPChardwarefailure,simplymovingthecardintoareplacement

unitwithidenticalormorerecentfirmwareissufficienttogettheprojectupandrunningagain.

STATUSLEDS

TheLEDsontherearoftheunitprovidethefollowingstatusinformation:

Pwr:Power-illuminateswhentheunitiscorrectlypowered.

Act:

Active-illuminatesoncethebootupprocedurehascompletedandisindicativeofafully

functionalunit.

Net:Network-illuminateswhentheunitissendingorreceivingPharos-relateddata.

Lnk: Link-illuminatesoncetheunithasestablishedanEthernetlink.

100: 100BASE-TX-illuminateswhentheEthernetlinkisoperatingat100Mbit/s.

TheLEDsonthefrontoftheunit(undertheoverlay)providethefollowingstatusinformation:

Pwr: Power-illuminateswhentheunitiscorrectlypowered.

Act:

Active-illuminatesoncethebootupprocedurehascompletedandisindicativeofafully

functionalunit.

Eth: Ethernet-illuminateswhentheunitissendingorreceivingPharos-relateddata.

Out:

Output-indicatesthatavalidprojectfilehasbeenloadedfromthememorycardandthat

playback&dataoutputhasstarted.

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ERRORCODES

AdditionallytheredstatusLEDsareusedtoindicateanybootfailuresoftheTPCthatpreventthe

unitfromgoingactive.ThesecodesareoutlinedbelowandinallcasestheActiveLEDwillbeoff.

l Ethernet&Outputdoubleflashing-failedtobootfirmware(followtheTPCrecovery

proceduredetailedinDesignerHelp)

l Ethernet&Outputtripleflashing-memorycardmissing(insertorreplacecard)

RESETSWITCH

TheTPCmayberesetbyremovingthemagneticoverlayandpressingtheresetswitch.The

switchshouldbeheldforatleastonesecond.

NOTE:TheresetmustnotbeoperatedduringfirmwareupdatestotheTPCascorruptionofthe

softwaremayoccur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

CONFIGSWITCH

TheTPCmaybeplacedinaconfigurationmodebyremovingthemagneticoverlayandpressing

theconfigswitch,refertoDesignerHelpforinstructions.

WATCHDOG

Aninternal"watchdog"willautomaticallyresettheTPCincaseofasoftwarecrashasaresultof

eitheracodingerror("bug")orarandomelectromagneticeventsuchasapowerbrown-outor

spike,nearbylightningstrikeorstaticdischarge.

LEARNINGIRRECEIVER

TheTPCmaybetaughttorecognisedifferentIRcodesfromastandardinfraredremotecontrol,

refertoDesignerHelpforinstructions.

TEMPERATURESENSOR

TheTemperatureSensorcanbeusedtomeasuretheambienttemperaturearoundtheTPC.

NOTE:TheTemperatureSensorcutoutisnotareleasecatchandattemptingtouseitassuchwill

resultindamagetotheunit,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

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EXTINSTALLATION&HARDWAREREFERENCE

EXTINSTALLATION

TheEXTisdesignedtobepermanentlyinstalledinacentralcontrolroom/cupboardorDIN

consumerunitforremotedeployment.TheenclosureandmountingcomplieswithDIN43880and

EN60715(35/7.5rail)respectively.

Theunitsare100%solidstateandhavebeenqualifiedtooperateinadryenvironmentwithina

temperaturerangeof0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F).SealedIP65ratedconsumerunitsareavailable

foroutdooruse,pleaseconsultyourPharosdistributororrepresentative.

Sincetheunitsrequirenouserinterventiononceinstalledtheyaresuitableforremoteinstallation

withallconfigurationandmanagementtakingplaceoveranEthernetnetwork.Howeveritis

recommendedthataccesscanbegainedintheunlikelyeventofahardwarefailure.

NOTE:TheEXTshouldbeinstalledwithinafireenclosure.AnySELVpartsorwiresinsidethe

cabinetshouldnottouchthemainsconnectoroftheEXT.

EXTLAYOUT

ThefollowingdrawingillustratesthelayoutofaEXT,refertothefollowingsectionsfordetails:

POWERSUPPLY

TheEXTismainspoweredviaa100-240Vfusedswitchmodepowersupplyunitcompatiblewith

allworldwidemainssupplystandards;100-240VAC50/60Hz.

TheEXTwilltypicallyconsumeamaximumof10W.

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NOTE:Powermustnotbedisconnectedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring

bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheEXTorTPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremay

occur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

CAUTION:TheEXTisapermanentlyconnecteddevice.Areadilyaccessibletwo-pole

disconnectdevicewithatleast3mmcontactseparationshallbeincorporatedinthebuilding

installationwiring.

ATTENTION:L'EXTestunéquipmentconnectéenpermanence.Undispositifdedéconnexionà

deuxpôlesfacilementaccessibleavecaumoinsuneséparationdecontactde3mmdoitêtre

incorporéaucâblaged'installationdubâtiment.

GROUNDING

TheEXTmustbecorrectlygroundedtoelectricalsafetyearthatalltimes.

STATUSLEDS

ThePharoslogowillilluminatewhenpowerisappliedtotheEXT.TheredLEDsonthefrontofthe

EXTindicatetheunit'scurrentstatus.

TheTPCactiveLEDwilllightcontinuouslyoncetheEXThasconnectedtoaprojectrunningona

TPC.

TheEthernetLEDindicatesPharos-relatednetworkactivity(notnetworklink,seeEthernetport

later)whiletheremainingLEDsindicatecommunicationonthevariousportsoftheEXT.

TheOutputLEDindicatesthatavalidprojectfilehasbeenloadedfromthememorycardonthe

connectedTPCandthatplayback&dataoutputhasstarted.

TheDMXLEDindicatesthatvalidDMX512dataisbeingoutputfromtheDMXport.

ERRORCODES

AdditionallytheredstatusLEDsareusedtoindicateanybootfailurestotheEXTthatprevent

theunitfromgoingactive.Thiscodeisoutlinedbelow:

1flash-Invalidfirmwareversion(reloadfirmwarefromDesigner)

2flashes-Invaliddevicetypeorserialnumber

3flashes-Internalmemorytesterror

4flashes-Unabletoperformfactoryrestoreduetocorruptfactoryfirmware

5flashes-Currentfirmwareiscorrupt,novalidfirmwareversionsavailableto

restore

6flashes-Restoredfirmwareiscorrupt

Codes2through6indicateahardwareerror;pleaseconsultyourdistributor,representativeor

PharosSupportforassistance.

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EXT

RESETSWITCH

TheEXTmayberesetbyinsertingasmallbluntobjectintotheresetholeonthefrontoftheEXT

todepresstheresetswitch.Theswitchshouldbeheldforatleastonesecond.Thiswillnotreset

theconnectedTPC.

NOTE:Theresetmustnotbeoperatedwhenuploadingprojectdatanorduring

bootloader/firmwareupdatestotheEXTorTPCascorruptionofthedataorsoftwaremay

occur,perhapsevenrenderingtheunitinoperable.

PORTS

l RS232SerialPort

Theserialport'sdatarateandformatsettings(baud,parity,stopbits,etc.)are

configuredusingDesigner.

Theportoperatesinfullduplexwiththefollowingpinout:

R/+ Receive

T/- Transmit

Signalground

TheserialportisnotisolatedfromtheEXT’spowersupply.Ifisolationis

required,itmusteitherbeprovidedbytheconnecteddeviceoraseparate

isolatorshouldbeused.

l DMXOutput

Thepinsonthisconnectoraremarked:

+ Data+(‘Hot’or‘True’)

- Data-(‘Cold’or‘Complement’)

Chassisground(shield)

Tomakeupacabletoa5pinXLRthefollowingconnectionsshouldbemade:

 EXT: 5pinXLR:

Data+ + 3

Data- - 2

Shield 1

TheDMXportisisolatedfromtheEXT’sgroundconnection.

l Digital/AnalogInputs

TheEXTfeatures8digital/analoginputsonone16wayconnector.Toconnect

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