Velleman CHLS5RGB/1M Datasheet

Brand: Velleman

Model: CHLS5RGB/1M

Category: LED strips

Type: Datasheet

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LEDSTRIPS

LEDstripsareanewgenera tioninnovativelightingproductwithwhichspectacularlightingeffectscanbecreatedin

aneasyway.Theyoffermanyadvantagesincludingsmalldimensions,lowheatgeneration,higherenergyefficiency,

moresaturatedcoloursandeasilycontrollable.AsyouwillnoticetherearecountlessapplicationsforLEDstrips.

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VellemanoffersafullrangeofLEDstripsandaccessories;thisoverviewshouldgiveyouagoodimpressionofwhatis

possibleandhowtoimplementyourownpersonalizedlightingapplication.

GenerallyLEDstripscanbedividedinto2maingroups:flexibleandrigid(non‐flexible)strips.

Inthistutorial

andselectionguidewewillonlyfocusonflexibleLEDstripsastheyaremostfrequentlyused.

Selectingtherightstripforyourapplicationisa5‐stepprocess:

1) Selectastripaccordingtotheplacewhereitwillbeused

(indoors,outdoors)

2) Determinethelengthandthedesired

numberofLEDsperunitoflength.

(lengthinmetersanddesirednr.ofLEDspermeter)

3) Selectthecolour

(singlecolourorRGB)

4) Selectasuitablepowersupply

(voltageandpower)

5) Selectasuitablecontroller

(dimmable,remotelycontrolled,DMXcontrolled,...)

1)Selectastripaccordingtoapplicationarea

Mainlythereare3typesofLEDstripswhichcanbeusedindifferentenvironments:

Barestrip(noprotectionagainstdustorwater)

Idealforindoorapplications,e.g.inorundercupboards,stairs,

indirectlightingapplications…

Siliconcoveredstrip(IP67,weatherproof)

Suitableforuseinhumidlocationssuchasbathroomsandfor

useoutdoors,forexampleongardenfurnitureoraccent

lightingonhousesandbuildings...

SiliconsleevedLEDstrip(IP68,fullywaterproof)

Thisstripisfullyencapsulated byasiliconsleeveandis

suitableforuseinextremelyhumidenvironmentssuchas

swimmingpools,saunas,oroutdoorusewheredirectcontact

withrainorwaterisunavoidable.

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Note:

OriginallythePCBsholdingtheLEDswerecoppercoloured.NewgenerationLEDstripshavewhitecoated 

PCBs,whichgiveamoreuniformlightdistribution.

2)Determinethelengthandthenr.ofLEDspermeter

StandardLEDstripshavealengthof5mandcontaina numberofseriesandparallelconnectedLEDs.This

designenablesyoutocutthestripeveryfixednumberofLEDs;theplaceswher ethestripcanbecutare

clearlymarkedonthestrip.

Cut‐offpartsofthestrips

arenotwastedasitispossibletosoldernewpowersupplywirestothesecut‐off

parts.

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AlsoLEDstripsmayhaveadifferentamountofLEDspermeter.MostcommonareLEDstripswith30or60

LEDspermeter,thusastandardlength5mLED

stripisavailablewith300or600LEDs.

WhichamountofLEDsisbetterforyourapplicationcanbede terminedbyfollowingfactors:

MoreLEDspermeter:

Morelightoutput,moreuniformlightdistribution–betterfordirectlighting

Highercurrent/powerratingswhichha simpactonheat,totallength,power

supplyandcontroller

LessLEDspermeter:

Lesslightoutput,moredispersedlightdistribution–especiallysuitableforindirectlighting

Lowercurrent/powerratingswhichhasimpactonheat,totallength,powersupplyandcontroller

IsitpossibletointerconnectLEDstripstocreatelongerdistances?

Yes,butkeepfollowinglimitationin

mind:

EachLEDstripwillconsumethesameamountofpower.IfLEDstripsareinterconnectedthetotalpowerand

thuscurrenttroughtheLEDstripsincreasesandthiscurrentislimitedbythedesignofthestrip(checkthe

LEDstripdatasheetforratingsandlimitations).

Example:

You

needatotalLEDstriplengthof20mblueLEDstripwith60LEDspermeter(VellemanCHLS3B).Itwould

seemlogicaltojustinterconnectfourfulllengthstripsof5mtoreach20m.

InthedatasheetyoufindthatasingleCHLS3Bneedsa12Vdcsupplyanddraws1.5A

current(18Wpower).

IfcurrentorpowerisnotrateduseJoule’slaw:Power(W)=Voltage(V)xCurrent(A)orCurrent(A)=Power

(W)/voltage(V).

Ifyouinterconnect4stripsthepowerincreasesto4x18W=72Wandcurrentincreasesto4x

1.5A=6A.

Thiscurrentmustpassthroughthefirststriptoreachthelaststrip.Duetodesignlimitations,thetracks

insidetheLEDstripcanonlytakeabout4Awithoutbeingirreversiblydamaged,whichlimitsthetotallength

to10m(2x1.5A=3A)ofLEDstrips.

Thesolutionistointerconnecttwotimes2strips,andconnectthese

separatelytothecontrollerorpowersupply.Todeterminethepowersupplyorcontrollerreferto§4and§5.

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3)Selectthecolour

TherearebasicallytwotypesofLEDstripswhencolourisconcerned:

Singlecolourtypes

TheseLEDstripsonlyhaveonecolour.Mostoftenthiscolourisblueorwhite(coldwhite‐CW:resembles

daylight,warmwhite‐WW:resemblesincandescentlight),butothercoloursarealsoavailablee.g.red,

green,amber…

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Thesestripscanbeeasilyidentifiedastheyhaveonly2wires(plusandminus)forpowersupply.

Bycontrollingthepowerthestripcanbedimmed(preferablyusingPulseWidthModulationorPWM).

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RGBLEDstrips

Withthesestripsitispossibletoprodu ceanycolourbyusingadditivecolourmixing.Thesestripscontain

red,greenandblueLEDs;eithercombinedinasingleRGBLEDorasseparateLEDs(resultinginmoreLEDs

permeter,see§2).

Typicallythesestripshave4

wires,acommonwireand3otherwires:onepercolour(red,greenandblue).

Bycontrollingthepowertoeachseparatecolour,theintensityoftheindividualcolourscanbeadjustedand

thusanycolour(includingwhite)canbecreated.

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Notes:

• WithRGBstripsthecommonwireisusuallyconnectedtotheanodesoftheLEDs(positive)oftenthiswireis

colouredblack;thewiresforcontrollingR,GandBareconnectedtothecathodes(negative)oftheLEDs,

oftencolouredred,greenandblue.Inthiscase

redandblackwirearenot+and–supplyvoltages!

• Theratedpowerismostoftengivenforeachsinglecolour,notforthewholestrip.Keepthisinmindwhen

choosingthepowersupplyorcontroller.Addupthecurrent/powerofthethreecolourstodeterminethetotal

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current/powerconsumption.

• SpecialRGBstripsareavailablewhereeverysingleRGBLEDisseparatelycontrollableandmagnificentcolour

andanimationeffectscanbecreated.Thesestripscanonlybeusedwithaspecialdedicatedcontroller.

4)Selectionofthepowersupply

TherequiredpowersupplydependsofthechoiceofLEDstripandtheirtotallength.

Both12Vdcand24VdcLEDstripsareavailable.Themainadvantageof24VdcLEDstripsisthatyouhave

doublethequantity ofLEDsforthesamecurrentandpowerconsumptionthanwitha12VdcLED

strip.

Obviously‐sincetheLEDquantityisdoubled‐thelightoutputisalsotwiceasstrong.

Thesecondcriterionisthetotallengthwhichdetermineshowmuchoutputpower(Watts)yoursupplymust

becapableofdelivering.ThecurrentsorpowerratingsareastandardspecificationforeachLEDstrip

and

canbefoundinthedatasheets.

ForinterconnectionofLEDstripssee§2

Example:

Weassumethesameexampleof§2forcalculationofthepowersupply(20mVellemanCHLS3B).

In§2wecalculatedthatonly2stripsmaybeinterconnectedwhichtotalsto10m.Sinceweneed

20m

wemuststillconnect2oftheselengthsinparalleltothepowersupply.

Aswealreadycalculatedweneed4x18W=72W.Whatwearelookingforisaprotected12Vdc

supplywhichiscapableofdeliveringapowerofatleast72W.

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Itisalwayswisetoslightlyoverrateyourpowersupplyforsafetyreasons,sointhiscasea12Vdc

80WLEDpowersupplyseemsadequate(e.g.VellemanLPS08012R).

Vellemancurrentlyoffers2rangesofpowersuppliesthatcanbeusedtopowerLEDstrips.Thereisthelow

tohighpower

rangeofso‐calledbareindustrialpowersupplies(PSINseries)forindoor(drylocation)use

only.Theserangeupto300W.

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 OutputVoltage OutputPower

PSIN02512 12V

25W

PSIN02524 24V

PSIN04012 12V

40W

PSIN04024 24V

PSIN06012 12V

60W

PSIN06024 24V

PSIN10012 12V

100W

PSIN10024 24V

PSIN15012 12V

150W

PSIN15024 24V

PSIN30012 12V

300W

PSIN30024 24V

AndweofferthewaterproofIP68powersupplyseries(LPSseries)whichcanbeusedoutdoorsorinhighly

humidenvironments.Themaximumpoweroftheseislimitedto1 00W.



 OutputVoltage OutputPower



LPS00512C 12V 5W



LPS00512R

12V

5W

LPS01012R 10W

LPS02012R 20W

LPS04512R 45W

LPS06012R 60W

LPS08012R 80W

LPS10012R 100W

LPS10024R 24V 100W

LPS04512B 12V 45W

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Note:

UnlikeindividualLEDs,LEDstripsareconstantvoltagedevicesandmustbepoweredbyaconstantvoltage

LEDpowersupply,andnotaconstantcurrentLEDpowersupply.

5)Selectionofthecontroller

Therearenumerouscontrollersonthemarketwhich makesithardtodeterminetherightoneforyourapplication.

Themostimportantcriteriaforchoosingacontrollerare:

• Thevoltage,powerandcurrenthandling

• TheabilitytodimLEDstrips(PWMispreferred)

• Theabilitytodirectlycontrol

RGBstripsandcolourmixingcapabilities,and/orbuilt‐infadingeffects

• Themeansofcontrol:manually,throughdomoticsys tems,0‐10V,DMX,remotecontrol…

Combinationsarealmostendlessly...Checkourcontrollerselectionguideonthenextpage.

CHLSC1

RGB LED

controller

3 x 5A

12/24VDC*

VM162

RGB LED

dimmer

3 x :

3A/12VDC

1A/24VDC*

VM151

RGB LED

controller

3 x :

3A/12VDC

1A/24VDC*

VM152

LED dimmer

1 x 6A

12/24VDC

VM161

VM118R

RGB LED

dimmer

3 x :

3A/12VDC

1A/24VDC*

VM146

RGB LED

controller

3 x :

3A/12VDC

1A/24VDC*

VM168

0-10V RGB

dimmer

DIN rail

3 x 5A

12/24VDC

VMB1LED

Professional

LED dimmer

DIN rail

1 x 5A

12/24VDC

VM150

RGB LED

dimmer

DIN rail

3 x 5A

12/24VDC

LED controLLEr sELEction guiDE

0 ... 10VDC

1 CHANNEL

RGB

DIMMING AUTOMATIC

EFFECTS

PUSHBUTTON

CONTROL

*24VDC regulated (Velleman LPS series)

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