ETC Power Control Processor Configuration manual

Brand: ETC

Model: Power Control Processor

Type: Configuration manual

Part Number: 7123M2400-2.1 Rev A

Released: 2015-06

Power Control Processor

Configuration Manual

For use with the Unison Echo

™

Relay Panel, Unison Echo

™

Relay Panel Feedthrough,

EchoDIN, and the Sensor

IQ Intelligent Breaker Panel

Version 2.1

ETC

, Unison

, Unison Echo™, and Sensor

are either registered trademarks or trademarks of

Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

LonWorks

is a registered trademark of the Echelon

Corporation. All other trademarks, both

marked and not marked, are the property of their respective owners.

Table of Contents i

Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Congratulations... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Chapter 1

Overview of Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Echo Relay Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

EchoDIN Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Echo Relay Panel Feedthrough Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Sensor IQ Panel Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Option Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

0-10V Dimming Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

DALI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Contact Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Ethernet Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Ride-Thru Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

System Concepts and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Station Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Circuits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Source Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Chapter 2

Menu and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

USB Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Control Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Thru/#Nav Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Reset Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Number Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

About Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Switching Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Arch Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Timeclock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Holds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Timeclock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Schedule Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Timeclock Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Config Holiday Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Switching Control Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Architectural Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

File Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

View Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Chapter 3

Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Contacting ETC about equipment problems . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Vacuum the Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Changing Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Appendix A

Menu Flow Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Appendix B

Timeclock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Programming examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Astronomical event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Timed event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Holiday shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Appendix C

Status Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Emergency Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Breakers Tripped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Relay Mismatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Relay Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Breaker Mismatched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Breaker Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Drive 1/2 Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Breaker Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Dim Overtemp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

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Appendix D

Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Set levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

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Introduction

Congratulations...

on your purchase of an ETC System with Power Controller Processor. The Power Control Processor

continues ETC’s tradition of providing the highest quality products for the entertainment and

architectural lighting industry. If you have any questions regarding the operation or installation of your

processor, contact ETC Technical Services at the office nearest you.

Emergency service is available from all ETC offices outside of normal business hours.

When calling for help, please have the following information handy:

• Your location and job name.

• Model of breaker or relay Panel(s).

• Type of breakers and relays used including model numbers and quantities.

• Other components in your system including dimmers, switch gear, quantity and type of wall

stations, etc.

• DMX and/or sACN control source used for system-wide control, if any.

• Related system problems or equipment failure.

Americas

ETC International

Technical Services Department

3031 Pleasant View Road

Middleton, WI 53562

800.775.4382 (USA, toll-free)

+1.608.831.4116

[email protected]

United Kingdom

Electronic Theatre Controls, Ltd.

Technical Services Department

Unit 26-28 Victoria Industrial Estate

Victoria Road,

London W3 6UU, UK

+44 (0) 8896 1000

[email protected]

Asia

ETC Asia, Ltd.

Technical Services Department

Room 1801 / 18F

Tower 1 Phase1, Enterprise Square

9 Shueng Yuet Road

Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

+852 2799 1220

[email protected]

Germany

Electronic Theatre Controls, GmbH

Technical Services Department

Ohmstrasse 3

83607, Holzkirchen, Germany

+49 (80 24) 47 00-0

[email protected]

Introduction 2

Using This Manual

Along with basic maintenance and service procedures for long lasting performance, this manual

contains information on using the Power Control Processor with the following products:

• Echo Relay Panel UL (ERP-UL)

•EchoDIN

• Echo Relay Panel Feedthrough (ERP-FT)

• Sensor IQ Intelligent Breaker System

Each of these products provides professional quality switching of dimmed and non-dimmed loads

controlled by DMX512, Ethernet, or ETC’s Echo’s line of stations. This manual contains the procedures

for operation, service, and maintenance of each of these panels and their associated options.

Symbols

The following symbols are used throughout this manual to alert you to danger or important

information.

Please email comments about this manual to: T[email protected]

Note:

Notes are helpful hints and information that is supplemental to the main text.

CAUTION:

A Caution statement indicates situations where there may be undefined or

unwanted consequences of an action, potential for data loss or an equipment

problem.

WARNING:

A Warning statement indicates situations where damage may occur,

people may be harmed, or there are serious or dangerous

consequences of an action.

WARNING:

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! This warning statement indicates situations

where there is a risk of electric shock.

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Chapter 1

Overview of Panels

The Power Control Processor is designed for use in several of ETC’s power control products.

• Echo Relay Panel UL (Mains Feed), Echo Relay Panel Feedthrough, EchoDIN CE, and

Sensor IQ Intelligent Breaker System

Echo Relay Panel Overview

The Echo Relay Panel UL (ERP-UL) provides professional quality switching and dimming of

loads controlled by DMX512, Ethernet, or ETC’s Echo’s line of stations.

Cable troughs can be installed

to run the length of the right

or left sides of the panel for

low- voltage cable routing.

Main lugs or

field installed

Main Circuit

Breaker kit

Circuit

Breakers

Relays

Power control

processor

The bottom cover attaches

behind the door, and

overlapping the top cover.

Option cards:

ERP-NET, ERP-CI,

ERP-LVD, ERP-DALI

ERP-RTO installs

behind

processor

I/O Termination

Board

Overview of Panels 4

EchoDIN Overview

The EchoDIN line of products provides professional quality switching and dimming of loads

controlled by DMX512, Ethernet, or ETC’s Echo’s line of stations for the European market. For

system flexibility, all EchoDIN components mount in any DIN rail enclosure provided the

enclosure is grounded and has proper ventilation. For additional information on EchoDIN

products, reference the EchoDIN installation manuals. All ETC manuals are available for free

download at www.etcconnect.com.

EchoDIN

DALI Option Card

4-Relay Module

(E-DIN-4 RELAY)

Power Control Processor

The ride-thru option (E-DIN-

RTO) installs on the back

side of the processor

Network

option card

(E-DIN-NET)

Contact input

option card

(E-DIN-CI)

DALI option

card (E-DIN-

DALI)

0-10V option

card

(E-DIN-LVD)

2-Dimmer

Module

(E-DIN-2DIM)

Ride thru

option

(E-DIN-RTO)

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Echo Relay Panel Feedthrough Overview

The Echo Relay Panel Feedthrough (ERP-FT) provides professional quality switching and

dimming for up to 48 channels of non-dim loads in a single panel. Loads are controlled by

DMX512, Ethernet, or ETC’s Echo’s line of stations.

Note:

It is possible to retrofit an existing SmartSwitch to an Echo Relay Panel FT. Please call

your ETC project manager or customer service representative for more information.

Power control

processor

The ride-thru option

(ERP-FT-RTO)

installs behind the

Option cards:

ERP-FT-NET, ERP-FT-

CI, ERP-FT-LVD, ERP-

FT-DALI are housed

behind the User

Interface panel.

Up to 24 relay

modules

(not shown)

Up to 24 relay

modules

(not shown)

Locking door.

Overview of Panels 6

Sensor IQ Panel Overview

The Sensor IQ Intelligent Breaker System provides professional quality switching and dimming

of loads controlled by DMX512, Ethernet, or ETC’s Echo line of stations.

The Ride-Thru

option (SQ-RTO)

installs behind the

Remove front panel

for access to option

cards:

IQ-NET, IQ-CI,

IQ-LVD,IQ-DALI

Power Control

Processor

(User interface)

Low voltage

trough

Main lug

Optional Main

Circuit Breaker

installs here

Breakers

Circuit breaker for

user interface

*Door removed

for visual clarity

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Option Cards

Option cards are available for field installation into each of the panels. Each option adds

another level of features and functions to your system.

For more information on the specification or installation of the option cards, reference the

individual installation manual supplied with the option card.

Option card installation manuals are also available for download at www.etcconnect.com.

0-10V Dimming Control

DALI Control

Note:

A single ERP-UL and ERP-FT supports the use of either the 0-10V Dimming Control

option or a DALI Control option, but not both in the same panel.

J1 Flu

escent 19-24

J2 Flu

ores

nt 13-18

J3 Flu

esce

nt 7-12

J4 Flu

escent 1-6

The 0-10V Dimming Control option card provides 24

outputs for control of 4-wire current-sink, 0-10VDC

fluorescent or electronic loads.

• Each of the 24 outputs are rated to control a

maximum of 400mA per channel (up to 50 ballasts

per channel).

• Loss of power at the Echo Relay Panel controller

results in releasing control levels to full.

B A

B A B A B A

B A

B A B A B A

B A

B A B A B A

A B A

B A B

B A B A

The Digital Addressable Lighting Interface Control card

controls 24 loops of 64 DALI compatible ballasts in

broadcast mode. Each loop of up to 64 DALI ballasts are

linked one to one with the relay panel circuit for power

control.

The DALI ballast must be powered by an external DALI

loop power supply (supplied by others). This supply is

connected externally of the processor. Each DALI loop

requires its own power supply and possibly more than

one power supply depending on the ballast load.

• Installation is limited to 64 DALI compatible

fluorescent ballasts per DALI loop.

Overview of Panels 8

Contact Input

Ethernet Interface

Ride-Thru Option

The Contact Input card provides the ability to directly

control the relays using a momentary or maintained dry

contact input.

The Ethernet Interface provides the ability

to control the relay panel using the ANSI

E1.11 (streaming ACN) protocol, allows

feedback of current and voltage

information over the network and through

the web page interface. See “Web

Interface” on page 58.

The Ride Thru Option maintains power to the

Echo Relay Panel controller for a minimum of

15 seconds in the event of a brown-out or

power loss.

• The ERP-RTO option card mounts behind

the user interface.

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System Concepts and Definitions

Station Control

The Power Control Processor supports Echo Inspire Stations, and five and ten button Preset

stations on the EchoConnect bus. The power supply of one connected panel can support up

to six hosts and six stations on the bus. An additional wall mounted or rack mounted power

supply can be added to a system to support up to sixteen hosts and sixteen stations.

EchoConnect - Belden 8471 + (1) 14 AWG ESD Ground Wire

EchoConnect - Belden 8471 + (1) 14 AWG

With an

external

power

supply

ERP UL shown. Typical of systems

using EchoDIN, ERP FT, and Sensor IQ

panels.

Overview of Panels 10

Spaces

Spaces are used to divide the outputs of the relay panel into logical segments (such as

different rooms in a building). Preset, sequence and zone level adjustments all happen within

a “space”. Each panel supports separation of its controllable outputs (relays, 0-10V Dimming

Control and DALI Control) into spaces.

A single panel is limited to eight spaces. An Echo system supports up to sixteen spaces.

Output

An output refers to the physical position of the relay or dimmer in the panel. Up to 48 circuit

outputs are available based on the type of system installed.

• The ERP-FT can be populated with single pole and double pole relays and the ERP-UL can

be populated with single pole, double pole, and three pole relays.

• In an ERP-UL a double pole relay requires two output positions, and a three pole relay

requires three output positions.

• The ERP-UL can be populated with dimmer modules. Each dimmer module is the same

size, and installs in the same manner as a single pole relay module.

Circuits

Circuits are the logical reference number used to talk about a controllable output in the Echo

Relay Panel.

Circuits are unique within a space and are user configurable in software. The combination of

space and circuit provides a unique identification of an output within a system.

For example, a single panel can have two circuit #1’s when they belong to separate spaces.

Source Arbitration

Each panel can accept a variety of control sources including DMX, Streaming ACN (sACN),

presets, sequence, manual set levels, and panic.

Circuit output arbitration is based on the sACN model of source priority, meaning each source

is assigned a priority between 1 and 201 (201 is the highest priority). With this priority, control

sources are arbitrated based on their set priority. The default priority is 100.

The panel uses the priority assigned within the sACN packet, sent from the control source.

Each panel sets the configured priority for DMX, presets, and sequence.

The Contact Input Option card can be used to:

• trigger presets and sequences - which will play at the priority configured for architectural

sources,

• or to directly control one or more outputs. The priority of these outputs is configurable.

If nothing is configured, last action takes precedence.

Manually set levels from the user interface of the Echo Relay Panel overrides all other control

sources with the exception of panic, which is the highest possible priority.

Note:

CAT5 wiring is supported for the EchoConnect station bus with some limitations. reference

the ETC Cat5 Cable Preparation Setup Guide for more details.

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Zones

A Space within an Echo control system can be broken down further into Zones. You can

assign a zone to an Echo Inspire station for direct control using that station’s rotary control or

faders. You can have multiple zones within a space and a single zone can control multiple

outputs across multiple panels.

Menu and Configuration 12

Chapter 2

Menu and Configuration

User Interface

The Power Control Processor features a simple user interface with up and down arrows for

menu navigation, a numeric keypad for direct selection, and an easy to read graphical LCD.

Additionally, a USB port is provided on the left hand side of the controller for storage of

configurations to a flash drive.

Status Indicators

The user interface features the following status indicators:

Indicator LED Color Status

Power Blue Power on

DMX

Green Steady DMX input enabled and DMX present

Green Flashing DMX input enabled but no DMX present

Green Rapid Flashing DMX input enabled with DMX input error

Off DMX input disabled

Ethernet

Green Flashing Ethernet activity

Off

No Ethernet activity or Ethernet Interface card is not

present

Error

Off Not in error state

On Error state

See “Status Messages on page 54” for descriptions of errors.

USB port

LCD display

Control button

Back button

status indicators

12 button keypad

Up button

Enter button

Down button

reset switch

Thru/#Nav

button

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LCD Display

The Power Control Processor features a high contrast 21 character, 8 line backlit screen.

When scrolling through the menu, the first row of the LCD display is reserved for the menu

title.

A scroll bar displays along the right side of the screen indicating there is more content to be

displayed. Use the [Up] or [Down] on the user interface to scroll through the available

displays.

Wake

The menu system and LCD backlight are set, by default, to sleep after three minutes of

inactivity. Any button press wakes the user interface and LCD backlight.

Home Screen

The home screen is shown by default at power-up. The home screen is also the default display

that is reverted back to automatically from any point in the menu after two minutes of user

inactivity.

Two displays are available from the home interface, the “Output Status” screen, which shows

information about the current state of the channels, and the “Arch Control Status” screen

which shows current present status information. Switch between the two by pressing the

[Up] or [Down] buttons.

Output Status

• Line 2 and 3 combine to show blocks representative of the set level.

• Each block shows the status of the channel from left to right with 1 at the left and

the highest number (up to 24) on the right. For racks with more than 24 channels,

a second block is shown for the additional 25-48 channels. Levels are indicated for

each channel in a separate block of pixels. For 0-10V Dimming Control or DALI

Control channels, the level is shown.

Output Status

System OK

DMX Start = 101

DMX Input: Active

v.2.0.0

Output Status screen displays several lines of information.

• Line 1 shows the name of the display: Output Status.

• A clock symbol is shown in the upper left corner

when the Power Control Processor has the

timeclock enabled. See Timeclock on page 30 for

more information on timeclock functionality.

• [L] symbol is shown when levels are set.

• The in the upper right corner shows the

option to arrow up to an additional menu.

0% Two

bottom left

pixels used as

place holder

...continue in

steps of 15%

91-100%

16-30%

Bottom two

rows filled

1-15%

Bottom row

filled

Menu and Configuration 14

• Lines 4 and 5 combine to show the rack status. The options in the chart below that

are marked “illuminate error LED” will trigger the red error LED to be lit. The options

that are marked as “cycle with others” share the display by cycling through each

applicable message at a rate of one every two seconds.

For more information on status messages see Status Messages on page 54.

• Line 6 shows the lowest configured DMX Start address value in the Power Control

Processor. If the panel is patched straight (one for one) the equals sign (=) is used. When

the panel is set up with a custom address, approximate equals sign is used instead.

• Line 7 alternates each second between the status of the DMX connection and, when the

ports are enabled, the status of the sACN connection.

• DMX Input will be displayed as either Active, Inactive or Disabled.

• sACN Input will be displayed as either Active, Inactive or Disabled and will only be

displayed when the ACN Option Card is installed.

• Line 8 shows the current Power Control Processor software version number as well

as the status of the station bus power.

Note:

When relays are installed that occupy more than one output position, only a single

bar is shown per relay.

Output Status Line Options

Status Message Cause

Illuminate

Error LED?

Cycle With

Others?

System OK No other messages active No N/A

Emergency Active Emergency look is active Yes No

Breakers Tripped No voltage detected at one or more relays Yes Yes

Relay Mismatch One or more relays in the rack are mismatched Yes Yes

Relay Removed One or more relays in the rack are not found Yes Yes

Breaker Mismatch

One or more breakers don’t match the

configuration

Yes Yes

Breaker Removed One or more breakers in the rack are missing Yes Yes

Drive 1/2 Error Unable to communicate to breaker drive board Yes Yes

Timed Event Hold User has applied a timed event hold No Yes

Holiday Shut-off User has activated holiday Shut-off No Yes

Breaker Error Breaker has repeatedly tried and failed to operate Yes Yes

Dim Overtemp Dimmer is in an overtemp state Yes Yes

Note:

When an Emergency Status is active, no other status indicators will be shown.

Emergency Status will always take precedence over all other status options.

15 Power Control Processor Configuration Manaul v2.1

Arch Control Status

Arch Control Status displays several lines of information:

• Line 2 shows “Presets Active” if any presets are active in the rack. If no presets are active

“No Active Preset” will be shown.

• Line 3 shows “Sequence Active” if the sequencer is active. If no sequence is currently

active, “No Active Sequence” will be shown. Line 3 also shows the rack’s IP address if the

Network Option Card is installed.

• Line 4 and Line 5 combine to show the system status. See “Status Messages” on

page 54.

• Line 6 shows the lowest configured DMX Start address value in the Power Control

Processor. If the panel is patched straight (one for one) the equals sign (=) is used. When

the panel is set up with a custom address, approximate equals sign is used instead.

• Line 7 alternates each second between the status of the DMX connection and, when the

ports are enabled, the status of the sACN connection.

• DMX Input will be displayed as either Active, Inactive or Disabled.

• sACN Input will be displayed as either Active, Inactive or Disabled and will only be

• Line 8 shows the current Power Control Processor software version number as well as

the status of the station bus power.

Backup Power Active

If mains power is not detected, the LCD screen gives a three-second delay followed by the

warning message “BACKUP POWER ACTIVE!”. While this warning is displayed all other menu

screens become inaccessible.

Once mains voltage is restored, the LCD will revert back to the home screen and menu

functionality will return.

USB Media

The Power Controller includes a USB type “A” socket located on the left side of the user

interface. A USB storage device is not included and must be purchased separately.

Use a compatible USB storage device to save and load backup files of your configuration and

to update the Power Control Processor firmware. See “File Operations” on page 37. for

information on file operations.

Compatible USB Storage Device

Use a USB storage device that is pre-formatted with the compatible FAT file system. As

needed you can reformat a USB storage device using a PC with the Windows® operating

system or an Apple® Macintosh® computer. Reference the related operating system’s online

help for instructions to format the USB media.

Arch Control Status

Presets Active

No Active Sequence

System OK

DMX Start = 101

DMX Input: Active

v.2.0.0

• Line 1 shows the name of the display, Arch Control Status.

Additional symbols may display on the first line:

• Clock symbol is shown in the upper left corner when the

Power Control Processor has the timeclock enabled.

• [L] symbol is shown when levels are set.

• A clock symbol is shown in the upper left corner if

timeclock functionality has been enabled. See Timeclock

on page 30 for more information on timeclock

functionality.

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