Hyperhippy
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Help....electronic genius needed!
I have two 300w Mars Aqua fixtures I would like to control from a Typhon or Bluefish controller. The fixtures each contain 100 (3w) Epistar Led's. Each fixture also has four drivers/power supplies, with two dimmer switches and on/off switches. The dimmer pots are labeled....On/Off, V+, VDM+, VDM-....and are analog.
I have some specs from the manufacturer, which seem very vague.........
The driver we used to the light is 60W dimmable driver 500-550MA
Input voltage:AC85V-265V
Input watt:60w/110v
Input amp:0.8A/110v
I also have some specs that were gathered by someone on Reefcentral........
-Four wires coming out of the LED driver: on/off, V+, Dim+ and Dim-
-V+ provides 12 VDC
-On/Off is the enable line for the driver. It needs to be connected to V+ for the lights to work. The current draw is minimal for the enable pin; measured in circuit at less than 5 mA.
-Dim+ and Dim- provide the dimming. It is an analog signal (confirmed with an oscilloscope) and ranges 0-10 VDC (but quite noisy). Peak current draw between Dim+ and Dim- was measured at about 5.5 mA.
-Dimming works by pulling Dim+ to Dim-. With an open circuit between the two the drive is full on; shorted together the driver is full off.
I have a Typhon controller here that I can use to test with, but I need to know if I need to convert the 5v PWM on the Typhon to the 1-10v analog fixture, or does the 1-10v on the light need to be converted to digital 5v PWM on the Typhon? Also, what parts will I need to achieve this?
I have searched wide and far for many, many hours and maybe just cannot comprehend the schematic drawings posted. I have seen them do it for the apex and others, but I believe those are all direct analog.
This is all new to me, so any help would be appreciated!
Thanks...Jim...
I have two 300w Mars Aqua fixtures I would like to control from a Typhon or Bluefish controller. The fixtures each contain 100 (3w) Epistar Led's. Each fixture also has four drivers/power supplies, with two dimmer switches and on/off switches. The dimmer pots are labeled....On/Off, V+, VDM+, VDM-....and are analog.
I have some specs from the manufacturer, which seem very vague.........
The driver we used to the light is 60W dimmable driver 500-550MA
Input voltage:AC85V-265V
Input watt:60w/110v
Input amp:0.8A/110v
I also have some specs that were gathered by someone on Reefcentral........
-Four wires coming out of the LED driver: on/off, V+, Dim+ and Dim-
-V+ provides 12 VDC
-On/Off is the enable line for the driver. It needs to be connected to V+ for the lights to work. The current draw is minimal for the enable pin; measured in circuit at less than 5 mA.
-Dim+ and Dim- provide the dimming. It is an analog signal (confirmed with an oscilloscope) and ranges 0-10 VDC (but quite noisy). Peak current draw between Dim+ and Dim- was measured at about 5.5 mA.
-Dimming works by pulling Dim+ to Dim-. With an open circuit between the two the drive is full on; shorted together the driver is full off.
I have a Typhon controller here that I can use to test with, but I need to know if I need to convert the 5v PWM on the Typhon to the 1-10v analog fixture, or does the 1-10v on the light need to be converted to digital 5v PWM on the Typhon? Also, what parts will I need to achieve this?
I have searched wide and far for many, many hours and maybe just cannot comprehend the schematic drawings posted. I have seen them do it for the apex and others, but I believe those are all direct analog.
This is all new to me, so any help would be appreciated!
Thanks...Jim...