CTB08Dg3 Deluxe - Light-O-Rama
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1. Assigning a Lighting Curve You can only assign all channels of the controller to one lighting curve through the status display You must use the Hardware Utility program to assign individual channels to different curves See the Lighting Curves and Assigning Lighting Curves sections for more information on curves To adjust lighting curves from the Status Display press the Select Set button until the display shows C xx Eg Then use the V A buttons to select one of the following values C S Standard lighting curve for all channels C Cn Lighting curve n for all channels Page 22 CTB08Dg3 C HS Hardware Utility program Set curves C OF On Off lighting curve for all channels Press the Set button to save your choice Input Header INPUT 1 INPUT2 10 V N C N C This figure shows the Input Header that is to the left of the network jacks on the Display Board You can connect switches here to trigger standalone sequences or provide trigger events for interactive shows See the Stand Alone Operation section for more information Switches are simple normally open or normally closed types No voltages may be applied to the switch inputs You may take up to 300ma total from the 5 vdc and 9 vdc power supplies to power devices like motion sensors You may draw a maximum of 10ma from LED pin It will be 3 3v when the LED should be On Resetting the Controller To reset the controller press both the Wand A butt2. The following table gives the approximate current consumption for various types of Christmas lights Lights string Amps string e 0 17 Mini lights 100 0 33 C7 bulbs 25 1o44 C9 bulbs 25 1 5 100 wattbulb 1 075 150 floodlight LED mini lights 70 0 03 LED C6orc7 25 If you put six sets of 100 mini lights on one channel that would be 6 0 33 about 2 amps If you put six sets of 70 LED mini lights on one channel that would be 6 0 03 about 0 18 amps You can see that you can have a lot of LEDs with very little power Page 10 CTB08Dg3 Make a chart of all the lights you want to connect to the controller s channels and then work out the numbers to see if you hit any limits Lighting Curves The g3 firmware supports lighting curves These are used to allow different types of lights to behave similarly when dimming LEDs tend to go from off to full brightness over a much narrower range of voltages than incandescent lights This means that a fade going from 0 to 100 voltage with an incandescent light will not produce the same results with LED lights The LED lights will come on later and reach full brightness sooner than incandescent lights There is a built in Standard curve for incandescent lights which behaves as a simple linear 0 to 100 voltage provider This is the behavior seen with previous versions of the firmware and most DMX dimmer packs There is a built in On Off curve
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4. The Light O Rama LOR CTBO8Dg3 is an 8 channel computerized lighting controller The g3 indicates that it is the third generation in the model line Depending upon how it is powered it can handle up to 20 amps This is the controller board used in the commercial LOR800W4gs8 controller This controller is designed to control incandescent and line voltage LED lighting It operates on 120 VAC 60 Hz The 20 amp configuration can control approximately 4 500 incandescent mini lights or 35 000 LED mini lights or some combination of both There are two versions of the board The cover page shows the basic version which does not include the add on display board The display board allows local configuration and more informative status reporting The basic version is configured using the LOR Hardware Utility on your Windows PC A CTBO8Dg3 can be used in many ways e By daisy chaining it off of an LOR1602MP3 Show in a Box lighting controller with Show Director e By connecting it to your PC running the LOR Showtime Windows software e By connecting it to one of LOR s Show Directors DC MP3 or mDM MP3 e By running a standalone set of commands loaded into the controller s flash memory e By daisy chaining it off of another controller that is either running stand alone or getting Page 4 CTB08Dg3 its commands from one of the other sources listed above The controller includes phantom loads which drain off charge to prevent
5. C Users john D ocuments5Light O Rama Dimminaglurves Change Curve File Location 2 Files Found ee m ee LI m E am aa aa Jar az ma les This initial configuration shows all channels configured for the Standard curve also shown is one custom curve file loaded into the controller and two custom curve files located on the PC disk To transfer a new curve from the PC to the controller or update an existing curve on the controller from the PC click the appropriate Load nn button The curve file on disk will be transferred to the controller The vertical progress bar to the right of the Load nn buttons will indicate percent transferred to controller The Read Unit s Config button will ask the controller for its channel to curve file mapping and show which custom curves are loaded into the controller Setting Multiple Channels in a Group You can change the curve association for multiple channels in channel group 1 8 using the All row above that channel group If you check the All box then all channels will be affected If you only Page 14 CTB08Dg3 want to change some of the channels check their individual check boxes Then use the drop down menu in the All row to select the curve for the checked channels and click the Set Checked button Those channels will be changed to the curve selected Finally click the Update Unit s Config button to send the
6. Download button You also use this screen to remove downloaded standalone sequences You can also remove a standalone sequence by resetting the controller see the Resetting the Controller section Triggering a Stand Alone Sequence In the Hardware Utility wnen you download a standalone sequence you can specify what trigger condition will be used to start that sequence A standalone sequence can be triggered one of two ways Power on and Input Control Power On Mode This means that the sequence will run anytime that power is supplied to the controller You plug it in and it plays until you unplug it Input Control Mode This uses Input1 on the controller to determine when the sequence will run When the input switch is on the sequence will run one time and then check to see if the switch is still on For more information on trigger conditions see the help for the Hardware Utility Page 32 CTB08Dg3 For information on how to connect the switch to the controller see the Input Header section for your controller model Deluxe or Basic Troubleshooting Autoconfigure does not find COM Port If the automatic method of determining the communication port used by LOR does not work you may be able to locate the port and select it manually If you have an SC485 serial port RS485 adapter you will have to examine the connection on your computer or consult the owner s manual to determine which port it is plugged into It is
7. for the neutral input Voltage Selection Jumpers The voltage selection jumpers must both be installed as shown for 120 VAC operation The board cannot be used at 240 VAC because the phantom loads will overheat and possibly catch fire Page 8 CTB08Dg3 Power Output Wiring Output Circuits There are 8 numbered output quick connect blades to be connected to the HOT side of your output sockets There are 8 Neutral terminals where you can conveniently terminate your neutral wires Neutrals can be connected off the board if that is more convenient ss 1 CTB 8Dg3 U4 118311 HP 1 g a m T 4 1 Hot1 2 3 amp 4 Hot5 6 7 amp 8 Neutral 1 8 Note Neutral wires can be placed in any of the neutral quick connect blades on one side of the card Power Considerations This section attempts a relatively simple answer to the question How many lights can use The maximum for the entire controller is 15 or 20 amps depending upon the wire gauge you used for power input to the controller The maximum current Page 9 CTB08Dg3 on a single channel is 8 amps So you have to divide up your lights on the 8 channels so you don t exceed either of these two limits You could put 1 amp on 6 channels 4 amps ona channel and 5 amps on a channel and that would be 15 amps Or you could put 1 amp on 7 channels 8 amps on a channel and that would be 15 amps Christmas Light Power Consumptions
8. low brightness LED glow when LEDs should be off The phantom loads also permit smoother LED fading This controller uses higher current output components than the previous generation These components are more tolerant of overloads and even survive some direct short circuit situations The controller provides greater accessory power than previous LOR controllers This additional power is necessary for future accessories The controller understands both LOR and DMX protocols The g3 firmware included with this controller has individual channel lighting curves for smooth glitch free dimming and effects with LED lighting This firmware also increases the number of brightness steps from 250 to 1000 for smoother fading with LEDs As with all LOR controllers the firmware is field upgradeable so you are guaranteed compatibility with future LOR hardware and software products To allow your PC to communicate with this controller you will need one of Light O Rama s RS485 adapters When you purchase the Generic Starter Package you get the LOR Showtime Software a 10 Cat5e network cable and a choice of RS485 adapters The RS485 adapter will allow you to connect your PC laptop via the Cat5e cable to your lighting controller Page 5 CTB08Dg3 What s in the Box In addition to your CTBO8Dg38 lighting controller you will also receive this user manual The latest copy of this manual is available at www lightorama com gt Sup
9. should be taken to keep the controller dry When the controller is directly connected to a PC via one of the RS485 adaptors there is a direct electrical connection between the low voltage logic side of the controller and the PC Ifthe controller is physically damaged causing traces to short or the device is allowed to get wet either through direct contact with water or condensation the logic side of controller can receive direct 120 VAC In that case damage to any connected hardware such as a PC can occur INNO EVENT SHALL BUYER BE ENTITLED TO INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES NOR SHALL LIGHT O RAMA s LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS Page 3 CTB08Dg3 Appendix A Hexadecimal to Decimal tex dec Hex dec Hex bec Hex Dec ajo sole li shi o o o sle za i Bl 03 03 3F 63 7B 123 183 04 04 40 64 7C 124 B8 184 05 05 41 65 7D 125 185 o e e m s BA orol sjeo rjr ejir ol e sli Bc 186 tele To at M 47 72 83 131 BF 191 ae sl le Tel ele ain wise sle s alas or tas f 10 16 4C 76 88 136 C4 196 ml al sli o i jse s ali Glo sli al li cr 90 iw 1 ote date b tela s elu ca ar 17 23 53 83 QF 143 CB 203 tela sales o u co ae ola s s o us cl m soles o us cel delo sjeo slu aor 1C 28 58 88 94 147 DO
10. usually Comm1 or Commz2 If you have a USB485 or USB485B serial port adapter use the following procedure to find the communications port Click start gt My Computer or Computer b View System Information or System Properties If there is a Hardware tab click it Then click Device Manager You should see a Device Manager window like this one Page 33 CTB08Dg3 a Device Manager File Action View Help e 9 ml H El 8 a A Office500z ji Computer p Disk drives gt T Display adapters e DVD CD ROM drives i Human Interface Devices 5 IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Imaging devices 5 Keyboards gt Mice and other pointing devices gt 4Es Modems M Monitors p Z Network adapters gt A Portable Devices gt ST Ports COM amp LPT gt LU Processors s a Sound video and game controllers S A gt Storage controllers 5 JE System devices aa Universal Serial Bus controllers Scroll down and expand Ports COM 8 LPT You should see a USB Serial Port COMn This is your LOR communications port Use the Manual Select drop down menu in the Hardware Utility to select this port Proceed with your testing Refresh does not find the controller You have previously successfully configured the comm port manually selected the comm port or used another controller to Autoconfigure the comm port In other words you re sure the RS485 adapter has been properly installed and is work
11. 85 adapter plug one end of the phone cable into the adapter and the other end of the cable into the Phone Cable In jack If you are using Cat5e cable to connect your controller to the RS485 adapter plug one end of the data cable into the adapter and the other end into either of the Cat5e In or Out Configuring the Communications Port First start the Showtime software control panel by clicking start gt All Programs b Light O Rama b Light O Rama Control Panel There will be a light bulb with a red halo on the right side of the task bar at the bottom of the screen Right click the light bulb and select Hardware Utility HWU from the menu You will see this window Page 26 CTB08Dg3 r Z Light O Rama Hardware v3 11 2 m COR ontrol LOR MP3 LOR RF Digital 10 Boards x10 CM11A Console Help Exit Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Unit ID Auto Configure Refresh select Unit x 05 Change Manual Select sa R Test Test Dutputs test lights Comm 16 v Test Unit s Operation Mode Test Inputs for interactive Select Circuits to Test Set Unit ID Bo a meow gis mh jg y im All pelea aes eee 13 11 111 112 113 114 115 7 1e None m E Ul 118 113 20 121 122 123 24 Pa i sate Cala 1 24 m 7 3i 1 32 Set New Unit ID Chase Seguence Select Number v t On i Fast H Slow pf O Start 0 Change Existing ID C Intensity 7 Old Unit ID S End gt 100
12. CTB 8Dg3 U4 CTB08 amp Dg3 Deluxe Computerized Light Controller LOR and DMX512 Capable Generation 3 User Manual October 31 2014 V3 01 Copyright Light O Rama Inc 2014 Table of Contents lol G lrosssaniuocros nosknos in no sin plv E 4 WV Nal SI Ne BOX sissiasu ikeri a icsr aro ori ea rila vii 6 Safety Considerations ooorovononnnnn vvn 6 Getting Started osooosonnvon ikon innn nn 6 Wiring the CIBOBDYJ si osn onn nn nn nn nen T General Informations cccceccseeceeeeeseeeeeeeees 7 Power Input to the CTBO8Dg8 ooo oni 8 Power Input 20 amps maxj 8 Voltage Selection JUMPEFTS cecceeeeeeee es 8 Power Output Wiring Output Circuits 9 Power Considerations ccccceceseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 Christmas Light Power Consumptions 10 Lighting CUIVES ccc ceecceecceecceeeeeeceeeceeesaeeeeeees 11 Configuring Lighting Curves ooooononv i 12 Setting Multiple Channels in a Group 14 Setting Individual Channels 15 EE AO nan non non ni prin ni nd 15 Hardware Description ooooooosnn nn nn nn 17 CTBO8Dg3 Basic Component Locations 17 Input Header ooooonon vvn nn nen 17 Resetting the controller osooooovvov m 18 setting the Unit ID cece eeeeeeee
13. Display Idle The Status Display rotates through four messages when the controller is powered but not connected to a controlling PC or Show Director and is not running a stand alone sequence It is displaying the LOR Unit ID the DMX Universe address and no conn meaning no connection to any LOR network or DMX universe Connected to LOR Network Page 19 CTB08Dg3 The display steadily shows L 01 meaning the controller is set to LOR Unit ID 01 Connected to DMX Universe The display steadily shows d001 meaning the controller is set to DMX address 001 Loading Firmware Resetting 0000 is displayed for a couple of seconds while the controller is resetting See the Resetting the Controller section for more information Running a Standalone Sequence Page 20 CTB08Dg3 Assigning a DMX Address To set the DMX Address press the Select Set button until the status display flashes dnnn where nnn is the current DMX address Use the Wand A buttons to select the DMX address you want and then press the Select Set button to save the DMX address You can hold the Wor Abutton down to scroll through addresses You can also set the DMX Address with the Hardware Utility In this case you set the Unit ID which sets the DMX address to Unit ID 1 16 1 See the Setting the Unit ID with Software section A cable that plugs into one of the controller s RJ45 jacks and termina
14. Select Number X 0 Intensity S New Unit ID 9 Ez Select Number Min Max Change Unit ID Test Console Configure Standalone Firmware Lights Off With your controller powered up and cabled to your PC click the Auto Configure button on the top left The HWU will pop up a window asking you to make sure everything is connected click OK It will then search through all ports on your PC looking for the port being used by Light O Rama and you will see this window like this one LORHardware gt Click OK your RS485 adapter has been located and is functioning properly This will also make this port available to other LOR software like the Sequence Editor which is used to create your lighting control sequences See the Troubleshooting section if you have problems Page 2 CTB08Dg3 Tip Under Max Units on the upper right click the Change button and move the slider to select 10 units This will cut down the scan time because the HWU will not have to scan for 240 controllers Click OK Click the Refresh button center top of window to have the Hardware Utility scan for all controllers attached to the PC When it finishes the drop down menu to the right of the Refresh button will list all controllers found Use this menu to select your controller See the Troubleshooting section if you have problems You can use the Test Unit s Operation portion of the window to test the controll
15. This on off curve is used on a Channel where the connected devices do not tolerate dimming for example the air blower motors in inflatables Setting a channel configured for on off operation to any intensity 50 or greater results in 100 intensity or on Intensities below 50 result in the channel being off Finally a LED curve is provided which is the average for various LED colors and dimmable power supply configurations This curve is provided with the software so if you choose to change it you can recover the original It is custom curve 1 Page 11 CTB08Dg3 The g3 firmware permits the controller to accept up to eight downloaded custom curves Each channel is configured with its own curve from the ten possible curves the controller may have available The default location for curve files is Light O Rama DimmingCurves The curve file names are LOR Curve01 Idc through LOR Curve08 Idc A curve file is a list of comma delimited numbers with as many numbers per line as you like Text on a line preceded by is treated as a comment There are 1024 numbers in a curve file The first number represents off and the last full brightness A number in the curve file is a value between 0 and 1023 The curve files map into the LOR brightness world for which LOR will provide a conversion utility Configuring Lighting Curves Each channel on the controller is assigned a lighting curve Initially all channels are conf
16. ect Stray wire strands can cause short circuits that will damage the unit and pose a fire hazard Carefully inspect all connections before applying power to insure that there are no short circuits The quick connects must be pushed firmly onto the mating blades of the board Make sure that the blade goes inside the metal of your quick connect It is possible to push the quick connect on where the blade has slid between the connector and its plastic jacket Pull on connected wires to ensure good mechanical connection A loose wire or connector where the blade is not inside the connector can cause overheating and pose a fire hazard CAUTION SHOCK HAZARD THIS BOARD HAS MANY EXPOSED HIGH VOLTAGE CONTACTS DISCONNECT POWER WHEN THE BOARD IS BEING WORKED ON PLACE THE BOARD INA SAFE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Page CTB08Dg3 Power Input to the CTB08Dg3 The CTBO8Dg3 can be wired for up to 20 amps The CTBO8Dg3 Is delivered with a 15 amp fast acting fuse You should replace it with a 20 amp fast acting fuse if you intend on delivering over 15 amps Power Input 20 amps max A single power feed is connected to the board The wire used should be 14 awg for 15 amps and 12 awg for 20 amps Hot Jumper Hot Input Selection Neutral Input The Hot Input goes through the fuse The Hot Jumper bypasses the fuse and should only be used when an external fuse is provided for the controller Any of the Neutral Input tabs can be used to
17. er Make sure you have some lights plugged into the controller and use the various options to test the lights This is a good time to experiment with different intensities fade rates and chase speeds This information will be useful if you want to create your own light shows Updating Controller Firmware Periodically Light O Rama will distribute new firmware for your CTBO8Dg3 If you believe you need updated firmware use the Hardware Utility s Refresh button to find your controller and check its firmware version The drop down menu to the right of the Refresh button will be filled in with the attached controllers The right part of the controller name in this drop down is the current firmware version The latest firmware can be found by going to www lightorama com gt Support gt Firmware Find your controller and roll the mouse over the Page 28 CTB08Dg3 Firmware button look at the bar in the lower left of the browser window It will show the name of the firmware file The file name contains the version at the end If the version number is greater than what you saw in the Hardware Utility new firmware is available Click the Firmware button to download the firmware to your PC remember where you put it To load new firmware use a data cable not wireless to connect the controller s to the PC Start the Hardware Utility and click the Refresh button to find your controller s Select the one you want to update fro
18. es 18 CTBO8Dg3 Deluxe Component Locations 19 SLa US DIS PAY sna k ro u nano 19 Assigning a DMX Address 21 ASSIGNING A UNIT UL nce sccosnteistcenieonteeniwuntereaens 21 Assigning a Lighting Curve ccccceee 22 Input HEAEL c cece cecceeceeceeceeeeeseeseeseeees 23 Resetting the Controller ccecceeeeeeees 23 Stand Alone Speed Control e 24 Testing with the Hardware Utility 24 Installing LOR Software cccccesecsseeeeeeeeee 25 Connecting Controller to PC Data Cable 25 Configuring the Communications Port 26 Updating Controller Firmware oeeoo 28 Setting the Unit ID with Software 29 Stand Alone Operation cccccecceeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 31 Triggering a Stand Alone Seguence 32 Power On Mode cccecceeeceeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeseenees 32 Input Control MOde ccccecceeceeeeeeseeeeeenees 32 roubleshooting esiestccstcencsecesseancesesnenscaevenccanenancos 33 Autoconfigure does not find COM Port 33 Refresh does not find the controller 34 Power OK No Status Display 35 Specifications and Features cccceeeeeee eens 36 Warnings and Liabllity ccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 Appendix A Hexadecimal to Decimal 38 CTB08Dg3 Introduction
19. hing If neither is lit check the outlet into which the right power cord is plugged with a lamp that is known to be working If power to the board is known to be good but there is no status display or status LED flashing then then check the fuse and that the jumpers for the power transformer voltage selection power selection are in place Page 35 CTB08Dg3 Specifications and Features Specifications Features Channel Capacity 8 amps per channel 25 amp triacs are used Controller Capacity 15 or 20 amps Isolation Opto isolators are used to isolate high and low voltage sides Triacs are isolated Certified to UL 508 Supply Voltage 120 VAC 60 Hz Power Connections v Quick connects Control Input RS485 via RJ45 or RJ11 jacks Dimensions With Heat Sinks 7 w x 6 47h x 2 4d without Heat Sinks 6 Yawxd hx 1g Page 36 Input Unit can monitor an input to start a sequence Unit IDs Up to 240 controllers Up to 3 840 channels Fading 1024 levels used for smooth fading effects Fades from 0 1 to 25 seconds Dimming 100 levels 0 100 custom curves for LEDs for smooth dimming Effects Ramp Fade Intensity Twinkle Shimmer Sequences 5 000 command internal flash memory sequence store Presets High burn and low burn settings CTB08Dg3 Warnings and Liability WARNING The CTB08Dg3 controller can pose a dangerous electrical hazard if not used properly Care
20. hout Selectors 0 Minimum Switch N O VV VV Vi iv Ignore Errors SwitchN C CCC Set Now Unit ID 9 101112131415 16 Select Number X MC P Port Selector Switch N O FFFFFFFF setu A B Switch N C PIE Triac Board Change Existing ID RAS Old Unit ID ssp 1e Update Unit Select Number v New Unit ID DIO32 Servo Advanced Select Number Screen Configuration Change Unit ID Test Console l Standalone Firmware Lights Off Click the Advanced Configuration button on the lower right The Hardware Utility will read the current curve information from the controller find the curve files on your PC if any and display this window Page 13 CTBO8D93 X7 Liaht O Rama Advanced Conhguranon z _ Selected 01 CTBOBAJ Ver 1 00 v Configuration Read Successfully Controller Dimming Curve Configuration On Controller Read Unit s Config Update Unit s Contig Al r se ITE Send Curve Files to Controller unit LOR Standard v S ancar Curve File On Download OR Standar CHO1 LOR Standard boda ies jidi CHO2 7 LOR Standard CHO3 7 LOR Standard CHO4 7 LOR Standard CHO5 f LOR Standard x CHO6 7 LOR Standard CHO 7 LOR Standard CHO8 LOR Standard 01 0n Disc Load 01 02 0n Disc Load 02 03 Not on Disc 04 Not on Disc 05 Not on Disc Ee am mu es el ee E 06 Not on Disc 07 Not on Disc 08 Not on Disc Location of Curve Files On P Disc
21. igured with the Standard curve See the Lighting Curves section for more information on what curves are and which curves come with the controller The Hardware Utility is used to read current curve information from the controller download new curves to the controller and associate curves with the output channels Start the Hardware Utility see the Assigning a Unit ID section In the Max Units section of the Hardware Utility window click the Change button Move the slider in Page 12 CTB08Dg3 the Change Maximum Units box so that the Max Units is set to 10 or the maximum number of controllers you have configured This will limit the search for controllers to the first 10 unit IDs otherwise 240 controllers would be searched for taking a long time Click the Save button Click the Refresh button to find your controller s Select a controller from the drop down menu to the right of the Refresh button Then click the Configure button at the bottom of the window You will see this window Light O Rama Hardware v3 11 2 Advanced LOR Control LOR MP3 LOR RF Digital IO Boards x10 CM114 Console Hebp Exit Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Unit ID Auto Configure Found 1 Unit Refresh 01 CTBO8g3 Ver 1 00 v 05 Change M Select i i anual selec General Configuration Comm 16 v Intensity Range Input Channels Set Unit IDs 1007 a less 2345674 For Units wit
22. ing If this is not the case consult the Configuring the Communications Port section When the controller is powered up but no data cable is connected to it the Status Display should be rotating through Idle messages as described in Page 34 CTB08Dg3 the Status Display section and the Status LED should be flashing twice second This means that the controller is working but is not in communication with a Show Director or PC If the Hardware Utility is running the RS485 adapter is properly configured and you attach a cable from the RS485 adapter to the controller this Status Display should go to steady display of L nn where nn is the Unit ID and the Status LED should be on solid If this is not the case then either the RS485 adapter is not properly installed the Hardware Utility is not running or some component is broken If the display does display steady L nn or the Status LED is on solid then manually type the Unit ID into the box to the right of the Refresh button in the Hardware Utility Connect some lights to the controller and try clicking the On at 100 button in the Test Unit s Operation section If the lights come on your controller is working If no good at this point contact LOR support Power OK No Status Display If no data cable is connected and you plug in the power cord s the Status Display should be rotating through the idle messages and the Status LED should be flas
23. isc 04 Not on Disc 05 Not on Disc 06 Not on Disc 07 Not on Disc 08 Not on Disc Location of Curve Files On PC Disc C Users john D ocuments Light O Rama DimmingCurves Change Curve File Location 2 Files Found Clicking the Update Unit s Config button sends the new curve configuration to the controller The controller is updated and the text in the upper right box changes to indicate this Controller Selected 01 CTBO8q3 Ver 1 00 gt Configuration was received Dimming Curve Configuration On Controller Set Checked All LOR Standard w CHOI 7 LOR Standard CH02 LOR Standard CHO3 Dim Curve01 v CHO4 v Dim Curve01 CHO5 7 LOR Standard CHO6 7 LOR Standard CHO I On Off only l CHOS On Offonly m em sn eu sa sa z1 su lem Read Unit s Config Send Curve Files to Controller unit Curve File On Info Status Unit 01 0n Disc 02 0n Disc 03 Not on Disc 04 Not on Disc 05 Not on Disc 06 Not on Disc 07 Not on Disc 08 Not on Disc OnPC Download Disc to Unit Load 01 Load 02 Location of Curve Files On PC Disc C Users john Documents Light 0 Rama DimmingCurves Change Curve File Location 2 Files Found NOOO Oo NOOO B If you use the controller s Status Display see Assigning a Lighting Curve in the Status Display Page 16 CTB08Dg3 section to check the lighting curves you will see that the con
24. lect Any Unit then click OK in the warning box for changing all unit IDs there should only be one unit attached 2 Use the New Unit ID drop down menu to select 01 or whatever Unit ID you want to assign to the attached controller 3 Click the Change Unit ID button to set your CTBO8Dg3 unit ID You will see a Unit ID Changed box click OK The DMX address is set to Unit ID 1 16 1 Stand Alone Operation A standalone animation sequence sequence with no accompanying audio can be downloaded into the flash memory of the lighting controller This sequence can contain approximately 10 000 lighting commands These commands can also be for controllers other than this controller so this controller can direct a network of controllers There are no restrictions on the types of LOR controllers in this network The sequence is designed and tested using the Showtime Software Sequence Editor When you are happy with the sequence save it and stop the Sequence Editor Start the Hardware Utility and click the Refresh button to find the CTBO8Dg3 Use the drop down Page 31 CTBO8D93 menu next to the Refresh button to select the controller Click the Standalone button at the bottom of the window Select one of Run when power is on Input norm open switch or Input norm closed switch Click the Send Trigger info to Unit button Finally Use the Open button to browse to your sequence and click the
25. m the drop down menu to the right of the Refresh button Click the Firmware button at the bottom of the window In the Firmware section of the window under Step 1 Select Unit select the unit listed above Under Step 2 Select Firmware File use the Open button to browse to the firmware file you downloaded Under Step 3 Press Download Button click the Download button Do not interrupt this process Your controller will reboot after the download completes You can click the Refresh button to see that the new firmware was loaded into your controller Repeat this process for additional controllers Setting the Unit ID with Software If you have not installed the Light O Rama Windows Showtime Software do it now Plug the CTBO8Dg3 power cord into AC power and turn it on The Status Display should rotate through the Idle messages see the Status Display section and the Status LED should flash Page 29 CTB08Dg3 twice second These mean that the controller is waiting for the PC to talk to it Connect the controller to your PC see the Connecting Controller To Pc Data Cable section Start the Hardware Utility click start b All Programs b Light O Rama b Light O Rama Control Panel There will be a light bulb with a red halo on the right side of the task bar at the bottom of the screen Right click the light bulb and select Hardware Utility from the menu Make sure the LOR Control tab is selected You will see
26. new curve configuration to the controller Setting Individual Channels Do not check the All box but do check the boxes to the left of the channels for which you want to change curves Then use the drop down menu next to the checked box to select the curve you want for that channel Finally click the Update Unit s Config button to send the new curve configuration to the controller Note If you configure a channel for a curve that does not exist in the controller the Standard curve will be used Example In the following example channels 3 and 4 are being set to custom curve 01 and channels 7 and 8 are being set as On Off only channels The check boxes for channels 3 4 7 and 8 are checked and their drop down menus have been used to select the desired curves Page 15 CTB08Dg3 Selected 01 CTBOBAJ Ver 1 00 Configuration Read Successfully 0000 Controller Dimming Curve Configuration On Controller Set Checked All LOR Standard CHO1 7 LOR Standard CHO2 7 LOR Standard CHO3 7 Dim Curved CHO4 Iv Dim urme 1 x CHO5 7 LOR Standard CHO6 7 LOR Standard CHO V On Off only CHO3 Z v m A NOOO LI SERIE ER Ea Epes Read Unit s Config Update Unit s Config Send Curve Files to Controller unit Curve File On Info Status Unit 01 0n Disc 02 0n Disc Download to Unit Load 01 Load 02 03 Not on D
27. ons simultaneously and turn the controller power on The display will show 0000 Release the Wand A buttons when you see the 0000 The Page 23 CTBO8D93 controller will go into normal operation mode in about two seconds Stand Alone Speed Control You can set the speed at which a standalone sequence is run See the Stand Alone Operation section for more information on standalone seguences You can only set the standalone speed if a standalone sequence is loaded into the controller Press the Select Set button until the status display flashes SPnn where nn is the current speed The speed is a number between 00 and 13 When set to 06 one second of real time equals one second of sequence time This means the sequence runs at the same speed as it would be run by a Show Director or your PC Lower numbers slow the sequence down SPOO is approximately 2 5 seconds second sequence time SP13 is approximately 0 33 seconds second of sequence time Use the Y and A buttons to change the speed To save the new speed let the display time out or press Select Set Testing with the Hardware Utility Use this section to learn how to connect your controller to your PC Page 24 CTB08Dg3 Once power has been supplied the CTBO8Dg3 Deluxe Status Display will rotate through the Idle messages see the Status Display section The CTBO8Dg3 Basic will flash its Status LED twice second Either indicates that the Unit is f
28. port gt User Manuals Safety Considerations CAUTION This product requires that you have an understanding of electrical wiring It requires connections to 120 VAC The board has many exposed high voltage connections which are potentially dangerous The CTBO8Dg3 should be placed in an enclosure that will keep it dry and ensure the safety of children and pets When connecting the communications cables or setting the Unit ID or other parameters be very careful not to touch the exposed high voltage terminals Getting Started There are three steps to making the CTBO8Dg3 useful 1 It must be wired to an AC power source and wired to distribute AC power from its 8 output circuits 2 It must be connected to a Windows PC to receive commands 3 The LOR Hardware Utility can be used to test the controller and the LOR Sequence Editor can be used to create a sequence to direct the controller Page 6 CTBO8D93 Wiring the CTB08Dg3 General Information Generally HOT wires are BLACK or BROWN and Neutral wires are WHITE or BLUE If you use lamp cord type wire usually one of the wires has smooth insulation and the other wire has ribbed insulation The wire with smooth insulation is HOT On a standard grounded outlet the round hole is ground the short slot is HOT and the longer slot is NEUTRAL Be sure your quick connects are firmly crimped and that no stray wire strands are outside the crimped metal of the quick conn
29. tes with in a male XLR 3 plug is available here www lightorama com gt On line Store Accessories RJ 45 to XLR 3 Pin Male Assigning a Unit ID To set the Unit ID press the Select Set button until the status display flashes L nn where nn is the current Unit ID Use the Wand Abuttons to select the Unit ID you want and then press the Select Set button to save the Unit ID You can hold the Wor A button down to scroll through IDs You can also set the Unit ID with the Hardware Utility This will also set the DMX address to Unit ID 1 16 1 See the Setting the Unit ID with Software section Each controller used in a network must have a unique ID assigned If two controllers are given the same unit ID then they will both perform the same effects Every channel that you control in a Page 21 CTB08Dg3 sequence A sequence is a set of lighting controller commands constructed using the Showtime Windows software has to identify a particular output circuit on a particular lighting controller Unit For example in a sequence that you construct a channel you call Front door may be assigned to Unit ID 03 circuit 6 Because the controllers are daisy chained together every controller sees every command sent but Unit 03 will only react to commands that are marked for Unit 03 See Appendix A for a conversion of Hexadecimal controller unit IDs set with the Status Display and their decimal equivalents
30. the following window r Light O Rama Hardware v3 11 2 prosososo oso ooo oo ooo oso o nooo COR ontrol LOR MP3 LOR RF Digital IO Boards x10 CM11A Console __ Help Exit Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Unit ID Auto Configure Refresh Select Unit v 05 Change Manual Select 1 Uni s O F Test Test Outputs test lights Comm 16 v est Unit s Operation Mode Test Inputs for interactive i Select Circuits to Test a 14 15 Lit Lit Lis All Set Unit IDs _ 14 Kaeo 112 113 114 118 16 ee aj sa oi Dr 714 7 14 pappa 1 2 r a a A i 185 B ler B r 2 r a m 1 2 Set New Unit ID LI Chase Seguence Select Number f On i Fast RREpo ee Slow off i G Stat a l Change Existing ID D Intensity Old Unit ID End gt 100 7 Select Number v 0 Intensity F Fade A c 1 sec New Unit ID F Duration S elect Number x Min Max Change Unk ID inmware Click the Auto Configure button in the Setup Comm Port section The Hardware Utility will search for the COM port that your RS485 adapter is plugged into and select it When assigning a unit ID only one controller should be plugged into the RS485 adapter on the Page 30 CTB08Dg3 PC Be sure you do not have more than one controller connected Steps to set change unit ID 1 In the Change Existing ID section use the Old Unit ID drop down menu to se
31. troller is now using Hardware Utility curves as indicated by C HS meaning Hardware Utility Settings Hardware Description CTBOBDg3 Basic Component Locations Input Header Make no connections to unlabeled header pins O LL e e Sample input trigger connection INPUT1 INPUT3 INPUT2 3 3V 5V 9V This figure shows the Input Header that is to the left of the network jacks on the main circuit board You Page 17 CTB08Dg3 can connect switches here to trigger standalone sequences or provide trigger events for interactive shows See the Stand Alone Operation section for more information Switches are simple normally open or normally closed types No voltages may be applied to the switch inputs You may take up to 300ma total from the 5 vdc and 9 vdc power supplies to power devices like motion sensors The LED output is a CPU pin You may draw a maximum of 10ma from this pin It will be 3 3v when the LED should be On Resetting the controller 1 Power the controller off 2 Remove the jumper between pins 4 amp 5 of the Reset Header 3 Power the controller up the Status LED should flash rapidly 4 Power the controller off 5 Put the reset jumper back on between Pins 4 amp 5 MAKE SURE OF ITS LOCATION 6 Power up the controller Setting the Unit ID See the section Setting the Unit ID with Software Page 18 CTBO8D93 CTB08Dg3 Deluxe Component Locations NM Status
32. unctioning and that there is no communication Once communication with a PC Show Director or another controller is established the Status Display will stop rotating through the Idle messages and steadily show its Unit ID and its Status LED will be on solid Installing LOR Software You must have the LOR ShowTime software installed on your PC to proceed Follow the instructions that came with the software to install it For information on using the software to create sequences controller commands that may be choreographed to audio see the tutorials here www lightorama com gt Support gt Video Tutorials www lightorama com gt Support gt Frequently Asked Questions Connecting Controller to PC Data Cable If you want to experiment with the lighting controller using the LOR Windows Software you will have to install an RS485 adapter so you can talk to it from your PC If you have an SC485 PC serial port adapter shown on the left in the following picture you need only plug it into an available PC 9 pin serial port The cable from this serial adapter to the controller is limited to 100 or less Page 20 CTBO8D93 If you have one of the USB adapters shown in the previous picture on the center and right follow the installation instructions that came with the adapter to install it If your adapter has two RJ45 jacks you can use either If you are using telephone cable to connect your controller to the RS4
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