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LOR1602W Shown

LOR800W & LOR160xW g3

Computerized Light Controller

Generation 3 User Manual

May 16, 2014

V4.00

Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................ 4

What’s in the Box ................................................... 6

Safety Considerations ............................................ 6

LOR800W Component Locations .......................... 7

LOR160xW Component Locations ......................... 8

Figure 2 .......................................................... 8

Quick Start Guide ................................................... 8

Connecting Up the Controller ............................... 11

Connecting to a PC .......................................... 11

Connecting to an LOR1602MP3 ....................... 12

Connecting to a Show Director ......................... 13

Connecting to another Controller ...................... 13

Creating a Show .................................................. 14

Creating a Show (Full Capabilities) ...................... 14

Power Considerations .......................................... 15

LOR800W and LOR1600W .............................. 15

LOR1602W ...................................................... 15

3-Phase Power ............................................. 16

Christmas Light Power Consumptions ............. 17

Lighting Curves .................................................... 17

Configuring Lighting Curves ................................. 19

Setting Multiple Channels in a Group ............... 22

Setting Individual Channels .............................. 22

Example ........................................................... 22

Hardware Description .......................................... 24

Status Display .................................................. 24

Idle: ............................................................... 24

Connected to LOR Network: ......................... 25

Connected to DMX Universe: ....................... 25

Loading Firmware: ........................................ 25

Resetting:...................................................... 25

Running a Standalone Sequence: ................ 25

Assigning a DMX Address ................................ 26

Summary of content (24 pages)

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Table of Contents LOR1602W Shown LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Computerized Light Controller Generation 3 User Manual May 16, 2014 V4.00 Copyright © Light O Rama, Inc. 2006-2014 Introduction ............................................................ 4 What’s in the Box ................................................... 6 Safety Considerations ............................................ 6 LOR800W Component Locations .......................... 7 LOR160xW Component Locations.........................
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Assigning a Unit ID ........................................... 26 Assigning a Lighting Curve ............................... 27 Input Header..................................................... 28 Resetting the Controller .................................... 28 Stand Alone Speed Control .............................. 29 Testing with the Hardware Utility.......................... 29 Installing LOR Software .................................... 30 Connecting Controller-to-PC Data Cable .
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 steps from 250 to 1000 for smoother fading with LEDs. Controlled Triac Board (Deluxe) with heavy duty heat sink. 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 these controllers, you will need one of Light O Rama’s RS485 adapters.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 small piece of duct tape over the hole in the bottom of the unit once communication cables have been installed. Do not seal entire unit with tape; it needs to breath. To connect the communications link, set the Unit ID, access the on/off switch or change the fuses, you must remove the front cover. The units are not weatherproof when this cover is removed.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Showtime software on your PC to direct your lighting controller. If you have problems, see the detailed sections: Connecting up the Controller and Testing with the Hardware Utility. (1) Install the Showtime PC software. (2) Install the RS485 adapter. If you have the SC485 serial port adapter, just plug it into a serial port on the back of your PC. If you have one of the USB adapters (USB485 or USB485B) follow the directions that came with the adapter.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Connecting Up the Controller In order to use your controller, you must connect it to a show director, Windows PC or run it in standalone mode (see the Stand Alone Operation section.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Connecting to a Show Director You will need the following to connect your lighting controller to a Show Director:  mDM-MP3 or DC-MP3 Show Director  Phone or CAT5 cable  Your lighting controller If you are using phone cable to connect a Show Director to the controller, you can use either jack on the DC-MP3. Make sure you use the “RJ11 In Only” jack on the lighting controller. See Figure 1 or 2.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 See the Showtime Windows software guide for more information on running shows from your PC using the Showtime Windows software. See the DC-MP3 User Manual for more information on running shows with a DC-MP3 Show Director. See the mDM-MP3 User Guide for more information on running shows with an mDM-MP3 miniDirector.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Christmas Light Power Consumptions The following table gives the approximate current consumption for various types of Christmas lights. Description Lights/string Amps/string Mini-lights 50 0.17 Mini-lights 100 0.33 C7 bulbs 25 1.04 C9 bulbs 25 1.5 100 watt bulb 1 0.75 150 floodlight 1 1.25 LED mini-lights 70 0.03 LED C6 or C7 25 0.02 If you put six sets of 100 mini-lights on one channel, that would be 6 * 0.33 = about 2 amps.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 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. LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 “Configure” button at the bottom of the window. You will see this window: 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.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Setting Multiple Channels in a Group You can change the curve association for multiple channels in channel group 1-8 or channel group 916 using the “All” row above that channel group. If you check the “All” box, then all channels in that 8 channel group will be affected. If you only want to change some of the channels in the group, check their individual check boxes.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 If you use the controller’s Status Display (see Assigning a Lighting Curve in the Status Display section) to check the lighting curves you will see that the controller is now using Hardware Utility curves as indicated by “C-HS” meaning Hardware Utility Settings: Hardware Description Status Display Clicking the Update Unit’s Config button sends the new curve configuration to the controller.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Connected to LOR Network: 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: 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.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 a 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.) C-HS Hardware Utility program Set curves C-0F On/Off lighting curve for all channels For example, in a sequence that you construct, a channel you call “Front door” may be assigned to Unit ID 03 circuit 10.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 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 sequences. You can only set the standalone speed if a standalone sequence is loaded into the controller.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 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 RS485 adapter, plug one end of the phone cable into the adapter and the other end of the cable into the RJ11 In Only jack shown in Figure 1 or 2.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 lighting control sequences. See the Troubleshooting section if you have problems. 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.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 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 lighting controller unit ID. You will see a Unit ID Changed box – click OK. The DMX address is set to (((Unit ID) – 1) * 16) + 1.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 You now have a blank sequence grid with the channels configured. Set the number of channels to 16, the rest of the options can be left as is and click OK. You will see the following window: The rows in this grid represent the circuits on the lighting controller. The “Unit 01.1” row is circuit 1, “Unit 01.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 There is also a very active and helpful user community on the Planet Christmas bulletin board: www.planetchristmas.com Stand Alone Operation A standalone animation sequence (sequence with no accompanying audio) can be downloaded into the flash memory of the lighting controller. In the top tool bar, make sure Control Lights in the Play menu is checked. Refer back to Figure 2. Clicking the green play button in the tool bar will run your sequence.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 standalone sequence by resetting the controller, see the Resetting the Controller section. Triggering a Stand-Alone Sequence In the Hardware Utility, when 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.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 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 working. If this is not the case, consult the Configuring the Communications Port section.
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LOR800W & LOR160xW g3 Warnings and Liability WARNING: The LOR800W and LOR160xW can pose a dangerous electrical hazard if not used properly. Care should be taken to keep the inside of 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.
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