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1. OK Cancel Set the number of channels to 16 the rest of the options can be left as is and click OK You will see this window T Light O Rama Sequence Editor v1 9 3 Took Ply Window Hil plesal IRIS ale Blaas l Sienna K s gt EN Ui al ca ah T new sequence 1 J m Total Tere 1 00 00 Click the Channel 1 button on the left of the window In the Channel Settings window that pops Page 31 CTB 16D up use the Device Type drop down menu to select Light O Rama controller Set the Unit to 01 or the Unit ID of your controller if different and set the Circuit to 1 Circuit number 1 corresponds to Output Circuit 1 on the controller When you click OK the Autopopulate box will appear use the drop down menu in the box to select Sixteen Channels and click OK You can also configure each channel individually by clicking its channel button and setting its device type unit ID and circuit number You now have a blank sequence grid with the channels configured Click the sequence grid maximize button to expand the grid and it will look like this Light O Rama Sequence Editor v1 9 3 new sequence 2 U File Edit View Took Play Wik Hip 316 919 AIRS ale Bajaja Segi ljm A my nmm dI eiw Tine Scale The rows in this grid represent the circuits
2. Light gt gt M kaai Ory m ad 7 5 C H N E T K NIT e Pg L J aj r r v Lod Pa at omy PS POP BBW RNO SN LD NRW R N NS LE L L E 1 is Liia Pri ta ne CTB 16D Computerized Light Controller User Manual October 24 2007 V1 00 Copyright Light O Rama Inc 2007 Table of Contents Tasata 5 Wat SINE e 6 Safety CONSIAEratiONS cccceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 CTB 16D Component Locations sees ee eee 7 Getting Sila MOG TTT 7 Winnog ING CB 21 OD TT 8 General Informations ccccccecceeceeeeeeseeeeeenees 8 Power Input to the CTB 16D ee 9 Single Feed Configuration 20 amps max 9 Dual Feed Configuration 40 amps max 10 Power Output Wiring Output Circuits 10 Connecting Channels 1 8 to the Board 11 Connecting Channels 9 16 to the Board 11 Identifying the Unit see ee ee eee 12 Quick Start Guide sersan 13 Connecting Up the CTB 16D cece 15 Connecting toa PO satecaccletilanatelal atetetateretdeatats 15 Connecting to a LOR1602MP3 0008 16 Connecting to a Show Director 0008 17 Connecting to another Controller 17 Creating a e ne 18 Creating a Show Full Capabilities 0 18 Power COonsideratiOns ccceccecceeceeeseeeeeeeeeees 19 Single Power Feed sss eee eee 19 Dual Power Feed esse 19 3 PNASE POWED
3. This little potentiometer allows you to adjust the speed at which a standalone sequence is executed In the center position the sequence will execute at the rate specified in the sequence That is 1 second in the sequence will take 1 second to execute The sequence may pause slightly when adjusting the speed This is normal JO Header The following two figures show the JO header that is to the right of the Unit ID Switches Normally you would not connect anything to this header however for standalone operation the figures show how to connect a switch to the controller This switch can be used to start a stand alone sequence See the Stand Alone Operation section for more information I2C SDA I2C SCL 18 Pin Header on Newer Boards Page 24 CTB 16D JO INPUT 1 ADDR2 I2C SDA I2C SCL 16 Pin Header on Older Boards Testing with the Hardware Utility Use this section to learn how to connect your controller to your PC If you have already installed the RS485 adapter and verified its operation with another controller you can skip to the Creating A Sequence section Once power has been supplied to the CTB 16D the Status LED will begin to blink This indicates that the Unit is functioning and that there is no communication Once communication with a PC show director or another controller is established the LED will light steadily Installing LOR Software You must have the LOR ShowTime software install
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5. Wire up the CTB 16D as explained in Wiring the CTB 16D section 4 Set the Unit Id as explained in the Identifying the Unit section 5 Plug the LAN cable into the RS485 adapter connected to your PC and into either of the large jacks at the top of the controller 6 Plug in the CTB 16D power cord s the Status LED should be blinking 7 Start the Light O Rama Control Panel click start gt All Programs gt LightORama gt Light O Rama Control Panel Answer OK to any initialization boxes There will be a light bulb with a blue halo on the right side of the task bar at the bottom of the screen Right click the light bulb and Page 13 CTB 16D select Hardware Utility HWU from the menu You will see this window T Light O Rama Hardware v1 9 3 Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Units Auto Configure Refresh Select Unit v 5 Change Manual Select Comm 7 v Set Unit IDs For Units without Selectors Ignore Errors Set New Unit ID Select Number v Set Unit ID Change Existing ID Old Unit IB Select Number v New Unit ID Select Number Bunt liE Test Configure Standalone Firmware Lights or 8 Click the Autoconfigure button on the upper left The HWU will search for the Light O Rama port 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 th
6. CIRCUIT 1 Fa ee particular channel on a particular Unit 20 AMP KAI For example in a sequence that you construct I data channel 32 may be assigned to Unit 3 circuit 10 yor Hor Hor Hor ued HoT HoT HoT neu agung neu Because the controllers are daisy chained together eT TTT FA every controller sees every command sent but Unit a T 3 will only react to commands that are marked for To Unit 3 Ug The two hex rotary dip switches circled in red are used to set a controller s Unit Id Valid Unit Id values are 01 to FO 00 is not a valid Unit Id D 4 i Be L 4 L To set the unit Id to 01 set S1 0 and S2 1 Connecting Channels 9 16 to the Board ie 20 AMP MAX Eel a abel bien CD Titanate al _ tt TER T LRR DL Page 11 Page 12 CTB 16D Quick Start Guide This section gets you going in the common case where you bought the SPK ST Generic Start Kit Showtime Windows software RS485 adapter and LAN connecting cable The Showtime software on your PC will be used to direct your CTB 16D If you have problems see the detailed sections Connecting up the CTB 16D 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 3
7. amps on 14 channels 8 amps on another channel and 0 amps on the last channel and that would be 15 amps Dual Power Feed The left input cord powers channels 1 8 The right power input cord powers channels 9 16 and the Page 19 CTB 16D controller s microcomputer The maximum on each power cord is either 15 or 20 amps depending upon how you wired the controller If you plug both power cords into one circuit then the controller would have at most 20 amps available but more likely the circuit is a 15 amp circuit so that s all you ll have available If you can plug the two power cords into separate circuits then the full 30 or 40 amp capacity of the controller will be available We will talk about only the right channels for now The same discussion applies to the left channels The maximum current on a single channel is 8 amps Assuming a 15 amp power feed the maximum current for all right channels is 15 amps So you have to divide up your lights on the 8 channels so you don t exceed these two limits You could put 1 amp on 7 channels and 8 amps on the last one and that would be 15 amps Or you could put 2 amps on 6 channels 1 amp on another channel and 2 amps on the last channel and that would be 15 amps The same computation applies to the left bank of channels Remember if the controller is plugged into only one circuit in your house then both the left and right banks total current must not exceed what that
8. are using CAT5e LAN cable you can use either jack on the show director and either of the large jacks on the CTB 16D The cable connecting a show director to the controller should be 50 or less in length Longer cables may result in a voltage drop causing erratic operation of the show director Connecting to another Controller If you are using phone cable to connect two controllers together always go from either of the large jacks on one controller to the Phone Cable In jack on other controller See the CTB 16D Component Locations section If you are using CAT5e LAN cable you can go from either large jack on one controller to either large jack on the other controller Page 17 CTB 16D Creating a Show The simplest way to create a show is to purchase pre made musical sequences from LOR These can be purchased in sets on a CD or individually via download from the LOR website To see the currently available musical sequences go to www lightorama com gt Web Store button upper right gt Musical Sequences button left You can also create the sequences yourself using the Showtime Windows software See the Creating a Sequence section Once you have the sequences on your PC the Simple Show Builder is the easiest way to arrange these sequences into a show and schedule the show The Simple Show Builder installer can be downloaded from www lightorama com gt Support gt bottom of the page download butt
9. can be downloaded into the flash memory of the lighting controller s microprocessor This sequence can contain approximately 5 000 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 CTB 16D Use the drop down 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 Download button Page 35 CTB 16D You also use this screen to remove downloaded standalone sequences You can also remove a standalone sequence by turning the controller off setting the Unit ID switches to 00 and turning it on for 10 seconds Then turn it off and reset the Unit ID switches to the original value 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
10. it off of an LOR1602MP3 Show in a Box lighting controller with Show Director By connecting it to your PC running the LOR Showtime Windows software By connecting it to one of LOR s Show Directors DC MP3 or mDM MP3 By running a stand alone set of commands loaded into the controller s flash memory By daisy chaining it off of another controller that is either running stand alone or getting its commands from one of the other sources listed above To operate this controller you will also need the LOR software package and a LOR RS485 adapter to communicate with a PC For use with incandescent lamps and line voltage LED strings Page 5 CTB 16D What s in the Box In addition to your CTB 16D lighting controller you will also receive this user manual The latest copy of this manual is available at www lightorama com gt Support gt Using the Hardware Documentation and Firmware section Safety Considerations CAUTION This product requires that the you have an understanding of electrical wiring It requires connections to 120 240 VAC The board has many exposed high voltage connections which are potentially dangerous The CTB 16D should be placed in a safe enclosure ensuring the safety of children and pets When connecting the communications link or setting the Unit Id make sure that the unit is not plugged in or be very careful Page 6 CTB 16D CTB 16D Component Locations Speed Control used Dials to
11. on the lighting controller The Channel 1 row is circuit 1 Unit 01 2 is circuit 2 If you look at the output pigtails on the controller you will see small number Page 32 CTB 16D bands on each socket these correspond to the grid rows now The columns in the grid represent time increasing to the right Click the on tool It is in the effects tool bar which is just above the row labeled Time Scale Refer back to Figure 2 The on tool is the square green button If you click it and then click in the grid it will turn on the lights for those circuits at the times you click In the following example have clicked to turn each light on in sequence for a 10 of a second during the first 1 6 seconds of the sequence Light O Rama Sequence Editor v1 9 3 new sequence 2 U EW Edt Yirw Took ply Wine Hop olaaa xwa alc Blaja lell m almal yinfa nas S SIN UR ana Una 01 10 Uan Total Tre T0000 Sekt Tine CEO SO TU helec te Digger USR 10 In the top tool bar make sure Control Lights in the Play menu is checked Refer back to Figure 2 Clicking the green play arrow button in the second tool bar will run your sequence The red box to the right of the arrow is the stop button If you have lights plugged into the controller this simple sequence will light them in circuit order You have created you first Sequence Page 33 CTB 16D There are Quick
12. set Unit ID in Standalone mode These are set to 01 r F a TE E RJ11 connector for Two RJ45 connectors Phone Cable input used for Cat 5 or Phone Cable output Figure 1 Getting Started There are three steps to making the CTB 16D useful 1 It must be wired to accept one or two AC power sources and wired to distribute AC power from its 16 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 CTB 16D Wiring the CTB 16D 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 Wires should be carefully stripped to a length about 1 3 inch where the bare conductor can be inserted fully into the connector and no bare conductor is exposed Frayed wires 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 screw holding the wire in place must be tightened firmly Pull o
13. IDs To speed things up set the Max Units upper right of window to a number slightly larger than the maximum Unit ID you plan on using See Appendix A if you have Unit IDs above 09 to convert hexadecimal to decimal 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 controller Make sure you have some lights plugged into the controller and then click the radio buttons under Select Effect Page 28 CTB 16D 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 Creating A Sequence This section assumes that you have used previous sections to configure your controller and attach it to your PC If you haven t done this see the Assigning a Unit ID and Testing with the Hardware Utility sections The following screen shot is for later reference it shows the Sequence Editor with the completed test sequence and labels for the functions used Light O Rama Sequence Editor v1 9 3 new sequence 1 D Eile Edit view Tools Play Window Help Dizi KIRIS ay gla ae SI
14. SI gt De mr lt Orns DAY PTR Sel RT Indi SERRE pemr EN gt SSRb 2 5 4R 0h A ON E BRIS SIS SISI e DIS SR SSR SNS GREG ENE BE NER H SERIE SSS ESS e882 18882 1G E Be Y Total Time 1 00 00 Selected Time 0 01 50 0 01 60 Selected Duration 0 00 10 Figure 2 First start the Showtime software control panel if it is not already running by clicking start All Programs K LightORama K Light O Rama Page 29 CTB 16D Control Panel There will be a light bulb with a blue halo on the right side of the task bar at the bottom of the screen Stop the Hardware Utility if it is running because only one LOR program may use the communications port at a time Right click the light bulb and select Sequence Editor from the menu and you will see this window Light O Rama Sequence Editor v1 9 3 Djela m aE E PILIER IIa ay mmm adla RIR w Click File gt New gt Animation Sequence and you will see this window Page 30 CTB 16D T New Animation Options L IE Who is the author of this new animation How many channels should this E animation use How long should this animation be f 00 00 How much time should be in between timings C Use the Animation Wizard A tenth of a second Half a second C A second C Some other value 010 Don t add any timings Iv Use loops T Save these choices as defaults T Don t ask me this again
15. Start Guides for creating animation non musical and musical sequences Flash Tutorials on this subject and much more at www lightorama com gt Support The following Wiki is also an excellent source of information on all things Light O Rama www lorwiki com There is a very active and helpful group of people on the Light O Rama bulletin board http lightorama mywowbb com There is also a very active and helpful user community on the Planet Christmas bulletin board www planetchristmas com Triggering Starting a Sequence In the Hardware Utility when you download a stand alone sequence you can specify what trigger condition will be used to start that sequence A stand alone 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 the input pin on the controller to determine when the sequence will run When the input pin is connected to the ground pin the sequence will run one time and then check to see if Page 34 CTB 16D the pin is connected to ground For more information on trigger conditions see the help for the Hardware Utility For information on how to connect the switch to the controller see the JO Header section Stand Alone Operation A stand alone animation sequence sequence with no accompanying audio
16. circuit can supply 3 Phase Power Both power cords of a CTB 16D must be plugged into the same phase in commercial 3 phase environments If they are not channels 1 8 will not be flashing in sync with the Show Director or PC Page 20 CTB 16D Christmas Light Power Consumptions The following table gives the approximate current consumption for various types of Christmas lights Lights string Amps string 0 17 C7 bulbs 25 C9 bulbs 100 watt bulb OTe a a HT 70 LED mini lights 70 003 LED C6 or C7 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 get a lot of LEDs with very little power 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 Page 21 CTB 16D Hardware Description Status LED LED blinking approximately twice second Controller has booted correctly and is waiting for commands The controller is not connected to a Light O Rama network or the network is not active LED is on solid Controller is connected to an active network is receiving the heartbeat and commands from a PC a show director or another controller LED blinks on for a long pulse and off for a short pulse Controller firmware needs to be downloaded See the Updating Con
17. city 8 amps per channel 16 amp triacs are used Controller Capacity 15 or 20 amps single power feed 30 or 40 amps dual power feed Isolation Opto isolators are used to isolate high and low voltage sides Triacs are isolated Parts are UL listed Supply Voltage 120 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Power Connections Screw Terminals Control Input RS485 via RJ45 or RJ11 jacks Dimensions With Heat Sinks 9 w x 6 5 8 h x 2 1 8 d Without Heat Sinks 814 w x 5 h x 12 0 Page 40 Specifications and Features Input Unit can monitor an input to start a Sequence Unit IDs Up to 240 controllers Up to 3 840 channels Fading 256 levels used for smooth fading effects Fades from 0 1 to 25 seconds Dimming 100 levels 0 100 Effects Ramp Fade Intensity Twinkle Shimmer Sequences 5 000 command internal flash memory sequence store Presets High burn and low burn settings CTB 16D Warnings and Liability WARNING The CTB 16D can pose a dangerous electrical hazard if not used properly Care should be taken to keep the CTB 16D dry When the CTB 16D 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 CTB 16D and the PC If the CTB 16D 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 s
18. e HWU will not have to scan for 240 controllers Click OK 9 Click the Refresh button at the center top The HWU will scan for all connected controllers Your controller will appear in the drop down menu to the right of the Refresh button 10 Plug some lights into the CTB 16D and use the Test Units Operation section to turn on lights etc lf you would like to create a simple sequence see the Creating a Sequence section Page 14 CTB 16D Connecting Up the CTB 16D In order to use your CTB 16D you must connect it to a show director Windows PC or run it in stand alone mode see the Stand Alone Operation section Connecting to a PC You will need the following to connect your CTB 16D lighting controller to a PC e Showtime Windows Software e RS485 Adapter e CAT5e LAN cable or phone cable e Your CTB 16D e Windows PC running 98 SE 2000 ME XP or Vista The first three items are available in the LOR SPK ST Generic Starter Package www lightorama com gt Web Store K Showtime Products You will have to choose an RS485 adapter type It s best to go with the USB485 if you have no intention of going wireless from your PC to the controller If wireless is desired get the USB485B The following diagram shows how the pieces fit together Page 15 CTB 16D 1 Your PC running the Showtime Windows Software 2 Your PC speakers to play the music 3 RS485 Adapter to convert short distance USB to long dis
19. ed on your PC to proceed Follow the instructions that came with the software to install it Page 25 CTB 16D 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 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 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 Phone Cable In jack as indicated in the next picture Page 26 CTB 16D If you are using CAT5E LAN 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 Cable In Out jacks shown in the previous picture Configuring the Communications Port First start the Showtime software control panel by clicking start gt All Programs K LightORama Light O Rama Control Panel There will be a light bulb with a b
20. ide of the CTB 16D can receive direct 120 240VAC 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 41 CTB 16D Appendix A Hexadecimal to Decimal 2 0 208 wie safe lu oi 09 Page 42 CTB 16D Light O Rama Inc Tel 973 772 6865 Fax 518 538 0067 info lightorama com
21. 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 usually Comm 1 or Comm 2 If you have a USB485 or USB485B serial port adapter use the following procedure to find the communications port Click start gt My Computer gt View System Information and you should see a System Properties window like this one Page 36 CTB 16D System Properties 55274 0EM 0011903 00102 Manufactured and supported by Dell Computer Corporation Dell DIMENSION 8250 Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 3 06GHz 3 05 GHz 1 50 GE of RAM Support Information Click the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button You should see a Device Manager window like this one Scroll down and expand Ports COM amp 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 Page 37 CTB 16D 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 When the c
22. lue 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 Y Light O Rama Hardware v1 9 3 Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Units Auto Configure Refresh Select Unit lt 5 Change Manual Select Comm 1 Set Unit IDs For Units without Selectors Set New Unit ID Select Number v Select Effect Chase Sequence C On Set Unit ID C off Fast ow Change Existing ID Settings Old Unit ID Intensity J 100 Select Number v ade 1 1 sec New Unit ID ate f Select Number X Min Max Change Unit ID 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 Page 2 CTB 16D port being used by Light O Rama and you will see this window Port Change Controller has been located on Comm Is the the port that will be used for Shows Mo Click Yes 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 light shows See the Troubleshooting section if you have problems TIP The REFRESH command can take a long time scanning for all possibly Unit
23. n connected wires to ensure good mechanical connection A loose wire 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 8 CTB 16D Power Input to the CTB 16D The CTB 16D can be wired with 1 or 2 power feeds Each power feed can supply up to 20 amps so a total power capacity of 40 amps Is possible The CTB 16D is delivered with 15 amp fast acting fuses You should replace them with 20 amp fast acting fuses if you intend on delivering over 15 amps per side Single Feed Configuration 20 amps max NO FUSE REQUIRED NEUTRA INFUT CON KEET 120 VAC 9 JUMPER TWO JUMPERS ARE IN PLACE TO JUMP POWER BETWEEN CIRCUIT1 AND CIRCUIT 2 THIS FUSE PROTECTS ALL 16 CHANNELS Lt HOT NEU NEU NEU clos INPUT NEUTRAL 20 VAC CONNECTIONS i In this configuration a single power line is connected to the board This power cable used should be 14 awg for 15 amps and 12 awg for 20 amps I H JUMPER 20 AMP MAX SUPPLY Jumpers small wires the same gauge as the power feed cable are used to bridge power from one side of the card to the other side Without the jumpers in place the circuits on the left side of the card will not have power The fuse on the right side of the card protects all 16 channels A fuse is not required on the lef
24. on for Simple Show Builder Run this installer to install the SSB on you PC Use Windows Explorer to browse to C Program Files Light O Rama LORSimpleShowBuilder exe and double click it Follow the instructions on the screen to create your show In a few simple screens you will have arranged your musical sequences into a show and scheduled this show Creating a Show Full Capabilities If you are looking for more flexibility in your show the following features not available with Simple Show Builder e More than one show Page 18 CTB 16D e More flexible scheduling e Interactive shows 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 Power Considerations This section attempts a relatively simple answer to the question How many lights can use Single Power Feed The maximum current on a single channel is 8 amps The maximum current for all channels is 15 or 20 amps depending upon how you wired the controller So you have to divide up your lights on the 16 channels so you don t exceed these two limits Assuming a 15 amp power feed you could put 1 amp on 14 channels and 0 5 amps on 2 channels and that would be 15 amps Or you could put 0 5
25. ontroller is powered up but no data cable is connected to it the Status LED should be blinking 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 LED should go to steady on 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 light does go steady on then manually type the Unit ID in hex 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 radio 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 CTB 16D Status LED not Blinking lf your controller has no data cable connected and you plug in the power cord s and turn on the power switch the Status LED should be blinking If this is not the case check the outlet for power with a lamp that is known to be working Check the right fuse and replace if bad Page 38 CTB 16D Channel 9 16 OK Channels 1 8 No Good Channels 1 8 don t work Check the left fuse replace if bad Make sure the left power cord is plugged into a working outlet test it with a known good lamp Page 39 CTB 16D Channel Capa
26. t side of the card Page 9 CTB 16D Dual Feed Configuration 40 amps max THIS FUSE c e 049 CHANNELS L A THIS FUSE dr ae CHANNELS NEUTRAL INFUT NEU HOT ee NEUTRAL CONNECTIONS 20 VAG 0 JUMPER qhe 20 VAG CONNECTIONS CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL JUMPERS 20 AMP MAX SUPPLY 20 AMP MAX SUPPLY In this configuration two power feeds are connected to the board The power cable used should be 14 awg for 15 amps and 12 awg for 20 amps WARNING NO JUMPERS ARE INSTALLED IN THIS CONFIGURATION Power Output Wiring Output Circuits Each output channel of the CTB 16D can handle 2 amps without a heat sink 8 amps with proper heat sinking There are 16 numbered output channels which are marked HOT and connected to the HOT side of the output connector There are 16 Neutral terminals where you can conveniently terminate your neutral wires Neutrals can be connected off the card if that is more convenient WARNING Connect the neutral wires for channels 1 8 on the left hand side of the card and the neutral wires for channels 9 16 on the right hand side of the card Page 10 CTB 16D CTB 16D Note Neutral wires can be placed in any of the 8 neutral connections on one side of the card Order Identifying the Unit of placement is not important ae Each LOR lighting controller used in a network Connecting Channels 1 8 to the Board must have a unique ID assigned Every channel that you control in a sequence has to identify a
27. tance RS485 4 Phone or CAT5e LAN cable 5 CTB 16D lighting controller in your enclosure lf your USB adapter has more than one jack you can use either If you are using phone cable to connect the RS485 adapter to your controller make sure you use the Phone Cable In jack on the CTB 16D See the CTB 16D Component Locations section If you are using CAT5e LAN cable you can use either of the larger jacks on the controller Connecting to a LOR1602MP3 You will need the following to connect your CTB 16D lighting controller to an LOR1602MP3 Show in a Box Controller e LOR1602MP3 e Phone or CAT5e LAN cable e Your CTB 16D lf you are using phone cable to connect the LOR1602MP3 to the CTB 16D make sure you use either one of the large jacks on the LOR1602MP3 and the Phone Cable In jack on the CTB 16D See the CTB 16D Component Locations section If you are using CAT5e LAN cable you can use either of the large jacks on either controller Page 16 CTB 16D Connecting to a Show Director You will need the following to connect your CTB 16D lighting controller to a Show Director e mDM MP3 or DC MP3 Show Director e Phone or CAT5e LAN cable e Your CTB 16D If you are using phone cable to connect a show director to the CTB 16D you can use either jack on the show director Make sure you use the Phone Cable In jack on the CTB 16D See the CTB 16D Component Locations section If you
28. troller Firmware section LED flutters Controller is running a standalone sequence or downloading firmware Assigning a Unit ID Each LOR light 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 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 Page 22 CTB 16D For example in a sequence that you construct a channel you call Front door may be assigned to Unit ID 03 circuit 10 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 The two hexadecimal rotary dip switches shown in the next picture are used to set a controller s Unit ID Valid Unit ID values are 01 to FO 1 to 240 decimal 00 is not a valid Unit ID would be set to 0 and the right rotary switch would be set to 1 See Appendix A for a conversion of Hexadecimal controller unit IDs set with the switches and their decimal equivalents Stand Alone Speed Control A standalone sequence is a sequence that has been downloaded into the flash memory of the lighting controller See the Stand Alone Operation section for more information CTB 16D
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