CTB08x V4 - Light-O-Rama
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1. A 16 Resetting the Controller ccccccccsececseeceseeceeeesaeeesaeeees 16 Resetting the CTBO8S ccccccccsececseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesaees 17 Resetting the O TBO D inanon 17 Header for Input Servo POWET c ccececeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 18 Designing and Playing a SEQUENCE ecccesseeeeeeeeeee ness 19 Stand Alone Operat OM eeraa E 19 Loading a Standalone Sequence secesseeeeeeeeeee eee 20 Triggering a Stand Alone Sequence cccseeeeeeeeeeeees 20 POW EE OI MOOG cities Secctere sentence sce irate acetals uelscxnceiderctees 20 INPUT Control MOG seisein 21 TFOUDISSMOOUN GO xczecdacecesciecte a seen eaatnecsesacecakiocece 21 AutoConfigure fails to find COMM POFt secccseeeee eens 21 Hardware Utility Refresh Falls cccccscecesseeeeeeeeeeeees 22 Updating Controller Firmware cccccccccseeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeees 22 Specifications CTBO8S amp CTBO8D cc cceececeeeee eee 24 CTBO8x Introduction The Light O Rama LOR CTB08S and CTBO8D are 8 channel lighting controllers in the Component Product Line They are microprocessor based intelligent controllers that can perform a number of lighting effects including dimming fading shimmering and twinkling They can be daisy chained with any mix of LOR controllers up to the maximum of 240 controllers The CTBO8x must be used with the LOR Windows Showtime Software Suite This software allows you to confi2. and it plays until you unplug it 20 CTBO8x Input Control Mode This uses the input on the controller to determine when the sequence should 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 For information on how to connect the switch to the controller see the Header for Input Servo Power section Troubleshooting AutoConfigure fails to find comm port lf the comm port is not detected you can manually select it from the drop down list If you are not sure which comm port is the RS485 adapter and you have a USB adapter stop the Hardware Utility and unplug the USB adapter from your PC Start the Hardware Utility and use the Manual Select drop down to note which comm ports you have Stop the Hardware Utility and plug in the USB adapter After it installs start the Hardware Utility and use the Manual Select drop down to see which new port appeared Select that comm port If you are not sure which comm port is the RS485 adapter and you have a serial port RS485 adapter you will have to consult your PC documentation it is normally COM1 COM2 or COMS You can try the Refresh button with each serial port in succession 21 CTBO8x Hardware Utility Refresh Fails Use the procedure in the section Assigning a Unit ID to assign a unit ID to the controller If this has been done a
3. means that the board has booted and is waiting for the PC to talk to it Start the Hardware Utility 1 click start gt All Programs gt Light O Rama gt 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 this light bulb and select Hardware Utility from the menu Make sure the LOR Control tab is selected You may get a warning because the software does not know which comm port to use yet just click it away You will see the following window 11 CTBO8x y Light O Rama Hardware v3 14 Advanced Console Help Exit Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Unit ID Auto Configure Commd Error Refresh Select Unit sw 05 Change Manual Select Test Unit s Operation Test Test Outputs test lights None a Mode Test Inputs for interactive Select Circuits to Test Set Unit IDs a a a mj m mj mj mji a For Units without Selectors ES OR I I a S G None Ignore Errors Chase Sequence Set New Unit ID Past Select Number v Settings Start Intensity Slow F Me c Off c 0 7 Change Existing ID Old Unit ID End ho Intensity Sele ct Number Fade a hse New Unit ID Max Select Number v Change Unt ID Test Cons ole Configure Configure Standalone Firmware Lights ort At this point the controller should be eed up and connected to the RS485 adapter whi
4. your controller Select the controller you want to update from 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 23 Specifications CTB08S amp CTBO8D Individual Channel 1 amp No Heat Sinks Controller 8 amps No Heat Sinks Supply Voltage 120 VAC 50 60 Hz SOE aaovac oome 20 amp fast acting Optos isolate line voltage from control logic No Heat Sinks 4a x 4E h x 1120 Regular Heat Sinks 43a x 5Veath x 2a Light O Rama Inc Tel 518 539 9000 Fax 518 538 0067 info lightorama com
5. Zev TER Magnetics CTBO8S amp CTBO8D 8 Channel Lighting Controllers V4 User Manual January 17 2012 V1 00 Copyright Light O Rama Inc 2007 2012 Cover picture is CTBO8D 1 Deluxe version of controller Table of Contents WATFOGUICHIONN ccunsevecutsezncueseacansuteagedequesevaceusazedursenderseieeeecescedaenees 4 What nihe BOK eee sedate tears ect nceieeue E een 5 Feature Chart CTBO8S CTBO8D ccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 CTBO8S with Heat Sinks Figure 1 c ccececseeeeeeeeee ees 6 CTBO8D with Heat Sinks Figure 2 cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeee es 7 Getting Started with the CTBO8X cccccseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 Wiring the Gil BO SX marraren A 8 Attaching AC Power to the Controller cccccccsseeeeeees 9 Attaching Output circuits to the Controller ce 9 Connecting Controller to your PC ccccseeeeeseeeeeee eee 10 Assigning a Unit ID and DMX address ccseeeeeeees 13 Assigning a Unit ID to the CTBO8S ce eeeeeees 14 Assigning a Unit ID to the CTBO8D ce eeeeeee 14 Hardware Description ccccsccsseeceeeecee seeeseeeeceeessaeeseeeens 14 SUES LED cane AN 14 FS AE E E EAA A E E EE AEEA AE E EES 15 Voltage Selection Jumper S cecccceeeeceeeeeseeeeeeseeees 15 T20 WAG JUMPE S sirene dca cem niin daave lange 16 2A0 NAGS JUMPEN resns ae udonneeeadn eles 16 SPCCC GON Ol sit iccrwmseniessaceo r
6. arest the top edge of the circuit board INPUT GROUND 9VDC 5VDC Servo 1 CTBO8D Servo 2 CTBO8D Servo Power Supply PGM do not use The diagram above shows sample connections for the input trigger and one of the servo outputs Do not apply voltages to any pins The trigger input must be a simple switch closure The 9vdc pin may be used to power accessories like motion detection switches The combined maximum current draw from the 5 and 9v pins is 100ma If you are using the SC485 serial RS485 adapter this is reduced to 50ma 18 CTBO8x Designing and Playing a Sequence Lighting commands for your shows are called Sequences and are designed and implemented using the Sequence Editor Windows software Stop the Hardware Utility You will not be able to command your controller from the Sequence Editor if the Hardware Utility is running Only one program may use the RS485 adapter at a time to talk to lighting controllers There are Quick Start Guides for creating animation non musical and musical sequences Flash Tutorials and much more at www lightorama com 4 Support The following Wiki is also an excellent source of information on all things Light O Rama www lorwiki com There is also a very active and helpful Light O Rama user community on Planet Christmas www planetchristmas com Stand Alone Operation A standalone animation sequence sequence with no accompanying audio can be downloaded i
7. board as long as you tie them to the AC Neutral Power input wire CTBO8x WE Neu Neu Neu new edi eu Hor NEWTRAL CONNECT ON STRIP Connecting Controller to your PC If you have not installed your RS485 adapter do it now If you have an SC485 PC serial port adapter shown on the left below you need only plug it into an available PC 9 pin serial port The cable from a serial adapter to the first controller is limited to 1006 or less If you have one of the USB adapters shown center and right above follow the installation instructions that came with the adapter lf 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 10 CTBO8x the cable into the PHONE CABLE IN Jack as shown in Figures 1 amp 2 If you are using Cat5 or CAT6 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 CAT5 CABLE IN or OUT jacks shown in Figures 1 amp 2 If you have not installed the Light O Rama Windows Showtime Software do it now The board will need to be powered at this point BE VERY CAREFUL there are dangerous voltages present on the exposed circuit board Take appropriate precautions with children and pets Plug the CTBO8x power cord into AC power The Status LED on the upper right will blink about twice second This
8. ch should in turn be connected to your PC Click the Auto Configure button in the Setup Comm Port section The Hardware Utility will search for the comm port that your RS485 adapter is plugged into and select it If the Hardware Utility does not find the comm port see the Autoconfigure fails to find comm Port section In the Max Unit ID section upper right of the Hardware Utility window click the Change button Move the slider in 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 1 taking a long time Click the Save button 12 CTBO8x In the Select Unit to Configure Download Test section of the Hardware Utility screen click the Refresh button to locate your attached controller Your controller will appear in the box to the right of the Refresh button See picture below Light O Rama Hardware v3 1 14 Advanced LOR Control LORN MP3 LOR FF Digital IO Boards x 10 C114 Setup Comm Port Select Unit to Configure Download Test Max Unit ID Auto Configure Found 1 Unit Refresh DEEE l o Change Manual Select Test Unit s Operation Test Test Outputs test lights Comm 4 v Mode Select Circuits to Test Set Unit IDs VI M2 M3 M4 V5 FE Ww WB a For Units without Selectors E 5 E E 5 E E E None M Ignore Errors Chase Seq
9. e New Unit ID drop down menu to select r010or whatever Unit ID you want to assign to the attached controller 4 Click the Change Unit ID button to set your CTBO8S unit ID You will see a Unit ID Changed box click OK Assigning a Unit ID to the CTB08 amp D Change the Unit Id switches see Figure 1 to the unit ID you want Power the controller off and on Hardware Description Status LED LED blinking approximately twice second Controller has booted correctly and is waiting for commands 14 CTBO8x 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 LOR software running on a PC or a Show Director LED is blinking fast The normal operation jumper is not on the header for the CTBO8S or the Unit ID switches are set to 00 for the CTBO8D so the controller is resetting See the section on Resetting the Controller to put controller in normal operation mode LED is not on at all There is no power to the controller 1 verify power source with a working lamp The fuse is blown 1 power the controller off and replace the fuse Fuse There is a white fuse located on the lower left of the controller circuit board The fuse is a 20 amp fast acting ceramic See Figures 1 amp 2 Voltage Selection Jumper s For 120 VAC operation both jumpers should be installed on the header tha
10. e ability to control servos board has many exposed line voltage connections that are dangerous Be extremely careful if operating the controller without an enclosure or in an open enclosure Feature Chart CTB08S CTB08D Sa am supported All LOR All LOR commands 000 Se No 2 servos 4 E switches ineur output ae software a Standalone CTBO8x CTBO8D with Heat Sinks Figure 2 This is the deluxe version of the controller It includes Unit ID switches It can control two servos It is capable of storing approximately 5 000 commands for standalone operation It also includes a speed control to allow the speed of a standalone sequence to be adjusted 00000 EE 64660666 E se eee als oe Coe ae J Lz get E ad bh tty os pan 4 k L277 6 Ls wwe J t gt n J y o amp oA Ss eat at ERS i 2 4 AEAEE Magnetics rT pm rreren A es ab Figure 2 CTB08x Getting Started with the CTB08x There are three steps required to make the CTB08x useful 1 It must be wired to accept an AC power source and to distribute AC through one or more of its 8 output circuits 2 Connected to a PC so you can control it 3 Given a unit ID if the factory default of unit 01 is not acceptable If you need to change this See the Assigning a Unit ID section Wiring the CTB08x AC power wiring is the same for either the CTBO8S or t
11. gure and test this controller design your sequences sequences are lighting control command sets arrange your sequences into shows and to schedule and play your shows To allow your PC to communicate with this controller you will need one of Light O RamaG RS485 adapters When you purchase the Generic Starter Package you get the LOR Showtime Software a 106Cat5e network cable and you will be given a choice of two types of USB RS485 adapters or a serial port RS485 adapter The RS485 adapter will allow you to connect your PC laptop via the Cat5e cable to your lighting controller This controller is designed to control incandescent and line voltage series connected LED light strings As with all LOR controllers these controllers are field firmware upgradeable so you are guaranteed compatibility with future LOR hardware and software products CTBO8x CTBO8x What s in the Box CTBO8S with Heat Sinks Figure 1 This is the basic controller The power handling capabilities and effects supported are the same as the deluxe controller Included is a fully built and tested lighting controller and this user manual The latest version of this manual is also available at www lightorama com 4 TB TBO8D v4 M Support 5 CTBO8S amp CTBO8D v4 User Manua This controller does not include Unit ID switches a Caution This product requires standalone speed control extra standalone connection to 120 240 volt AC power The command storage and th
12. he CTBO8D Hot wires are usually Black or Brown Neutral wires are usually White or Blue If you are using lamp cord usually one of the wires has smooth insulation hot and the other has ribbed insulation neutral On a standard outlet the round hole is ground the shorter slot is hot and the longer slot is neutral Wires should be stripped about 6 where the bare conductor can be fully inserted in the screw terminal connector and no bare conductor is exposed There is a strip length guide at the bottom center of the controller circuit board The screw holding the wire must be tightened firmly Pull on the wires to make sure that there is a good mechanical connection A loose wire can caused overheating and pose a fire hazard Make sure all CTBO8x the strands of a stranded wire are in the screw terminal hole A stray strand of wire could cause a short or pose a fire hazard Frayed wires can cause short circuits that may damage the unit and pose a fire hazard Carefully inspect all connections before applying power to insure that there are no short circuits Attaching AC Power to the Controller Attaching Output circuits to the Controller The next diagram shows four output lamp circuits connected to the controller The Hot Outputs are switched by the controller The Neutral Outputs are all the same and you can use any one of them with any output circuit You can even connect all of you neutral wires together off this
13. nd Refresh still does not work try manually typing the controller number into the box to the right of the Refresh button Use the options in the Test Unit s Operation section of the Hardware Utility window to see if the controller can be controlled Updating Controller Firmware Light O Rama may distribute new firmware for your CTBO8x If you believe you need updated firmware use the Hardware Utility to determine your current firmware version Use the 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 4 Firmware and scrolling down to the Using the Hardware Documentation and Firmware section Find your controller and roll the mouse over the 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 1 remember where you put it 22 CTBO8x To load new firmware use a data cable not wireless to connect the controller to the PC Start the Hardware Utility and click the Refresh button to find
14. nto the flash memory of the lighting controller 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 19 CTBO8x 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 Loading a Standalone Sequence Start the Hardware Utility and click the Refresh button to find the CTBO8x 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 FRun when power is on O rinput norm open switch oor Anput norm closed switch OClick the Send Trigger info to Unit button Finally Use the Open button to browse to your sequence and click the 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 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 You plug it in
15. t is to the lower right of the transformer For 240 VAC operation only one jumper is installed on the header that is to the lower right of the transformer See following pictures 15 CTBO8x 120 VAC Jumpers CHT CONTROLLER 0m OS 120 VAC 240 VAC Tea E 2 DS Say gt gt amp Ri4 220 iQ 5 EF a e Aam n me f ua COMPUT HT CONTROLLER 120 VAC 240 VAC nS Speed Control The speed control allows the speed of a standalone sequence to be adjusted Resetting the Controller Reset sets all controller parameters except the Unit ID back to the factory defaults It also removed any standalone sequence loaded into the controller 16 CTBO8x Resetting the CTB08S The 7 pin header on the upper right of the circuit board is used to reset the CTBO8S The following picture shows the reset jumper in the normal operation position To reset power the controller off Remove the jumper between pins 5 amp 6 Power the controller on The Status LED will flash rapidly Power the controller off Replace the jumper on pins 5 amp 6 ee i Resetting the CTB08D 1 Power the controller off Set the Unit ID switches to 00 Power the controller on The Status LED will flash rapidly Power the controller off set the Unit ID switches as appropriate DAWN 17 CTB08x Header for Input Servo Power This 7 pin header is located on the upper right of the controller circuit board The ANPUTOpin is ne
16. uence i c Set New Unit ID Fast Slow x On Select Number aa Off Light Mode C Test Inputs for interactive Settings Set Unit D Steady C Shimmer C Twinkle Select Number v ON at 100 Say Change Existing ID Old Unit ID New Unit ID Select Number v a Init ID hange Unit ID Test Console Configure Standalone Firmware Lights Off Duration Fade 0 to 100 Min lf the Hardware Utility does not find your controller it may not have its unit ID properly assigned See the Assigning a Unit ID section to set the unit ID The Test Unit s Operation section of the screen should be active Plug some lights into your controller and use the sliders and buttons in this section to test your controller Assigning a Unit ID and DMX address The Unit ID you pick below selects the DMX address according to the following formula DMX starting 13 CTBO8x address Unit ID 1 1 16 1 So unit IDs 01 02 03 would select DMX addresses 1 17 33 Assigning a Unit ID to the CTB0O8S When assigning a unit ID only one controller should be plugged into the RS485 adapter on the PC Be sure you do not have more than one controller connected Steps to set change unit ID 1 Start the Hardware Utility 2 Inthe Change Existing ID section use the Old Unit ID drop down menu to select Any Unit then click OK in the warning box for changing all unit IDs there should only be one unit attached 3 Use th
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