LightSeasons User Manual
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1. xX 100 t 22 View Define Geo Coordinates Zulu Time Zone Adjust i e PST 7 hours Light a the Output On and Off Hour Minute Second Time 0 23 0 59 0 59 View Update the current time Format is 24 hour only No AM or PM tc From Season To Season Trigger Copy 1 8 0 8 Copy triggers from one season to another If destination is zero copy to all seasons wd WeekDay Daily En Dis Global En Dis Week Day 1 7 FON O OFF IFON O OFF View Update the current day of the week Set current wkday no param 2 or 3 ZZ Reset Controller Time Date return to last saved values Note Press several rapid tenter s to awake the LightSeasons from its low power slumber The command prompt gt indicates success You now have LightSeasons attention Low power mode is re entered ten minutes after the last user interaction LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 5 Default Seasons SEASON 2 5 6 7 Start Date Feb 15 June 30 Aug 14 Sept 28 Trigger O Trigger 1 Trigger 2 Trigger 3 Default Parameters Time 12 00 00 Weekday Wednesday Date June 15 2011 Latitude 45 87 N Longitude 122 50 W Zulu Adj 7 hours PST Weekday Enables all are active Weekday Global disabled LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 6 User Interface Comm Port PS2 Port A serial port provides LightSeasons with a communication path Thru it LightSeasons is able to interface with a GPS receiver Bluetooth an2. please return it So we can make it right Please see our policies page at www xofw com k 44 80488 2PLCS BO 8BOD 23 080 D PLCS THANK YOU FOR BUYING OUR PRODUCT Xactrix of Washington Battle Ground WA 98604 USA service xofw com 0 250 PLES LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 9
3. trigger Bits per second 19200 0 fa 5 A task ON 1 9 0 task 0Fl Data bits 8 Z 2 17 0 task ON 3 1 0 task OFF Parity None cme ly trigger zero by 3 minutes gt et EE 8 starts 11 12 ends 12 31 trigger Foe cono Sl 7 0 5 3 task ON sta 1 9 0 task OFF 2 17 8 task ON pana 3 1 0 task OFF Cancel __ Apply Connected 0 03 54 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 gt Hardware Requirements The User provides the communication cable necessary between the PC to the LightSeasons controller For newer PC Laptop s use a USB to Serial Adapter cable not included They re common inexpensive and readily available in the marketplace Watch out for the really cheap ones for they don t work with Windows 7 This one does work GWC UC320 USB 1 1 Attach it to the DB9F PS2 provided and insert into the LightSeasons gt USE Note Prior to use plug the USB into the Laptop and install USB SERIAL the proper driver With the USB in the Laptop attach the Serial end to the LightSeasons Open HyperTerm and start a New Connection Select the COMx Port that is associated the USB to Serial it s likely HyperTerm will do it for you The proper Port Settings are shown above The main screen will display the elapsing time Press the enter key rapidly to wake the LightSeasons from its slumber The Command Prompt gt will indicate success LightSeaso
4. values for hours minutes and seconds Hours are specified as a 24 hour clock only AM and PM are not used The following example changes the time to 13 minutes 45 seconds past 8 in the evening tm 20 13 45 aif values are separated by a single space Date The date is accessed in a similar manner To view the current date enter f enter The date is displayed as mn dy yr To Change the date follow the dt command with three values for month day and year The following example sets the date to February 29 2012 dt 2 29 2012 all values are separated by a single space Seasons and Triggers The active season is displayed using S enter By repeating this command with another enter will automatically advance to the next season The most recent season viewed remains active while a User exchange in is process The Season Status see next page reveals the first and last date and the particulars of its Trigger Events To Change the start date follow the es command with three values that represent the season index month and day The following example sets the fourth season to begin May 17 eS 4517 all values are separated by a single space The end of a season is defined by the Start Date of the next Seasons are advanced in numerical order Intermediate seasons may be reduced to a single day and several seasons may occupy the same date Triggers are indexed zero thru three They are executed based solely on their assoc
5. LightxSeasons GPS based Light Controller User Manual LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page Operation Your new LightSeasons is an event scheduler much like a multitasking alarm clock It has an internal Real Time Clock RTC to accurately schedule and reliably execute daily events When triggered the preprogrammed task will either energize release the Load device LightSeasons is an excellent fit for a Solar Powered Light Controller LightSeasons divides the year into eight unique schedules or Seasons Each Season has four programmable tasks events repeated every day The Default tasks are tailored for night time lighting The Season start date month day is user programmable Overall duration is defined by this date and the Start Date of the next season To increase or shorten a Season s extent modify the Start Date or its neighbor s Seasons are labeled one thru eight and are always executed in order Season One begins January First December 31 ends Season Eight Should Seasons over lap the lower Season is executed The four trigger events numbered zero thru three operate independent of one another For each trigger defines a scheduled time hour minute and a task ON or OFF With every new minute all the triggers are reviewed looking for a time match The search begins with Trigger Zero And only the first match is performed one task per minute is allowed NOTE A TASK is EXECUTED ONLY AT THE PREPROGRAMMED TI
6. ME Time Ranges are implied with ON at this time and OFF at that time However this is not how this device operates It does Not Range check to verify the Load state between triggers For accuracy and reliability the internal RTC is driven from quartz crystal And to increase ease and reduce ambiguity the RTC operates on a 24 hour clock It does not accept AM or PM values For all PM entries add twelve 12 to the PM hour For example 5 00PM is 17 00 hours And Midnight is 0 00 The intended LightSeasons power source is a large capacity battery thus there s no internal battery The present time is lost with the lack of power As a precaution during a brief power outage the restored time date is recouped from the last saved value The active time is saved every 1 2 hour and the new Date is saved at midnight A GPS Global Position Satellite Receiver comes standard with LightSeasons The GPS is the easiest error free way to update the Time Date and Location There are no settings switches and or parameters to set it s Plug N Play This small black pod has a 6ft 1 84m cable with a mating PS2 connector Insert it into the LightSeasons noting the correct orientation Place the pod in the open area as much as possible The GPS is highly sensitive and will soon detect Satellites overhead It is equipped with an indicator light When lit solid the Receiver is powered When flashing it is synced to a satellite Note The included GPS M
7. d or USB The Comm Port is the PS2 Circular DIN connector It has custom pin out This is Not a Mouse Port To insert the Male PS2 connector orient the embossed arrow s to Twelve O clock or away from the case mounting flange A Terminal Emulator is the program or platform to talk with LightSeasons The rationale is to provide a simple and basic interface The availability of the software and hardware tools are mainstream Thus User familiarity is likely And the vital components are acquired effortlessly Android Cell Phone and Bluetooth gt Software Requirements From the Android Market download the free app B7erm by SENA BTerm is a terminal emulator for communicating wirelessly over Bluetooth You ll find the Complete BTerm manual at the following website www sena com download manual_bterm connection html BTerm active on a Motorola Droid2 SENA BTerm FireFly RN 240M gt Hardware Requirements An Android phone of course And the popular FireFly USB to Serial adapter RN 240M made by Roving Networks FireFly s are preprogrammed ready to use and available to purchase from our website at http www xofw com lightseasons html Give LightSeason s Bluetooth capability by inserting the FireFly into the DB9F PS2 adapter that s provided and then into PS2 port For FireFly s purchased elsewhere program them to the Port Settings seen on the next page gt USE Access your PHONE Bl
8. eters Specify a range of seasons where the i parameter 1 season and the 2 parameter final season The 3 parameter equals the enable disable If the 1 or 2 parameters are zeros then the active season is substituted gt set weekday to wednesday gt wd 4 now WED gt disable thursdays sud 3 B gt enable weekday filter gt wd H 1 mask df res 4 starts b7 16 ends 6729 ukdavs smtu fs CAUTIONII The present Weekdav is NOT aVailable from the GPS WeekDay Field Seen Only when Global is Enabled tri qger Hl 5 8 task 0N rl are 1 5 49 task OFF a Thursday s 2 A 20 30 task ON 3 1 0 task OFF LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 4 Programming and Commands Command Reference Acceptable value range shown in parentheses Param Param 2 Param 3 Param 4 DESCRIPTION ACTION Default Parameters Reset Restore environment variables to their default values Default Seasons Reset Restore the seasons and triggers to their default values Month Da Year dt y j Date l 12 1 31 four digits View Update the current date Season Start Month Start Day Edit Season 1 8 l 12 l 31 View Select Define a Season Parameters define a season s begin date Trigger Hour Minute Task Edit Trigger 0 3 0 23 0 59 IFON O OFF View Mod Triggers for the current Season Parameters define time and task Latitude Longitude Zulu Time Adj Latitude Longitude x 100
9. iated time Yet only one trigger is executed per given minute and the lower index has priority Modifying Triggers is only relevant to the present active season To modify a trigger use the ef command followed by trigger index hour minute and task One is On and Zero is OFF LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 3 Programming Commands Season s First Season s First Day Season s Last Day Season a Starts 2 lo ends 3 31 rigger ee cae 0 5 0 task 0N 1 7 45 task OFF kl A 19 9 task O0N Four Triggers pe 8 1 4 task OFF Indexed O 3 Pa Hour Minute 24 Hour only WeekDays LightSeasons can enable or disable the Triggers by weekday During normal operation if a day is disabled all triggers are ignored Each Season has a unique Weekday Global Enable that turns this filter On or Off When the Global Enable is active that Season s Status will include the Weekday Field Enabled days are represented by letters Disabled Days are dots Input parameters represent Weekdays by numerical value where one is Sunday and seven is Saturday In all cases to modify an enable one is to activate and a zero to disable T display the present weekday Issue the WeekDay command Wdeenter with no parameters The WeekDay and one parameter sets the weekday Toen disable a certain day use two parameters The first parameter is the day The second the enable To en disable the Weekday Global use three param
10. ight And then re illuminate in the early hours before sunrise These triggers are preprogrammed into LightSeasons ready to use direct from the factory See the Season Defaults in detail on page 6 To restore factory settings us the Default Seasons dS command Programming and Commands LightSeason has a fundamental set of user commands These requests will provide the current status and or configure the control parameters The user must first establish Communication to the device see User Interface Comm Port Here are the general rules for entering a command or request e A prompt 3 will query for the next user request It must be present to type a command e All commands are unique two character abbreviations this promotes very quick entry e Each command is executed after the enter key is pressed e Typing the command only returns its current status The same command followed by parameters or values will update the internal variables All new values are immediately saved in Non Volatile Memory e All command parameters are separated by a single space Unrecognized commands get a question mark reply e Press enter to repeat the last command also it will index to the next season when applicable e Enter for a quick Help Screen Time The current time is viewed by entering the command fm enter The time is displayed in the format A mn sc To modify the time use the same M command only followed by three
11. n commands are now accepted LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 8 Specifications LightSeasons has a four wire interface two for Device Power Battery and a Common Battery or Gnd There s one for the Load Power Source an input and one for the Switched Load Lights output This light controller is powered solely from an external source No internal batteries are required Because of its minuscule power draw LightSeasons will continue to operate on a severely discharged 12 Volt battery Condition Value Tolerance Notes Device Power 12Vdc to 14Vdc Regulated Max 16Vdc Min 10 2Vdc Tailored to 12V Batteries Tare Current 11 mA Typical Average 9ma asleep 22ma awake Fully Awake while Comm Port Active Load Power Source 5Vdc to 24Vdc AC not tolerated Load Current 2A max Over Current Protection Required PS2 Power 5Vdc 8OMA 0 5Vdc Used to power the GPS or Bluetooth PS2 Comm RS 232 3wire 19200 Baud 8bit Istop No Parity Battery RED Wire I8AWG ULIOO7 20inches Device Power Battery Battery BLACK Wire I8AWG ULIOO7 20inches Common Battery Power WHITE Wire 1I8AWG ULIOO7 20inches Load Powert Source same common Light BLUE Wire I8AWG ULIOO7 20inches Lightr Load same common Mechanical Lavout Mounting Holes 2 Fastener Size 8 Screw not included Warranty Xactrix of Washington warranties the LightSeasons Light Controller for one year Should this product malfunction or fail
12. odel may vary This GPS picture is for reference only Procedure to Auto Set the Time and Date Simply plug the GPS into the LightSeasons It is acceptable to connect disconnect the GPS with the power on This procedure may take several minutes to complete 1 LightSeasons must be on The GPS light will illuminate indicating it has power LightSeasons will confirm its communicating with the GPS by activating the Load Output Lights come on The GPS will begin to Flash when it s sync s with a Satellite Wait for LightSeasons to toggle blink the Load Lights On for 1 second and Off for 1 second This indicates the GPS time date and Geo Coordinates are received and saved 6 Remember to unplug the GPS for it is a Power Drain The Load Lights will continue to on or blink while the GPS is active 7 Note The time date provided by the GPS is per Zulu or Greenwich Mean Time Thus the correct Zulu GMT time zone offset must be saved prior to acquiring the GPS time the Zulu_Adjust default is Pacific Standard Time 7 hours Modify Zulu_Adjust with the Longitude Latitude M command 8 Note The GPS will not update the day of the week Uwy LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 2 In concert with the GPS use the default Seasons and Triggers LightSeasons already has the year scheduled for dusk to dawn lighting The objective is to turn on the lights in the dimmed hours of sunset They remain lit till after midn
13. uetooth Manager Turn Bluetooth on and Pair it to the FireFly Typically this is done thru Scan for Devices And the default Pass Code is 1234 It is normal for the Phone to indicate that it is Paired but not connected l start the BTerm App SENA BTerm Select Bluetooth Device Access the Bluetooth Manager in Options Inquiry Scan O Bonded Device Scan Press the connect to button Press Select Make sure Bonded DEVIEE SEBA is active then press SYar SEA Select the FireFly Press connect to FireFly 6FB2 The main screen will display the elapsing time 00 06 66 06 6F B2 Press the enter key rapidly to wake the LightSeasons from its JVC Unit sleep 00 10 60 D1 D2 B9 The Command Prompt gt will indicate success LightSeasons User Manual www xofw com Page 7 User Interface Communications a LightSeasons HyperTerminal PC or Laptop File Edit View Call Transfer Help gt Software Requirements the popular Windows program HyperTerm or similar will work HyperTerm is compatible with all flavors of Windows And you can find a copy and install instructions at xofw Iskdfiksjdifkj com 15 31 35 gt display the date 7 gt dt 12 12 2012 DyOf r 34 gt change the date gt dt 12 31 2018 COMA Properties T 2 la 12 31 2018 DvOFVr 365 Port Setings gt display the current season Jes 8 starts 11 12 ends 12 31
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