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Marc.The.Shark

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Marc.The.Shark

Ok, I just got an Apex & want to utilize the 4 channel dimming. I already have my LED's that I bought from you on 2 channels with luxdrive buckpucks & a Current USA PRO controller that lets me do sunrise/sunset & dim to 0%.

 

I'm thinking that the Meanwell ldd-1000h/w drivers are the way to go (still want to dim to 0%) and have a couple strings that only need 2 or 3 led's (I want to run 1 OCW on it's own channel) & possibly 2 limes on their own channel?

 

But these are PWM & I need 0-10v for the APEX. What can I use to convert the signal to work with the APEX & will it still aloow me to dim to 0%?

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Marc.The.Shark

so, each one of those will only do 2 channels, correct?

 

If I did it myself, what would I need to do the conversion? The board that Steve's LED's sells?

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jedimasterben

Each MakersDriver has one 0-10v input, so it dims both channels to the maximum set by the potentiometers. So if you want one channel to come on before another, it won't be able to do that without two physical MD.

 

Steve's sells a converter, but it's expensive. O2Surplus on RC makes them, and they're like $20 each for one that does four channels.

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Marc.The.Shark

ok, I think I get it. Please review my list & make sure I've got all bases covered.

 

4 - Meanwell ldd-1000h drivers (LED Group Buy)

1 - 48V 250w power supply (LED Group Buy)

1 - 4 channel PWM to 0-10v converter (O2Surplus)

 

This will let me dim 4 channels independently on my Apex (down to 0%).

I can run as little as 2 LED's on one Meanwell ldd-1000h driver.

 

And thanks for all your help Ben. I built my original fixture with just pots on the buckpucks & think that I just got lucky when I added the Current USA controller to the mix & it worked and dimmed to 0%, plus the pots still work. Somehow I just couldn't wrap my head around all this PWM to 0-10v stuff. Seems like most people with Apex go with the Meanwell ELN drivers, but the cutoff is @ 10%. I want the full functionality that I have now to 0% but with a couple more channels.

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