Halo_003 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Just a slight update... I put together my driver board last night, no real issues thankfully. I didn't even burn myself, and it was only about the third time I've soldered in my life. My little box from Dave arrived as well. One question, the Meanwell HLG did not come with an AC adapter attached, any thoughts on what to do for that exactly? Just buy one and attach it I know but does it matter what kind I use? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 The HLG is AC to DC, so there is no adapter. Just connect it to a grounded power plug and you're good to go. Most people have at least one laying around. http://www.regiscoyne.com/tech/pwrcordcc/ Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 The HLG is AC to DC, so there is no adapter. Just connect it to a grounded power plug and you're good to go. Most people have at least one laying around. http://www.regiscoyne.com/tech/pwrcordcc/ Right that's what I meant actually. Other than 3 prongs anything to watch out for with them? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Right that's what I meant actually. Other than 3 prongs anything to watch out for with them? Nope, they're pretty much all made the same, thankfully, just some the wire colors are different, but the link above tells the difference Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Nope, they're pretty much all made the same, thankfully, just some the wire colors are different, but the link above tells the difference Thought so, thank you sir! Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Sexy! Can't wait to see this rig put together! The Mini won't fit in the fixture correct? Do you have the Fixture yet? Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Oh yeah, soldered for about the third time in my life the other day. I think it went well, and I didn't even burn myself. (Don't worry the LDDs are in the sockets, not directly soldered) Sexy! Can't wait to see this rig put together! The Mini won't fit in the fixture correct? Do you have the Fixture yet?I think the BF mini would be the LDD drivers will not. And yes I do, have a teaser. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Too bad that O2 doesn't have any of his A6211 boards right now, they are really flat since the driver is just a small IC, then you could keep it all internal Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Too bad that O2 doesn't have any of his A6211 boards right now, they are really flat since the driver is just a small IC, then you could keep it all internal I don't think the actually LDDs would fit under the splash shield though. If I could do it that way I so would lol. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I don't think the actually LDDs would fit under the splash shield though. If I could do it that way I so would lol.No, not LDD, the A6211 driver. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 No, not LDD, the A6211 driver. Where can I buy this and how much? ? It would be absolutely nuts if I could squeeze everything but the Meanwell PSU in the ASIS. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Where can I buy this and how much? It would be absolutely nuts if I could squeeze everything but the Meanwell PSU in the ASIS. He just made one that is basically the same as the LDD/BF mini board, but I think it still uses an SCW to convert the main voltage to 12v for the fan, Mini, and Arduino, so it's back to being as tall as LDD lol. But if he could use a smaller circuit to do the drop down, it would be perfect! Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I was just on the fence of going DIY LED route talking to Marc, I think you have my mind made up. I already have some of the parts on hand as well, PSU, 4UP board, 4x 600H LDDs. Can't wait to see your finished build. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 He just made one that is basically the same as the LDD/BF mini board, but I think it still uses an SCW to convert the main voltage to 12v for the fan, Mini, and Arduino, so it's back to being as tall as LDD lol. But if he could use a smaller circuit to do the drop down, it would be perfect! Not sure I need an arduino, but I will have to send him a PM, this info is a game changer for my plans. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 I thought it prudent to have room to upgrade, this heatsink has locations prepped for up to 5 arrays, for a future upgrade perhaps, for now it will just be 3 arrays. O2 PMed back and said that the A6211 driver board is about 3/8" thickness if the ethernet ports and SCWs are removed, so that is a possibility right now. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Wow, been getting destroyed by school lately. Updates: Just ordered 10ft 12 strand wire from mcmaster, with 50' of 26GA wire for in the fixture, and machine screws to attach the LEDs to the heatsink. Everything is all here except for a wall plug for the Meanwell, not sure where to find a decent one yet, but also haven't really looked yet. This will get finished one day. Hopefully soon. next time I'm just going to send the heatsink to Dave and just be like "I don't care what it costs just build it!". Link to comment
reefinnewb Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Following as I'm doing a similar build. My asis should be at home waiting for me. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 So when we look at wiring the BF Mini to the Coralux 4 up board... BF outputs: 1: Gnd 2: Power in 3.3-17V (optional) 3: Gnd 4: Channel 1 PWM 5: Gnd 6: Channel 2 PWM 7: Gnd 8: Channel 3 PWM 9: Gnd 10: Channel 4 PWM 11: Gnd 12: Channel 5 PWM 13: Gnd 14: Channel 6 PWM Now, for the Coralux board inputs we have: PWM inputs [1 2 3 4 G G V V] So does this mean that from the BF mini I only need to connect like so: Or am I totally off? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 You are correct. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Wait really? LOL wow. So this will leave one of the V positions empty though, is that okay? Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 I had no idea, I honestly just guessed lol. Thanks guys. Next step is enlarging the hole so my cable will fit into the fixture. Link to comment
Horerczy Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The board markings really helps make it easy. I only ever used the second V when redoing my mini in four channel control as a means of powering the fan without cramming the leads in together and risking one or both popping out of the terminal. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 I have another question. I have the 12 wire multicable to supply the 4 channels power and the fan power, What would be the best way to connect the wires from that to the wires in the fixture? To be honest I was thinking a custom PCB would be the way to go. Basically just have a POWER IN side and a POWER OUT side with connections for 6 channels (future proofing) and fan power. Is there an easier way to do that than ordering a custom PCB though? Link to comment
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