Mandala Lightserve Lighting Controller Presenter: Jim Bulmer
Agenda Lightserve benefits Setup and Test Procedure Contacts for Technical Support Wiring Diagrams
Lightserve offers: Energy savings: Lights off during day Maintenance savings Longer lamp life Group relamping based on operating time No photocells to maintain
Laptop for Setup Adjust all setpoints Read Lamp Hours and other data Software free from Mandala
SAFETY FIRST Lightserve rated for Zone 2 (Class 1 Div 2) BUT your laptop is NOT! Don’t plug in unless area Non-Hazardous
Connect Lightserve to Laptop Serial cable from Lightserve to Laptop Click on “Start” icon, then choose “Lightserve” from list If bad connection, tighten connectors, then restart program See Troubleshooting Guide if can’t connect
Serial via USB Some newer laptops don’t have serial ports Need USB to Serial Converter Cable AE9879-ND Converter AE10288-ND http://dkc1.digikey.com/ca/digihome.html Also download drivers
Main Screen Hours alarm setpoint Clock Hour counter and reset Reset when new lamps installed
Solstice Screen Set up for location Ensure Ft. McMurray selected Normally no need to change numbers
Comm Screen Shows communication statistics Use to debug link between Lightserve and programmer
Lights Screen How long should the lights stay on after sunrise? How long before sunset should the lights come on? If too cold, lights always on.
Maintenance Screen Software revisions Total hours, no reset Date of last hours reset Bypass count Temperature
To Test Lightserve: Change clock to simulate passage of time: Change time zone on Laptop Sync Lightserve clock to Laptop (on Main) Change time zone on Laptop back to normal Sync Lightserve to Laptop
To Test Relamp: Go to Main screen Set Relamp Hours Setpoint to Zero Relamp light should come on Set Relamp Hours back to proper value Default is 20,000 Hours
To Test, Do NOT: Change Solstice Setpoints Change location
Technical Support 7 days a week, 7 AM to 10 PM Jim Bulmer, (780) 922-3693 (direct) Main office (780) 922-3000 Jbulmer@incentre.net
Wiring Diagram
Agenda Lightserve benefits Setup and Test Procedure Contacts for Technical Support Wiring Diagrams
Conclusion Don’t be shy… Call for Tech support Thank you