LUCON®

Description

LUCON® is mainly intended for use in industrial image processing applications. In order to achieve the best results with LED lighting (key point: brightness stability as well as reproducibility), it’s important to supply the lighting with a constant current. Therefore, each channel of the LUCON® contains a freely adjustable constant current source. To achieve the highest possible efficiency, the voltage is also regulated. This means that there is no need for additional cooling (such as large heat sinks or fans).

Despite its compact design, each LUCON® module has an independent constant current source and an independed voltage regulation. This makes LUCON® compatible with almost any available LED lighting: with or without integrated series resistor. Each channel supports currents of up to 1,6 A.

Easy and quick configuration

Do you prefer a graphical user interface or command-based communication for configuration? With LUCON® you get both! For command-based communication a serial interface with RS232 protocol (LUCON® Master und LUCON® Com) and an ethernet interface with UDP protocol are available (only LUCON® Com). The graphical user interface only requires an ethernet connection and an internet browser - there is no need for further software (only LUCON® Com). The respective channel configuration is stored decentrally in each module separately. The status LEDs on the LUCON® front side provide a quick overview of the actual system status.

Flexibility and scalability through modular design

The modular design of the LUCON® lighting controller offers unique flexibility. One LUCON® module (LUCON® Master and LUCON® Slave) supplies power to one LED lighting source. In total, up to 16 independent lighting sources can be controlled in this way. Since a LUCON® Master consists of both a communication and a power section, it serves as the configuration interface for the user and all light channels. A LUCON® Slave, on the other hand, has only a power section. Further details on the modules can be found in the “Modules” tab above.

Various operating modes for every application

Every application has its own requirements. That is why the LUCON® light controllers support three operating modes: Continuous (the lighting is operated permanently with a desired current), Pulse (the lighting is controlled for a set time with an adjustable current) and Switch (the lighting is operated for the set current as long as a trigger signal is present). Each LUCON® light controller (LUCON® Master und LUCON® Slave) has its own trigger input to provide the greatest possible flexibility.

Modules

The modular design of the LUCON® light controller series allows great flexibility and can be adapted to any application. The modules communicate via their own bus system. The respective module configuration is saved separately in each module. This makes it possible to change a module at any time (only when switched off). Each module works completely independently of the others. To ensure that the individual modules can be correctly configured and addressed, each has a small rotary coding switch on the front of the housing that can be used to set the channel number. The Master module should be given the number 1. The connected Slave modules should then be given the numbers 2 to 16 in ascending order.

The following modules are currently available:

LUCON® Master

The Master module combines a communication unit with RS-232 and a power unit. Thus, the Master module is the link between a computer and the power units. Up to 15 Slave modules can be connected to one Master module. The power supply is connected to the Master module. This is then distributed to the attached modules via the cross-connector bus. This has the advantage that a power supply is only required at one point. The integrated power unit means that lighting can already be connected to the Master module. If only one lighting is to be controlled, no further modules are necessary. The power unit in the Master module has the same specifications as in the Slave module. These include a max. current of up to 1,6 A and an independent trigger input.

Attention: If a LUCON® Master module is used, no LUCON® Com module may be used in addition!

LUCON® Slave

There is only a power unit in the Slave module. A Master module or a Com module is therefore required for configuration. In addition, a Master module or a Com module is needed to supply the slave modules with power via the cross-connector bus. The configuration of each module is saved separately per module. If a module is changed, this does not affect the other modules. Furthermore, each module works independently of each other. Each module has its own current and voltage regulation, as well as its own input trigger. For each additional lighting (the first lighting can be connected to the Master module), another Slave module is required.

LUCON® Com

The Com module has only one communication unit with RS-232 and Ethernet. Therefore, at least one Slave module is required to control a lighting system. Thus, the Com module is the link between a computer and the power units. Up to 16 Slave modules can be connected to one Com module. The power supply is connected to the Com module. This is then distributed to the attached modules via the cross-connector bus, which has the advantage that a power supply is only required at one point.

Attention: If a LUCON® Com module is used, no LUCON® Master module may be used in addition!

Downloads

Documentation

Bedienungsanleitung (V 3, de) (PDF)

Manual (V 3, en) (PDF)

CAD Files

LUCON® Master (STEP)

LUCON® Slave (STEP)

LUCON® Com (STEP)

Specification

Datenblatt (V 5, de) (PDF)

Datasheet (V 5, en) (PDF)

Specification

¹⁾ values measured with Luxeon III Star LED (Philips Lumileds

²⁾ With up to 8 channels / slaves max. 12 A, with up to 16 channels / slaves max. 24 A.