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LED Light Dimming (tri-state control)

Former Member
Former Member over 9 years ago

I am trying to figure out how a bowtech subsea LED light is able to be dimmed. I have had hands on experience with home projects that I have dimmed my LED lights using pulse wave modulation so I understand the very basics of dimming an LED.

 

The manual for the subsea unit only gives  the following information information: "The dimming control signal is similar to that of a camera in that the longer +12v is held on the pin the brighter the lamp becomes and the the longer you hold -12v on the pin the dimmer the lamp becomes".

 

I presume there is something in the light unit its self, that changes the negative or positive input control voltage into, I guess, a pulse modulated signal that dimms the light? I just think I am missing something and I presume it has to do with tri-state (control) logic that I do not understand very well. I am a hydraulics technician so I apologise for any wrong use of terminology!

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 9 years ago +1
    Pretty sure this may be what your looking for http://www.bowtech.co.uk/iadmin/Uploads/productDocs/80/LED-N-Series.pdf Clearly shows a few dimming options, none of which is -12 to +12
  • gihu
    0 gihu over 9 years ago

    Hi,

     

    In order to help you, can you give us more information about the model, or send a link with the datasheet orany other information?

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    0 Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to gihu

    The Lights are 24V 1.6A LED-1600-I8-AN-10 from Bowtech. I currently do not have access to there data sheet.

     

    Thanks for any help

     

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    0 Robert Peter Oakes over 9 years ago

    Pretty sure this may be what your looking for  http://www.bowtech.co.uk/iadmin/Uploads/productDocs/80/LED-N-Series.pdf

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    Clearly shows a few dimming options, none of which is -12 to +12

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  • gihu
    0 gihu over 9 years ago

    It posible that the datasheet shows all the possible dimming option of the series, but that a single product has just one (I think that Connector face patterns pictures confirms the idea).

    Bruce, please confirm us that yours is a 3-pin pattern, then probably the AN-10, stands for analog 0..10V.

    By other hand I am still missing the pin-out... image, which ones are positive supply, negative supply and dimming.

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