PPCC16XX LED Strobe Controller

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PPCC16XX LED Strobe Controller

Key features:

• 16 channel LED lighting controllers
• Pulsing up to 20A per channel
• 8 trigger inputs
• 8 digital trigger outputs
• Ethernet of RS232 interface options
• Designed for new generation LEDs
• 2A continuous output
• 4µs minimum pulse width

Application benefits:

• Very fast bright strobing for freezing motion
• Very repeatable lighting intensity
• Driving the LEDs with a constant current, rather than voltage
• Combines LED Control with basic PLC triggering functionality
• Ability to pulse the output at a higher current to achieve a higher output intensity
• Pulsing turns the LEDs off when not in use, increasing their MTBF rates, reducing downtime

For a full specification please refer to the refer to the PPCC1600 datasheet

Manufacturer connection diagrams

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The PPCC16XX combines the features of the Gardasoft PP16XX series LED Lighting Controllers with the addition of 8 digital outputs for triggering cameras or general use. With new generation LEDs the PPCC16 series can provide high intensity pulses which exceed the brightness of xenon strobes.

The PPCC1620 Ethernet version acts as a miniature 16XX and can be controlled by image processing software on a remote PC. All versions of the PPCC16 can be remotely controlled and dynamically configured using commands sent from an image processing application on a remote PC.

Options for configuration include RS232 and Ethernet. With the Ethernet options a web browser can be used to access the PP Controllers' internal web pages allowing status to be viewed and parameters to be changed. Please refer to the download section for a free download of a demonstration program (with fully commented source) showing how the PPCC1600 can be controlled from a PC using C++

Three modes of operation are provided separately for each channel:

The Gardasoft White Paper on LED Controller technology is a useful reference for the principles of attaining maximum performance for Machine Vision illumination.