illum Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Hi all! I have a project in which it is necessary to dim a MeanWell power supply in Push Mode. How can I integrate it into the Contorl4 system? Currently there is a keypad that wirelessly controls a switch that turns the power supply on and off. I attached the technical sheet of the power supply and a picture of the push mode. thanks in advance! LCM-60UDA-SPEC.PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illum Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Nobody knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control-IT Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Switches are on/off and dimmers dim and aren’t switches so that’s an odd application. Maybe you could use a dimmer setup as a keypad only (not controlling the load directly). Use some sort of high voltage relay wired to the load that has a trigger trigger input. Using a relay off the controller as that trigger input you might be able to use some programming via a tap and then push and hold on the keypad? It’s just a guess but might be possible. I would call in to support. illum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Use two TDRs, wired across the PUSH and AC/L lines, programmed for each short and long push. Trigger the relays using a CA wireless relay which has two relay channels. illum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Looks like that unit has a DALI interface. DMX to DALI controller might work. illum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownbatsbreath Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I wonder if you could swap out the driver for a 0-10 from meanwell and use a C4 0-10 dimmer. Not sure if you’re able to run the extra wiring at this point since you stated it had to be done by the push control. illum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illum Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 I can not rewire, so the idea of the relay seems interesting. Could this work? USB Relay Module 4 Channels, for Home Automation - v2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 ^That's just half the job. How will you differentiate between 1s and 1.5s pulse rate? A quality TDR can do this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illum Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, CFUG said: ^That's just half the job. How will you differentiate between 1s and 1.5s pulse rate? A quality TDR can do this... Can you recommend one please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 ^Yeah, there's plenty of them out there. Anything with a 0.1s, 1s, 10s selections will do. Potter Brumfield, that's what I use around 12vdc. Phoenix Form Cs work well if you have 24vdc available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atxled Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 We are installing a device that connects C4 to any DALI driver, including the LCM-60UDA. A DALI bus requires a configuration tool, and this hub includes the management and DALI on one side and C4 connection on the other. You can have a look at https://atxled.wiki.zoho.com/public/Control4-Integration.html for the step by step on how this is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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