Couple questions regarding Meanwell drivers

Saltydogg · Post by **Saltydogg** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:22 pm

I am unboxed and ready for setup of my RA. I just completed my DIY Led fixture and when ordering my drivers RapidLed recommended I choose the Mean Well ELN-60-48P dimmable drivers. Is this ok in regards to the RA controlling them and in addition I ordered the PWM Port lead wire and not the PWM-analog is this ok for my setup? And last but not least will my drivers need to be plugged into the relay box or just a wall outlet with the powering on and off being strictly through the ramp up slope code I have seen mentioned in the forums?

Thanks so much for any help looking forward to being a part of the RA Family!!!

rimai · Post by **rimai** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:29 pm

You are all set

You can leave the drivers on the wall.

Saltydogg · Post by **Saltydogg** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:53 pm

rimai wrote:You are all set
You can leave the drivers on the wall.

Great so I guess my next step would be reallocating the daylight, moonlight, and actinic plugs on relay box. Would it be possible to rename/assign 1 for a GFO reactor that also adds a function on the display to turn on and off via the joystick?

binder · Post by **binder** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:04 pm

Saltydogg wrote: Great so I guess my next step would be reallocating the daylight, moonlight, and actinic plugs on relay box. Would it be possible to rename/assign 1 for a GFO reactor that also adds a function on the display to turn on and off via the joystick?

Yes, you could do that. You would need to use the Custom Menu and then have one entry turn it on and then other could turn it off. There are lots of ways you could handle this.
Something like:

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void MenuEntry1()
{
    // turn on Port 1
    ReefAngel.Relay.On(Port1);
}
void MenuEntry2()
{
    // turn off port 1
    ReefAngel.Relay.Off(Port1);
}

You would also not have any function referencing Port1 inside the loop() function. This way Port1 is only controlled by the menu entries OR by the various apps (status, android, iphone, or wifi interface).

That's just the sample of how the code would be. You would still need to create the menu entry labels, but that code would turn on port 1 when selected and turn off port 1 when selected.

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