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Vega Industries VLB-67-LS Installation And Operation Manual

Manual is about: VLB-67 Series LED Beacons

Summary of VLB-67-LS

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    Vlb-67 led beacon installation and operation manual stand alone & self contained marine beacon bridge light aircraft hazard light vlb-67 product manual available colour range red, green, white, yellow or blue available models sa-stand alone (no solar panels) ss-standard solar 8w with 12ah battery ls...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 2 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 manual revision history manual version released description of change software version vlb-67 serial number 1.0 dec 2009 first issue. 1.0.1 8 mar 2010 correction to yellow appendix a c...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 3 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 vlb-67 led versions by colour, release date and serial number red led green led led version release date vlb-67 serial number led version release date vlb-67 serial number vega 116 dec...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 4 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 table of contents section 1 overview of the vlb-67 led beacon .............................................. 6 1.0 introduction to the vlb-67 led beacon ..................................

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 5 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 section 4 programming ....................................................................................... 14 1.0 programming methods ..................................................

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 6 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 section 1 overview of the vlb-67 led beacon 1.0 introduction to the vlb-67 led beacon the vlb-67 is a feature rich product allowing the user to program many advanced features not norma...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 7 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 the stand alone (sap) light head and vpp-67 solar body. Note that the solar power regulator is located in the lantern and not in the vpp-67 solar power pack. In applications requiring ...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 8 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 3.0 mechanical description 3.1 construction the common parts of the vlb-67 are the beacon head, the base, and the connecting seal. The sa-stand alone model consists of these 3 parts an...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 9 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 3.2 solar body breather vent the solar body has been fitted with a membrane vent to allow pressure equalization, and to release any hydrogen gas that may build up from the battery. The...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 10 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 2.0 solar calculations if the solar calculations are being done manualy it is necessary to determine the energy contribution for each solar panel taking into account the azimuth and i...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 11 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 6.0 programming the vlb-67 beacon has many program options and settings. It is important that the user understands the programming syntax and the options available. It is suggested th...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 12 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 7.3 mounting the vlb-67 beacon the base of the vlb-67 beacon has been designed for 3 or 4 holes mounting on a 200mm diameter pcd. The base has through holes sized to take 316 stainles...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 13 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 8.2 internal gps synchronization it is necessary to take into account the power consumption of the gps unit in any power calculations. The gps sync unit only operates when the beacon ...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 14 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 3.0 changing the battery on self contained models ensure the correct replacement battery is being used. This should be an ebat-vga-sl12-12u available from vega or a vega distributor. ...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 15 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 red standby key, used to enter programming mode. Important before attempting to use the programmer for the first time, please pull the plastic insulating strip out of the battery hold...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 16 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 system information operation 3 calendar control operation 4 optional pin code operation 7 read settings operation 9 feature items represent the features of the light such as flash cha...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 17 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 the flash sequence for entering and exiting the programming mode is adjusted if the vlb-67 has been programmed to use calendar or auto storage. This has been done in order to provide ...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 18 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 the programming sequence to enter this flash character is 10602 0. Enter programming mode press the red standby button for 5 seconds the light will give 4 quick flashes to indicate it...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 19 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 read system information to read the current level of the battery or 12vdc supply, determine the syntax from appendix a: operation =system checks =3 feature =battery voltage =1 the pro...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 20 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 set if advised to vega at the time of order. These would then be available for programming under custom character type 9yy. Operation =program (or read) =1 (or 9) feature =flash chara...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 21 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 it is the effective intensity of the vlb-67 that is programmed. The peak intensity is controlled automatically according to the flash character (schmidt-clausen correction) to maintai...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 22 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 5.6 operation mode the operation mode provides control of how the vlb-67 will operate. Normal (000) allows general operation with no advanced options storage (009) allows operation in...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 23 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 n=0 switch time is 2 minutes of daylight n=1 switch time is 12 minutes of daylight n=3 switch time is 22 minutes of daylight etc. Y determines how the vlb will activate the auto store...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 24 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 all information is in numeric format and represented by a series of flashes 0.1 sec on, 0.1 sec off, separated by 0.5 sec gap between numbers. The voltage level is provided in tenths ...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 25 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 feature value flash response from vlb-67 00 calendar enable/disable 000 disable 001 enable 000 disable 001 enable 011 enabled and hibernating 01 read enable/disable 000 disable 001 en...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 26 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 user notes.

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 27 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix a programming table operation feature value 1 = program mode 9 = read settings 0 = flash character default 601 qfl 1sec (0.3 on) 000 – fixed character 1yy – isophase (iso) 2y...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 28 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 operation feature value 1 = program mode 9 = read settings 5 = operation mode default 000 normal note: self contained units are shipped from the factory in storage mode 009 000 – norm...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 29 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 operation feature value 1 = program mode 9 = read settings 6 = programming mode/ rs232/ irda default 000 data ports disabled 000 – disable irda and rs232, no monitoring 001 – enable i...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 30 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 operation feature value response 4 – calendar control (rev 4.00 or greater) 0-0: enable/disable calendar control default 000 disabled 000 – disable 001 - enable 000 – disabled 001 – e...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 31 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix b vlb-67 intensity settings and currents table 1 7° (±3.5°) divergence marine lens last update: 1/04/2011 range (nm @ 0.74t) range (nm @ 0.85t) effective luminous intensity (...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 32 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 table 2 vlb-67 obstacle lens last update: 13 august 2013 range (nm @ 0.74t) range (nm @ 0.85t) effective luminous intensity (cd) program code current (ma) @ 20ºc red green white yello...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 33 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 using the tables: 1. The vlb-67 beacon is programmed for the effective intensity required. For example a 4nm light at 0.74t has an effective candela of 37 candela. Program code 0037 2...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 34 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix c worksheet for a custom character fill out the table below for the values required to program a custom character. The steps to program a custom character is as follows examp...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 35 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix d vlb-67 settings complete the table for the required settings required. It is only necessary to program the specific settings where they are different to the settings alread...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 36 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix e vlb-67 solar power calculation example determine the power consumption for a vlb-67 for a specified range and flash character to determine the power requirement of the vlb-...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 37 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 determine the power consumption for each flash for the peak intensity f1 find the current in appendix a for the intensity value above and below the value of f1 77cd 155ma 54cd 95ma = ...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 38 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 step 2 determine the energy available from the solar panels at the location the beacon now that the worst-case load is determined for the beacon it is necessary to determine what size...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 39 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix f electrical connections to vlb-67 beacon connections will vary with vlb-67 model and options ordered.

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 40 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17.

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 41 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix g vlb-67 data port protocol purpose the vlb-67 monitoring protocol provides a human and machine-readable format for status information generated by the vlb-67 beacon. The pri...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 42 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 outgoing data: each data package uses a pseudo xml format consisting of a tag followed by data then a terminator. Tags are always three characters surrounded by the ‘’ symbols. This i...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 43 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 ldi current = ldi * 0. 64453 milliamps loi current = loi * 0. 64453 milliamps cur internal diagnostic variable gud 1 – beacon is good ( no alarm ) day 1 – day is indicated example dat...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 44 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 large self contained beacon vpp-67 ss vpp-67 ls.

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 45 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix i 7° marine light vertical divergence profiles.

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 46 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix j specifications of vlb-67 beacon optical light source high-intensity light-emitting diodes operating temperature controlled to protect leds colours available red, green, whi...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 47 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 rs485 2-wire differential, bidirectional half-duplex serial interface, custom protocol. Materials for beacon lens moulded acrylic (pmma) top moulded uv stabilised asa plastic with cen...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 48 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 tvir programmer coding scheme: rc5 code with centre frequency 36.7 khz dimensions: 87mm x 41mm x 6.5mm weight: 18gms power supply: 1 x 3v lithium coin cell battery, cr2025 type batter...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 49 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 appendix k flash character table with programming codes fixed detail 000 fixed on iso detail 100 iso 2s 1.0s, 1.0s 101 iso 3s 1.5s, 1.5s 102 iso 4s 2.0s, 2.0s 103 iso 5s 2.5s, 2.5s 10...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 50 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 flash detail 349 fl 10s 0.8 0.8s, 9.2s 350 fl 10s 1.0 1s, 9s 351 fl 10s 1.5 1.5s, 8.5s 352 fl 12s 1.2 1.2s, 10.8s 353 fl 12s 2.5 2.5s, 9.5s 354 fl 15s1.0 1s, 14s multi flash detail 40...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 51 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 very quick detail 501 vq 0.5s 0.20 0.2s, 0.3s 502 vq 0.6s 0.20 0.2s, 0.4s 503 vq 0.6s 0.30 0.3s, 0.3s 504 vq(2) 4s 0.20 0.2s, 1s, 0.2s, 2.6s 505 vq(2) 8s 0.20 0.2s, 1s, 0.2s, 6.6s 506...

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    Instruction manual vlb-67 led beacon © vega industries ltd, july 2014 vlb-67 led beacon page 52 of 52 vlb-67 v1.0.17 morse detail 823 mo(u) 15s 1.30 1.3s, 0.7s, 1.3s, 0.7s, 3.3s, 7.7s special detail 900 fl 3s 0.45s, 2.55s 901 fl 4s 0.55s, 3.45s 902 fl 5s 0.55s, 4.45s 903 fl 6s 0.65s, 5.35s 904 fl 9s...