PWM-controlled mode

In the PWM-controlled mode the output currents of the XLC4 control unit are set and adjusted by two external opto-isolated input signals, ON and PWC.

Parameter

Value

cuPar.WorkingMode

2

The LEDs are switched on with a high level at input ON and are switched off with a low level.

The current for the 4 channels are controlled by the duty cycle of the PWC input.

Resulting output current

PWC is a pulse-width-modulated signal. The duty cycle of PWC defines a current factor F. F is multiplied with the default channel current of each individual channel to set the resulting output current:

I(channel) = Idefault(channel) × F

Duty cycle D

The duty cycle D ist defined as D = tP/T

Duty cycle D

Current factor F

The current factor F is defined:

F(PWC) = D(PWC)/0.8

for 0.1 ≤ D(PWC) ≤ 0.8

F(PWC) = 1

for D(PWC) > 0.8

Pulse width tP and pulse period T

The base currents Idefault(channel) are read from cuPar.DefaultCurrent[0..3].

The following limits are valid for tP and T:

Item

Description

Min

Nominal

Max

Unit

tP

pulse width (high)

10

100

µs

T

pulse period

20

250

µs

Additional condition: tP ≥ 0.1 × T