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Cut your LED strips and wires into their
desired lengths and connect them to-
gether and to the DC sockets supplied
with ILLUMINATOR.
• LEDstripshavespecialplaceswhere
you can cut the strip, usually they are
copper pads like in the photo below.
It’s important to cut the strip on the
middle line of these copper pads
3
.
• Youcansolderthewireeitherdirectly
to the copper pads or using ashort
wire that is often soldered to one or
both ends of the LED strip by the fac-
tory. Before soldering to the copper
padsyouneedremovethesiliconlayer
(ifpresent)coveringthepadsusing
asharp knife.
• Beawareofpolarity!Theplusand
minus on the LED strips are usually
marked by +
—
signs. The plus wire on
the speaker cable is usually marked by
aspecial color or line on one of the
wires. It doesn’t really matter which
of the two wires on the cable you use
for plus and minus. What matters is
that the plus of the LED strip is
connected to the central pin on
the DC jack. But don‘t worry. If you
mix up the polarity of the strip nothing
will be damaged, the strip just won’t
lightup.Inthiscasejusttrytoreverse
the polarity.
• Theconnectionbetweenthestripand
thewireshouldbecoveredinseveral
layers of isolation/electrical tape or
heatshrinktubing.Thisservestoboth
isolatetheconnectionandtogiveit
additional mechanical strength. In case
ofexcessivestress,thisistheplace
where the wire will likely be ripped from
the strip.
The strips are ready for use when all
of them are soldered to the wires, the
wires are soldered to the DC jacks and
all connections are insulated.
Now you need to choose aproper power
supply.YoucanbuyahighqualityPSU
from us (atan additional price) or use
aPSUthatyoualreadyhave.The PSU
must be 12V and the output DC jack
needs to be center plus. To calculate
the current your LED strips will need,
use the simple formula:
PSU max current in Ais equal or
more than total length of all LED
strips in meters x 0.3.
If your LED installation is not big, a1–2A
PSUcanbeenough.
If you use amodern switching mode
PSUyoudon‘tneedtoworryabout
overload.Allofthemhaveoverload
protection and will be shut down au-
tomaticallyiftheloadistoobig.Sono
ILLUMINATOR comes without LED strips,
wiresorPSU.Thereasonissimple
—
we
don‘t know what colors and length of
strips you need as well as what length
ofcables.Eachinstallationisveryper-
sonal and we can‘t supply something
thatcouldbecalled„auniversalsolu-
tion“.Youneedtoconnectthestrips
yourselfwhichrequiresbasicsoldering
skillsaswellassimplesolderingequip-
ment. Therefore, using ILLUMINATOR
requires some basic technical skills
and understanding.
First of all you need to buy LED strips
of desired length and color. You need
12V LED strips
1
.
Typically, one meter (3 feet) of aLED
strip consumes 0.2–0.35 ampere. We
recommend limiting the total length
of all LED strips connected to ILLU-
MINATOR to amaximum of 16 meters
(52 feet). Different strips connected to
differentchannelscanhavedifferent
lengths.
Secondly, you need to buy wire for
connecting LED strips to ILLUMINATOR.
We recommend standard speaker wire
used for audio speakers
2
. It’s import-
ant that the copper core is at least 0.35
squaremillimeters.0.5–1squaremilli-
meters is the optimal thickness.
OPERATION
MANUAL
1 2 3

damagewilloccur.Youcanuseapower
supply that is much more powerful than
your LED installation. In this case, it will
just take as much power as it needs and
nodamageoroverloadwillhappen.
It’sbettertouseaPSUthatismore
powerful than what your installation
needsthanviceversa.
Noweverythingisreadytolaunchthe
ILLUMINATOR!ConnectyourPSUto
the DC IN jack, the strips to the out-
put jacks and CV ins to the CV outs of
your analog gear using mini-jack cables
or alligator clips. If you use alliga-
tor clips don‘t forget to connect
the ground of ILLUMINATOR (the
GND pin) to the ground of your
CV source!
Nowit’stimetoadjustthesensitivity
ofeachILLUMINATORchannel.Setup
your musical gear so that the CV out-
puts you use with ILLUMINATOR pro-
ducemaximumvoltageswing.Alleight
ILLUMINATORchannelshavetrimmer
pots that you can reach through the
holes on the front panel using asmall
screwdriver.Bydefault,allchannels
are set to a5V range which is acom-
monvoltagerangeforalotofmusic
gear. To adjust ILLUMINATOR to
fit adifferent CV range, turn the
trimmer pot of each channel from
the minimum clockwise until the
connected LED reaches its maxi-
mum brightness, or alower level
of brightness if desired. We recom-
mendnotsettingchannelsensitivity
muchabovethislevelasILLUMINA-
TOR with proper adjustment of input
sensitivity hasoutput short-circuit
protection. It’s not easy to damage
ILLUMINATORevenwithimproperuse,
but following our guidelines ensures
maximum protection.
• YoucanusedifferentchannelsofIL-
LUMINATOR with different musical
gear with different CV output ran-
ges. Just adjust each ILLUMINATOR
channelsensitivityaccordingtoitsCV
source.
• Ifthebrightnessofachannelistoo
highyoucandecreaseitssensitivity
using the trimmer pot.
Now ILLUMINATOR is ready for use. At-
tach the LED strips to any surface you
wantandgo!!
Of course the possibilities of ILLU
-
MINATORarenotlimitedtodriving
LEDstrips.Itcandrivemanymore
devicesincludinganytypesofLEDs
that accept 12V, electromagnets,
electromotors and more. The ILLU-
MINATOR output contains protection
diodesthatdampenreversepolarity
voltagethatarisesinelectromagnets
due to self induction. If you are expe-
rienced in circuitry, you can use ILLU-
MINATOR in much wider applications.
Forexample,theDCsupplyvoltage
that feeds ILLUMINATOR can, in fact,
varyfrom3to20volts.Peakcurrent
for one channel can be up to 5 am-
pereandaveragepowerdissipation
on the commutation circuits up to
4 watt per channel. But such modes
demand some understanding in en-
gineering.Foradvancedusers,here
is the circuit diagram of one channel
of ILLUMINATOR with DC input chain.
All 8 channels are identical.
If you want to use ILLUMINATOR in
a permanent setup and avoid jack
connections, you can use special pads
that duplicate DC IN and all output so-
ckets. The pads are big and comforta-
bleforsolderingandhave+—marks.
Toaccessthesepadsremovethetop
panel.
WHAT‘S IN THE KIT:
ILLUMINATOR
—
1 pc
5.5 x 2.1 mm DC jack
—
10pcs
Optionally available is a12V 5A 60W power
supply that allows using ILLUMINATOR at
maximum power.
Enjoy your music‘n‘light
connection!
SOMA2022
SPECIFICATIONS
Number of channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 independent channels
Supplyvoltage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DC 12 V
Supplyvoltagesocket
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.5 x 2.1 mm center plus
Outputvoltage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DC 12 V
Output LED socket
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.5 x 2.1 mm center plus
Maximum total power of all channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48 watts
Maximum total current of all channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 A
Recommended maximum current for one channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.5 A
Absolute maximum current for one channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.5 A
Inputvoltagerange
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–20 Volts
Input impedance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> 5.7 kom
(withcorrectadjustmentoftheinputsensitivity
—
100 kom)
Input sockets
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Eurorackmini-jacksandPulsar-23/Ornament-8pins
Number of mini-jack sockets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 (1 for each channel)
NumberofPulsar-23pins
. . . . . . . . . . .
9 (1 for each channel + 1 common ground)
Dimensions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
275 x 70 x 40 mm
Weight
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
300 g
Product specificaties
Merk: | Soma |
Categorie: | Niet gecategoriseerd |
Model: | Illuminator |
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