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Configurable Timer Controller
User’s Manual V1.0 1|Page
Contents 1.
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3
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Packaging List .......................................................................................................................................... 4
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Pin Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 5
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How to Set and Playback....................................................................................................................... 10
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How to Check Memory Data, Edit Data, Clear Data, Return and Clear All ........................................... 17
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How to Connect with External Button .................................................................................................. 20
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How to Connect with External Device via Relays.................................................................................. 21
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How to Use Input (Sensor and Controller Interface) ............................................................................ 25
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Warranty ............................................................................................................................................... 27
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1. Introduction The Configurable Timer Controller is a controller board which allows user to set the time timing of output relays and play it back without writing a single source code. There have 5 onboard buttons which are used to configure the controller. Among 5 buttons, there are 3 buttons (STR, STP and RST) can be extended through the terminal blocks. The 2 onboard relays act as the output of the Timer Controller. The external devices such as AC Lamp, DC Motor, Fan and else can be controlled by the Configurable Timer Controller via the relays. By this way, users are able to select their own output device and control the output timing through the Configurable Timer Controller. The user’s settings will be stored permanently in Timer Controller unless the user deletes the settings. The user can simply make the automatic system by using Configurable Timer Controller. Simply plug to the power supply and set the time timing using the button, output relays will work well and correctly follow the time timing that you have set. In this Timer Controller, there is two time mode i.e. [Hour, Minute, Second] or [Minute, Second, Centisecond]. It is also possess count up or count down function. Once you have set the timing and ready to play them back, use the selector switch to choose between single or loop mode. Single mode will play the time timing back once while loop mode will continuously play back. The setting can be clear and make a new record.
Features:
The timing and output relays configuration are set by user. 2 timer mode, i.e. Count Up Mode or Count down Mode. Both mode (Count Up Mode or Count down Mode) works separately and standalone. Both mode (Count Up Mode or Count down Mode) can be set up to 99 data. Direct connect to DC power source (Ф5.5 power seat provided). The recorded data can be edit or clear. 2 Playing modes: Single or Loop 2 Output relays that can be used to connect external device. Able to interface with Active LOW type sensor. Input voltage: DC 8V to 24V Size: 95mm*80mm.
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2. Packaging List The Configurable Timer Controller comes with
Configurable Timer Controller Main Board x 1 10mm PCB Stand (Screw and Nut) x4
Configurable Timer Controller Main Board
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10mm PCB Stand x 4
3. Pin Definitions
Timer Mode Indicator
7 Segment Indicators
Output Relay 1 and 2
Mode Selector
Button
Interface Connector
Power Connector
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Button TB Connector
Description There are 2 timer modes [Hour, Minute, Second] [Minute, Second, Centisecond]
Function To indicate selected timer mode.
1.
Timer Mode Indicator
2.
7 Segment Indicators
There are 6 pieces of 7 segments The main purpose is to display which are locating below Timer the running time. Mode Indicator.
3.
Mode Selector
There are 3 selector switches (SW1, SW2 and SW3), user is allowed to make the below selection. SW1: C_UP (Count Up) or C_DOWN (Count Down) SW2: PLAY or *SET SW3: SINGLE or LOOP
Mode selection. See below explanation for each mode. SW1: C_UP (Count Up) or C_DOWN (Count Down) C_UP (Count Up) The timer runs as count up from LOW to HIGH. C_DOWN The timer runs as count down from HIGH to LOW.
SW2: PLAY or *SET PLAY Ready to play the stored data inside the Timer Controller. *SET The user can set time timing of the relays based on user’s requirement.
SW3: SINGLE or LOOP SINGLE Run the timer once. LOOP Run the timer continues in loop.
4.
Button TB Connector
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Use to connect the external button via the TB Connector.
5.
Button
There are 5 Buttons on the board : SRT/*SEL STP/*UP RST/*DOWN RLY1 RLY2
*SET MODE When the below pressed
button
is
*SEL (SELECT) Used to select the option and timer mode. *UP (COUNT UP) Used to increase the time value and option changing. *DOWN (COUNT DOWN) Used to decrease the time value and option changing. . RLY1, RLY2 Toggle to ON or OFF the relays. At the same time, store the output relays’ data (ON or OFF).
PLAY MODE When the below pressed
button
is
SRT (START) Run the timer. STP (STOP) Stop the timer. RST (RESET) Reset the timer. RLY1, RLY2 Toggle the relays’ status (ON/OFF) during standby mode. No function during running mode.
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6.
Power Connector
There are 2 ways to give power to Use to connect to the DC power the board. supply source (Adapter or Battery) which in range of DC 1. Through Ф5.5mm power seat 8V to 24V
2. Through TB Connector
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7.
Interface Connector
There are 3 inputs pin.
The interface connector consists of 3 inputs pin which are SRT/*SEL, STP/*UP and RST/*DOWN. They are used to interface with sensors or microcontroller. See below explanation.
5V
GND
INPUT
INPUT Like buttons, this input pins will function in 2 condition whether in set mode or play mode. In SET mode, the pins will be in: *SEL Pin (Select) *UP Pin (Count Up) *DOWN Pin (Count Down) In PLAY mode, the pins will be in: SRT Pin (Start) STP Pin (Stop) RST Pin (Reset)
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Output Relay 1 and 2
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The relays will work either ON or OFF according to the pre-set configurations that the user have been made.
4. How to Set and Playback Start 1. Plug in power supply via power jack connector or terminal block (TB) connector. Input power supply range: DC8V - 24V.
2. Configurable Timer Controller is now ON. PLAY LED will be light-up and all 7 segment indicators will show zero number at the same time.
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Set 1. To record the relays’ timing, slide the SW2 to *Set Mode. (Yellow LED will light-up at the same time).
2. Before starting to set the timing, choose the Timer Mode whether in [Hour, Minute, Second] or [Minute, Second, Centisecond] by pressing the button *UP or *DOWN.
3. After choosing the right Timer Mode, press button *SEL to select it. Now the HOUR is blinking, and ready to set the timing. (In this example, the Timer Mode [HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND] was selected) 4. Press the *SEL button to change the Time Section ([HOUR, MINUTE or SECOND]). Press button *UP or button *DOWN to increase or decrease the time value.
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5. To store the timing time of relays, toggle button RLY1 or RLY2. Now, the statuses of relays (ON/OFF) are stored into Timer Controller at the desire time which is selected by the user. In this example, the Status’s Output Relay 1 and 2 stayed ON are stored at the time 6 minutes and 4 seconds.
6. The step 4 and step 5 are repeated to store more timing data into Timer Controller. 7. Each of the Timer Mode ([HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND] or [MINUTE, SECOND, CENTISECOND]) able to store timing data up to 99. After reaching maximum storage of timing data, the Timer Controller will not allow to save the data unless user deletes the stored timing data.
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Playback 1. To playback the stored timing data, slide the SW2 to Play Mode. (Green LED will light-up at the same time).
2. In Play Mode, user can do below setting: C_UP or C_DOWN Mode C_UP Mode Slide the SW1 to C_UP Mode.
The time will play in increasing mode that is from zero. So the output relays will run as the stored data from the beginning to the end.
SINGLE or LOOP Mode SINGLE Mode Slide the SW3 to SINGLE Mode.
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Playback the stored data once.
C_DOWN Mode Slide the SW1 to C_DOWN Mode.
The time will play in decreasing mode that is from the biggest stored time. So the output relay will run as the stored data from the end to the beginning.
LOOP Mode Slide the SW3 to LOOP Mode.
Playback the stored data continuously and repeatedly until the STP Button is pressed.
3. By long press RLY1 or RLY2 Button for 3 seconds in Play mode, there have 3 modes can be selected which are:
No 1
Mode 11 (default)
Function Once the timer stop Time display Stay last timer value.
2
22
Once the timer stop Time display Stay last timer value.
3
33
Relay 1 and Relay 2 OFF.
Relay 1 and Relay 2 Stay the last Relays’ status.
Once the timer stop Time display Reset to origin time value.
Relay 1 and Relay 2 OFF.
4. It is not necessary to start the Timer from time 0. User is allowing starting the Timer Controller from his/her desire starting time. To do this, switch to SET Mode to select the desire starting time and switch back to PLAY Mode.
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5. Before starting the timer, user is allow to reset the timer by pressing the RST Button (Reset Button). After pressing RST Button In C_UP Mode (Count up Mode) Time will reset to time 0. In C_DOWN Mode (Count Down Mode) Time will reset to the largest time which is set by user.
In this example, the C_UP Mode is selected. And it is reseted to time 0 before starting. 6. Press the SRT Button to start the Timer Controller. Now, the timer will start counting either in C_UP Mode (Count Up Mode) or C_Down Mode (Count down Mode) depending on the user’s selection. The relays will run ON or OFF according to the stored timing. The timer will stop once reaching the last data. *Note: For LOOP Mode, the timer will run continuously and repeatedly until STOP Button is pressed. 7. During playback, the RST Button (Reset Button) and STP Button (Stop Button) are allowed to press to reset the time and stop the timer. The RLY1 and RLY2 Button are not responding during playback.
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Act as Normal Timer 1. To act as the normal timer, left the 0 stored data inside Timer Controller (user may deletes all the stored data if there have the data stored inside Timer Controller). User is allowing choosing the Timer Mode either in Count Up or Count Down Mode as well. 2. Press the SRT Button to start runs the timer. And press the STP Button to stop the timer. To reset the time, press the RST Button. 3. In normal timer mode, user is allowing selecting the both Timer Mode ([HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND] or [MINUTE, SECOND, CENTISECOND]) as well by switching to SET Mode and select the Timer Mode. After that, switch back to PLAY Mode without store any data. 4. In Normal Timer, the maximum time value can be reached is as below: [HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND] 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. [MINUTE, SECOND, CENTISECOND] 99 minutes, 59 seconds and 99 centiseconds
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5. How to Check Memory Data, Edit Data, Clear Data, Return and Clear All 1. To check the timing data that have been set, switch the Timer Controller to SET mode. Then long press the *SEL Button (Select Button) for 3 seconds to enter main edit menu which the total number of stored data in selected Timer Mode will display as in picture below.
In this example, the number of stored data 11 is display in main edit menu. It means that there have total of 11 data stored inside the Configurable Timer Controller.
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2. By pressing the *UP or *DOWN button in main edit menu, user may view the number of specific stored data. By keep pressing or toggling the *UP or *DOWN Button the display will end with “--CA--“.
CA stands for Clear All. By selecting the CA option (by pressing *SEL Button), the stored data in selected Timer Mode will be all cleared. 3. User is allowed to enter the specific stored data to do the modification such as edit or clear. To enter the specific stored data, at the right stored data, press the *SEL Button.
In this example, the number of 10th of specific stored data was selected to do the modification.
4. By pressing *SEL Button, the time and the relays’ status of the selected specific data will display for reviewing. User is allowed to press *UP or *Down button to review the other data. In this example, the number of 10th of specific stored data was set at 9 minutes, both relays are ON.
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5. To enter the modification mode, press again the *SEL Button. In the modification mode, there have 3 selections can be chosen. There are: “--ED--” Edit “--CL--” Clear “--RN--” Return Below table explains the details of these selections. ED – Edit Data
Function Edit the stored timing data.
Enter this option, user is allowed to edit the data.
CL – Clear Data
Delete the selected timing data.
This option allows to clear the user selected data.
RN – Return
Return to the main edit menu which the total number of stored data in selected Timer Mode will display.
By entering this option, the display will returns to the main edit menu.
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6. How to Connect with External Button 1. The push buttons (SRT/*SEL, STP/*UP and RST/*DOWN) are allowed to extend by connecting external buttons via the corresponding TB Connectors on the Configurable Timer Controller Board.
2. These TB connectors do not have polarity; just connect the 2 wires for each external buttons will do.
3. In this example, the external button is connected to SRT/*SEL Button. Therefore, the timer will playback when the external button is pressed if it in PLAY Mode. 20 | P a g e
7. How to Connect with External Device via Relays 1. The external device able to be controlled by Configurable Timer Module through the on board relays. Below table explains the details of relays.
NC
Description Normally Closed
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Function At normal condition, NC and C are connected or short circuit.
At trigger condition, NC and C are not connected or open circuit.
C
Common
NO
Normally Open
This is common pin for the relays.
At normal condition, NO and C are not connected or open circuit.
At trigger condition, NO and C are connected or short circuit.
2. The on board relays’ specification: Maximum current: 10A Maximum voltage: DC 30V and AC 250V Note: Over current or voltage may cause damage of the relays.
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3. In this example, the external devices which are DC bulb (not necessary DC bulb, AC Lamp, DC Motor, Fan and else can also be as external device.) are connected to the Configurable Timer Module through the relays. Here is the hardware connection.
The voltage of power source is depending on the external device. For example: For DC12V Bulb, the suitable power source is DC12V as well. For AC240V Bulb, the suitable power source is AC240V as well.
Battery or Adapter
-
+
RELAY1 (Output1)
RELAY2 (Output2)
+
-
Battery or Adapter
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4. In this example, the stored timing sequence is as below: Time Timing 2 Seconds 4 Seconds
Relay 1 Status ON (Bulb 1 ON) ON (Bulb 1 ON)
Relay 2 Status ON (Bulb 2 ON) OFF (Bulb 2 OFF)
After running, the bulb 1 and 2 are ON at the time 2 seconds.
The bulb 1 ON and bulb 2 OFF once the time reach 4 seconds.
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8. How to Use Input (Sensor and Controller Interface) 1. The board consists of 3 active LOW Input Pins.
5V
GND
INPUT
2. Relation Input pin to Timer Controller. Pins Type Priority Corresponding to Timer Controller SRT INPUT 1 START STP INPUT 2 STOP RST INPUT 3 RESET *Note: Active LOW INPUT : Detect LOW Logic to activate 3. To interface with the external ACTIVE LOW sensor, simply connect the OUTPUT of the sensor to INPUT pins of the Configurable Timer Controller. 4. In this example, the ACTIVE LOW type IR sensor is connected to the SRT input pin of Timer Controller.
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5. In this example, the timer is in PLAY Mode, and sensor (Adjustable IR Sensor) is connected to SRT pin (START). The timer wills playback the pre-set timing once the sensor activated by sensing the obstacle in front of it.
6. Same like above, user need to select the mode of the timer. This is important because it will make sense of the output depend on the mode whether it in PLAY Mode or SET Mode.
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9. Warranty
Product warranty is valid for 6 months. Warranty only applies to manufacturing defect. Damaged caused by misuse is not covered under warranty. Warranty does not cover shipping cost for both ways.
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