Novastar Nova m3 mfn300 User manual

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Nova

Nova M3

M3 MFN300

MFN300

MFN300 Function

Function

Function Card

Card

Operation

Operation Manual

Manual

1. Overview

Overview

Nova M3 function card MFN300 can manage power distribution box of

LED display . It has functions of ambient temperature and humidity

detect ing. With integrated audio output, it can also achieve audio

transmission together with sending card . It ’ s light sensor supportive to

achieve automatic brightness adjustment of LED display . And with both

Ethernet and RS232 interface available , it ’ s very convenient and reliable

to use.

2. Features

Features

8-way contact on-off output control (to achieve schedul ed on/off of

LED display )

Light sensor supportive (to achieve automatic brightness adjustment)

Temperature and humidity detect ing

Integrated audio output

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3. Outline

Outline

Outline drawing

drawing

Figure -1

Figure - 2

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4. Operation

Operation

Operation instructions

instructions

Management of function card includes the configuration of itself (such as

add, remove, and rename), external device configuration , monitor data

updating , and power supply management.

4.1

4.1 Hardware

Hardware

Hardware connection

connection

4.1.1

4.1.1 Serial

Serial

Serial communication

communication



C onnect function card to computer d irectly by RS232 serial cable .

Figure- 3

4.1.2

4.1.2 Ethernet

Ethernet

Ethernet communication

communication



Connect function card b etween sending card (or independent

control ler ) and the first receiv ing card .

Figure - 4

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

Connect function card b etween any two receiving cards .

Figure- 5



Connect function card to the last receiv ing card .

Figure- 6

4.2

4.2 Software

Software

Software operation

operation

Run Nova

Nova

Nova LCT

LCT

LCT -Mars

-Mars

-Mars control software, click Function

Function

Function Card

Card

Card button to open

Function Card Management page .

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Figure- 7

4.2.1

4.2.1 F

F unction

unction

unction card

card

card Configuration

Configuration

Use the menu in Figure-6 to configure function card, including add,

remove, rename a function card, m odify s erial p ort, and r eplace s erial

p ort.

Add:



Serial

Serial port

port

port :

:Add a function card which is connected to the serial

port.



Ethernet

Ethernet port

port

port :

:Add a function card which is connected to the

Ethernet port.

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Remove:

Remove: Remove the selected node which could be a function card,

Ethernet port, sending card or serial port .

Rename:

Rename: Rename the selected function card.

Serial

Serial port

port

port operation:

operation:

Click icon to select Modify Serial Port or Replace Serial Port .



Modify

Modify Serial

Serial

Serial Port

Port

Port :

:Set the selected serial port as one that no

function card has been configured for it .



Replace

Replace Serial

Serial

Serial Port:

Port:

Port: replace the selected serial port with the

one which is configured but the configured device type is

different from that actually connected, or is actually not

connected .

Note: The icon is only available when the following requirements

are satisfied: The selected node is a serial port; the device

connected to it does not match the one configured to it, or the

serial port is not connected .

4.2.2

4.2.2 Power

Power

Power management

management

Click Power

Power

Power Management

Management

Management button i n the Function Card Management

page, to open the page for power management, as shown in Figure- 7 .

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Figure- 8

Function

Function card

card

card time:

time:



Read:

Read: Read the time of selected function card and show it on

the page .



Set:

Set: Set current computer time of to the selected function card.

Set

Set notes:

notes:

notes: Set note for each power supply of selected function card.

Start

Start delay:

delay:

delay: Set the delay time for starting power of function card. After

successful setting, the start of each power supply will delay

for certain time. For example, the delay time is set as 2

seconds, then each power supply will delay 2 seconds when

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starts.

Note: 0 delay time is not acceptable . Otherwise 255 seconds

will be applied .

Refresh:

Refresh: Refresh the power control mode, power supply status, function

card time, and starting power delay time of selected function

card.

Start

Start all:

all:

all: Start all the power supplies controlled by selected function card.

Emergency

Emergency stop:

stop:

stop: Turn off all the power supplies controlled by selected

function card. In auto control mode , the schedule will

be disabled when the emergency stop operation is

executed , unless Start

Start

Start All

All

All button is clicked again .

Manual:

Manual: S et the power control into manual control mode. Use Start

button or Stop button to control each corresponding power

manually .

Auto:

Auto: S et the power control into auto control mode . The hardware

system will control the power supplies according to the schedule

(setting by software) automatically.

Software

Software control:

control:

control: In this mode, the software controls the power supplies

start and stop according to the schedule set tings .

4.2.2.1

4.2.2.1 Manual

Manual

Manual control

control

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Select Manual to achieve up to 8-way power supplies control manually.

Figure- 9

4.2.2.2

4.2.2.2 Auto

Auto

Auto control

control

Select Auto to achieve up to 8-way power supplies control automatically

according to software setting s .

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Figure- 10

Note:

1. In auto control mode , the schedule will be disabled when the

emergency stop operation is executed , unless Start

Start

Start All

All

All button is clicked

again .

2. Auto power control is conducted according to the time on function

card. Check function card time before set ting schedule before setting

auto control time.

check the function card time, c lick Read

Read

Read button in

the Function Card Time panel .

o set computer time to function card, click

Set

Set button .

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4.2.2.3

4.2.2.3 Software

Software

Software Control

Control

The page for software power control is shown in Figure- 10 .

Figure- 11

Copy:

Copy: C opy current power control schedule so that it can be pasted to

other function cards.

Paste:

Paste: P aste the copied power control schedule to the current function

card.

View

View log:

log:

log: C heck the log of the control operations on the power supplies,

as shown in Figure- 11 .

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Figure- 12



Select

Select the

the

the Log

Log

Log File:

File:

File: Select the log to be check ed.



Select the log to be checked, find the function card to be

checked in the left list, the detailed information will be shown

on the right.

Edit:

Edit: Click this button to open the page for editing the power supply

control schedule , as shown in Figure-12.

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Figure- 13



Delete:

Delete: Delete the selected items.



Clear:

Clear: Clear all existing custom control lists.



Power

Power switch:

switch:

switch: Check power switches to be controlled.



Date:

Date: Check the day of the week to be controlled.



Time:

Time: Set the time to be controlled.



Add:

Add: Add the edited power control information to the left list.

Note:

1. Do not stop the NovaLCT-Mars control software under the custom

mode.

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2. Custom setting is conducted when time comes. The software wi ll

command the hardware to conduct corresponding actions only when the

clock time reaches the time set by the software.

4.2.3

4.2.3 Monitor

Monitor

Monitor data

data

Click Monitor

Monitor

Monitor Data

Data

Data button in the Function Card Management page to

open the page for data monitoring, as shown in Figure-13.

Figure - 14

Refresh:

Refresh: Obtain monitoring data, including the voltage of function card,

ambient temperature and humidity.

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4.2.4

4.2.4 External

External

External device

device

Click External

External

External Device

Device

Device button i n the F unction C ard Management page to

open the page for external devices management , as shown in Figure-1 4.

Figure -1 5

Refresh:

Refresh: Refresh the brightness value read by the configured external

light sensor.

Save:

Save: Save external device type settings to file, Save

Save

Save button must be

clicked if any modif ication made to the external device type settings.

Hardware

Hardware connection

connection

connection shown

shown

shown as

as follows:

follows:

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