Before describing the connection and operation schemes, we suggest understanding the differences in management standards. They are actually quite significant, despite the fact that drivers and regulators, both 0-10V and 1-10V, are placed in the same price lists. In the future, by driver we will mean not only drivers, but also dimmable power supplies. For the purposes of this article, their differences will not matter to us.

   Standard 0-10V. Developed by the American National Standards Institute. It assumes an active regulator and a passive driver. Regulator (SE 5i4o 0-10V) outputs a voltage from 0 to 10V. The driver measures it and turns on the brightness of the tape, track or lamp to the required level. If a voltage of 10 V is applied to the driver's control input, the tape will be turned on at 100% brightness. If 3V is applied to the driver, the tape will turn on at 30% brightness, when 0V is applied. - the tape will be turned off.

   Standard 1-10V. developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission. This standard assumes a passive regulator (can be replaced with a conventional variable resistance) and an active driver. In this case, the driver itself outputs a voltage of 10V, and the regulator (resistance) this voltage is reduced to the required level. If the input voltage of the driver is 10V, the lighting device will operate at 100% brightness. At a voltage of 1V, 10% brightness will be turned on. An important feature is that the luminaire brightness is not defined by the standard at control voltages of less than 1V. When the voltage drops below 1V, the brightness of the glow will not necessarily decrease below 10% or the light will turn off. The standard implies that a complete shutdown of the lighting is performed by an additional disconnector, which must de-energize the entire driver. In mechanical regulators, you will most often be able to hear and feel the on/off of the built-in mechanical contact.

Compatibility of control devices and drivers

   The most ideal option would be to purchase a driver and a regulator of the same standard. In this case, the likelihood of device incompatibility will be minimal, although it still persists when using regulators and drivers from different manufacturers. It is allowed to use a 0-10V regulator. and 1-10V drivers. In this case, there is a fairly significant probability that when the regulator is completely turned off, the lighting devices will continue to glow at 10%, which means that an additional switch will need to be installed.

   It is guaranteed that the 1-10V regulator will not be compatible. and a 0-10V driver.

   The SE 5i4o 0-10V regulator has been tested and works flawlessly with the drivers.:

-ARPV-UH24240-PFC-0-10V power supply (24V, 10.0A, 240W),

-Power supply unit ARV-SP24100-LONG-PFC-1-10V-A (24V, 4.2A, 100W).

   When the SE 5i4o 0-10V controller and driver data are running, the lights continue to glow at a minimum brightness level when the controller is turned off.:

-SMART-D10-DIM dimmer (12-36V, 4x5A, 0/1-10V).

   If you have checked the operation of our controller and the drivers that are missing from the list, please send information about their compatibility to us. We'll post it in the article.