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Product description

•Processor-controlledballastwithyinside

•HighestpossibleenergyclassCELMAEEI=A1BAT1

•Noise-freeprecisecontrolviaDALIor

DSIsignal,switchDIMorcorridorFUNCTION

•OEM-specificreservedmemoryareas

•ExtendedDALIcommands

•5-yearguarantee

Interfaces

•DALI

•DSI

•switchDIM(withmemoryfunction+selectabledimmingrate)

•corridorFUNCTION(individuallyprogrammable)

Functions

• IntelligentTemperatureGuard(overtemperatureprotection)

• IntelligentVoltageGuard(overvoltageindication

andundervoltageshutdown)

•Optimumfilamentheatinginanydimmersetting

•Disconnectionoffilamentheatingfromadimminglevelofapprox.

90%formaximumenergyefficiency(SMART-Heatingconcept)

•Faderatesbetween50msand90s(min.–max.)

•AutomaticallytriggeredemergencylightingvalueinDCmode,

canbesetbetween1and100%

•ForemergencylightingsystemsasperEN50172

•Automaticstartafterreplacementofdefectivelamps

•Automaticshutdownifthelampisfaulty

•DimmingpossibleinDCmode

•Backwardscompatible

ÈStandards,page3

Wiring diagrams and installation examples,page6

PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y, 36 – 58 WEXCELT8

T8

side fixing features

Technical dataMainsvoltagerange 220–240V

ACvoltagerange 198–264V

DCvoltagerange 176–280V(lampstart≥198VDC)

Mainsfrequency 0/50/60Hz

Overvoltageprotection 320VAC,1h

Typ.powerinputonstandby <0.5W

Protectivehotrestart 0.5sforAC/0.2sforDC

Dimmingrange 1–100%

Lampstartpossiblefrom 1%

Operatingfrequency ~40–100kHz

Typeofprotection IP20

Ordering data

Type Article number Packaging,carton

Packaging,pallet

Weightperpcs.

For luminaires with 1 lamp

PCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176239 10pc./pcs. 760pc./pcs. 0.244kg

PCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176235 10pc./pcs. 760pc./pcs. 0.263kg

For luminaires with 2 lamps

PCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176240 10pc./pcs. 760pc./pcs. 0.277kg

PCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176237 10pc./pcs. 640pc./pcs. 0.333kgPHASED OUT

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Specific technical dataLampwattage

Lamptype

Type Articlenumber

DimensionsLxWxH

HolespacingD

Lamppower2

Circuitpower2

EEI Currentat50Hz230V2

λat50Hz230V

tcpointmax.

Ambienttemperatureta3

For luminaires with 1 lamp1x36W T8 PCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176239 360x30x21mm 350mm 32W 35.0W A1BAT 0.15A 0.96 75°C -25...60°C

1x58W T8 PCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176235 360x30x21mm 350mm 50W 53.5W A1BAT 0.23A 0.97 75°C -25...60°C

For luminaires with 2 lamps2x36W T8 PCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176240 360x30x21mm 350mm 64W 68.5W A1BAT 0.30A 0.98 80°C -25...60°C

2x58W T8 PCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y 22176237 425x30x21mm 415mm 100W 108.0W A1BAT 0.47A 0.99 80°C -25...50°C1 AccordingtotheEUdirectivesonecodesignrequirements(EC)No.245/2009and(EC)No.347/2010.2 Validat100%dimminglevel.3 0°Ctotamax:unrestricteddimming.-25°Cto0°C:unrestricteddimmingfrom100%to30%.-25°Cto0°C,dimmingbelow30%:malfunctionpossiblebutnodamagetoECG.ThisappliestoACandDCoperation.

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TheballastlumenfactorforACoperation(AC-BLF)doesnotalterfromUn=198VACtoUn=254VAC.TheballastlumenfactorforDCoperation(DC-BLF)onthebasisofanautomaticpowerreductionoftheballasts(defaultvalueis70%)willbesmallerthanAC.ItdoesnotalterintheDCoperatingrange(198–280VDC).

StandardsEN55015EN60929EN61000-3-2EN61347-2-3EN61547SuitableforemergencyinstallationsaccordingtoEN50172

Lamp starting characteristicsWarmstartStartingtime0.5swithACStartingtime0.2swithDCStartatanydimminglevel

AC operationMainsvoltage220–240V50/60Hz198–264V50/60Hzincludingsafetytolerance(±10%)202–254V50/60Hzincludingperformancetolerance(+6%/-8%)

DC operation220–240V0Hz198–280V0Hzcertainlampstart176–280V0HzoperatingrangeUseinemergencylightinginstallationsaccordingtoEN50172orforemergencyluminairesaccordingtoEN61347-2-3appendixJ.

Light output level in DC operationProgrammablefrom0%to100%ProgrammingbyextendedDSIorDALIsignal(16bit).Defaultvalueis70%InDCoperationdimmingmodecanbeactivated.

Emergency unitsThe“PCAT8EXCELone4alllpx”ballastsarecompatiblewithallemergencyunitsfromTridonic.Seethetableinthedatasheet.Alsoall“5-pole”emergencyunitscanbeused.Whenusedwithotheremergencyunitstestsarenecessary.

Temperature rangeUnlimiteddimmingrangefrom0°Ctotamax.-25°Cto0°C:dimmingoperationfrom100%to30%.Ifdimmlevelgoesbelow30%malfunctionpossible,butnoelectronicballastdamage.ThisappliestoACandDCoperation.

Mains currents in DC operation (at 70 % light output)

TypeWattage Mainscurrentat

Un=220VDCMainscurrentatUn=240VDC

PCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x36W 0.13A 0.12APCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x36W 0.26A 0.24APCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x58W 0.19A 0.18APCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x58W 0.40A 0.36A

Harmonic distortion in the mains supply (at 230 V / 50 Hz)Type Wattage THD 3 5 7 9 11

PCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x36W 6.1 4.4 2.2 1.6 1.2 1.2PCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x36W 6.7 3.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 1.6PCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x58W 7.5 5.8 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.2PCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x58W 5.9 4.2 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.6

Ballast lumen factor AC operation (AC-BLF) EN 60929 8.1

TypeWattage AC-BLFat

U=230VACPCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x36W 0.99PCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x36W 0.97PCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x58W 0.98PCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x58W 0.99

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1) SMART-LSIIlp:articlenumber86458258

DSI PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lpX

switchDIM PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lpX

DALI PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lpX

234

67

DSIDA / D1

DA / D2

234

67L

NDADA

234

67 DA

DADALI

DimmingDimmingcurveisadaptedtotheeyesensitiveness.Dimmingrange1%to100%Digitalcontrolwith:•DSIsignal:8bitManchesterCodeSpeed1%to100%in1.4s

•DALIsignal:16bitManchesterCodeMaximumspeed1%to100%in550ms(adjustablebetween50msand90s)Programmableparameter:MinimumdimminglevelMaximumdimminglevelDefaultminimum=1%Defaultmaximum=100%

Control input (DA/D1, DA/D2)DigitalDALI/DSIsignalorapush-to-makeswitch(switchDIM)canbewiredonthesameterminals(DAandDA).

Digital signal DALI/DSIThecontrolinputisnon-polarandprotectedagainstaccidentalconnectionwithamainsvoltageupto264V.ThecontrolsignalisnotSELV.Controlcablehastobeinstalledinaccordancetotherequirementsoflowvoltageinstallations.Differentfunctionsdependingoneachmodule.

SMART interfaceAnadditionalinterfaceforthedirectconnectionoftheSMART-LSIIlp1)lightsensor.Thesensorregistersactualambientlightandmaintainstheindividuallydefinedluxlevel.AftereverymainsresettheSMARTinterfaceauto-maticallychecksforaninstalledsensor.WiththesensorinstalledthePCAT8EXCELone4alllpxautomaticallyrunsintheconstantluxlevelmode.ON/OFFswitchviamains,switchDIMorDALI/DSIsignal.DALI/DSIsignal=0switchesoff,DALI/DSIsignal≥1switcheson.WithrelativeDALIdimmingcommands(e.g.up,downetc.)orswitchDIMsignalsitispossibletochangethecontrolledlightleveltemporarily.TemporarilymeansthatafteraswitchingcycleOFF/ONcommandtheballastwillstartatthepresetvaluedeterminedbytheSMART-LSIIlp.Theinstallationofthetwowirebusisaccordingtotheappropriatelowvoltageregulations.

switchDIMIntegratedswitchDIMfunctionallowsadirectconnectionofapushtomakeswitchfordimmingandswitching.Briefpush(<0.6s)switchesballastONandOFF.Theballastsswitch-ONatlightlevelsetatswitch-OFF.Whenthepushtomakeswitchisheld,PCAballastsaredimmed.AfterrepushthePCAisdimmedintheoppositedirection.TheswitchDIMfadetimeissetto3sfrommin.tomax.inthefactorysettings.Witha20spushtothepushtomakeswitchthisfadetimecanbechangedto6s.InthisinstancetheswitchDIMapplicationwillbesynchronizedto50%lightlevelafter10sandafter20sthelightlevelrisesto100%withthenewfadetime.Ateverysynchronizsation(10skeystroke)thedevicewillresetto3s(factorysetting)IninstallationswithPCAswithdifferentdimminglevelsoroppositedimmingdirections(e.g.afterasystemextension),allPCAscanbesynchronizedto50%dimminglevelbya10spush.Useofpushtomakeswitchwithindicatorlampisnotpermitted.switchDIMandcorridorFUNCTIONareverysimpletoolsforcontrollingballastswithconventionalmomentary-actionswitchesormotionsensors.Toensurecorrectoperationasinusoidalmainsvoltagewithafrequencyof50Hzor60Hzisrequiredatthecontrolinput.Specialattentionmustbepaidtoachievingclearzerocrossings.SeriousmainsfaultsmayimpairtheoperationofswitchDIMandcorridorFUNCTION.

225

255

DALI200

175

150

125

100

75

50

25

0

1009080706050403020100

digitaldimmingvalue

relativelightinglevelin%

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 5 4 3 2 1

Energy saving PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lp Ymainspowerin%

dimminglevelin%

Dimmingcharacteristicsasseenbythehumaneye

DSI

Dimming characteristics PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lp Y

Loading of automatic circuit breakersAutomaticcircuitbreakertype C10 C13 C16 C20 B10 B13 B16 B20

InstallationØ 1.5mm2 1.5mm2 1.5mm2 2.5mm2 1.5mm2 1.5mm2 1.5mm2 2.5mm2

PCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 30 50 74 80 15 25 37 40

PCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 16 24 34 38 8 12 17 19

PCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 22 34 48 52 11 17 24 26

PCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 16 24 32 36 8 12 16 18

Continuousoperation:tocalculatetheprotectivesafteyswitchseemaincurrent,page2

Backwards compatibilityWithasimplekeycombinationaPCAT8EXCELone4alllpxcanberesetasanormalPCAEXCELlpfromthepreviousgeneration.Synchronisationsimplyhastotakeplacethreetimeswithinoneminute(3x10s).Toactivatethe“x”settingsagain,synchronisationhastotakeplacefourtimeswithinoneminute.

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Wiring adviceTheleadlengthisdependentonthecapacitanceofthecable.

Installation instructions

Wiring type and cross sectionThewiringcanbesolidcablewithacrosssectionof0.5to0.75mm²forpushterminaland0.5mm²forIDCterminal.Forthepush-wireconnectionyouhavetostriptheinsulation(8–9mm).

Loosenwirethroughtwistingandpulling

Intelligent Temperature GuardTheintelligenttemperatureguardprotectsthePCAT8EXCELone4alllpxfromthermalover-heatingbyreducingtheoutputpowerorswitchingoffincaseofoperationabovethethermallimitsoftheluminaireorballast.Dependingontheluminairedesign,theITGoperatesatabout5to10°CaboveTctemperature.

Intelligent Voltage GuardIntelligentVoltageGuardisthenameofthenewelec-tronicmonitorfromTridonic.ThisinnovativefeatureofthePCAfamilyofcontrolgearfromTridonicimmediatelyshowsifthemainsvoltagerisesabovecertainthresholds.Measurescanthenbetakenquicklytopreventdamagetothecontrolgear.• Ifthemainsvoltagerisesaboveapprox.305V(volt-agedependsontheballasttype),thelampstartsflashingonandoff.

•Thissignal“demands”disconnectionofthepowersupplytothelightingsystem. plugADDRESSING – simple handling, comissioning

and wiringThenewplug&playsolutionsimplifieshandling.ByattachingdifferentcoloredmarkedplugstotheSMART-Interface,groupaddressesareassignedtothePCAT8EXCELone4alllpx.Thissupersedesasingleaddressingandthedevicescanbeputintooperationwithoutanyadditionalprogramming.Anothersignificantadvantageofthisconceptisincaseofexchangeandnolimitsto64DALIaddresses.IdealforRGBapplicationsandcost-effectivesystemsolutionswithsimplecontrollers.Simple–Quick–Plug&Play!

corridorFUNCTIONThecorridorFUNCTIONcanbeprogrammedintwodifferentways.ToprogramthecorridorFUNCTIONbymeansofsoft-wareaDALI-USBinterfaceisneededincombinationwithaDALIPS.ThesoftwarecanbetheconfigTOOL,thepcaCONFIGURATORorthecorridorFUNCTIONCONFIGURATOR.ToactivatethecorridorFUNCTIONwithoutusingsoftwareavoltageof230VsimplyhastobeappliedforfiveminutesattheswitchDIMconnection.TheunitwillthenswitchautomaticallytothecorridorFUNCTION.Note:IfthecorridorFUNCTIONiswronglyactivatedinaswitchDIMsystem(forexampleaswitchisusedinsteadofpushbutton),thereistheoptionofinstallingapushbuttonanddeactivatingthecorridorFUNCTIONmodebyfiveshortpushesofthebuttonwithinthreeseconds.ThecorridorFUNCTIONV2offerstheaddedbenefitofasecondandthirdpreprogrammedprofile,whichcanbeactivatedbythecorridorFUNCTION plugs.ItisalsopossibletocombinethecorridorFUNCTIONwiththeSMART-LSIIlplightsensor.Applicationandfunctionallityofprofilesseeusermanual.

Operating voltageType Wattage Uout

PCA 1x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x36W 250VPCA 2x36 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x36W 350VPCA 1x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x58W 250VPCA 2x58 T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x58W 350V

Withstandardsolidwire0.5/0.75mm²thecapacitanceoftheleadis30–80pF/m.Thisvalueisinfluencedbythewaythewiringismade.Lampconnectionshouldbemadewithsymmetricalwiring.Hotleads(9,10,15,16)andcoldleads(11,12,13,14)shouldbeseparatedasmuchaspossible.Whenusingtwoormoredimmableballastsinoneluminairewithseparatedimmingcontrols,thelampleadsmustbekeptseparate.

DimmableballastsfromTridonichavetobeearthed.

Ballast Terminal Maximum capacitance allowed

Type Cold Hot Cold Hot

PCA 1xx T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 11,12 9,10 200pF 100pF

PCA 2xx T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 11,12,13,14 9,10,15,16 200pF 100pF

8–9mm

wirepreparation:0.5–0.75mm²

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RFI•Connectiontothelampsofthehotleadsmustbekeptasshortaspossible

•Mainsleadsshouldbekeptapartfromlampleads(ideally5–10cmdistance)

•Donotrunmainsleadsadjacenttotheelectronicballast

•Twistthelampleads•Keepthedistanceoflampleadsfromthemetalworkaslargeaspossible

•Mainswiringtobetwistedwhenthroughwiring•Keepthemainsleadsinsidetheluminaireasshortaspossible

General adviseElectronicballastsarevirtuallynoisefree.Magneticfieldsgeneratedduringtheignitioncyclecancausesomebackgroundnoisebutonlyforafewmilliseconds.

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ProgrammingWithappropriatesoftwareandaUSBinterfacedifferentfunctionscanbeactivatedandvariousparameterscanbeconfiguredinthenewPCAT5EXCELone4alllpx.AllthatisneededisaDALI-USBandthesoftware.

configTOOLFullversionforprogrammingallthefunctionsandparameters.

pcaCONFIGURATORForprogrammingthecorridorFUNCTION,deviceconfiguration(fadetime,ePowerOnLevel,etc.)DClevel,compatibilitysettings,andstartupdateandforresetting.MaximumamountofballastseeDALI/DSIspecifica-tion.

corridorFUNCTION CONFIGURATORForactivatinganddeactivatingthecorridorFUNCTIONandforproject-specificprogrammingofthePCAT5EXCELone4alllpxunits.MaximumamountofballastseeDALI/DSIspecifica-tion.

Wiring diagram for programming

PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 1x36–58 W PCA T8 EXCEL one4all lp X 2x36–58 W

* * control signal

* leads 9, 10: keep wires short, max. 1.0 m leads 11, 12: max. 2.0 m; ballast must be earthed* * digital signal (DSI), DALI or switchDIM

DA/D2

DA/D1

234

67

1211109

LN

PC and the“configTOOL”

USBSCI

DALIPS

1211109

16151413

DADA

PELN

234

67

PELN

1211109

16151413

DADA

PELN

234

67

max. 64 ECGs (DALI)

1211109

16151413

DADA

PELN

234

67

* * control signal

* leads 9, 10, 15, 16: keep wires short, max. 1.0 m leads 11, 12, 13, 14: max. 2.0 m; ballast must be earthed* * digital signal (DSI), DALI or switchDIM

DA/D2

DA/D1

234

67

141516

131211109

DimmableballastsfromTridonichavetobeearthed.

Operation on DC voltageOurballastsareconstruedtooperateDCvoltageandpulsedDCvoltage.TooperateballastswithpulsedDCvoltagethepolarityisabsolutemandatory.

234

67

D1

D2

+–

Isolation and electric strength testing of luminairesElectronicdevicescanbedamagedbyhighvoltage.Thishastobeconsideredduringtheroutinetestingoftheluminairesinproduction.

AccordingtoIEC60598-1AnnexQ(informativeonly!)orENEC303-AnnexA,eachluminaireshouldbesub-mittedtoanisolationtestwith500VDCfor1second.Thistestvoltageshouldbeconnectedbetweentheinterconnectedphaseandneutralterminalsandtheearthterminal.Theisolationresistancemustbeatleast2MΩ.

Asanalternative,IEC60598-1AnnexQdescribesatestoftheelectricalstrengthwith1500VAC(or1.414x1500VDC).Toavoiddamagetotheelectronicdevicesthistestmustnotbeconducted.

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