Integral Circuits CC 50 A Manuale utente
Critter Control
Model CC 50 A
User Manual
Notice:
This Manual is no longer up to
date. All mentioned functions
are still the same in the new
hardware version, however
there have been additions and
some bug xed been made
that are not reected yet.
There will be an update of this
manual after the next hardware
turnaround.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 5
What’s in the box? 5
1a. THE CC50A HANDSET 6
2. Handset - Before rst use 7
Inserting the rechargeable batteries into the handset. 7
Charging the handset batteries 7
Charger LED indicator codes: 8
Turning the handset on. 8
Turning the handset o. 8
3. System startup procedure 9
Startup: 9
4. System and Error Messages 10
User Induced E-STOP: 10
5. Control of your locomotive 11
Setting speed: 11
Changing direction: 11
Applying brakes: (With brake controller) 12
Stopping/slow down:(Without brake controller) 12
Locking brakes: (With brake controller) 13
Unlocking brakes: (With brake controller) 13
Checking locomotive battery voltages 13
Turning on the lights 14
Sounding the horn 14
Turning the bell on and o 14
6. Setup Menu 15
Entering the Setup Menu: 15
Changing menu settings. 16
Description of functions: 17
7. The CC50A (hardware setup) 18
Connections of the CC50A 18
Installing the radio Tranceiver 19
Installing the system connector 20
Installing the accessory connector 21
Horn installation variants 22
Installing the brake connector 23
Brake controller installation diagram (BC100) 24
Brake controller installation diagram (BC50) 24
Combo controller installation diagram (BHC100) 25
Installing the speed sensor 26
9. Wiring Diagram 28
Integral Circuits Critter Control Model CC50A Manual
Document Version 1.0 ©2016 Integral Circuits,
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Locomotive MAC Address and S/N
Handset MAC Address and S/N
The CC50A utilizes a matched pair of radios . the following two labels are the ad-
dresses and serial numbers of the locomotive unit and handset
If there is no label here , the same label/
information can be also found on the radio
tranceiver and the mounting side of the
Locomotive unit.
If there is no label here, the same informa-
tion can be found on the back of the
handset.
Contains FCC ID: MCQ-PROS2B
The enclosed device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following conditions:
(i.) this device may not cause harmful interference and
(ii.) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
WARNING
Radio Transmitting Device
This handset contains a low power “spread spectrum”
radio transmitter. While the eective radiation of this
device is less than 200mW and though care has been
taken to design this handset such that the location of
the antenna minimizes human exposure to its 2.4GHz
energy, care should be taken to hold the handset per de-
sign to limit futher exposure and to improve operational
performance.
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1. Introduction
What’s in the box?
CC50A Locomotive control unit
CC50A Remote control Handset
CC50A Radio Tranceiver
12V Charger for CC50A Handset
Make sure your box contains everything listed below. If any pieces are missing, contact
the seller.
If this system got delivered pre-built into a locomotive, make sure that these items are
listed by your seller and nothing is missing.
Package of connectors
(pre-made connectors with specied wirelengths can be purchased separately)
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1a. THE CC50A HANDSET
1. Main Display
2. Power Button
3. Flashlight button
4. Lights button
5. Horn button
6. Bell button
7. Forward button
8. Reverse button
9. Charging indicator
10. Locomotive Battery
Indicator
11. Remote Battery
Indicator
12. Horn indicator
13. Bell indicator
14. Direction indicator
15. Throttle/PSU/Speed
16. Throttle indicator
17. Lamp indicator
18. Brake button
19. Control Knob
20. Charging port
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2. Handset - Before rst
The handset can also be operated
with 2 regular AA Alkaline batteries.
However, the internal charger will only
work with rechargeable batteries.
WARNING: Do not attempt to use
the charger with alkaline batteries
installed!
Inserting rechargeable batteries into the handset.
(NiMH with at least 2000mAH are recommended)
!
Charging the handset batteries (with Rechargeable batteries
inserted)
To charge the handset batteries, plug the charger
into the receptactle on the bottom of the handset.
The LED on the front face of the handset marked
“charging” will indicate the charging mode and
status. How the codes for charging are read is
described on page 8.
12V charger plug
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Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds.
You will see the splash-screen before the hand-
set shows the main dashboard. The handset is
now ready to use
Turning the handset on.
FWD>
0.0
Charger LED indicator codes:
Code:
Pre charge state - 1 short ash per second
Rapid Charge - led is equally on/o per sec
Post charge - led ashes short twice
No battery detected - 5 short pulses
Post charge constant voltage mode - 3
short ashes
During charging, if the battery is deeply discharged, the charger will indi-
cate it is in a “pre-charge” state in which the battery voltage is brought up to
approximately .8V per cell before commencing rapid charge.
If the batterys are at .8V per cell or above, the charger will enter rapid
charge mode in which the batteries are charged at 500mA for a maximum
time of 5 hours
Please note: The charger will not start rapid charging the bat-
teries if they are still more than 50% charged.
Turning the handset o.
To turn the handset o you have to press and hold the power button for another 2 - 3
seconds until it shows “info shutdown”
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3. System startup procedure
1. Turn on the handset by pressing the power button for 2 sec-
onds
2. Turn the Key switch on your locomotive to ON. Position.
3. The CC 50A will go through a startup sequence.
4. When all system checks are done and turn out OK, it will start
ashing the system LED indicator while the Master Relay led will
become lit solid
5. press the brake button on the handset until the system LED
lights up solid .
Startup Error Messages:
These error messages appear if any of the system checks at startup return a
negative result.
The controller will check for battery voltage and motor drive/motor health, before
it unlocks the system for use
Low locomotive battery error:
Symptom: Solution:
Battery voltage shows 0 Check the wire and fuse for battery monitor 2
Battery voltage is ~ 18.0V Locomotive batteries need recharged.
Motor test failed error:
Symptom: Solution:
Motor short detected! Check the wiring of the motors for shorts.
Check the motors directly for shorts.
Startup:
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
initially o
ashing solid press Both LEDs solid
LOCO BATTERY LOW
Low Battery Voltage: 0.02V
MOTOR TEST FAILED
Motor short detected!
FWD>
0.0
FWD>
0.0
Locomotive battery shows up.
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4. System and Error Messages
User E-STOP:
This message shows when the power button is pressed while the
system is in operation.
It indicates that the locomotive entered the emergency stop state.
This can be cancelled with a push of the brake button.
Dropped handset E-STOP:
This message shows whenever the handset is dropped and been in
freefall for
longer than the period specied in the setup menu. (“fall time” page 17.)
Handset battery low warning:
This message shows whenever the batteries of the handset fall below
a charge voltage of 1.9v . This message is only shown for a short mo-
ment before the handset turns itself o. (safety shutdown)
Immediate recharging of the Handset batteries is adviced.
Overcurrent Warning:
The system triggers this message whenever the internal current limit of
approximately 75A is overstepped. This is a safety feature to prevent
damages to the motor or motor drive due to mechanical blockage or
overburdening of the locomotive.
Please note that the locomotive wont stop when this occurs, but the
internal safety will turn o the drive on a per PWM cycle basis, and
limiting the current.
To dismiss this message you need to rotate the knob of the hand-
set a notch backwards.
Overheat E-STOP:
The system triggers an Cycle STOP whenever the internal temperature
sensors measure a tamperature above the safe zone for the internal
components.
This message can not be dismissed until the locomotive and hand-
set have been power cycled
System cool down before further use is adviced!
E-STOP
User E-STOP triggered
push Brake to reset
E-STOP
TX dropped!
push Brake to reset
TX battery low
Shutting down handset
OVERCURRENT!
overcurrent in motordrive
rotate knob to continue
OVERHEAT!
Motor controller overheat!
turn o system!
User Induced E-STOP:
If you press the power button at any given time
the locomotive will go into an User requested
E-Stop. To cancel this you need to push the
brake - button once.
E-STOP
User E-STOP triggered
push Brake to reset
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