50W 2CH DMX LED Driver

50W 2CH DMX LED Driver

The video introduces a 50W 2CH DMX LED driver for you! The driver’s dimming range is 0.1%-100%, and the wide voltage range is 100-240Vac. It supports DALI/PWM/DMX dimming. In the video, Mr. Jiaqi Chen, general manager of MOONS’ Japan, introduced the main features and...

What is DMX RDM LED DRIVER?

What is DMX RDM LED DRIVER?

DMX History "DMX" stands for "Digital Multiplex Signal". DMX was created in 1986 by an engineering commission for USITT (United States Institute for Theater Technology) as a way to control dimming channels on lights. In 1998, the ESTA (Entertainment Services and...

How to Solve the LED Flicker Effect

How to Solve the LED Flicker Effect

Figure 1. Communal Bridge with MOONS’ LED drivers, Russia Introduction There are two types of flickering with lights – visible flicker and invisible flicker. Obviously, visible flicker is the one our eyes can see, which is when the light output from a given source...

Ta and Tc of LED Drivers

Ta and Tc of LED Drivers

MU260HXXXAQ1_CP Series Definitions of Ta and Tc Rated maximum ambient temperature Ta: The control gear standard IEC/EN 61347 contains no definition of Ta and its measurement for luminaire inbuilt control gear. For independent control gear, the luminaire standard...

15 Watts DALI LED Driver and Dimming Function Demo

15 Watts DALI LED Driver and Dimming Function Demo

The video introduces a 15 Watts, DALI constant current LED driver for you. The feature of this driver is that it can drive low-power lamp modules, such as 2.5 voltage lamp. Another feature is that the dimming level can reach 0.01% of the full range. This dimming depth...

Main Advantages Of Stepper Drive

Main Advantages Of Stepper Drive

A simple way to choose a stepper drive is to look for four things — voltage, current, microstepping, and maximum step pulse rate. Ensure that the drive can handle a wide range of current so that you can test the system at different voltage levels to fit your...

Comparisons between 0-10V and DALI

Comparisons between 0-10V and DALI

Recently, we wrote some article about dimming protocol. As for dimming system, there are different lighting control systems that work well with LED lighting. The most commonly used systems in professional LED lighting are DALI, 0-10V, and DMX. Phase cut dimming is...

The Difference between DALI & DALI-2

The Difference between DALI & DALI-2

What is DALI? DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) is a transport mechanism and data protocol. DALI was developed jointly and the specification written by a number of leading manufacturers of lighting equipment. The standard protocol of DALI makes lighting...

Certification for LED drivers

Certification for LED drivers

Shanghai MOONS’ Automation Control Co., Ltd. is a professional Hi-Tech manufacturing organization producing Intelligent Control Systems, System Integration Technology, Drivers, and Communication Devices. Our quality systems and processes are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BS...

The Challenges of Making Small LED Drivers

The Challenges of Making Small LED Drivers

In the past 10 years, LED chip technology has become increasingly developed. Some large semiconductor manufacturers are constantly pursuing LED chips with high luminous efficiency, and now they are able to produce small-volume and high-efficiency LED chips (lumen per...

Why You Need Constant Current LED Drivers?

Why You Need Constant Current LED Drivers?

At present, LED lights and accessories occupy more than 1/3 of the total lighting market, being especially popular in commercial applications due to the lower power consumption, longer lifespan, and environment-friendly. LED light requires a device that could control...

LED Driver vs. Power Supply

LED Driver vs. Power Supply

The Origin of LED Driver In the past, AC-DC power supplies that provided a regulated “constant-voltage” to LEDs were referred to as LED power supplies. Conventional AC-DC power supplies and DC-DC converters provide an output that is regulated to provide a...

How to Choose A Linear Stepper Motors?

How to Choose A Linear Stepper Motors?

The linear stepping motor is rotated by the magnetic rotor core through interaction with the pulsed electromagnetic field generated by the stator, and the rotary motion is converted into linear motion inside the motor by the screw and nut technology. The first introduction of linear stepper motors was in 1968. The following figure shows some […]

Precise Spur Gearboxes for your application

Precise Spur Gearboxes for your application

Spur gearboxes utilize gears with parallel input and output shafts. They can be single- or multiple-stage gears. Multiple output shafts are possible, and even a co-axial output can be implemented. The transmission of torque takes place via straight-cut (spur) or helical (dry fixed) gears. In most cases, the housings are made of aluminum in order to […]

Advantages of stepper motors with gearbox

Advantages of stepper motors with gearbox

The gearbox is a device that realizes the shifting effect by the meshing of the large and small gears and is widely used in industrial automation. Generally, a large gear is mounted on the low-speed shaft of the gearbox, and a small gear is mounted on the high-speed shaft, and the acceleration or deceleration can […]

MOONS’ Integrated Motor for Better Package Handling on Conveyor

MOONS’ Integrated Motor for Better Package Handling on Conveyor

MOONS’ customized an integrated stepper motor package that offered a single motion control solution for an innovative conveyor system that saved on space, wiring, and cost over conventional motor and drive solutions. Capable of handling packages in a variety of configurations, the innovative conveyor system needed a motor and actuator assembly that could position as rapidly […]

Linear Actuators and Typical Application

Linear Actuators and Typical Application

Linear Actuators A linear actuator is an actuator that creates motion in a straight line, in contrast to the circular motion of a conventional electric motor. Linear actuators are used in machine tools and industrial machinery, in computer peripherals such as disk drives and printers, in valves and dampers, and in many other places where linear motion is required. Hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders inherently produce linear motion. Many other […]

Screw and Nut about Linear Step Motors

Screw and Nut about Linear Step Motors

The basic stepper motors are rotated by a magnetic rotor core that interacts with the pulsating stator electromagnetic field generated by the stator. The linear motors combine a screw and a nut to convert the rotary motion into a linear motion. The operation of power screws often seems simple. But making it appear easy is a […]

0-10V and 1­-10V

0-10V and 1­-10V

0-10V and 1-10V are analog protocols used for dimming lighting. Both systems use voltage levels to communicate with the driver. There is an article about 0(1)-10V dimming drivers. In this article, we are discussing the difference between 0-10V and 1-10V. Difference between 0-10V and 1-10V 1-­10V is a current sink system. This means that the dimmer does […]

Wiring Connections for Linear Step Motors

Wiring Connections for Linear Step Motors

Operation MOONS’ linear stepper motors are available with 2-coil bipolar windings, bipolar windings motors typically have 4 leads. Bipolar motors have a single winding per phase. The current in a winding needs to be reversed in order to reverse a magnetic pole, so the driving circuit must be more complicated, typically with an H-bridge (an H bridge is an electronic […]

The Protection for LED Drivers

The Protection for LED Drivers

All power supplies have to be equipped with various protections which do not only protect them from failures but also protect the system that is powered by them. Sometimes they are listed on specifications. What do they mean and how exactly does those help improve your LED drivers? Here some explanation about protection.  OVP (Overvoltage […]

STF Field-bus Control Stepper Drives from MOONS’ Industries

STF Field-bus Control Stepper Drives from MOONS’ Industries

MOONS’ has introduced a new series of stepper drives that support a range of industrial Ethernet and Fieldbus network protocols including EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, CANopen, Modbus, Ethernet and RS-485, as well as a proprietary Serial Command Language (SCL) for efficient network communications over Ethernet (UDP or TCP) and RS-485. By accepting high-level commands via a network connection, STF Stepper Drives provide system […]

Stepper Drives and PowerPlus Motors from MOONS’ Industries

Stepper Drives and PowerPlus Motors from MOONS’ Industries

To upgrade machine performance or solve stalling problems, manufacturers often redesign motors with greater torque to reach greater accelerations for proper operations. Retrofitting a stepper motor, however, is time-consuming and expensive event, as it requires machining new mounting brackets and increasing the drive size and power supplies. PowerPlus Hybrid Stepper Motors from MOONS’ Industries eliminate the hassles […]

0-10V Dimming Basics and Troubleshooting

0-10V Dimming Basics and Troubleshooting

1.  What is 0-10V? In dynamic lighting control applications, “0-10” describes the use of an analog controller to adjust the voltage in a 2-wire bus connecting the controller to one or more LED drivers equipped with a 0-10VDC dimming input. That is one of the earliest and simplest electronic lighting control signaling systems; simply put, […]

What is the Difference between a Rotary and a Linear Actuator?

What is the Difference between a Rotary and a Linear Actuator?

Actuators can be classified into two types based on their motion. Two primary actuator types are rotary and linear. Rotary actuators will turn something a number of degrees in a circle – it might be a limited number or an infinite number.  Linear actuators, in essence, move something along a straight line, usually back and […]

The Basic Types of Linear Stepper Motors

The Basic Types of Linear Stepper Motors

As a compact linear actuator, linear stepper motors are often used to realize linear motion or linear reciprocating motion. The main principle is through the screws and nuts meshing, adopting some method to prevent screws and nuts relative rotation, to achieve the linear movement of the mechanism. The purpose of this paper is to introduce […]

How to Select and Install a Coupling?

How to Select and Install a Coupling?

With the application of servo motors, stepper motors, intelligent motors and ball screws in machine tool and automation, flexible couplings are widely used as a device to transfer torque and protect motors and lead screws. However, most people do not know how to apply the coupling. Cases of unreasonable selection and the incorrect installation often occur, resulting in more and more […]

MOONS’ Released New Add On Instructions for Rockwell PLCs

MOONS’ Released New Add On Instructions for Rockwell PLCs

MOONS’ has released new Add On Instructions (AOI) for Rockwell Automation’s RSLogix 5000 software to better control industrial devices and motion control components over EtherNet/IP networks. The new Add On Instructions increase the capabilities of MOONS’ drives and integrated motors within the RSLogix 5000 environment, supporting a faster and easier integration into PLC projects. Most […]

The Basics of Smart Lighting System – DALI Dimming System

The Basics of Smart Lighting System – DALI Dimming System

The Basic of Smart Lighting System ——DALI Dimming System Speaker: Jiaqi Chen, General Manager, MOONS’ Japan Today I will introduce the basic construction of the DALI Lighting System. The system consists of LED drivers, lighting fixtures, controllers, dimmers and computers. However, the architecture lighting system in a real project is more complicated than this basic […]

Service Life of a Stepper Motor

Service Life of a Stepper Motor

Step motor life is usually determined by the life of the bearings. Bearings are often specified to give an “L10” life (outside the USA, it may be referred to as “B10” life.) This is the life at which ten percent of the bearings in that application can be expected to have failed due to classical fatigue […]

How to Connect Stepper Motor to Your Drive

How to Connect Stepper Motor to Your Drive

• 2 Phase Motors A typical driving pattern for a two coil bipolar stepper motor would be: A+ B+ A- B-. I.e. drive coil A with positive current, then remove current from coil A; then drive coil B with positive current, then remove current from coil B; then drive coil A with negative current, then […]

How to Choose a Miniature Motor ?

How to Choose a Miniature Motor ?

One of the biggest problems Engineers face while designing ever-smaller devices is making things move. As the size of equipment decreases, the demand for smaller motors increase. However, oftentimes small enough motors simply don’t exist, and if they do, they do not provide enough torque or speed to be useful in the application. Often, the […]

What are Dimming Curves and How to Choose?

What are Dimming Curves and How to Choose?

In specification of LED drivers or dimmers we usually see a keyword “Dimming curves”. That means how LED drivers set electrical parameter output in response to control signal input. Actually, the driver translates that signal to an electrical current that powers the LED. And then we can perceive the light brightness from the lamp. To […]

LED Drivers Technical Glossary

LED Drivers Technical Glossary

AC Input Voltage – The nominal range on the power supply label as approved by the safety agency is always 10% less than the usable input voltage range. For example, a switching power supply with a nominal 100 to 240VAC has an actual range of 90 to 264VAC. Our datasheet shows the usable voltage range; the label […]

How to Choose an LED Driver?

How to Choose an LED Driver?

Welcome to this guide to choosing a MOONS’ LED driver for your lighting application. This guide contains 1. Introduction of LED driver type and its application range. 2. The basic factors to consider when choosing an LED driver. 3. How to purchase a suitable LED driver on MOONS’ official website with your requirements.Unlike the industrial switching power supply, LED […]

Power Factor Correction Basics

Power Factor Correction Basics

1.1 What is Power Factor? Power factor (pf) is defined as the ratio of the real power (P) to apparent power (S), or the cosine (for pure sine wave for both current and voltage) that represents the phase angle between the current and voltage waveforms (see Figure 1). The power factor can vary between 0 […]

The Difference between DALI Device Type 8 and Type 6

The Difference between DALI Device Type 8 and Type 6

1. DALI History Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) is a protocol for digital lighting control that enables the easy installation of robust, scalable and flexible lighting networks. Today DALI is the most common used digital protocol for light. And DALI protocol is maintained by Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA), a global consortium of lighting companies […]

Application Demo – XYZ Gantry

Application Demo – XYZ Gantry

XYZ Gantry Demo Submitted by on Thu, 2018-10-25 16:29 The XYZ gantry demo features 4 sets of Step-Servo drives and motors running coordinated motion in three axes. There are two motor and drive sets on the X and X’ axes, one on the Y axis, and a fourth on the Z axis. The synchronized motion […]

Application Demo for Multi-Axis Pick-and-Place

Application Demo for Multi-Axis Pick-and-Place

Multi-Axis Pick-and-Place Demo Submitted on Thu, 2018-10-25 16:31 The multi-axis pick-and-place demo includes 9 axes of motion and highlights our capabilities in a number of ways. The demo includes at least one type of motor from each of our four primary product categories: Step-Servo motors, stepper motors, servo motors, and BLDC motors. The 9 axes of […]

Application Demo for Automated Guided Vehicle Drive Assembly

Application Demo for Automated Guided Vehicle Drive Assembly

AGV Drive Assembly Demo The AGV drive assembly demo highlights one of the solutions we have created specifically for mobile robots and AGVs. The assembly shown in the video is for a traction drive wheel and consists of an integrated servo motor, planetary gear-head, and drive wheel mounted directly to the gear-head’s output flange. Integrated […]

The Advantages of MOONS’ Encapsulated Stepper Motor

The Advantages of MOONS’ Encapsulated Stepper Motor

Encapsulation Technology From MOONS’ Offers Many Advantages Ideal for Security Cameras In addition to all the advantages of normal step motors, these new encapsulated motors can help achieve a breakthrough in miniaturization of security cameras. Small step motors are a core component in security camera systems. With MOONS’ encapsulation technology, the 36mm diameter motor is now available with […]

MOONS’ Stepper Motor PowerPlus Technology

MOONS’ Stepper Motor PowerPlus Technology

MOONS’ PowerPlus technology provides 25% to 40% more torque across the entire speed range of the motor. The increased torque is a result of higher motor efficiency, and is available without increasing the drive voltage or current. Typical Applications: Machine Upgrades: Changing existing machines to PowerPlus motors can be a quick path to new models with improved performance. Because […]

the 2018 Shanghai Productronica show

the 2018 Shanghai Productronica show

MDX is the first integrated servo of MOONS’, it can support CANopen, RS485 communication. MDX is compact and its length reduces about 20% compared with traditional servo motor. MDX has two different protection class which is IP20 and IP65 and it could be used with gearbox. MDX is widely used in Packaging, Logistics, Weighing system, […]

Connect MOONS’ Stepper Motor and Drive Easily

Connect MOONS’ Stepper Motor and Drive Easily

Today, we bring MOONS’ Stepper Motor and MOONS’ micro-step driver. SR4-Plus drive features advanced micro-stepping performance and sophisticated current control with anti-resonance. Anti-resonance electronically damps motor and system resonances, which improves motor smoothness and torque over a wide speed range. Each SR4-Plus step motor drive operates in either Step & Direction or Pulse/Pulse control mode. Selecting between these […]

What is LED Driver’s Output Ripple and Noise?

What is LED Driver’s Output Ripple and Noise?

An AC waveform can be identified on the DC output of a LED Drivers, which is shown in there are two AC components, also known as Ripple and Noise (R&N) on the DC output. The first one, coming from sine wave rectification, is at a low frequency which is 2 times of the input frequency; […]

The Basics of 0.1% Deeply Dimmable LED Driver

The Basics of 0.1% Deeply Dimmable LED Driver

1. Parameters of Dimmable LED Drivers Figure1. TRIAC Dimming (From de.wikipedia) As long as we mentioned dimmable LED driver, someone will have a deep impassion on filament lamps dim, also known as phase cut dimming or TRIAC dimming. The system relies on reducing the voltage that reaches the LED fixture, typically by ‘chopping-out’ parts of […]

The Advantages of Capacitive vs Optical Encoders

The Advantages of Capacitive vs Optical Encoders

PID SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS An important aspect of motion control is system optimization and loop time modification. When a system’s response needs to be modified due to irregular or undesired behavior, the correct change can be difficult to find. Either the system PID times need to be adjusted with timely code review and modification, or the line count (resolution) can be adjusted. With […]

MOONS’ Lights up Disney’s Yacht Club Resort Convention Center and Tower Eiffel

MOONS’ Lights up Disney’s Yacht Club Resort Convention Center and Tower Eiffel

MOONS’ intelligent, programmable LED drivers are designed for high performance and commercial applications. Previous high profile installations include the Eiffel Tower lighting. On the evenings of September 13th and 14th, the Eiffel Tower was set for a completely unique lighting show to celebrate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and France. This sound […]

What’s the Advantages of MOONS’ Linear Stepper Motors?

What’s the Advantages of MOONS’ Linear Stepper Motors?

With the development of science and technology, automation has been applied more and more in industry. When designing automation equipment, various factors must be considered, including production line layout, installation environment, easy maintenance, transmission accuracy, wiring configuration, control system, etc. This means that it takes a lot of time to select motors and other mechanical […]

AUTOMATION EXPO 2018

AUTOMATION EXPO 2018

Exhibits: Step-Servo:RS/SS/SSDC series Step-Servo System,TSM/TXM series Integrated Step-Servo Motors; Servo:M2 EtherCAT/M2DC series Servo System,MDX series Integrated Servo Motors; Stepper:SR/SRAC series Pulse Control Stepper Drives,ST/STAC series Intelligent Stepper Drives,STF series Field Bus Control Stepper Drives,STM/SWM series Integrated Stepper Motors and various types of stepper motors;  Brushless DC:BLD series Brushless DC System, BLX series Brushless DC Servo […]

MOONS’ Motion Control Products & System

MOONS’ Motion Control Products & System

MOONS’ Motion Control Products & System includes stepper motors and drives, BLDC motors and drives, servo motors and drives, integrated intelligent stepper motor servo systems, intelligent motor drives with built-in controller.

Spectacular Lighting Case Show with MOONS’ LED Drivers

Spectacular Lighting Case Show with MOONS’ LED Drivers

From this video you can see how MOONS’ LED drivers making life colorful and beautiful. Since 2005, MOONS’ has been actively involved in developing, engineering and manufacturing LED drivers. Products have been applied to various outdoor or indoor application areas already … Now you can enjoy spectacular lighting case show with MOONS’ LED drivers.

New Generation Micro NEMA 8 Stepper Motor

New Generation Micro NEMA 8 Stepper Motor

MOONS’ MS08HY series is a compact size HB step motor specifically designed to be applied in small precision instruments. Continuous investment in product research, and advanced electromagnetic simulation has allowed MOONS’ to optimize its performance. As a result the new MS08HY series motor is a compact, high efficient, high performance step motor. This design also allows for more mounting and connection […]

New Design Non-captive Linear Stepper Motors

New Design Non-captive Linear Stepper Motors

Hello, every one.  We are here in the MOONS’ Lab, and pleased to introduce our newly designed Non-captive linear stepper motors. We call it our LNSM series, it is a patented, external Anti-backlash nut type. This nut design provides high repeatability and excellent concentricity, it is easy to maintain and easy to replace the nuts. And there are different […]

MOONS’ RS Series Step-Servo System Wiring Introduction

MOONS’ RS Series Step-Servo System Wiring Introduction

RS series Step-Servo Motors are specifically designed to be paired with RS series Step-Servo Drives to create motor and drive combinations that outperform traditional step motor systems. By servo algorithms control stepper motor, now this video can help you learn more how to RS series wiring.

DALI DT6 Tunable White Show

DALI DT6 Tunable White Show

Change fixture’s color temperature and intensity with 2 DALI type 6 addresses respectively. One address is used to dim color temperature while another address dim the intensity.

Basic Knowledge of DALI

Basic Knowledge of DALI

1. DALI Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) is a two-line bi-directional serial digital communication protocol. Each device is assigned a unique static address in the numeric range 0 to 63, making possible up to 64 devices in a basic system. Addresses may be arbitrarily assigned and devices need not be mapped to contiguous addresses (gaps […]

Basic Structure & Operation of Step Motor

Basic Structure & Operation of Step Motor

• Basic Structure • Operating Principles In response to each individual control pulse and direction signal, the drive applies power to the motor windings to cause the rotor to take a step forward, a step in reverse, or hold in position. For example, in a 1.8 degree two phase step motor: When both phases are energized with DC current, […]

2 Phase and 3 Phase Motors

2 Phase and 3 Phase Motors

MOONS’ offers several families of hybrid step motors with a different number of phases and step angles. Each has a combination of advantages that are better suited to specific applications. • 2 Phase – 1.8 degree step angle This is the most popular step motor. It has a great combination of torque, speed and accuracy. Due to […]

MOONS’ Step Motor Advantages

MOONS’ Step Motor Advantages

These step motors from MOONS’ include a number of improvements for even greater performance and value: • Many refinements that increase torque by an average of 20% • Complete range of sizes: 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 34, 42 • Size 17 and larger 2 phase motors are UL recognized • 0.9 degree 2 […]

Load Calculations & Tips for Using Step Motors

Load Calculations & Tips for Using Step Motors

• Load Calculations • Speed-Torque Characteristics The dynamic torque curve is an important aspect of stepping motor’s output performance. The followings are some keyword explanations. A. Working frequency point express the stepping motors rotational speed versus the drive pulse rate. n = q * Hz / (360 * D) n: rev/sec Hz: the frequency value or the driver […]

Introduction to Stepper Motors

Introduction to Stepper Motors

A stepper motor is an electromechanical device which converts electrical pulses into discrete mechanical movements. The shaft of a stepper motor rotates in discrete step increments when electrical command pulses are applied to it in the proper sequence. Stepper motors are the easiest devices for precise positioning control. They are wildly being used in various application for position […]

About MOONS’

About MOONS’

MOONS’ is a leading manufacturer of motion control, we’re focus on key components of motion control, intelligent LED lighting control and industrial equipment management. We have cooperated with more than 30 international leading companies worldwide and provided them creative solutions and high quality products which are efficient, energy saving and environmental.

MOONS’ LED Driver for Tunable White Solution

MOONS’ LED Driver for Tunable White Solution

Lighting has a profound effect on the human society.  It’s more than just how we see. It also affects how we feel and how we function.  MOONS’ tunable white solutions are designed to help maximize the influence of lighting on your daily life. There are different lighting control systems that work well with LED lighting. The […]

How to Select a Better Extruder Stepper Motor for Your 3D Printers?

How to Select a Better Extruder Stepper Motor for Your 3D Printers?

Extruder is used in FDM or FFF technology 3D printer, which is known to everybody involved in 3D printing. Extruder stepper motor is responsible for feeding filament and controlling the movement of filament to melt in hot end and then coming out the hot end’s nozzle a thin thread of melted plastic. Stepper motor can […]

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