Above is a seven line sixteen character display
made with 50 mm character height modules.
The multiline Sign Blazer displays are all programmable
via keyboard, PC (RS232 and RS485), or infra-red. The memory can hold approximately
100 pages of information. The actual number of pages stored varies with the
size of the display. The text is entered into the display in a freeform manner.
If you choose to edit the display text with a keyboard plugged into the display
then you will see the format as you type it. The text can be made to flash and
also the characters can be double width. These attributes operate on a character
basis so there are no limitations on what you can display. Various different
time and date formats can be displayed.
Each page has a duration to run for (in seconds)
so that the timing of the message is up to you. Also the page can be made to
run on certain days of the week and between specific dates. If you are really
organized you can set the sign up for the coming year with special messages
for Easter, Summer holidays, Christmas etc. The sign can be programmed by using
a keyboard (standard PC), infra-red remote control or by using a PC. The software
on the PC is available in both Windows and DOS format. The Windows software
has a WYSIWYG user interface so that you know what the sign will look like when
the message is sent to it.
All of the multiline displays that C.W. Micro-Systems
manufacture in LED, VFD and LCD
technologies use the same communications protocol so there is no reason why
the different technologies cannot be mixed on the same cabling.
Shown above is the inside part of a sign system
for Jersey Harbour. The sign is split into three sections which are independently
programmable by the ferry operators. In the case of emergencies the Harbour
Master can override the ferry operators messages with a safety message. The
display system consists of this display indoors and another similar display
outdoors.
"Senior" 50mm LED displays
50mm characters, 5x7 dot matrix
| ML1603 |
3 Lines |
16 Characters |
| ML1604 |
4 Lines |
16 Characters |
| ML1607 |
7 Lines |
16 Characters |
| ML2103 |
3 Lines |
21 Characters |
| ML2104 |
4 Lines |
21 Characters |
| ML2106 |
6 Lines |
21 Characters |
| ML2107 |
7 Lines |
21 Characters |
| ML2603 |
3 Lines |
26 Characters |
| ML2604 |
4 Lines |
26 Characters |
| ML2607 |
7 Lines |
26 Characters |
| ML3207 |
7 Lines |
32 Characters |
"Junior" 23 mm LED displays
50mm characters, 5x5 dot matrix
| JSB 1604 |
4 Lines |
16 Characters |
| JSB 1608 |
8 Lines |
16 Characters |
| JSB 3204 |
4 Lines |
32 Characters |
| JSB 3208 |
8 Lines |
32 Characters |
Typical Viewing distances:
23 mm characters - 50 feet (16 metres)
50mm characters - 100 feet (32 metres)
LED colours:
Red, green or yellow, in wide-angle "super-bright"
or narrow angle "ultra-bright" versions.
Page display features
Page control PC software (Dos or Windows)
Timed page sequences
18 display effects (page start/stop)
Over 100 page storage
RS232 or RS485 interface
Optional keyboard control
Optional Infra-red control
Time and date display
Separate addressing for multi-drop applications
