HL-E1-L is a one-channel constant-voltage controller for a single-colour LED strip on 12-48 V DC. A sensing head is required. The head is not in this box. With no head fitted, the output stays off. For a wardrobe or a cabinet door, start with the ED(C) door head.
This controller has one sensor socket. One head only. It is not tunable white, and it is not a two-head controller. Two doors, a door plus a motion head, or a sensor at each end of a corridor, is HL-ES-V. It is not an RGB, RGBW or pixel controller. It has no app, no Wi-Fi and no radio handset. It is not DALI, not DMX and not 0-10 V.
Supply. Use a non-dimmable constant-voltage supply at the same voltage as the strip. Do not feed it from a mains dimmer. 12 V and 24 V are the voltages used on Hi-Line strips. 36 V and 48 V are within this controller only when the strip and the supply are both that voltage. Do not mix two voltages on one controller.
Load. The input is 8.1 A. The output is 8 A. That is 96 W at 12 V, 192 W at 24 V, 288 W at 36 V and 384 W at 48 V. Add the wattage of the length that will be on at once, and choose the next driver size above that load. A short cabinet can use the 30 W 24 V driver. One controller feeds one circuit.
Wiring. Common positive. The output terminals take 0.5 to 2.5 mm², stripped 6 to 7 mm. Use a 2-core lead. A 3-core lead is for a tunable-white strip, and this controller is not tunable white. Power positive and power negative go to the supply. The strip positive goes to the positive output. The strip negative goes to the negative output.
Sensor socket. One 3-wire socket, marked + / S / -. It supplies 5 V to the head. High on S is on. Low is off. Do not power a head from the LED supply or from another 12 V source. One head only. Keep the sensor lead away from mains cable.
Which head. HL-ED(C) is the door head: open fades on, closed fades off, about 8 cm. HL-EB(C) is the hand-sweep head: a sweep switches, and a hold of more than 2 seconds raises or lowers the level. HL-EL-C is the narrow-beam head, about 5 cm to 2.5 m. HL-E1-M is the paste-on motion head, 5.8 GHz, about 0.5 to 5 m. The door, laser and motion heads switch the strip. Only the hand-sweep head changes the level. There is no separate push-switch terminal on this controller.
Protection and size. Indoor use. The body is IP20. Ambient -30 to +55 C. Case up to 85 C. Body about 97 x 33 x 18 mm. Weight about 0.052 kg. Warranty 5 years. A power supply, an LED strip and a sensing head are not included.
