“MEAN WELL intelligent products are those equipped with communication interfaces, parameters and functionality can be adjusted or changed via the interfaces. Take the RPB-1600, the intelligent battery charger as an example, users can easily adjust charge curves to deal with various types of batteries owing to its PMBus communication protocol. Mean Well divides the intelligent products into four sections: PMBus, CAN bus, DALI, DALI-2 and KNX. Please read the following for more information.
PMBus
PMBus stands for Power Management Bus, which is an open standard power-management protocol, featuring flexibility and highly versatile standard. Those intelligent products with the protocol are able to do parameter settings, such as output voltage/current, status reports, etc. The models are as below:
RCP-2000
RCP/RPB/RCB-1600
RSP-1600PM
DRP/DBR/DBU-3200
DPU-3200PM
PHP-3500
UHP-1500/2500
HEP-1000
HEP-2300PM
SHP-10KPM
CMU2C-P
CAN bus
The Controller Area Network bus is a serial communication bus designed for robust and flexible performance. Those intelligent products with the protocol are able to do parameter settings, such as output voltage/current, status reports, etc. The models are as below:
RSP/RCP/RPB/RCB-1600CN
DPU/DRP/DBU/DBR-3200CN
PHP-3500CN
UHP-1500CN/2500CN
HEP-1000CN
HEP-2300
SHP-10K
DRS-240CAN/480CAN
CMU2C-C
Modbus
Modbus is a data communications protocol that was originally designed for PLCs. There are many variants of Modbus protocols, MEAN WELL selected Modbus RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) with EIA-485 because of advantages of robust and flexible performance. Those intelligent products with the protocol are able to do parameter settings, such as output voltage/current, status reports, etc. The models are as below:
HEP-2300MOD
SHP-10KMOD
DRS-240/480
DALI
DALI stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface, a digital, internationally adopted language used to control lighting such as LED Drivers. Those products/drivers with the protocol are able to cooperate with DALI controller to form smart luminaires for interior use. The models are as below:
LCM-25DA/40DA/60DA
LCM-40UDA/60UDA
ELG-75CDA/100CDA/150CDA/200CDA/240CDA
ELG-75DA/100DA/150DA/200DA/240DA
HLG-320-CDA
HBG-100DA/160DA/200DA/240DA
HBC-100PDA/160PDA
HVGC-480ADA/650DA
ODLC-45DA/65DA
LDC-35DA/55DA/80DA
PWM-60DA/90DA/120DA
IDLC-45DA/65DA
IDPC-45DA/65DA
DAP-04
LDD-H-DA
DALI-2
DALI-2 is an updated version of DALI. The main difference for DALI-2 is that specification of electrical tolerances is more precise and it added new commands, such as extended fade-time, making fades from 0.1 seconds up to 16 minutes. DALI-2 products/drivers not only can work with DALI-2 application controllers and input devices, but also can be installed into DALI system. The models are as below:
LCM-25DA2/40DA2/60DA2
PWM-60DA2/90DA2/120DA2/200DA2
ELGC-300-L/M/H-ADA
HBGC-300-L/M/H-ADA
HVGC-1000-L/M/H-DA
LDC-55DA2
LCM-40TW
DLC-02
KNX
KNX is an open standard for commercial and domestic building automation. It controls all aspects of home and building control such as: lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation, blinds/ shutters. Those products/drivers with the protocol are able to cooperate with KNX controllers and switches to form small home network or being installed into smart commercial building. The models are as below:
LCM-25KN/40KN/60KN
PWM-60KN/120KN
KAA-8R(-10)
KAA-4R4V(-10)
KDA-64
KNX-40E-1280D
DLC-02KN”