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SOL-7000 · Lamp profiles

Every lamp has its own curve.
We measure it.

An incandescent lamp dims predictably. A dimmable LED lamp does not: each one has its own electronics and responds in its own way. That is why we measure lamps one by one and write a dedicated profile for each, which the SOL-7000 uses to make truly gradual dawns and dusks.

See the mapped lamps How to choose it on the display

The problem

“Dimmable” does not mean “the same”

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Incandescent: one curve for all

With old filament lamps a generic setting was enough: different lamps behaved more or less the same way.

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LED: each one does its own thing

Inside every LED lamp there is a different driver. One stays off and then switches on suddenly, another flickers at low light, another reaches full power too early.

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The profile puts things right

We measure how each model responds and the SOL-7000 corrects the command in real time: the light in the room rises and falls smoothly, as in nature.

The curves

Same command, different light

The controller sends the lamp the same command. See how much light actually comes out of each one.

controller command → light in the room →

The incandescent lamp follows the command smoothly: that is why one generic curve worked for all of them. stays off This LED lamp stays off for a third of the range, then switches on suddenly and reaches full power too early: the dawn becomes a light switch. flickers This other one starts earlier, but flickers at low light and never reaches full power. Same “dimmable” label on the box, opposite behaviour. With the SG profile the SOL-7000 knows the lamp and corrects the command: the light in the room grows evenly from start to finish.

Illustrative curves: they show typical behaviour, not measured data.

In practice

A 30-minute dawn, two lamps

Same controller, same program. On the left an LED lamp dimmed with the generic curve, on the right the same lamp with its profile.

Without profiledark, then it switches on suddenly and flickers
With SG profilethe light grows slowly, minute by minute
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On the SOL-7000

You choose it once

The profile is set from the page Dimmeraz. tipo. Each profile carries the name of the lamp it was measured for: choose yours and confirm. From then on dawn, dusk and night light use the right curve.

  1. Press Menu several times, until the page Dimmeraz. tipo.
  2. With the arrows ↑ ↓ choose your lamp’s profile.
  3. Press OK: the profile stays in memory even after a power cut.

The profile name is the lamp model: OSRM-11W-602557 is the OSRAM 11 W, PHP-11.2W-347946 the Philips 11.2 W, LXM-11W-977813 the Lexman 11 W. Try the panel buttons alongside.

SEASON GENERATOR
Alba = 06:02
Tramonto = 18:09
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Already mapped

Lamps with a ready profile

These lamps were measured in our laboratory and their profile is already in the SOL-7000. You can buy them here: connect them, choose the profile with the same name and they work.

Incandescent

Incandescent and halogen lamps

Generic profile, for existing systems with compatible filament lamps.

Have a different lamp? You can map it yourself, directly from the SOL-7000: see below.

Custom profile

Have another lamp? Map it yourself

From the same page Dimmeraz. tipo you open Mappa lampada: a guided procedure in which the SOL-7000 lights your lamp and you tell it, by looking at it, where it switches on, where it is at full power and how it grows in between. At the end the controller tests it by itself and saves it as the profile Custom.

  1. Open the procedureOn the Dimmeraz. tipo page choose Mappa lampada and press OK.
  2. StartWith OK the controller takes control of the lamp.
  3. The first glimmer of lightRaise it slowly until the lamp just switches on, steady, and confirm with OK.
  4. Full powerThen you tell it where full light is.
  5. The steps in betweenThe controller suggests the intermediate points: you adjust them by eye, one after another.
  6. The same going downMany LED lamps behave differently when the light goes down: that is why there is also a dusk curve.
  7. The automatic testThe SOL-7000 runs a dawn and a dusk with your map by itself. You just watch.
  8. SaveIf you like it, OK. Otherwise Redo.
  9. Your profileFrom now on the lamp uses the Custom profile. With the → arrow you can fine-tune it whenever you like.

The Custom profile stays in memory even after a power cut or a parameter reset. Lamps already mapped by Season Generator remain the simplest choice: the map is already done and tested.

Our method

How a lamp profile is made

Every profile comes from our test bench. The work takes four steps.

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The lamp goes on the bench

We mount the lamp in the dark, connected to a laboratory SOL-7000, with a light sensor in front of it.

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We measure it step by step

The controller takes the lamp from off to full power in small steps. At each step we record how much light actually comes out.

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We write the profile

From the measurement we derive the correction for that model. The profile is loaded into the firmware with its SG-LMP code.

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We test it on real dawns

We run dawns, dusks and night light for days: no flicker, no jumps, no early switch-off. Only then is the profile ready.

Controller and lamps, designed to work together

The SOL-7000 performs best with lamps that have already been measured. Lamps bought elsewhere may need checking: even two “dimmable” lamps can behave very differently.

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