RGB Controller Dimmer with 2.4G Remoter 3 Zone ILED-DM2 C

The ILED-DM2 C is a 3-channel RGB controller and dimmer for LED strip work. It runs three channels, red, green and blue, which is what an RGB strip needs, and it drives up to three zones of strip from the one unit. It is controlled by a 2.4G RF remote, so you set the colour and the level from where you stand. It is the pick for an RGB strip where you want to mix the colour and run it as a few separate zones.

What it does

The unit drives three channels, red, green and blue, and mixes them to make any colour. It runs up to three zones of strip, so you can split a run into three separately controlled sections, and each section takes its own colour and level from the remote. That is the point of it, because a colour strip across a room or a facade is easier to manage in zones than as one long run.

Tekniska specifikationer i korthet

The controller takes a 12 to 24V DC supply and gives three channels at 4A each, so the maximum load is 144W at 12V and 288W at 24V. The dimming runs from 0 to 100 percent, and the remote works over RF at 2.4GHz. Power comes in on a DC2.1 or a screw terminal. The receiver is 85 by 45 by 23mm at 45g, and the remote is 150 by 40 by 13mm at 60g. It works from -30 to 55 degrees.

The three channels

The three channels are red, green and blue, which is the RGB colour, so the strip mixes to any colour you pick. This is a colour-only control, with no dedicated white channel, so if you want a plain white on the same strip, that is the RGBW or the RGB+CCT version. For a colour strip, the three channels are all you need.

The three zones

The controller runs three zones, so you can address three separate runs of strip, or three sections of one run, from the one unit. Each zone takes its own colour and its own level, so a facade or a long cove can move in three parts instead of all at once. It is the way to keep a long strip manageable, because you set the zones from the remote.

Dimming and colour mixing

The dimmer runs 0 to 100 percent on each channel, so you set the level of each colour to taste. Mix red, green and blue to make a colour, and the dimmer holds it there, so a red, a green or a mix of the three stays steady. The dimming is flicker-free, so the colour does not pulse as you change it.

The 2.4G remote

The control is a 2.4G RF remote, so it changes the colour and the level without a cable between the two, which is what you want for a cove or a display. It comes as a 2.4G version and a push-button version, so you pick wireless or a panel.

Connections

The supply comes in on a DC2.1 plug or a screw terminal, so you wire it the way the rest of the install is run. The three channels go out to the strip, one per channel, and you match the red, green and blue leads to the three outputs. Keep the wiring clean and the strip the right voltage.

Vad finns i förpackningen

Each set ships as the receiver and the remote, with the DC2.1 and the screw terminal on the receiver and the 2.4G or push-button remote to control it. You wire the supply and the three channels on your end, and keep the remote to hand to change the colour and the level.

Vad du behöver ta med dig

You will need a DC supply at 12V or 24V, matched to the strip, sized for the total load on the controller, which is up to 144W at 12V or 288W at 24V. You also need the RGB strip it is driving, and you match the three channels to the strip leads.

Var den används

Because it drives an RGB strip with a wireless remote, it shows up in home accent lighting, coves and feature lines, shop and display lighting, and anywhere you want to change the colour from where you stand. It is the pick where you want the colour to move on command, and the three zones let one controller run three runs of strip at once.

Reliability

It carries up to 144W at 12V or 288W at 24V, so it drives a real load, and the flicker-free dimming is what keeps the colour steady at every level. It is rated to work from -30 to 55 degrees, and the 45g receiver is small enough to drop into the install.

Here is what installers tell us they like about the ILED-DM2 C:

A colour-only control. The three channels are red, green and blue, so it drives an RGB strip to any colour you pick. It is the pick for a colour strip, and you step up to the RGBW or the RGB+CCT version if you need a white on the same strip.

Three zones on one unit. It runs up to three runs of strip, so a long cove or a facade is managed in three parts, each with its own colour and level, from one controller.

A wireless control. The 2.4G remote changes the colour and the level from where you stand, so you do not need a cable between the control point and the strip.

Enough power for a real strip. At 4A per channel it carries up to 144W at 12V or 288W at 24V, which is a working capacity for a commercial strip load.

Fine, flicker-free dimming. It runs 0 to 100 percent on each channel without pulsing or shimmering, so the colour holds steady at every level.

A 3-zone RGB controller with a 2.4G remote like this one is used where you want to change the colour from where you stand:

Home accent lighting. On an RGB cove or an under-cabinet strip, the remote changes the colour to suit the room, so the same strip goes red for the evening and blue for the day.

Feature and cove lines. A cove that should read as a colour, not a fixed white, is the classic RGB job, and the three zones let a long cove run in three parts from one controller.

Shop and display lighting. A display or a counter line changes colour to match the season or the display, which is the reason a shop picks an RGB control over a fixed strip.

Events and venues. Where the light has to move with the room, the 2.4G remote changes the colour on command, so the same setup works for a dinner, a party or a show.

Commercial interiors. On a cove or a signage line, the RGB mix gives every colour from one strip, and the wireless control keeps the control point out of the way.

A few things to check before you wire it up:

Match the supply voltage. It takes 12 to 24V DC, so use the voltage the strip runs on. Feeding it the wrong voltage, or the wrong one for the strip, will not run it correctly.

Size the load. Each channel is 4A and the total is 144W at 12V or 288W at 24V. Add up the strip load and keep it under that, and size the supply for it, or the controller will overload.

Match the three channels to the strip. The three outputs go to the red, green and blue leads of the RGB strip, so wire each channel to the right lead, or the colours will come out wrong.

Pick the remote type. It comes as a 2.4G wireless version and a push-button version, so choose the one for how you want to set the colour, from a distance or on a panel.

Keep the receiver dry. It works to 55 degrees but is not sealed for wet, so keep it off a wet surface and out of the weather, which is the usual spot for a control unit.