Merlin

Microchip controlled professional firing systems for fireworks

Do-It-Yourself product

Set includes - complete programmed board working in industrial temperature range, 32 pcs green LEDs for the cues, 1 piece green LED for the READY indicator, 1 piece red LED for the MAIN indicator and 1 piece yellow LED for FireLine indicator.In the set is two feet long flat cable for the LEDs and board connections.

What type of case? some users preferre plastic cases, some uses cheaper products. One of concrete installation was in this plastic case:MMSE_plastic_case

Communication - board has standard MerlinFire communication port. You can connect the unit through two common wires to another MerlinMatchSE or another product, which has this port. Very easy for very long distances (we tested 4 kilometers - about 2.5 miles). Or you can connect more MerlinMatchSEs to the PC and with the MerlinFire software you've full control over the firing network.

How much modules in the network? - MerlinFire basic communication supports up to 100 firing modules. The protocol can be expanded up to 32,768 modules, but nobody needed it. These modules can be a mixture of all types we do. If you connect this module to the nearest wireless module (MerlinFireII or MerlinFireIII), this module will bridge the wireless signal and you can work with the MerlinMatchSE wireless.

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MerlinMatchSE

MerlinMatch Special Edition was developed for handymans who want to build own professional sequencer with MerlinFire communication port. It can be used with MerlinFireII, MerlinFireIII, MerlinMatchII in one network or can be programmed like common MerlinMatch in stand-alone mode. Has 32 cues and we make it for 12 VDC power supply or 24 VDC power supply. Both versions have 24 VDC firing impulses.

Description:

How to connect it?

It's very easy. You can use the Cable interface powered from the MerlinMatchSE (4 wires to the nearest MerlinMatchSE) and next you need two wires only for the communication network to each firing module. You can combine more types of the firing modules in one network:
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Or you can save the number of wires, but you've to supply the Cable interface. You can have up to 100 modules in one network segment:
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The Cable Interface can be powered from the USB port where the 5 VDC is present. But if you use COM port instead of the USB, you've to use external 5 VDC power supply. This is in the case you use 2 wires to the nearest MMSE istead of four wires.

You can connect the MMSEs to wireless system and control the MMSEs wireless:
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If you want, you can control the modules simply via FireLine:
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