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Compatibility of Driver and Control Cards for Series 3

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Question

Driver and control cards for Source Four Series 3 LED fixtures have changed due to part shortages, raising the question of compatibility with older versions. Can the new control card be used with the old driver? If the encoders are broken off and I replace the control card do I have to replace the driver card as well?

Answer

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  There are two kinds of part numbers referenced below

  • Part numbers containing a "B" are unprogrammed boards. Those are the part numbers you'll see labeled on your fixtures' circuit boards
  • Part numbers containing a "K" are boards that are pre-programmed and ready for installation into a fixture

The latest revision of control card (7462B5616) is backwards compatible with any and all revisions of driver (7462B5603 or 7462B5617). This will require the use of the fixture software v1.1.2 or later. It will not work with previous versions of software.

The opposite is not true. You cannot use an old control board (7462B5605) with a new driver board (7462B5617).  So if replacement of an older driver (7462B5603) is necessary, a new version of UI control card is required to operate properly.

VUI Control CardV | >Driver Board> 7462B5603 (sold as 7462K1003-1.1.0 or lower) 7462B5617 (sold as 7462K1003-1.2.0 or higher)
7462B5605 (sold as 7462K1004-1.1.0 or lower) Compatible - All firmware versions Incompatible - Replace with 7462B5616
7462B5616 (sold as 7462K1004-1.2.0 or higher) Compatible - Update fixture to 1.1.2 or Higher Compatible - Update fixture to 1.1.2 or Higher