Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0

¿What's Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0?

The Digital Control Panel by Lumatek is a multi growlight system controller that allows you to program and dim the fixtures remotely.

Digital Panel Plus 2.0 is suitable for all types of growlight technologies: HID and LED. This digital controller has the capacity to monitor temperature of two growrooms, set photoperiods of light, and the current intensisty of all lights connected, besides the shut down security function.

One fo the main virtues of this Digital Panel Plus 2.0 is it has two channels of dual signal, what gives you the possibility to control two different zones (growrooms).

Lumatek Control Panel can control up to 400 HID fixtures (HPS, MH or LEC/CMH) split in two channels: 200+200.

If your garden is using LED, this controller can control up to 100 LED growlights split in two channels: 50+50.

En caso de conectar paneles LED, el número máximo de paneles que pueden conectarse son 100 (repartidos en dos canales de 50+50).

Thanks to being a compac-sized unit (128 x 80 x 25 mm), it is so easy to find a place to hang it. It is also easy to program, manage and monitor your growrooms.

Main functions and advantages of a Light Control Panel (HID and LED)

One of the key functions of this controller is it allows you to program the photoperiod of light for up to 400 HID fixtures, or up to 100 LED panels, split in two zones.

Another of the advantages is that each channel (zone) can control fixtures using the same power, so (in example) zone A can control all HPS fixtures, while the zone B can control all LED equipments.

Following with its functionalities, one that we specially consider interesting if the sunrise/sunset function, in which you can set the lights to boot/shut down in a progressive way to copy what happens in nature. This function is specially interesting when lights are switching on. If you are running many fixtures at a time, the amount of load needed by lights to boot can compromise your electrical system, so it's a good choice to configure this function to improve security of the facility.

This panel is 100% compatible with LEC/CMH lights of 315w and 630w, HPS lights of 250w, 400w, 600w and 1000w, in addition to LED panels ranging from 90w up to 1000w. For the connection Lumatek uses a RS485 cable and a mini jack plug.

Another point that needs to be highlighted is the double temperature sensor (one for each channel or zone to control). This sensor allows, among others, to reduce light intensity in case of a significant increase of temperature. This power diming unit can even shut down the whole lights if temperature persists in too high levels.

Lumatek Light Controller for two rooms

One of the distinctive characteristics of this digital control panel is that it can dim the intensity of the lights from a range of 10% to 115%, by incrementals of 1%.

This functio lets you have a total control of the light intensity or PPFD you are sourcing your plants with. All this without forgeting other detailed functions like light schedule program, regulation, automation and sunrise/sunset function.

ANother key point of this digital controller is its possibility of controlling two growrooms (zones or areas). Unlike most of the controllers from other brands that can only control one space, Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0 gives you full control of two different zones, taking readings from each one independently.

Characteristics of Digital Panel Plus 2.0 by Lumatek

• Light controller with capacity up to 400 HID fixtures or 100 LED lights.
• Adapter 100-240V AC 50/60Hz - DC 5V/2A.
• 2 independent channels to control two separated growing zones.
• Suitable for HPS/MH, CMH/LEC and LED fixtures.
• Power diming by increments of 1%.
• Possibility to regulate from 10% to 115%.
• Sunrise/sunset duration: 0-30 min.
• Security siystem by diming and possibility to set auto shut down if temperature is too high.
• Compatible with HPS: 250w, 400w, 600w and 1000w.
• Compatible with fixtures LEC/CMH: 315w and 630w.
• Compatible with LED growlights: 90w, 465w, 600w and 1000w.
• Compact size: 125mm x 80mm x 25mm.

Content of the box:

• 1x Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0.
• 1x Cable and power adapter.
• 2x Temperature sensor with 5m cable.
• 2x Daisy chain HPS cable.
• 2x Daisy chain LED cable.

Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0 final reviews and its price of sale

The first we must say when talking about a product like Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0 is that this is a tool thought to simplify the grower's job. Obviously together you can timer your lights for a much cheaper price than this product, but Lumate Digital Panel 2.0 goes beyond, and allows you to adjust many other intersting settings when growing indoors.

The Digital Controller goes a step forward and lets you automate not only the time schedule of lights to accomplish the photoperiod of light but also security elements in large-scaled gardens like sunrise/sunset function that programs a progressive boot and shut down (avoiding this way huge electrical loads at a time, that could cause your line to collaps, or call the atention of third party).

Obviously this Lumatek Control Panel is not thought for 1 light growers (it gives you many interesting functions that can help, but being sincere probably you don't really need those high specs to run only one light), but is a must element that can save you many problems.

Analyzing the digital controller, we notice it gives great versatility, for the dual control that lets you monitor and adjust two different zones, but also for some interesting functions for the growth cycle of plants. In addition, the security option that dims down the lights (can even shut them down in case temperature persists too high), not only can save you many problems, but also avoid fires caused by the electrical system.

Tu sum up, Lumatek Digital Panel Plus 2.0 is a tool for medium-large gardens, for a competitive price related to functionalities it gives.

It is easy and inctuitive to program so you can get the maximum from it from the day one. If you are running more than 4 fixtures do not think it too much, benefits outweight the costs.