GLS-ODT-C-NS

I went through a similar analysis with our team’s own reporting of issues with 3 GLS-ODT-C-CNs on projects.  Don’t know if the problem is due to a material change mid-production or has always been incorrect but it is problem with shipping hardware.

Crestron has had the specs on the GLS-ODT-C-NS sensors wrong and we haven’t been able to get them corrected.  The sensors actually draw ~60mA.  We’ve done a number of jobs with GLPPs that don’t perform correctly because of the over-current situation created by 3 or more GLS-ODT-C-CNs attached to a GLPP.  Last I heard Crestron tech support was acknowledging 3 sensors was too many on the GLPP and was advising TR-100s or other external power if more than 2 sensors were used.

Here's an analysis we’ve performed with our own inventory of hardware:

Below measurements were taken with GLS-ODT-C-NS (SN 15772519) attached to GLPP-1DIMFLV2CN-PM (SN 17386110) with ~1’ of wire length with a Pokit portable oscilloscope in line to capture the current.  The initial soft start (~270ms) is followed by full operation which draws ~60mA.  60mA average consumption is fairly stable for the remainder of the sensor’s runtime.  PIR , US A and B are enabled as are the LEDs on this unit.  Turning off some of those functions may reduce the current consumption but we have not measured them.  Similar measurements were obtained with a Fluke 189 DMM so we know this Pokit capture is accurate.  Alternative measurements were taken with an HP 6632A DC power supply as the 24VDC power source and similar readings were produced and confirmed by the power supply’s internal meter.

Note, the Steinel IR Quattro HD sensors draw ~60mA at startup but within 50ms drop down to 20mA steady state and remain there.  The Steinel sensors also have better coverage in our experience.