Express Products

One controller

All you need. One box. Compact DIN rail enclosure with solid-state hardware for 24/7 operation and reliability. Up to 1024 channels of eDMX, two local DMX ports. DALI and I/O onboard. Simple networking for programming. Just the job.

Straightforward installation

Just PoE or 9-48V DC to power it, then install-friendly rising-clamp connectors and you’re ready to go! Standard DIN rail fittings and incorporated keyhole hanging options make it easy to position.

Network Connectivity

Whatever suits your installation – from a single Ethernet cable direct to a laptop just for programming, or a static, closed network just for your lighting data, to the facility’s IT network for greater connectivity, or even the Internet to connect via Pharos Cloud for fully secure remote access.

Output to suit you

Controllers available in one DMX universe (512 channel) and two DMX universe (1024 channel) capacities. Output to various eDMX lighting protocols over Ethernet, with two self-healing ports for convenient patching to local DMX512. The DALI port supports up to 64 ballasts.

Easy I/O Integration

The two inputs / two outputs provide contact closure and low-volt relays to interface with controls such as fire alarm systems and key-switch overrides. Receive DALI messages from other controllers such as wall panels or occupancy sensors.

Intuitive programming

Layout your project and programme your lighting using the free Express software from Pharos. With Helpers and all the tools you need in one manageable view, the software will guide you through realising your design.

Supported Fixtures

Output

Interfaces

* Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Specifications

* Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Warranty & Certifications

Designed and manufactured in the UK, with a 5-year warranty, where quality and reliability are our top priority.

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

Express Control Datasheet

Quick Start Guide

Installation Instructions

Specification Documents

Touch Interface

Touch 5 has a vivid colour 5” display with a high resolution of 800 x 480. The capacitive touchscreen makes navigating your project’s controls appealing and intuitive. It’s quick and easy to select your Space and activate presets, manually override intensity and even use a colour picker to personalise your lighting. Touch 5 puts control at your fingertips.

Straightforward installation

With a new, innovative wall-mounting system, the Universal Mounting Plate can be fitted to a wide range of regulation backboxes, including UK, US and EU. The Touch 5 fits to the mounting plate via a bayonet twist system which is not immediately obvious to an observer. This keeps it firmly fastened with a tool-free installation, and the MicroSD card remains out of reach whilst installed.

Power-over-Ethernet

As a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) device, the Touch 5 can be placed at any remote location and only needs a single Ethernet cable that provides both power and data. Pharos Switch provides a coordinating PoE switch from Pharos, which can support up to four Touch devices.

Controller

The Touch 5 requires a Pharos Express Control, and links to it using standard protocols over an Ethernet network.

Wherever they’re needed

Express Control can support up to 32 Express Touch devices. Pages are generated relating to the Space you assign to your Touch 5 – giving you control over just one room, or the whole project.

Express Software

The software will guide you through setting up and creating your lighting design, with helpers and clear, easy to follow processes. Add touch devices to spaces and choose a theme to suit the location, then let the software do the rest – generating the pages and controls you want – with preset buttons, colour pickers and intensity sliders.

Reliability

Made for permanent installation and designed for 24/7 operation and reliability. Hardware and firmware are self-sufficient, so no PC needs to be left on site.

Capabilities

Interfaces

Specifications

Pharos Universal Mounting Plate 5” included

Pharos Express Control required

Warranty & Certifications

Designed and manufactured in the UK, with a 5-year warranty, where quality and reliability are our top priority.

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

Express Touch 5 Datasheet

Installation Instructions

Universal Mounting Plate Template (A4)

Universal Mounting Plate Template (US Letter)

Specification Documents

Touch Interface

Touch 8 has a vivid colour 8” display with a high resolution of 1024 x 768. The capacitive touchscreen makes navigating your project’s controls appealing and intuitive. It’s quick and easy to select your Space and activate presets, manually override intensity and even use a colour picker to personalise your lighting. Touch 8 puts control at your fingertips.

Straightforward installation

With a new, innovative wall-mounting system, the Universal Mounting Plate can be fitted to a wide range of regulation backboxes, including UK, US and EU. The Touch 8 fits to the mounting plate via a bayonet twist system which is not immediately obvious to an observer. This keeps it firmly fastened with a tool-free installation, and the MicroSD card remains out of reach whilst installed.

Power-over-Ethernet

As a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) device, the Touch 8 can be placed at any remote location and only needs a single Ethernet cable that provides both power and data. Pharos Switch provides a coordinating PoE switch from Pharos, which can support up to four Touch devices.

Controller

The Touch 8 requires a Pharos Express Control, and links to it using standard protocols over an Ethernet network.

Wherever they’re needed

Express Control can support up to 32 Express Touch devices. Pages are generated relating to the Space you assign to your Touch 8 – giving you control over just one room, or the whole project.

Express Software

The software will guide you through setting up and creating your lighting design, with helpers and clear, easy to follow processes. Add touch devices to spaces and choose a theme to suit the location, then let the software do the rest – generating the pages and controls you want – with preset buttons, colour pickers and intensity sliders.

Reliability

Made for permanent installation and designed for 24/7 operation and reliability. Hardware and firmware are self-sufficient, so no PC needs to be left on site.

Capabilities

Interfaces

Specifications

Pharos Universal Mounting Plate 5” included

Pharos Express Control required

Warranty & Certifications

Designed and manufactured in the UK, with a 5-year warranty, where quality and reliability are our top priority.

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

Express Touch 8 Datasheet

Installation Instructions

Universal Mounting Plate Template (A4)

Universal Mounting Plate Template (US Letter)

Specification Documents

DALI Control

Each port on the RIO D4 can control up to 64 DALI devices, with support for commissioning using DALI discovery and configuration commands. Multiple RIO D4 units can be used together as part of a single Pharos system to provide distributed DALI control over an Ethernet network.

Power-over-Ethernet

As a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) device, the RIO D4 can be placed at any remote location and only needs a single Ethernet cable that provides both power and data.

Installer Friendly

Made for permanent installation, with installer-friendly 0.200″ (5.08 mm) plug-in rising clamp terminals, a compact plastic enclosure and easy DIN-rail mounting. Includes a convenient thumb wheel for easy addressing and access to built-in test programs.

DALI Commands

The RIO D4 can integrate with an existing DALI installation by listening to DALI commands sent by another control system or a DALI wall panel to activate lighting changes on a Pharos controller.

Network

Works with Pharos controllers and links using standard protocols over an Ethernet network.

Reliable

Solid-state design for 24/7 operation and reliability.

Scalable

Multiple remote devices can be combined on the same network to build the ideal system for your installation. System totals depend on controller type.

Capabilities

Interfaces

*Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

System Limits

An Express system comprises one Express Control and optional devices.

Specifications

Pharos controller required

DALI power supply per port required

Warranty & Certifications

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

RIO D4 Datasheet

Installation Instructions

Specification Documents

The Pharos RIO G4 (Remote Gateway 4-Port Device) is a convenient and scalable solution, providing cost-effective Ethernet-distributed DMX ports. The RIO G4 is specifically designed to add physical DMX ports to Pharos controllers.

Compact plastic enclosure with installer-friendly connectors, DIN-rail mount and PoE for deployment where you need it, with four output ports. Ports can be flexibly assigned, providing an elegant data distribution solution over an Ethernet network with minimal setup required.

Isolation

The RIO G4 offers four DMX512 output ports to control your fixtures. Each port is independently galvanically isolated up to 2 kV, ensuring the control circuitry and each port of the RIO G4 is protected against electrical line faults, including earth potential rise and ground loops.

Power-over-Ethernet

As a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) device, the RIO G4 can be placed at any remote location and only needs a single Ethernet cable that provides both power and data.

Installer Friendly

Made for permanent installation, with installer-friendly 0.200″ (5.08 mm) plug-in rising clamp terminals, a compact plastic enclosure and easy DIN-rail mounting. Includes a convenient thumb wheel for easy addressing and access to built-in DMX test programs.

Protection

The RIO G4 is equipped with self-healing DMX ports, protecting equipment from incorrect setup and energy surges such as short circuits and power induction. Once the external fault is cleared, the ports automatically restore DMX output.

Network

Works with any Pharos controller and links to it using standard protocols over an Ethernet network.

Reliable

Solid-state design for 24/7 operation and reliability, with a configurable hold last look option at 5 Hz refresh in the event of output data loss.

Scalable

Multiple remote devices can be combined on the same network to build the ideal system for your installation. System totals depend on controller type.

Interfaces

*Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Protocols

System Limits

An Express system comprises one Express Control and optional devices.

Specifications

Warranty & Certifications

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

RIO G4 Datasheet

Installation Instructions

Specification Documents

Pharos Repeat is a convenient DMX512 splitter / repeater with four output ports compatible with the RDM standard to provide DMX distribution to luminaires. The incoming isolated DMX signal from your controller is regenerated four times on isolated, self-healing ports for distribution to your fixtures. DMX splitters are an essential requirement for most control systems, allowing multiple separate cable runs from a single DMX output and ensuring electrical isolation.

This DIN rail mount repeater with install-friendly connectors requires a power supply in the range of 9 to 48V DC. Compatible with Pharos Designer and Pharos Express systems.

Installer Friendly

Made for permanent installation, with installer-friendly 0.200” (5.08mm) plug-in rising clamp terminals requiring convenient 24V DC power; standard RJ45 sockets, and easy DIN rail and keyhole mounting options.

Isolation

Each input and output port is independently galvanically isolated, ensuring the control circuitry and each port of the Repeat is protected against a multitude of electrical line faults, including earth potential rise and ground loops.

Protection

Repeat is equipped with four self-healing DMX ports, giving your equipment added protection from unwanted energy, such as miswiring, short circuits, and surge events caused by lightning. Should a fault occur, it will be contained by the Repeat, preventing it from flowing into other components in the system; once the external fault is cleared, the ports “self-heal”, restoring DMX output automatically.

Four Port Outputs

Repeats a DMX signal to 4 outputs, each allowing for 32 DMX devices to be connected.

RDM

Supports the Remote Device Management protocol (ANSI E1.20) allowing devices connected to any of the four outputs to be discovered and to communicate back to controllers over the DMX link.

Reliability

Made for permanent installation and designed for 24/7 operation and reliability.

Interfaces

* Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Specifications

* Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Warranty & Certifications

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

Repeat Datasheet

Installation Instructions

Specification Documents

PoE Convenience

Combine power and data in a single Ethernet cable using PoE (IEEE 802.3af) technology, making it easy to locate your Pharos PoE devices where you need them.

Installer Friendly

Made for permanent installation, with installer-friendly 0.200” (5.08mm) plug-in rising clamp terminals requiring convenient 24V DC power; standard RJ45 sockets, and easy DIN rail and keyhole mounting options.

No Commissioning

The simple unmanaged switch operates out of the box, with no commissioning required.

Flexible

Automatically detects the requirements of the connected device to provide the correct power level.

Protected

Resettable fuses protect each port with the appropriate level of overcurrent protection for the Class of device that is attached.

Multiple Ports

Use four ports to power and connect Pharos PoE controllers, remote devices and touch devices (or other IEEE 802.3af compliant devices). One additional port (without PoE) available to connect to your computer, other networks or other devices that do not require Power-over-Ethernet.

Reliability

Made for permanent installation and designed for 24/7 operation and reliability.

Interfaces

* Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Specifications

* Install-friendly 0.200″ (5.08mm) plug in rising clamp connectors (included)

Warranty & Certifications

Documentation

Click on the links below to download datasheets and other documentation. Further documentation is available via Pharos Directory.

Switch Datasheet

Installation Instructions

Specification Documents