This is a 12 inch (300 mm) long LED infra red bar that's great for illuminating multitouch screens. You can buy our IR LED strips to edge-light the acrylic pane, but to illuminate the pane directly from camera direction, you need a high flux source to evenly distribute the IR light. Our customers asked for a distibuted light source that will improve sensitivity at the edges of the screen and be easy to install and use. Well, here it is! You can buy the bar, connectors and drivers as individual items, or you can buy our 2-bar and 4-bar kits, each of which comes with North American or European plugs.
- 850 nanometer wavelength (near infrared), which is preferred by the multi touch screen builder market.
- 593 milliwatts radiant flux.
- 120 degree beam angle.
- 12 LEDs along the length of the 12 inch (300 mm) bar distribute IR radiation evenly.
- Simple to set up, using a variety of handy connectors.
- Uses 12 Volts DC, same as our infra red flexible strips.
- Uses the latest high-flux 5050 surface mount LEDs.
- Overall length of the bar is 11.8 inches, and with our sleek bar joiners, there's no additional length added if you link the bars. One bar joiner is included with each light bar.
- Dimmable using the dimmer and dimming power supplies listed as companion parts below. Super-smooth dimming is easy to achieve using a wide variety of standard magnetic dimmers.
- Linkable up to 13 feet of light bars per electrical branch. For larger installations, use multiple branches.
- Easy to install—2 quick-mount brackets and screws included per bar. You can tilt the light bars up to 10° from horizontal by adjusting which grooves on the side of the light you use. Angle brackets are available as an option, so you can tilt the bars 45° from horizontal, with additional adjustment possible, from 23° to 53°.
- Durable optical grade lens is much less fragile than glass and provides excellent light dispersion. Beam angle (50%) is 110°; Field angle (10%) is 130°. Shield angle orthogonal to light bar is (180°-130°)/2 = 25°.
- Easy to put 2 of more bars in parallel to double the light output if you need very high brightness, using our novel bar jumpers.
- Tighty Righty connectors allow you to put your light bars against other objects because the connectors protrude only 3/8 inch off the end of the bar.
- Lightweight.
- High-grade aluminum extruded housing is rugged and handsome.
- Shock and vibration resistant.
- Operating range: 0° - 150° F.
- Energy-efficient.
- No radio frequency interference.
- No buzzing noise.
- No flickering.
- Instant on.
- Maintenance-free.
- No mercury to contaminate the environment upon disposal.
- Long life. 3-year warranty.
- Works in conjunction with our UL approved adapters and dimming power supplies.
Please see Documentation Tab for details on exactly what you need to make your system work the way you want it to. This light bar requires a 12 Volt DC power supply. You will also need a power cable (see companion parts below). Without a power cable you cannot connect power to the special fitting on the end of the bar.
Excessive exposure to infrared light may be hazardous. Here is a scientific paper on the hazards.