MaNima Tricepta – Multi-Channel Differential Signal Converter
The MaNima Tricepta recovers all three datalines from a single cable and presents them as three independent LED outputs on a 9-pole screw terminal — electrically the same as connecting three LED lines directly to the driver. Where a Recepta serves one fixture, a Tricepta serves a cluster, so six fixtures at two remote locations run over two cables instead of six.
That changes the cable plan rather than just the part count. A Tricepta in a junction box alongside a local fixture supply turns a remote location into a single CAT6 drop, which is usually the difference between a route that can be pulled and one that cannot.
Like the Recepta it takes its logic power from the data cable on a 4–6 V rail and needs no supply of its own, and it can draw from the fixture side where a local supply is present. It sits in a 1-unit DIN-rail enclosure, so it mounts in the same cabinet hardware as the Magnus, Pollux and Extensa.
A two-pole terminal takes an external NTC. One slide switch decides what the middle dataline carries: LED data, leaving all three outputs live, or the NTC signal, which disables output 2 and leaves outputs 1 and 3 for fixtures. Sensor placement is therefore a free choice rather than a fixed point on the board — useful when the temperature that matters is on the heatsink and not on the receiver.
Key specifications
| Supply, fixture side | 12–48 VDC (absolute maximum 9–50 V) |
| Supply, cable side | 4–6 V, fed by the Extensa |
| Input | Shielded RJ45, 3 datalines |
| Outputs | 3 independent LED outputs on a 9-pole terminal (V+, data, ground each) |
| NTC input | 2-pole terminal, external sensor |
| Idle consumption | 1.2 W at 12 V, 1.4 W at 24 V, 1.6 W at 48 V |
| Line protection | ESD 8/15 kV, EFT 2 kV, surge 1 kV |
| Configuration | Single slide switch, data or NTC on the middle dataline |
| Enclosure | DIN 43880, 1 unit (53.4 mm), IP52, UL94-V0 |
| Operating range | 10–50 °C, 20–80 % RH |
Selection notes
Choose the Tricepta over three Receptas where the fixtures are close enough to share one cable and there is room for a DIN-rail enclosure or a junction box. Choose it over a Recepta wherever an external NTC is needed — the Recepta’s sensor is fixed to its own board.
Every fixture is powered externally. Neither receiver supplies power to the LEDs.
