Bridges

The C-Bus bridges provide connectivity between wired C-Bus networks, see Add bridge network

There are two types of wired bridges:

C-Bus network bridge (5100B)
C-Bus network bridge (5500NB)

Each of the bridge units have a near and far side, which relates to whether the side is connected to a local or remote network.

The local and wired bridged networks are linked together by a network bridge unit. When the wired bridged network is added, the network bridge appears as a unit in both the local and wired network. In the local network, the bridge is listed as Near side network bridge unit. In the wired bridged network, the bridge appears as Far side network bridge unit.

When the network bridge is configured, the Near side network bridge unit address has the same value as the far side network (Wired Bridged) address and the Far side network bridge unit has the same value as the near side network (Local) address

Local and Wired Bridged network joined by a single network bridge

List of Bridge unit devices:

5500NB [BRIDGE2F] and 5500NB [BRIDGE2N]
5100B [BRIDGE1F] and 5100B [BRIDGE1N]
SLC5500NB [BRIDGE2F] and SLC5500NB [BRIDGE2N]

The C-Bus bridge configuration provides the ability to view unit identification and unit status information as well as configure global settings.

Field		Description
Connection	Links to Network	Displays the network it is linked with in the far side of the bridge.
	Route C-Bus Applications to This section allows to select, whether they want to send the C-Bus message to Adjacent or Remote network by checking the check box. NOTE: Remote network check box will not be enabled unless there is a remote network to route to.	Displays whether the network is adjacent or remote Remote network will be enabled when more than 1 network is linked .
	C-Bus Application Policy Rule This section allows to control the messages which are passed between the wireless to the wired network by defining at least one of the two drop down lists.	Policy Rule 1 Policy Rule 1 drop down list allows to select all or specifically only one application. If All Applications is selected, messages for all applications will be passed between the networks. Policy Rule 2 If you select only one application type, the Policy Rule 2 drop down list, will offer a secondary choice of application type.
Global This section allows users to check and update the C-Bus clock information.	C-Bus Clock	The C-Bus Clock check box enables/disables the resident C-Bus clock. The Enable C-Bus Clock check box is ticked (enabled) by default.
	Burden	The Enable Burden check box enables/disables the resident network burden. The Enable Burden check box is operational if the unit address is 001 and the Enable C-Bus Clock check box is ticked. Otherwise, the Enable Burden check box is non-operational [greyed out]. If the operational Enable Burden check box is ticked, then the resident burden is enabled.
Unit Identification This section display the fields for identification of the unit.	Unit Type	The Unit Type field contains the unit type and unit description of the device.
	Firmware Version	The Firmware Version field shows the version number of the C-Bus interface firmware which exists on the physical network or which has been assigned to a logical representation of the unit in the database.
	Catalogue Number	The Catalog Number field contains the catalog number related to the unit type.
	Part Name	The Part Name field contains the part name which is stored in the unit hardware.
	Unit Address	This field displays the unit address assigned to the device.
	Serial Number	The Serial number field contains the serial number which exists on the physical network.
	Tag Name	The Tag Name field contains the name that user can give to the logical representation of the unit. This name can be up to 32 characters long and is stored in the project database only.
	Notes	The Notes field contains a location to add notes about the unit which is stored in the project database only.
Status The Status section contains information about the C-Bus network related functions located on the unit.	C-Bus Clock Active	The Clock Active indicates whether the C-Bus internal clock is enabled on this C-Bus unit. If activated, the indicator is lit. If not activated, the indicator is greyed out.
	Burden Active	The Burden Active indicates whether the C-Bus burden is active on this C-Bus unit. If active, the indicator is lit. If not active, the indicator is greyed out.
	Voltage	Voltage field contains the voltage level available to the unit. The voltage level displayed refreshes whenever the Update Status button is clicked.