Devices in Project (DALI)

Prerequisites: Make sure the DALI Gateway is already added to project database.

The Devices in Project section displays all the DALI devices in the project database.

Field	Description
Object Id	Displays the object Id of the device (the DALI line address which ranges between 0-63)
Short Address	Displays the short address of the device (the physical device address)
Device Type	Displays the type of the device
Name	Displays the name of the device
Description	Displays the description of the device
Exists on DALI Line	Displays whether the device is existing on DALI line or not
Device used	Displays the devices is used or not (default it will be selected)
DG (DALI Groups 1–16)	Displays the selected DALI groups for each DALI device
Application	Displays the selected device's application number (default lighting application).
C-Bus Group	Displays the selected C-Bus group address.

The operations that can be performed on Devices in Project section are:

Search a device
Copy device
Paste device
Delete device
Deploy devices, see Deploy device
Sort devices

Search a Device

Prerequisites: The DALI gateway and DALI devices must already be added in a Devices in project section of an network .

The Devices in project section allows searching of a DALI device in the existing project database by entering the device name in the Search bar.

NOTE: You can also search by entering either Unit Type , Catalogue or Description.

Copy Device

To Be Implemented

Paste Device

To Be Implemented

Delete Device

Prerequisites: The DALI devices must already be added in a DALI line of network and must be reconciled.

Select the DALI device check box.
Click

TIP: Alternate method to delete device:

Select the device check box, right-click on Devices in project > Delete

Deploy DALI Devices from Project to Network

Prerequisites: The DALI device must be reconciled before deploying to network.

Once the DALI device are configured they can be deployed in 2 ways:

Method 1

Select the DALI device in Devices in Project section
Save the settings and check the Deploy to Network

Method 2

Select the DALI device in Devices in Project section
Save the settings
Click on Devices in Project section

Sort Device

Prerequisites: The devices must already be added in a Devices in project of network.

The DALI devices in the device list can be sorted using and selecting an appropriate sort method.

50/50

Prerequisites: The DALI devices must be added to project and Line Devices must be scanned.

The 50/50 function allows a user to quickly find the desired device on the DALI line by turning half on and half off at the same time and assist in finding the specific device and reconcile it.

NOTE: A 50/50 function is performed depending on the type of device selected.

Devices which cannot perform 50/50 are filtered out.
Example, If the user is using a generic device type in their project to perform 50/50, it will filter for all other device types except for Emergency Device type C & D as they are not compatible.
If there is only one compatible device type on the network, 50/50 will be aborted as it cannot be performed on a single device (Instead use identify function)

To perform 50/50:

Select the device and right-click on the section, Devices in project > 50/50

A 50/50 dialog box is displayed
If you choose Yes, it will display Line Validation “Did the intended device(s) flash”

Confirm Yes, if flash is seen on physical device else confirm NO
On confirming Yes, 50/50 is performed on all light devices of selected line.
If there is no light On confirm No , the 50/50 process will be performed on other half of the line devices.
The process continues until the device has been selected in the DALI line
On confirming Yes, it will confirm successful reconciliation

After Reconciliation, the reconciled devices are removed from the Devices in project and Line Devices of 50/50 window.
The Reconciled status of a device is visible in Devices in Project as well as in Line Devices section

IMPORTANT: After reconciling, the 50/50 is automatically displayed for the next object Id unless confirmed Cancel.

NOTE: During any stage of reconciling, 50/50 process can be aborted by clicking Cancel.

Readdress

Prerequisites: The DALI devices must be already added to the project database and Line devices must be scanned.

The Readdress function allows the readdressing of the DALI devices within a C-Bus network or project database.

NOTE: DALI device can be readdressed in either Devices in Project or Line Devices

To Readdress, select a DALI device and right-click on section Devices in Project / Line Devices > Readdress

Readdress Project / Network Device dialog box is displayed (depending from which section readdress is being performed), Choose the address and confirm OK.

IMPORTANT: Readdress is performed only on Short address.

NOTE: Readdress is used when an existing device address needs to be utilized for another device.

Reconcile

Reconciling is the process of matching the device available in both Devices in project and Line Devices.

Reconcile can be achieved either via 50/50 process or by manually.

To perform Reconcile manually:

Select the DALI device in both the Line Devices and Devices in project section.
Right click on either of section and select Reconcile

Un-Reconcile

Prerequisites: The selected device must already be reconciled.

The Un-reconcile operation allows to release the device from the reconciled state.

Select the device both in Line devices section and Devices in project section that are already reconciled.

Right click on either sections and select Un-reconcile, the devices get un-reconciled as shown below