Gateways

C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway

The SpaceLogic C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway is an interface that allows controlling, managing and monitoring of DALI Lighting and Emergency Lighting devices. It allows to configure and commission DALI Lighting and Emergency Lighting devices in conjunction with C-Bus units.

Unit Type

SYS_DAL2 (5502CDGP230)

DALI-2 Gateway:

• Is a DALI-2 certified multi-master application controller

• Supports full functionality of DALI device types DT0, DT1, DT6

• Enables comprehensive reporting on DALI devices and lines status and failures over C-Bus reporting feature

• Warn before off functionality indicates the lights are about to turn off by visual warning

• Allows switching, dimming for individual devices, groups, and broadcast addressing modes and flexible scene triggering via DALI group and broadcast addressing 

• Provides 2-way mapping between DALI and C-Bus

Add DALI-2 Gateway

Prerequisites: Make sure your project is Open, and network has been selected.

1. Select the Network.

2. Click C-Bus Devices.

3. Type Dali in Library window Search bar.

   Step result: All the DALI Gateways are displayed.

4. Select DALI-2 Gateway (SYS_DAL2) and click

   Step result: DALI-2 Gateway is added to the Devices in Project section

5. Once DALI-2 Gateway is added to the Devices in Project section, DALI devices is displayed in Library window and gateway properties is displayed in Property window.

   Make sure Properties window has been selected in the

To configure DALI 2 Gateway, click here

Copy and Paste DALI–2 Gateway Device

You can copy and paste a DALI-2 Gateway device within your project to reuse its configuration on another device of the same type. You can save time during commissioning by reusing the programming from one device on another device with a similar configuration. This is useful when most of the settings are same, and only a few changes such as group addresses need to be updated.

Prerequisites: The devices must already be added in a Devices in Project section of an network.

1. Select the DALI-2 Gateway device check box you want to copy and click . Once you select the device, icon is enabled on all C-Bus networks of same project.

   

   You can also copy a device using one of these methods:

   • Right-click the device and select Copy.

     
     The device details are copied.

   • Press Ctrl + C on your keyboard.

   NOTE:

   • Copying multiple devices at once is not supported.

   • You cannot copy and paste C-Bus Controller devices (including single PC_ and SYS_ devices, 3-tier Controller devices), DALI lines on a C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway and C-Bus Network Bridge devices (BRIDGE2N and BRIDGE2F).

   • You cannot copy and paste a DALI-2 Gateway device from one project to another project.

   • You cannot copy and paste a DALI-2 Gateway device that is in the project at Unit Address 255.

2. Choose where you want to paste the device in the project and click .

   

   You can also paste a device using one of these methods:

   • Right-click on the Devices in Project section and select Paste.

     The device details are pasted.

   • Press Ctrl + V on your keyboard.

     
   NOTE: You cannot paste the device in the Network Devices list (live devices).

   If a unit with the same address already exists on that network, a Warning Paste Unit pop-up is displayed.

   

3. Click Replace existing unit to replace the existing unit in the project at that address.

   • If you try to copy a device from one network address and paste it in another network with same address that includes a C-Bus Network Bridge or C-Bus Controller devices, an Error pop-up is displayed.

     

4. If you click Copy with new address:

   • The unit is pasted at the next available address. The part name remains the same.

   • The serial number is reset to 0000000000.

   • The device name is updated by appending the next available number (example: (1)).

   • The tag name is updated to include Copy of [PartName].

5. Click Cancel to cancel the operation.

   NOTE: A Warning pop-up appears when you try to paste a device into a network that has already reached its maximum device limit.