DALI-2 Gateway

Applications

This section displays the lighting applications supported by the DALI-2 gateway. Up to four lighting applications can be defined and then used throughout the configuration of the DALI-2 gateway for control across C-Bus Main, Line A and Line B.

Main

Configuration

This section has a configuration field to set the operation conditions for C-Bus DALI-2 gateway.

Broken Device Reporting

This section displays the different failure modes. If a failure mode check box is selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report that failure mode.

• Control Gear Failure: This check box refers to the failure of control gear in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Control Gear Failure mode.

• Lamp Failure: This check box refers to the failure of lamp in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Lamp Failure mode.

• Emergency Control Gear Failure: This check box refers to the failure of circuit in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Circuit Failure mode.

• Battery Duration Failure: This check box refers to the failure of battery duration in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Battery Duration Failure mode.

• Battery Failure: This check box refers to the failure of battery in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Battery Failure mode.

• Emergency Lamp Failure: This check box refers to the failure of DALI emergency and exit ECGs in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Emergency Lamp Failure mode.

• Function Test Max Delay Exceeded:

• Function Test Failed: This check box refers to the failure of function test in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Function Test Failure mode.

• Duration Test Failed:

• Open Circuit: This check box refers to the open circuit in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Open Circuit mode.

• Short Circuit: This check box refers to the short circuit in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Short Circuit error reported by the DALI ECGs.

• Load Decrease: This check box refers to the load decrease in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Load Decrease error reported by the DALI ECGs.

• Load Increase: This check box refers to the load increase in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Load Increase error reported by the DALI ECGs.

• Current Protector Active: This check box refers to the current protector active in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Current Protector Active error reported by the DALI ECGs.

• Thermal Shutdown: This check box refers to the thermal shutdown in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Thermal Shutdown error reported by the DALI ECGs.

• Thermal Overload: This check box refers to the thermal overload in the gateway.

  If selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway will report the Thermal Overload error reported by the DALI ECGs.

• Reference Measurement Failed: If this check box is selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will report the Reference Measurement Failure mode.

Disable Factory Reset

If this check box is selected, the C-Bus DALI-2 gateway will disable the factory reset.

Error Reporting

This section displays the fields for error reporting.

Device ID

This field displays the unit address of the device.

When you assign a Device ID, and then if you set the Device ID to Not Assigned, then all properties in both the Error Reporting and Measurement section are reverted to their default settings and disabled (grey out state).

Mouse over on the Device ID info icon to view the tooltip message.

Mode Control Group

This field allows to add an enable group (0–254).

If you assign a group, Restore To Previous field is displayed and Regular Reporting Interval drop-down is enabled.

If you uncheck the Restore To Previous check box, Regular Reporting field will be enabled.

If you check Restore To Previous check box, Regular Reporting will be disabled.

Regular Reporting

This field configures the regular reporting mode of the DALI-2 gateway into one of the below modes:

• Disabled (Triggered only): Errors are reported only when triggered by the assigned Trigger Group.

• All Errors, most recent only (Mode 1): The most recent errors are reported automatically at a regular time interval (time set by the Regular Report Interval field).

• All Errors, most recent and most severe (Mode 2): The most recent and most severe (or latched) errors are reported automatically at a regular time interval (time set by the Regular Report Interval field).

• Minimum Errors, most recent only (Mode 3): The most recent minimum errors are reported automatically at a regular time interval (time set by the Regular Report Interval field).

• Minimum Errors, most recent and most severe (Mode 4): The most recent and most severe minimum errors are reported automatically at a regular time interval (time set by the Regular Report Interval field).

All the modes can be set with the regular reporting interval set to No regular reports, which allows live reporting of errors without the regular reports.

Mouse over on the Regular Reporting info icon to view the tooltip message.

Restore To Previous

When you click Save with the below conditions:

• Mode Control Group — Assigned

• Restore to Previous — Checked

• Regular Reporting — Disabled state

The Regular Reporting displays the last saved value.

Mouse over on the Restore to Previous info icon to view the tooltip message.

Regular Report Interval

This field is used to select the time interval period between the completion of a regular report and beginning of the next report in All Errors, most recent only and All Errors, most recent and most severe modes. By default, the interval is 30 minutes.

Regular reporting interval is enabled for Trigger Only mode.

Trigger Group

This field contains a Trigger Group to trigger an error reporting event for any of the three error reporting modes. When a trigger group is created, Resend Action Selector and Acknowledge All Action selector fields are displayed.

The Resend Action Selector is set to send all errors and Acknowledge All Action selector is set to acknowledge all errors.

Destination Network

This field contains the destination C-Bus network to which the DALI-2 gateway routes the error messages. This allows the error messages to be sent to a remote C-Bus network for central monitoring if it’s not the local network.

Mouse over on the Destination Network info icon to view the tooltip message.

Advanced

C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be less than the C-Bus Voltage Warning Clear Threshold value selected.

• If the Line A Over Temperature Clear Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the Line A Over Temperature Clear Threshold value to (Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold - 1 °C).

Mouse over on the C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

C-Bus Voltage Warning Clear Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be greater than the C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold value selected.

• If the C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold value to (current C-Bus Voltage Warning Clear Threshold value - 1 V).

C-Bus Voltage Critical Set Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be less than the C-Bus Voltage Critical Clear Threshold value selected.

• If the C-Bus Voltage Critical Clear Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the C-Bus Voltage Critical Clear Threshold value to (current C-Bus Voltage Critical Set Threshold value + 1 V).

• If the C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold has a value set (other than Disabled), then the value selected must be less than (current C-Bus Voltage Warning Set Threshold value).

C-Bus Voltage Critical Clear Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be greater than the C-Bus Voltage Critical Set Threshold value selected.

• If the C-Bus Voltage Critical Set Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the C-Bus Voltage Critical Set Threshold value to (current C-Bus Voltage Critical Clear Threshold value - 1 V).

C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be greater than the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold value selected.

• If the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold value to (current C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold value - 10 mA).

Mouse over on the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be less than the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold value selected.

• If the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold value to (current C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold value + 10 mA).

Mouse over on the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Unit Over Temperature Set Threshold

This field is a combo box which is by default set to 70 °C.

The Unit Over Temperature Set Threshold property increments by 1 °C with a range of 1 °C - 80 °C.

Mouse over on the Unit Over Temperature Set Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Unit Over Temperature Clear Threshold

This field is a combo box which is by default set to 65° C.

The Unit Over Temperature Clear Threshold property increments by 1° C with a range of 0° C - 79° C.

Mouse over on the Unit Over Temperature Clear Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be greater than the Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold value selected.

• If the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the C-Bus Power Supply Warning Set Threshold value to (current C-Bus Power Supply Warning Clear Threshold value + 10 mA).

Mouse over on the Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Line A Over Temperature Clear Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be less than the Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold value selected.

• If the Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the Line A Over Temperature Set Threshold value to (Line A Over Temperature Clear Threshold value + 1 °C).

Mouse over on the Line A Over Temperature Clear Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be greater than the Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold value selected.

• If the Line B Over Temperature Clear Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the Line B Over Temperature Clear Threshold value to (Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold - 1 °C).

Mouse over on the Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Line B Over Temperature Clear Threshold

• By default, Disabled is selected.

• The value selected must be less than the Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold value selected.

• If the Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold is Disabled, then setting a value here will also set the Line B Over Temperature Set Threshold value to (Line B Over Temperature Clear Threshold value + 1 °C).

Mouse over on the Line B Over Temperature Clear Threshold info icon to view the tooltip message.

Measurement

The DALI-2 Gateway monitors a range of properties such as DALI device lamp running time, line voltage and line current for each DALI line. This information can then be shared on C-Bus using the measurement application.

Device ID

This field displays the unit address of the device.

When you assign a Device ID, and then if you set the Device ID to Not Assigned, then all properties in both the Error Reporting and Measurement section are reverted to their default settings and disabled (grey out state).

Mouse over on the Device ID info icon to view the tooltip message.

Send Trigger Group

This field contains a trigger group to request the DALI-2 gateway to send its stored measurement data.

Mouse over on the Send Trigger Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

Clear Trigger Group

This field contains a trigger group to clear the stored measurement data in the DALI- 2 gateway.

Mouse over on the Clear Trigger Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

Regular Broadcast Interval

Disabled by default. Can set the intervals between 1 min to 4 hours.

Regular Broadcast Option

All

Enabled by default.

Lamp Hours

Selected and disabled by default.

DALI MAC Temperature

Selected and disabled by default.

DALI Current

Selected and disabled by default.

DALI Voltage

Selected and disabled by default.

C-Bus Voltage

Selected and disabled by default.

Unit temperature

Selected and disabled by default.

Destination Network

This field contains the destination C-Bus network to which the DALI-2 gateway routes the measurement application messages.

Mouse over on the Destination Network info icon to view the tooltip message.

Each Device ID assigned has Send Trigger group associated with an Action Selector as described in the below table.

Action Selector

Property

Units

Resettable

Notes

0–63

Lamp Running Time (Line A)

Hours

Yes

Indexed By Object ID

64–127

Lamp Running Time (Line B)

Hours

Yes

Indexed by Object ID

128

Line A DALI Voltage

Volts

No

129

Line B DALI Voltage

Volts

No

130

Line A DALI Current

Amperes

No

131

Line B DALI Current

Amperes

No

132

Line A DALI MAC Temperature

Degrees C

No

133

Line B DALI MAC Temperature

Degrees C

No

253

C-Bus Voltage

Volts

No

254

Unit Temperature

Degrees C

No

Logic

The DALI-2 Gateway can utilize combinational logic to control lighting behavior for DALI Line broadcast, DALI group or DALI device control. Up to 16 logic groups can be used for a DALI-2 Gateway.

Logic Groups

This section allows users to configure a C-Bus group from a lighting application for each of the 16 available logic groups.

Global

This section displays the project properties set by the user at the time of creation of the project.

C-Bus Clock

This section allows users to enable or disable the C-Bus clock for the DALI-2 gateway.

Unit Identification

This section displays the fields for identification of the unit.

Unit Type

Displays the unit type and unit description of the device.

Catalogue Number

Displays the catalog number related to the unit type.

Firmware Version

Displays 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.

Part Name

Displays the part name which is stored in the unit hardware, which can be modified.

Unit Address

Displays the unit address assigned to the device.

Serial Number

Displays the serial number which exists on the physical network.

Tag Name

Displays 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

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.

Voltage

Displays the voltage level available to the unit. The voltage level displayed refreshes whenever the Update Status button is clicked.

C-Bus Clock-Active

This field indicates whether the C-Bus internal clock is currently enabled on the DALI-2 gateway within the network.

Line A / Line B

Line A / Line B name

This field allows to rename Line A / Line B.

Warn Before Off Enable Group

This field allows to create a group to enable application.

WBO Restore

This field allows to set the Warn Before Off Restore by selecting the check box.

If unchecked, can set the Warn Before Off restore level to Use off level, Use minimum level, or between 1–100%.

Enable Local Toggle

This field allows to set the Enable Local Toggle by selecting the check box.

Enable Commissioning

This field allows to set the Enable Commissioning by selecting the check box.

Enable C-Bus Priority

This field allows to set the Enable C-Bus Priority by selecting the check box.

Missing Device Threshold

This field allows to set the missing device range from 1–255.

Status Update Interval (Secs)

This field displays the status update interval ranging from 2–255.

Groups

Broadcast Groups

Brightness Group

C-Bus group address is mapped to control the Broadcast Group, DALI Group 1 - 16 or Virtual Group 1 - 16.

Only when you assign a group address for Brightness Group, CCT/Hue Group and Saturation Group drop-downs are displayed.

• You can add group name for brightness group. Select the group name from the Brightness Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

  

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the Brightness Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

CCT/Hue Group

C-Bus group address is used to control the CCT/Hue of a DALI DT8 device.

• If a Saturation Group is not set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the CCT (correlated colour temperature).

  Used in conjunction with the Brightness Group for on, off, and dimming control plus setting the white colour temperature (tuneable white).

• If a Saturation Group is set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the Hue of a DALI DT8 device.

To assign a group:

• Select the group name from the CCT/Hue Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the CCT/Hue Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

  Group name is updated.

Mouse over on the CCT/Hue Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

Saturation Group

Only when you assign a group address for Saturation Group, RGB Mode field is displayed.

C-Bus Group Address is used to control the Saturation of a DALI DT8 device.

• If a CCT/Hue Group is set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the Hue (colour) of a DALI DT8 device. The Saturation Group controls the Saturation (intensity) of a DALI DT8 device.

• Used with both the Brightness Group and the CCT/Hue Group for on, off, and dimming control plus setting the RGB/RGBW colour and its intensity.

To assign a group:

• Select the group name from the Saturation Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the Saturation Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

  Group name is updated.

Mouse over on the Saturation Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

RGB Mode

RGB Mode field will appear for all types excluding type C and D devices.

You can configure the control of DALI coloured lighting solution to suit either 3-channel or 4-channel types to achieve the optimal outcome for coloured DALI lighting.

Select the RGB mode.

Mouse over on the RGB Mode info icon to view the tooltip message.

Application Index

The index is visible only when the application is been assigned in the application section.

Warn Before off Time

When enabled, it adds a time delay between when the C-Bus group is turned off and when the DALI lights actually go off. For example, if the Warn Before Off Time is set to 5 minutes for DALI Group 1, and the C-Bus group linked to it is turned off (such as when a sensor times out), the lights in DALI Group 1 will stay on for another 5 minutes before turning off. This feature is useful for alerting occupants that the lights will soon turn off due to lack of movement. To keep the lights on, they simply need to move to re-trigger the sensor, which will turn the C-Bus group back on and cancel the countdown.

This field displays amount of time after the group address is turned off.

When you select the minutes from the Warn Before off Time drop-down, Warn Before Off Level drop-down is displayed.

Warn Before Off Level

Select the Warn Before Off Level.

When Warn Before Off is enabled for a channel, and a command is received from C-Bus to turn the channel OFF, the channel does not immediately turn off. Instead it:

• sets the channel level to the configured Warn Before Off Level, to warn any occupants that the light will turn off shortly.

• starts a countdown timer set for the Warn Before Off Time:

  • When the timer expires, the channel turns OFF.

  • If another OFF command is received for the channel before the timer expires, the channel cancels the timer and turns off immediately.

Advanced

Min / Max Logic

This field allows you to choose minimum or maximum level of the group address associated with the channel.

Logic Group Assignment

This field allows to pair additional groups to the output, can have maximum 2 logic group assignment.

Primary Control Function

The Primary Control Function setting determines how DALI lighting behaves when a C-Bus Group on is turned ON or OFF. It allows the lights to fade up or down smoothly, rather than switching instantly.

These settings set the DALI fade times used when an instant ramp on C-Bus is received. The fades for target levels of OFF and ON affect toggle type functions, allowing adjustment of the soft turn off/on. The fades for other levels affect things like the ON event for a Memory Toggle function, the release event of pushbutton dimming, or the smoothness of light level maintenance.

Two presets are available such as Push Button Dimming and Scene Operations. Select the required preset value.

Mouse over on the Primary Control Function info icon to view the tooltip message.

Soft Turn On

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of 100 %, so the group is turned ON at maximum level.

If you select Instant  from Soft Turn On drop-down, automatically Push Button Dimming is populated in the Primary Control Function drop-down.

Soft Turn Off

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of zero, so the group is turned OFF.

If you select Instant  from Soft Turn Off drop-down, automatically Push Button Dimming is populated in the Primary Control Function drop-down.

Soft End Ramp

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of any value other than 0 to 100 %.

DALI Groups

This section is to use the DALI Group.

Brightness Group

C-Bus group address is mapped to control the Broadcast Group, DALI Group 1 - 16 or Virtual Group 1 - 16.

Only when you assign a group address for Brightness Group, CCT/Hue Group and Saturation Group drop-downs are displayed.

CCT/Hue Group

C-Bus group address is used to control the CCT/Hue of a DALI DT8 device.

• If a Saturation Group is not set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the CCT (correlated colour temperature).

  Used in conjunction with the Brightness Group for on, off, and dimming control plus setting the white colour temperature (tuneable white).

• If a Saturation Group is set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the Hue of a DALI DT8 device.

To assign a group:

• Select the group name from the CCT/Hue Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the CCT/Hue Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

  Group name is updated.

Mouse over on the CCT/Hue Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

Saturation Group

Only when you assign a group address for Saturation Group, RGB Mode field is displayed.

C-Bus Group Address is used to control the Saturation of a DALI DT8 device.

• If a CCT/Hue Group is set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the Hue (colour) of a DALI DT8 device. The Saturation Group controls the Saturation (intensity) of a DALI DT8 device.

• Used with both the Brightness Group and the CCT/Hue Group for on, off, and dimming control plus setting the RGB/RGBW colour and its intensity.

To assign a group:

• Select the group name from the Saturation Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the Saturation Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

  Group name is updated.

Mouse over on the Saturation Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

RGB Mode

RGB Mode field will appear for all types excluding type C and D devices.

You can configure the control of DALI coloured lighting solution to suit either 3-channel or 4-channel types to achieve the optimal outcome for coloured DALI lighting.

Select the RGB mode.

Mouse over on the RGB Mode info icon to view the tooltip message.

Application Index

The index is visible only when the application is been assigned in the application section.

Warn Before Off Time

When enabled, it adds a time delay between when the C-Bus group is turned off and when the DALI lights actually go off. For example, if the Warn Before Off Time is set to 5 minutes for DALI Group 1, and the C-Bus group linked to it is turned off (such as when a sensor times out), the lights in DALI Group 1 will stay on for another 5 minutes before turning off. This feature is useful for alerting occupants that the lights will soon turn off due to lack of movement. To keep the lights on, they simply need to move to re-trigger the sensor, which will turn the C-Bus group back on and cancel the countdown.

This field displays amount of time after the group address is turned off.

When you select the minutes from the Warn Before off Time drop-down, Warn Before Off Level drop-down is displayed.

Warn Before Off Level

Select the Warn Before Off Level.

When Warn Before Off is enabled for a channel, and a command is received from C-Bus to turn the channel OFF, the channel does not immediately turn off. Instead it:

• sets the channel level to the configured Warn Before Off Level, to warn any occupants that the light will turn off shortly.

• starts a countdown timer set for the Warn Before Off Time:

  • When the timer expires, the channel turns OFF.

  • If another OFF command is received for the channel before the timer expires, the channel cancels the timer and turns off immediately.

Advanced

Min / Max Logic

This field allows you to choose minimum or maximum level of the group address associated with the channel.

Logic Group Assignment

This field allows to pair additional groups to the output, can have maximum 2 logic group assignment.

Primary Control Function

The Primary Control Function setting determines how DALI lighting behaves when a C-Bus Group on is turned ON or OFF. It allows the lights to fade up or down smoothly, rather than switching instantly.

These settings set the DALI fade times used when an instant ramp on C-Bus is received. The fades for target levels of OFF and ON affect toggle type functions, allowing adjustment of the soft turn off/on. The fades for other levels affect things like the ON event for a Memory Toggle function, the release event of pushbutton dimming, or the smoothness of light level maintenance.

Two presets are available such as Push Button Dimming and Scene Operations. Select the required preset value.

Mouse over on the Primary Control Function info icon to view the tooltip message.

Soft Turn On

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of 100 %, so the group is turned ON at maximum level.

If you select Instant  from Soft Turn On drop-down, automatically Push Button Dimming is populated in the Primary Control Function drop-down.

Soft Turn Off

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of zero, so the group is turned OFF.

If you select Instant  from Soft Turn Off drop-down, automatically Push Button Dimming is populated in the Primary Control Function drop-down.

Soft End Ramp

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of any value other than 0 to 100 %.

Virtual Groups

This section refers to a category for virtual groups.

Brightness Group

C-Bus group address is mapped to control the Broadcast Group, DALI Group 1 - 16 or Virtual Group 1 - 16.

Only when you assign a group address for Brightness Group, CCT/Hue Group and Saturation Group drop-downs are displayed.

CCT/Hue Group

C-Bus group address is used to control the CCT/Hue of a DALI DT8 device.

• If a Saturation Group is not set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the CCT (correlated colour temperature).

  Used in conjunction with the Brightness Group for on, off, and dimming control plus setting the white colour temperature (tuneable white).

• If a Saturation Group is set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the Hue of a DALI DT8 device.

To assign a group:

• Select the group name from the CCT/Hue Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the CCT/Hue Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

  Group name is updated.

Mouse over on the CCT/Hue Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

Saturation Group

Only when you assign a group address for Saturation Group, RGB Mode field is displayed.

C-Bus Group Address is used to control the Saturation of a DALI DT8 device.

• If a CCT/Hue Group is set, this CCT/Hue Group controls the Hue (colour) of a DALI DT8 device. The Saturation Group controls the Saturation (intensity) of a DALI DT8 device.

• Used with both the Brightness Group and the CCT/Hue Group for on, off, and dimming control plus setting the RGB/RGBW colour and its intensity.

To assign a group:

• Select the group name from the Saturation Group drop-down.

• Click to create new group name.

  Add Group pop-up is displayed.

• Provide the details and click OK.

  The created group name will be populated in the Saturation Group drop-down.

• Click to modify the group name. Edit Group pop-up is displayed.

• Edit the group name and click OK.

  Group name is updated.

Mouse over on the Saturation Group info icon to view the tooltip message.

RGB Mode

RGB Mode field will appear for all types excluding type C and D devices.

You can configure the control of DALI coloured lighting solution to suit either 3-channel or 4-channel types to achieve the optimal outcome for coloured DALI lighting.

Select the RGB mode.

Mouse over on the RGB Mode info icon to view the tooltip message.

Application Index

The index is visible only when the application has been assigned in the Application section.

Warn Before off Time

When enabled, it adds a time delay between when the C-Bus group is turned off and when the DALI lights actually go off. For example, if the Warn Before Off Time is set to 5 minutes for DALI Group 1, and the C-Bus group linked to it is turned off (such as when a sensor times out), the lights in DALI Group 1 will stay on for another 5 minutes before turning off. This feature is useful for alerting occupants that the lights will soon turn off due to lack of movement. To keep the lights on, they simply need to move to re-trigger the sensor, which will turn the C-Bus group back on and cancel the countdown.

This field displays amount of time after the group address is turned off.

When you select the minutes from the Warn Before off Time drop-down, Warn Before Off Level drop-down is displayed.

Warn Before Off Level

Select the Warn Before Off Level.

When Warn Before Off is enabled for a channel, and a command is received from C-Bus to turn the channel OFF, the channel does not immediately turn off. Instead it:

• sets the channel level to the configured Warn Before Off Level, to warn any occupants that the light will turn off shortly.

• starts a countdown timer set for the Warn Before Off Time:

  • When the timer expires, the channel turns OFF.

  • If another OFF command is received for the channel before the timer expires, the channel cancels the timer and turns off immediately.

Advanced

Primary Control Function

The Primary Control Function setting determines how DALI lighting behaves when a C-Bus Group on is turned ON or OFF. It allows the lights to fade up or down smoothly, rather than switching instantly.

These settings set the DALI fade times used when an instant ramp on C-Bus is received. The fades for target levels of OFF and ON affect toggle type functions, allowing adjustment of the soft turn off/on. The fades for other levels affect things like the ON event for a Memory Toggle function, the release event of pushbutton dimming, or the smoothness of light level maintenance.

Two presets are available such as Push Button Dimming and Scene Operations. Select the required preset value.

Mouse over on the Primary Control Function info icon to view the tooltip message.

Soft Turn On

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of 100 %, so the group is turned ON at maximum level.

If you select Instant  from Soft Turn On drop-down, automatically Push Button Dimming is populated in the Primary Control Function drop-down.

Soft Turn Off

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of zero, so the group is turned OFF.

If you select Instant  from Soft Turn Off drop-down, automatically Push Button Dimming is populated in the Primary Control Function drop-down.

Soft End Ramp

Select the DALI fade time when an instant ramp is received with a target level of any value other than 0 to 100 %.

Scenes

The categories allows to create trigger groups, each having action selectors assigned to it.

Broadcast Scene

This field allows to add group for trigger application.

Trigger groups can be created using and each group created can assign maximum of 16 Action Selectors.

DALI Group Scene

This field allows to add group for trigger application.

Trigger groups can be created using and each group created can assign maximum of 16 Action Selectors.