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Displayed Information

• Connection uptime: Shows how long the IHC Interface has been continuously connected to the controller.

• Firmware: Displays the current firmware version installed on the IHC Interface.

  • You can check for a newer version by clicking Check for update.

  • If a new version is available, a dialog titled New update available! will appear.

    

  • Click Update firmware to install the latest version.

  • If the update fails, try again later.

  • Enabling Automatic updates ensures the device updates itself whenever new firmware becomes available.

• Bootloader: Shows the version of the bootloader used during device startup.

• MAC Address: The unique hardware address of the device’s network interface.

• IP Address: The current IP address assigned to the IHC Interface.

• Port: The communication port used by the plugin to communicate with the device.

• Hardware: The hardware version of the IHC Interface.

• SKI: The Subject Key Identifier, a unique identifier used in secure communication (e.g., for encryption or authentication).

• Device status: This is a KNX communication object that reflects the online/offline status of the IHC Interface:

  • 1 = the interface is online and connected

  • 0 = the interface is offline or disconnected

  • The number shown (e.g., “32/1/7”) is the KNX group address and the object name assigned in the controller. You can configure the object’s name and group address in the Configurator > Objects tab of the controller.

• Update status object: Opens the standard KNX object selection dialog (the same as in Input/Output device mapping). This button allows you to:

  • Select a group object for the Device status.

  • Update or change the assigned object.

  • Write the current device status into the selected KNX object.

  • This is useful when manually synchronizing the KNX value with the actual online status of the interface.

• Serial number: The unique serial number of the IHC Interface.

Network Settings

• Network Mode: Defines how the IP address is assigned. Options include:

  • DHCP: The IP address is automatically assigned by the network.

    

  • Static IP: A fixed IP address is manually configured.

    

• Static IP Address: The manually assigned IP address used when DHCP is not available.

• Subnet Mask: Defines the network’s size and range.

• Gateway: The IP address of the router or gateway used to access external networks.

Audit Logs

The View audit logs feature provides a detailed record of system events for troubleshooting and monitoring purposes.

Displayed Information in audit logs:

• Event ID: A unique identifier for each logged event.

• Type: The category of the event (e.g., FW_UPDATE, RESTART, CONNECTION).

• Date and Time: When the event occurred. Audit logs use controller time instead of UTC.

• Result: The outcome of the event (e.g., Firmware Activated, Signature OK, Button restart, Pairing OK, Factory reset).

Available actions:

• Export to CSV: Allows you to download the audit log data for external analysis or record-keeping.

This functionality helps track firmware updates, restarts, connection attempts, and other critical actions, ensuring transparency and aiding in diagnostics.

Synchronize Outputs

The Synchronize button attempts to read the actual physical state of all IHC outputs and synchronize them with the configured KNX group objects.

This ensures the KNX objects reflect the true current state of the outputs.

This synchronization happens automatically whenever the device reconnects, but the button allows you to trigger it manually when needed.

Typical use cases:

• after restoring communication,

• after editing output mapping,

• after manual override on the IHC modules,

• when KNX values do not match physical output states.

Restart IHC Interface

The Restart button reboots the IHC Interface without deleting configuration or pairing. This is useful for resolving temporary communication issues or applying internal updates that require a restart.