Functional description
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EIB / KNX
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Commissioning
3.1
DALI commissioning
DALI commissioning is not absolutely necessary. It can be implemented
without any special DALI knowledge via the EIB / KNX or by using the
DGS11 Software Tool specially developed for the DG/S 1.1.
As soon as the 1-fold DALI-Gateway DG/S 1.1 is connected to the
operating voltage, the DG/S 1.1 independently checks the DALI devices
on both channels. This process (initialisation phase) is also started after a
download or EIB / KNX and operating voltage recovery and may take up
to 90 seconds depending on the number of connected DALI stations.
The initialisation phase will not end if more than 64 DALI
devices are connected. The installation fault is indicated by a
continuously flashing yellow LED.
If equipment with a DALI interface is detected which has not been
assigned a DALI address (default delivery state), the gateway will
automatically assign a DALI address. The detected DALI devices will be
assigned the first free DALI address (0 to 63) in the DALI-Gateway. If no
DALI services are detected, it receives the first DALI address “0” and is
made available on the EIB / KNX as device 1. The second device is
allocated DALI address “1” and is made available on the EIB / KNX as
device 2. The sequence in which the DALI master in our example finds
the DALI interface for the DALI-Gateway cannot be influenced. If the
connected DALI device already has a DALI address (e.g. replacement
device from another system), it will not be changed. In order to recognise
the exact assignment of the DALI addresses, every DALI device must be
switched on and visually recognised in a test phase.
There are several options available for this test which are described in the
following sections. These best and comfort ablest option is to use the
DGS11-Software-Tool (see 3.1.3).
3.1.1
Testing the DALI
devices with ETS
Every switch object of the individual device is assigned to an EIB / KNX
group and can be switched on or off, for example, with the available
group monitor in the ETS3. In this way the allocation of the lamp is
detected and entered in an assignment list (see appendix).
This procedure is very time consuming and should only be used in
exceptional cases.
3.1.2
DALI assignment by
targeted connection of the
DALI devices
If ETS is not available and only new, non-addressed DALI equipment is to
be used, it is possible to commission the devices as follows.
The DALI-Gateway DG/S 1.1 automatically assigns a DALI address to
every connected DALI device which does not have an address during the
initialisation phase. The addresses are assigned sequentially and without
omissions in ascending order.
If the DALI devices are connected in succession during commissioning, or
the voltage is applied after every connection to the DALI-Gateway with an
interruption to the bus (DALI or EIB / KNX) or operating voltage which
triggers the initialisation routine on the gateway, a defined and ordered
address assignment of the DALI devices will result. The time which
