"DALI Gateway C00CX2 EN / C00CX4 EN" software
Functional description
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Import, export, printing:
The project design of the device (all parameter settings and KNX/EIB group addresses) as well as all
DALI commissioning parameters (all detected DALI devices and group assignments) can be backed up
by exporting an external XML file. Backed up data can be imported at any time. That way it is easy to
back up data ‘outside’ the ETS database as well. In addition, an existing project design can also be
imported into other DALI Gateways as a master which makes it considerably easier to configure a new
device.
The import and export function can be executed on the “Import / Export / Printing” parameter page of
the plug-in.
By activating the “Export” button, the current device configuration of the plug-in will be exported into an
XML file. The memory location for the file can be specified prior to the export. The plug-in displays the
progress during the export. This may take some time. The time required depends on the number of
existing DALI devices and the number of the created groups and enabled functions.
The data is exported in an
"*.XML"
format. In order to export an XML file, the Microsoft XML parser
4.0 must be installed on the PC ("msxml4.dll"). The program can be downloaded on the Microsoft
homepage (
) for operating systems from Windows 98 onwards
(search term “msxml”). The required program package is "MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft
XML Core Services)" or a later version.
In case the program package is not installed, the plug-in of the DALI Gateway will report an error
when executing an export command. More recent operating systems come with the program
package already preinstalled.
Activating the “Import” button will import a previously exported XML file into the device configuration. It
should be noted that the current configuration of the plug-in including the commissioning parameters of
the DALI devices will be overwritten in the ETS by the import. The plug-in will display a warning
message before proceeding with the import (cf. Figure 9).
Figure 9: Warning message prior to the import