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Annex A – Quick setup and commissioning of a DALI network
This section provides a brief summary on commissioning a DALI channel using MAPS software tool. The process
of commissioning involves:
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Scanning the existing ballasts (ECGs) in the DALI network
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Identifying their physical location
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Obtaining or setting up ECG short addresses
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Obtaining or editing ECG configuration parameters (preset levels, scenes, groups
addressing…)
In that process, using MAPS, two workflows are possible for the commissioning:
1.
“ECG declaration first”: First declaring or instantiating in MAPS the envisaged (planned) ballasts in the
installation, setting up values for all their configuration parameters, and then scanning the network for
existing ballasts. Process finalizes with assignation and download of planned configuration parameters
(including short addresses) with existing ballasts in the installation.
2.
“Existing ECG scan first”: Aternatively, and more common, it is possible to scan first the DALI network
for existing ballasts, obtain their existing configuration (which will be default/factory if the ballasts are
new), then change these parameters to match the desired ones (short address, preset levels,
sc
enes…) and load the ballasts with the new configuration.
Typically, “Existing ECG scan first” method will be used when all commissioning is done in the installation itself, as
it starts with a DALI bus scan. “ECG declaration first” allows to do some work in advance, defining the configuration
parameters for the ballasts before accessing the actual installation.
It is possible to understand the “ECG declaration
first” as a previous step that can (but not must) be done before effectively scanning the network for ballasts (“Existing
ECG scan first”), in order to advance configuration work (definition of preset levels, DALI groups, scene values, …).
It is perfectly possible to mix the two methods. This is, configure a certain number of ballasts declaring them in
MAPS (“ECG declaration first”), and once in the installation, assign their parameters to existing ballasts. Whenever
more ballasts are installed, they can be added by scanning them in the network (“Existing ECG scan first”) and
changing its configuration parameters to match the desired ones (without previous instantiation of them in MAPS).
Create project
You will need to create a new project, to do so, select ‘Create New project’ in MAPS start screen, and choose the
appropriate template:
Figure
A.1
New project creation
