L-DALI User Manual
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Figure 124: Check that the LINX Configurator is properly registered.
7.1.3 Operating Modes
The Configurator can be used in on-line, off-line, and stand-alone mode. On-line and off-
line mode refers to the 2 operating modes of your LNS network management software.
On-line Mode
: This is the preferred method to use the configuration utility. The
network management tool is attached to the network and all network changes are
directly propagated into the network. This mode must be used to add the device,
commission the device, scan the connected DALI channels, and download the
configuration into the device.
Off-line Mode
: In off-line mode, the network management software is not attached to
the network or the device is not attached to the network, respectively. This mode can be
used to add the device using the device templates, setup DALI devices and groups,
configure the parameters of the L-DALIs light and sunblind applications, and setup
advanced alarming, scheduling and trending functionality.
Stand-alone Mode
: The Configurator can also be executed as a stand-alone program.
This mode is useful for the engineer who doesn’t want to start the configuration
software as a plug-in from within network management software (e.g., NL-220,
LonMaker or Alex). Instead the engineer can work directly with the device when online
or engineer it offline.
7.2 Workflows for the L-DALI
This section discusses a number of work flows for configuring the L-DALI in different use
cases in addition to the simple use case in the quick-start scenario (see Chapter 3). The
description is intended to be high-level and is depicted in flow diagrams. The individual
steps refer to later sections, which describe each step in more detail. In principle, the LINX
Configurator supports the following use cases:
On-Line (see Section 7.2.2)
Off-Line (see Section 7.2.3)
