I N S T A L L A T I O N
©Vantage, 8/1/2016 / IS-00703-C
Vantage DMX DALI Gateway – MODEL: DMX-DALI-GW
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Address conflicts can be identified by an orange box
in the table. Alternatively, if an address conflict is
suspected even if an orange address box is not seen,
click on the green address box where the suspected
conflict exists, which will turn on all loads assigned to
that address. If the conflict is verified doing this, drag
the green (or orange) address box to the
Remove
Address
button at the top of the table. This will
momentarily remove the loads from the table at that
address, (the address box goes gray). Click the search
button should to rediscover each of those loads
individually and reassign them to the lowest available
unique address. Example, if there were 30 loads
assigned to A0, dragging A0 to
Remove Address
then
clicking search should populate the table with green
address boxes on addresses A0-A29.
BUS Manager TIPS (DALI)
Because the Vantage system controls load levels and fade time
it is recommended that all DALI loads have these parameters
set to default. If a DALI load appears to have light level issues
and or fade time issues, use the
Config Devices
option in the
BUS Manager
tool to reset these load parameters to factory
levels as illustrated here.
Select a load in the
Address
Devices
screen and click the
green box address to turn
the load on.
Change to page in the BUS 3
manager to the
Config
Devices
page and then click
the
Factory Default
button.
Change the Config Devices
page back to RUN Gateway
and then exit the BUS
Manager tool.
The load should now work
using default light levels and
fade times.
Steps to Update Station Firmware
Close communication between the DDG station and any
connected devices by pressing the Reset button.
Press and release the reset button – do not hold it in
o
The DDG station reboots into boot loader mode, LEDs
may flicker and then go off
o
The station is now ready for the new firmware to be
downloaded.
Download the firmware update
file from the Vantage dealer site.
The file name should be similar
to:
DGM01_FW_2_99_VANTAGE.HTM
L.
The computer and DDG station
must be on the same network.
Double click on the downloaded
HTML file to open the internet
firmware updater window.
Enter the DDG station IP address,
step
2)
in illustration above.
Click the Update button, step
3)
in illustration above right.
When the update is complete a
message similar to the one at the
right should open.
Cycle power to the DDG station
to reboot the station out of boot
loader mode.
Firmware update is complete.
Trouble Shooting, General Information & Tips
Equinox Devices
– If all 512 loads are created in Design
Center it is recommended to select the
Exclude From
Widgets
box all loads not wanted in the
Equinox Lighting
Widget
.
DALI Scan Time (DALI Bus 3)
– The DALI default scan time
is set to 25ms. This may not be long enough for some load
types. Increase the scan time until all lights respond
correctly. Scan times may be as high as 500ms or even 1
second, etc. The DALI scan time is set in the
DGM
Configuration
tool.
Light levels are restored after a power outage.
When controlling DMX and DALI on the same DDG station,
it is important to know that the practice of overlapping
DMX and DALI channels is not recommended. Overlapping
channels may cause unwanted ramp/fade cycles when
different devices share the same channel.
After a full system program, communication between the
station and the InFusion Controller takes about 90 seconds.
If communication does not begin –
o
double check the IP address entered in Design Center,
o
cycle power to the DDG station and re-program the
system from Design Center,
DMX-DALI-GW Line Drawings
