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Horizone Server - KNX Configuration Manual  

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Page 1: ...ectron Spa IN00B02WEBFI00060140_KNX_MANUAL DOCX 1 42 HORIZONE SERVER IN00B02WEB KNX CONFIGURATION MANUAL Product IN00B02WEB Description Horizone Server KNX Configuration Manual Date 10 04 2020 Version 1 4 ...

Page 2: ...tware indicated in the title changes may however be made Consequently Eelectron assumes no responsibility therein 2020 Eelectron SpA All rights reserved Microsoft Windows Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc in the US...

Page 3: ...s 8 ETS Rules 10 Importing the project 12 Starting the procedure 12 Finding status feedback 13 Importing 16 Application of ETS rules 17 Selective import 18 KNX OBJECTS 20 Creating objects manually 20 Searching for objects 21 Detail tab 22 Group addresses 25 Rooms and scenarios 26 Connections 26 Programmable events 27 Schedules 27 KNX SCENARIOS 28 Introduction 28 Configuring a KNX scenario 28 PHYSI...

Page 4: ...ectron Spa IN00B02WEBFI00060140_KNX_MANUAL DOCX 4 42 Polling enquiry 30 Detail tab 31 SETTINGS 32 Introduction 32 REMOTE CONTROL OF ETS 33 Introduction 33 Local network usage 33 Remote use 36 REVISIONS 42 ...

Page 5: ...ltage must be strictly within the range indicated in this manual and on the device danger of fire or explosion if power is supplied outside this range The equipment shall be powered by a limited power supply circuit whose isolation from the mains shall be not less than that between the primary and secondary circuits of a safety transformer according to IEC 61558 2 6 or equivalent The CE declaratio...

Page 6: ...t with other technologies managed by HORIZONE SERVER helping to create a unique browsing experience of the smart building Purpose of this document This manual contains all the information you need to install configure and use the specific features of KNX technology onboard HORIZONE SERVER It assumes a good knowledge of both KNX technology and HORIZONE SERVER Some sections of this document refer to...

Page 7: ...on to the twisted wire bus cable IP backbone connection via a KNX IP ROUTER For direct connection use the standard red black terminal provided to connect to the bus taking care to respect the correct polarity For communication via KNXNET IP HORIZONE SERVER and IP router must be on the same network and multicast broadcast traffic must be enabled ...

Page 8: ...s information on the type of data to be entered by hand if any To generate export files in ESF PHD format select the EXPORT TO OPC SERVER entry in ETS This procedure generates two files with the following extension ESF Contains group addresses their labels and relationships with other group addresses PHD Contains the physical addresses of the devices in the project HORIZONE SERVER can import KNX a...

Page 9: ...Eelectron Spa IN00B02WEBFI00060140_KNX_MANUAL DOCX 9 42 Specify the following options Data organized into 2 columns label address Tab separation between columns ...

Page 10: ...peed up the process of importing from ETS HORIZONE SERVER uses a set of rules to automatically customize objects created from information in your project Before importing the ETS project you should take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these rules because they can greatly reduce the time required for subsequent customization of objects To edit ETS rules go to the TECHNOLOGIES section KNX...

Page 11: ...ed for within the ETS project ENCODING Type of encoding to be used in HORIZONE SERVER to correctly interpret the data in transit on the KNX bus depends on the length of the data specified in the TYPE field FUNCTION Category in which to place objects created by HORIZONE SERVER when importing KNX addresses that meet the ETS rule search criteria ICON Icon or set of icons to be used for graphical repr...

Page 12: ...port NOTE This option is automatically activated if an ETS project containing more KNX addresses than your license allows is detected during import The ADVANCED access level also allows you to specify the following DELETE OBJECTS NOT IN THE PROJECT Selecting this item automatically deletes pre existing objects in HORIZONE SERVER that no longer have a match in the imported ETS project UPDATE LABELS...

Page 13: ...nges are made to the status of the latter HORIZONE SERVER provides two distinct status feedback search algorithms Automatically search for communication objects associated with multiple group addresses in the ETS project Use rules based on group name and or address In the first instance communication objects belonging to more than one group address are searched for during import a relationship is ...

Page 14: ... multiple rules you can decide whether they should work in OR or in AND using the appropriate options at the beginning RULE COMBINATION you can establish an AND OR criterion within the rules by name if more than one by address and cumulatively between the two types of rules for maximum flexibility Name based rules work like this you can specify one or more words to be searched for in command objec...

Page 15: ...rsely if you have different intermediate addresses that reason differently you create rules in OR by also putting a filter on the command address e g if you have the intermediate address 0 that has statuses in intermediate 1 and intermediate 2 that has them in 4 The default configuration includes an active name based rule which typically searches for status addresses with the same command name and...

Page 16: ... the status command associations performed is proposed with the possibility of selectively deleting one or more of these relationships if they do not respond to the desired behaviour the list is visible by selecting the details link The two columns on the right show the KNX objects interpreted as status feedback label and group address while the two columns on the left show the relative command ob...

Page 17: ... visible to prevent them from being incorrectly displayed in supervision before they have been properly configured If the ENCODING field contains more than one option you must select the most appropriate one to ensure proper communication of HORIZONE with KNX devices Once you have made this choice you can Specify a reference FUNCTION which is the category in which the new object will be inserted S...

Page 18: ...end of the procedure the imported objects are available in the section of the navigation tree under TECHNOLOGIES KNX ETS PROJECT the tree structure of this section replicates the hierarchy of KNX addresses present in the ETS project and can be used to selectively access the configuration tabs of KNX objects created in the software by the import procedure Selective import You can import only a port...

Page 19: ...ce the selection of the objects has been completed pressing the NEXT button starts the import procedure if it is completed correctly the summary and any list of objects not covered by the ETS rules is presented as previously seen Not all the KNX addresses may be selected for a successful import since some of the selected objects depend on other unselected addresses e g multiple commands status fee...

Page 20: ...ADDRESS If the W flag is active enter the group address for the command towards the KNX bus in the 3 level format X Y Z STATUS ADDRESS If the R flag is active enter the group address for reading from the KNX bus in the 3 level format X Y Z NOTE this field is optional if the W flag is also active In this case it means that the group address to be created must be used to send the command but also to...

Page 21: ...s while still listening and updating via the telegrams it receives at the status group address Once you have compiled the list of all the group addresses you want to add press the SAVE button to start the creation process and wait for it to complete Once you receive the confirmation message that the procedure has been completed you can repeat it to add new addresses The new objects are listed in t...

Page 22: ...lable in the BASIC view NAME Identifier name of the object in the supervision Initially the same as the name of the corresponding KNX group address in the ETS project it can be customised as desired GROUP ADDRESS The primary KNX group address used by this object to communicate with the bus cannot be edited in the tab here FUNCTION Category in which to enter the object the choice also determines th...

Page 23: ...supervision may malfunction if the choice does not correspond to the settings in KNX devices FORMATTING Allows you to force the formatting of the numeric value using the encoding sprintf for example s Value not changed 0 2f Value rounded to two decimal places 0 1f C Value to 1 decimal place followed by C This encoding overrides any encoding set by the rendering VISIBLE Allows you to determine whet...

Page 24: ...rom the KNX bus This flag is usually always enabled ENABLE SCHEDULE Determines whether or not the object should be scheduled in the FRONTEND by the end user ENABLE PIN CONTROL Specifies whether the KNX object command should be protected with a numeric PIN NEW PIN REPEAT NEW PIN If the previous entry is enabled it allows you to specify the security PIN to be repeated twice ...

Page 25: ... addresses that must affect the status of the graphic object if they have not been entered automatically by the ETS import procedure To do this Click on the title of the KNX group addresses section to activate the search filter which then shows the list of KNX addresses Filter the list if necessary by entering the desired group address or part of it Drag the desired address to the KNX address list...

Page 26: ... necessary to Search for other objects that the current one should interact with through the search engine or the side tree Drag them to the appropriate section depending on the type of connection you want to configure For each of the connections created in this way you can specify CONDITION Filter on the status of the object that generates the event it can be a specific status among those availab...

Page 27: ...tion contains the summary of programmable events to which the current object belongs Refer to the INSTALLATION MANUAL for further information Schedules This section allows you to create one or more schedules for the current object Refer to the INSTALLATION MANUAL for further information ...

Page 28: ... within HORIZONE SERVER you must Access its tab in the CONFIGURATION environment Enable ADVANCED access level Ensure ETS ENCODING is numeric value 1 byte Select SCENARIOS as FUNCTION if not available temporarily change the ETS ENCODING to a different entry and select numeric value 1 byte again Select an ICON from those available for KNX scenarios through the appropriate pop up window as previously...

Page 29: ...sends the numerical value set in the configuration tab the KNX devices associated via ETS software to the scenario automatically go to the last stored status for the scenario in question By pressing the LEARN button on the other hand the current status of the devices that are part of the scenario is stored which also happens if you press and hold down the KNX buttons ...

Page 30: ...tomatically during the ETS import procedure when finished they are available on the TECHNOLOGIES KNX PHYSICAL DEVICES page click on the three dots next to the menu item to access the list The list shows some information about the devices and in particular their operating STATUS based on the polling query as detailed below Polling enquiry Physical device status queries are performed completely auto...

Page 31: ...d as abnormal NO RESPONSE You can disable polling on one or more devices by doing the following Select the ENABLE box on all devices you want to query default Alternatively select or unselect the QUERY PERIODICALLY box on each of the tabs as detailed below When the selection is complete restart the communication services using the following button SETUP MAINTENANCE RESTART COMMUNICATION SERVICES D...

Page 32: ...en 0 and 15 Third number between 0 and 255 Unlike most KNX devices which must necessarily have a physical address consistent with that of the bus line in which they are installed HORIZONE SERVER is able to communicate with all devices in the system regardless of their address Changing the address of HORIZONE SERVER is therefore mainly intended to avoid any conflicts with other devices and or order...

Page 33: ...network you can connect your PC with ETS directly to HORIZONE SERVER provided they are connected to the same network even wireless If ETS3 is used proceed as follows Select OPTIONS from the OTHER menu and select COMMUNICATION Press the CONFIGURE INTERFACES button Press the NEW button then assign HORIZONE as type and choose KNXNet IP from the drop down menu Wait a few seconds for the network scan t...

Page 34: ...o use HORIZONE as the communication port Conversely if ETS4 is used proceed as follows Select SETTINGS from the main menu Select COMMUNICATION from the side submenu After a few seconds HORIZONE appears in the list of CONNECTIONS FOUND Press the NEW button to open the NEW CONNECTION window specify a name for the connection select KNXNet IP and manually enter the IP address of the webserver specifyi...

Page 35: ... it to select it press TEST to check the correct configuration and SELECT to make it active ETS is now ready to use HORIZONE as a communication port In ETS remote mode only the ON LINE CONTROL function can be used to perform a diagnostic of the system the PROJECT CONTROL function requires a direct connection to the bus This constraint applies to both ETS3 and ETS4 ...

Page 36: ...ble addresses The address range should not already be used on the network by other devices or apparatus Once you have entered all the information press the SAVE button to confirm After a few seconds a confirmation message is displayed that the VPN service has been saved from now on the VPN service is active with the specified parameters At this point you need to create a port forwarding rule on yo...

Page 37: ...dress of HORIZONE vice versa specify the public IP address used by the Internet connection Finish the process of creating the new connection and close the connection window prompt below The new connection is now ready to be used by double clicking on it the window in which to enter the login credentials entered in the configuration page of HORIZONE is shown Once the connection is started after a f...

Page 38: ...ron Spa IN00B02WEBFI00060140_KNX_MANUAL DOCX 38 42 Log in to the dashboard then select Network and Sharing Center Select configure connection or network in the side menu Select Connecting to a company network ...

Page 39: ...ction VPN Enter the IP address of HORIZONE under the internet address entry specifying the public IP address of the router if you connect remotely and specify a name for the connection e g HORIZONE Specify the login credentials indicated in the HORIZONE configuration tab and leave the domain box blank ...

Page 40: ...ateway on remote network save and close all configuration windows The new connection is now ready to be used by double clicking on it the window in which to enter the login credentials entered in the configuration page of HORIZONE is shown Once the connection is started after a few seconds the PC is projected into the VPN network with one of the IP addresses provided in HORIZONE at this point you ...

Page 41: ...I00060140_KNX_MANUAL DOCX 41 42 If the web page is reloaded during ETS5 remote control the following warning is displayed In this case to restore normal functionality of the server press the link and wait until the page reloads ...

Page 42: ...irst draft 06 06 2017 IN00B02WEBFI00040102 Addition of screenshots minor fixes 15 12 2017 IN00B02WEBFI00040103 Content and screenshot adaptation to software version 1 0 2 layout restyling 10 04 2020 IN00B02WEBFI00060140 Adaptation to software version 1 4 Copyright 2020 Eelectron SpA All rights reserved http www eelectron com ...

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