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DALItoDMX User Guide
Overview
DALItoDMX converts DALI (DT0 - intensity)into DMX512. It is designed for environments that
require integration between the two protocols. DT8 (colour) is not supported.
Device Mode (normal operation)
In Device Mode (ensure DIP switch 6 is set to OFF), DALItoDMX simulates virtual DALI devices,
each of which controls a single DMX channel. This is shown conceptually in Figure 1 below.
A virtual DALI device acts in the same manner as a normal DALI device and responds to DALI
commands (see Appendix 2 for detail).
All the standard DALI addressing modes (Broadcast, Group, Device and Scene) are supported.
In its normal mode of operation (Device Mode),
the product enables an existing DALI controller
to control DMX fixtures.
DALItoDMX features a second mode of
operation (Trigger Mode), which can be useful
in some scenarios (see page 6).
DALItoDMX offers the user the option to
simulate 1, 4, 16 or 64 DALI devices. The
choice is made via setting DIP switches 3 and
4 as shown in Table 1. The DMX channels
that are not being used are set to zero.
We recommend that DALItoDMX is installed
on its own DALI circuit. However, if the
Selecting the number of devices
DIP Switch
3
DIP Switch
4
Total no. of
Virtual Devices
Off
Off
1
Off
On
4
On
Off
16
On
On
64
Table 1
If you are new to DALI, please read
the DALI primer in Appendix 1. You
can also download our
.
Figure 1: Device Mode Data Flow
product is connected to a circuit on which physical DALI devices are already present, care must
be take to ensure that the total number of devices (physical plus virtual) does not exceed 64.
