IntesisBox® Modbus Server
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1. software IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL tel 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng Additionally IntesisBox implements two registers allowing group based control of ballasts See following list Point name Description Signal Point Dali Gxx PwrSet Requested arc power level on group xx se 0 off 100 MAX level a oi eee Dali Gxx Cmd Requested command on group xx 0 Set Arc Power Off 1 Arc Power 100 2 Step Up 3 Step Down 10 Set Minimum Arc Power Level 11 Set Maximum Arc Power Level lyy Go to Scene yy RW 2yy Store Current Level as Scene yy 3yy Clear Remove Scene yy lyyy Set Fade Rate to yyy steps second 2yyy Set Fade Time to yyy seconds 3yyy Set Min Level Rate to yyy in 4yyy Set Max Level Time to yyy in 5yyy Set Power on Level Time to yyy in 6yyy Set System failure Level to yyy in 262 xx 2 In the list value xx poses as the group number being controlled and takes value 0 to 15 Additionally IntesisBox implements two registers allowing broadcast control of all ballasts together See following list Point name Description Signal Point Dali All PwrSet Requested arc power level to all ballasts RW 0 off 100 MAX level 293 Point name Description Signal Point Dali All Cmd Requested command to all bal2. 105mm x 58mm Color Light Grey RAL 7035 Supply Voltage 230Vac 10 6W 3 pole plug in terminal block line neutral and earth Mounting Wall DIN rail EN60715 TH35 DALI bus power 15Vdc 2 250mA source DALI bus is powered from IntesisBox DALI port 1 x DALI electrically isolated 2 pole plug in terminal block Ethernet port 1 x Ethernet 10BT RJ45 Modbus IP device config Modbus RTU ports 1 x Serial RS232 DB9 male DTE 1 x Serial RS485 Plug in screw terminal block 2 poles LED indicators 1 x Power indicator 2 x DALI activity Tx Rx 2 x Ethernet link amp activity LNK ACT 2 x Modbus RTU port activity Tx Rx 1 x DALI bus power 1 x DALI test Push buttons 1 x DALI test Console port EIA232 DB9 female connector DCE Configuration Via Ethernet or serial console port Firmware Allows upgrades via console port Operational 0 C to 60 C temperature Operational 25 90 at 50 C non condensing humidity Protection IP20 IEC60529 RoHS conformity Compliant with RoHS directive 2002 95 CE Certifications CE DALI test push button and LED are meant to perform a quick test of your DALI line and connected ballasts Standard cable DB9 male DB9 female 1 8 meters long is supplied with the device for connection to a PC COM port for configuring and monitoring the device using the serial port Ethernet is also possible The configuration software
3. compatible with Windows operating systems is also supplied Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 22 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice n tes l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 5 Dimensions External dimensions Ethernet port DALI port 58 mm 105 mm 100 mm Vissi cma wa ae cee oe Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 23 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134
4. configuration of IntesisBox parameters for its ModBus TCP RTU interface DALI Devices Used for the commissioning setup of the individual short addresses of the DALI ballasts in the bus DALI Config It is used for the management of the set of configuration values of each ballast min max level fade rate time group membership In following sections their usage is explained 3 2 Switching from Offline to Online mode At this point you might want to change LinkBoxMB working mode to online i e having a working link between LinkBoxMB and IntesisBox This will allow you to exchange configuration values with the device as you edit them In order to do so select menu option Configuration gt Connection a small window showing the connection parameters will appear amp IntesisBox connection x C Serial Port comi z 57600 v IP 192 168 100 246 IP 23 Port UDP Save Cancel Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 14 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n tes i S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng In it you can select the communication parameters of the physical link with IntesisBox using either a Modbus RTU EIA232 485 connection or a Modbus TCP Ethernet connection For Ethernet default factory value
5. for the IP of your PC you can get the IP from your computer with shell command ipconfig Finally ping 192 168 100 246 from the command shell so to check that your PC can see IntesisBox in the network C gt ping 192 168 100 246 Pinging 192 168 100 246 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 100 246 bytes 32 time lt lims TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 100 246 bytes 32 time lt lims TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 100 246 bytes 32 time lt lms TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 100 246 bytes 32 time lms TTL 255 Ping statistics for 192 168 100 246 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost 0 0 loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Oms Maximum 1ms Average Oms Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 13 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n tes l S E Email info intesis com software IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL tel 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 3 Editing the configuration project for DALI 3 1 IntesisBox Configuration Window Back into LinkBoxMB main s window select menu option Configuration gt IntesisBox to access IntesisBox configuration editor window ModBur RTU RS232 485 ModBus TEP ModBut ATU Demo DALI DALI 11 26 There are three tabs in the configuration window ModBus Relates to
6. monitoring of the integration at setup time Once set up the gateway acts as a Modbus Server device in its Modbus interface allowing other Modbus client devices reading or writing its internal Modbus registers These registers provide control of the DALI ballasts connected to IntesisBox This document assumes that the user is familiar with Modbus and DALI technologies and their technical terms Master ModBus TCP A I Modbus 1 TGP I Ethernet Modbus RTU v DALI bus Master ese See T E Eiig ModBus RTU RS232 RS485 a LinkBoxMB pa a DALI ballasts Configuration Only needed for configuration Software configuration can also be done using Ethernet Figure 1 Integration of DALI ballasts into Modbus using IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 5 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 1 1 DALI interface DALI Digitally Addressable Lighting Interface is a standard defining a set of functionalities and requirements to be fulfilled by lighting ballasts DALI ballasts communicate as well using the same protocol DALI protocol defined in the standard and supported by IntesisBox From a functional point of view DALI ballasts provi
7. of short addresses for DALI ballasts First step to do for proper configuration is detecting the ballasts present in your DALI bus and assigning them with an individual short address To do so being in mode Online and with IntesisBox DALI configuration window select tab DALI devices Configuration window will look like the shot shown below Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 15 23 s This information is subject to change without notice n tes l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng E Configuration DALI Max Points 294 oc ft fin ModBus DALI Devices DALI Config Devices in database Short Device name Scaned Devices Short Device name Short Random Status Name a_i Short Random T Set Set Add to DB Wink Wink Delete Delete All Refresh Scan DALI address devices configuration You will use it to scan existing DALI ballasts in your installation and once found assign them with a short address First press button Scan in the right part of the window It will start the process of ballast scanning in the DALI bus which will take from some seconds up to several minutes 2 or 3 minutes at most depending on the number of ballasts in your installation Once scan is finished a set of b
8. of the IP configured on IntesisBox is always 192 168 100 246 TCP Port is always 23 and shouldn t be changed Once done setting up suitable parameters click Save Now to switch LinkBoxMB to Online mode click on the Connect button in the upper left part of the main window Upon successful connection status will change to Online with a green picture E LinkBoxMB V 211 LinkBoxMB V 21 1 i A File Options By doing that some text will appear in the IntesisBox Communication Console window as shown in the picture above This window always shows the ASCII based communication between LinkBoxMB and IntesisBox At the moment it shows information on the firmware version loaded on IntesisBox and its configuration status Later on when done with your configuration work using LinkBoxMB and leaving your IntesisBox device stand alone in the installation it s specially important that you remember switching off the gateway by clicking the Connect button before disconnecting the physical cable Ethernet or EIA232 485 from IntesisBox otherwise IntesisBox would remain unnecessarily in the Online status trying to report debugging and configuration information to a non existing connected PC Additionally in case of using a USB EIA232 converter unplugging the USB converter before switching off the LinkBoxMB may crash your system forcing you to reboot your computer 3 3 Configuration
9. 0 13 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 14 NotindB 15 2 795 0 0 000 15_ NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 16 Notin DB 15 2735 0 0 000 17 NotinDB 15 2735 0 0 000 18 NotinDB 15 2735 0 0 000 19 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 20 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 21 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 Ba 4 gt Status of Ballast fread only At first you will get a list of ballasts 0 to 63 ordered by their short address and an indication if they are Online or Offline Press button Read from DALI to obtain current configuration of all ballasts present in database Figure above shows the configuration grid as it appears when first accessing this tab figure below shows how it looks like after having read ballast configuration parameters from the bus amp Configuration DALI Max Points 294 a fees ModBus DALI Devices DALI Contig Saveto DALI ReadfomDAL Save to fle Read from fie Short Status Name PhyMinLy MinLv MaxLv PonLv Sflv FadeRate FadeTime Jr 1 3 50 100 100 6 63 250 0 0 000 1 NotinDB 15 2795 0 0 000 RI 2 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 ki Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 4 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 5 NotinDB 15 2735 0 0 000 6 NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 7 NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 8 NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 3 NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 10 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 11 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 12 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 13 Not in DB 15 2795 0
10. 0 4 Mechanical amp electrical CharacteriStiCs ceeceeee eect eee eee e eee eee ee eae ee eae ees 22 5 DIMENSION Sicaie teint ecidcicia de eh cantne de anetsintie weanlctns conte Sanat ie Daaealttebae baicldal eat tiiete Heed dete cuaieta tienes 23 Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 4 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 1 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI Description This document describes the integration of DALI ballasts in Modbus compatible devices and systems with the use of IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI device The ending of this device is Providing a DALI physical channel with the necessary bus voltage about 15V and current regulation max 250mA Setting the proper configuration values of the DALI ballasts addresses groups max min levels Performing control and monitoring of the DALI ballasts in the DALI bus from a Modbus based control system or device so that the ballasts become part of the own Modbus system A configuration software tool LinkKBoxMB is provided with IntesisBox allowing to perform all setup tasks related to configuration of DALI ballasts setting needed Modbus parameters IP address TCP port as well as providing basic
11. 0 000 14 NotindB 15 2735 0 0 000 15_ NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 16 NotinDB 15 2735 0 0 000 17 NotinDB 15 2735 0 0 000 18 Notin DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 19 Notin DB 15 2795 0 0 000 20 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 21 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 i Status of Ballast read only In this window you can change the configuration parameters for all ballasts in the following manner Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 18 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng Change its minimum arc power level MinLv maximum arc power level MaxLv power on level PonLv or system failure level SffLv by double clicking its corresponding text box and editing its value Place a value between ballast s physical minimum level PhyMinLv and 100 Change its fade rate or fade time by right clicking its corresponding cell and selecting the value from the contextual menu Add or remove the ballast from one of the 16 possible groups values GO to G15 by right clicking the corresponding cell and selecting the group number It s also possible to change group membership by simply double clicking the cell corresponding to the group you want the ballast to be added to removed from Ch
12. DALI test red LED next to the button will start blinking as a way of indicating that the test has started 2 Pressing again the button will set your ballasts OFF DALI test LED will remain steadily ON during this stage of the test 3 And pressing again the button will end up the test switching DALI test LED steadily OFF and leaving your ballasts at their maximum configured arc power level If the button is not pressed during 30s the test will move on to the next step until the final step is reached step 3 above While performing this test IntesisBox will not execute any DALI command that may have been requested from its Modbus interface 2 2 2 Ethernet connection setup Although it is not necessary you may want to check connectivity of your PC against the IntesisBox by means of Ethernet This will allow you to Configure IntesisBox using LinkBoxMB tool Access Modbus server registers from a Modbus client in your PC Modbus client software is not provided with the device IntesisBox comes from factory with configured IP address 192 168 100 246 LinkBoxMB software tool allows for changing it to the one that suits your Ethernet network configuration while being connected to IntesisBox by either the PC Console serial port or the Ethernet TCP IP connection itself If you need to setup a different IP address before connecting the IntesisBox to the Ethernet network just read the LinkBoxMB User s Manual and you will find a pro
13. IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s manual Issue Date 2011 07 20 r0 eng software IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng Intesis Software S L All Rights Reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used only in accordance with the terms of those agreements No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the written permission of Intesis Software S L Intesis Software S L Mila i Fontanals 1 bis 1 08700 Igualada Spain TRADEMARKS All trademarks and tradenames used in this document are acknowledged to be the copyright of their respective holders Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 2 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng Gateway for the integration of DALI ballast devices into Modbus control systems Order code IBOX MBS DALI Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www int
14. allasts and their current address will appear in the list of Scanned Devices The figure below shows the result of scanning a DALI bus with one ballast amp Configuration DALI Max Points 294 o ajes ModBus DALI Devices DALI Config Devices in database Short Device name Short Random Status Name Set Wink Delete Delete All Refresh Scan There is a field telling the Random Address of each ballast which is a unique identifier in the bus for them and another field telling their Short Address It is possible and likely that your ballasts at the time have no assigned short address in this case the Short Address field in the list will appear empty like in the shot above Now you should assign a short address ranging O to 63 to each of the ballasts that have been discovered in the bus Before that you might want to identify the physical location of each ballast so to assign a short address based on its location in the installation In order to be able to physically identify each ballast select it from the list and press button Wink Wink operation will send suitable DALI commands on the bus to force a change between minimum and maximum arc power level of the ballast for some seconds so that you can find it Once identified and decided which address you want to assign to a particular ballast select it from the list of scanned ballasts and fill in fields S
15. and LinkBoxMB access to the device Default is 192 168 100 246 NetMask indicating the IP address range Default is 255 255 255 0 Default gateway of your IP network Is left empty by default TCP port that will be used for Modbus TCP Default is 502 Timeout Keep Alive Enter the Keep Alive Timeout in seconds This is the time without Modbus TCP traffic after which IntesisBox will send a Keep Alive packet to the master s connected to it this is to maintain alive the TCP Default is 30s Update present value on fading check o If this check box is enabled Modbus signal DALI PwrLv for each installed ballast will be always updated even while the ballast is fading its own arc power level value In section 1 2 you can find a the list of Modbus registers associated to each ballast o If this check box is not enabled Modbus signal DALI PwrLv will not be updated for a ballast that is performing a fading i e arc power value will only be shown when the ballast is not fading In section 1 2 you can find a the list of Modbus registers associated to each ballast Once you have changed these parameters you can and send them to IntesisBox with the button Send to GW and or store them in your PC in project s folder using button Save to file Take into account that if you change the IP parameters of the IntesisBox and you are holding an Ethernet IP connection with it for communicating with LinkBoxMB you will need to update LinkB
16. ange the level for each of the 16 possible scenes of the ballast by double clicking its corresponding text box SO to S15 and entering a value between ballast s physical minimum level PhyMinLv and maximum arc power level MaxLv Leave this cell empty if you don t want the ballast to have an assigned value for a particular scene SO to S15 default Change of a certain parameter value for several ballasts at the same time is possible by selecting multiple cells under the same title use shift holding selection or keep mouse button pressed while moving the mouse through all the rows you want to change Then right click the selection and change the value from the contextual menu Physical minimum level of a ballast is the minimum dim level that the ballast is able to be dimmed to as per its design This value is defined by its manufacturer and cannot be changed Once done with the changes they need to be sent to the bus I e the configuration will not take effect until ballasts in the installation are effectively programmed with the chosen values To do so click button Save to DALI This will send all configuration values to each of the ballasts so that they keep their values in their own permanent storage memory At this point configuration of the ballasts can and should be saved to the project by pressing button Save to PC This will update local file DALI dat of your project on hard disk keeping a record of the configuration you hav
17. de following features Digital control of actual arc power level dim level o Controllable either individually or by previously defined groups of ballasts o Set to arbitrary power dim levels between OFF and 100 or previously defined preset levels scenes o Using predefined fade rates times upon power level change Reporting of their actual status o Mainly for detecting failure conditions of the ballast or the installation A single DALI channel supports up to 64 ballasts being this one the maximum number of individual ballasts that can be integrated with a single IntesisBox The DALI channel needs a power source which will be provided by IntesisBox itself As per the requirements of the standard nominal bus voltage provided by IntesisBox is 15V and has a current limiter of 240 250mA Each DALI ballast has an own permanent storage memory where it stores its own configuration values These values can be read set and changed using IntesisBox at setup time They are the following Short Address Individual address Address for individual control Random Address Unique address providing a way of addressing a ballast without assigned individual short address Physical Minimum Level read only defined by ballast manufacturer Minimum Level Maximum Level Power on Level System Failure Level Fade Rate Fade Time Group membership a DALI channel can have up to 16 groups and each ballast can belon
18. e corresponding ModBus error code will be returned All the registers are of 16 bit and its content is expressed in MSB LSB ModBus error codes are fully supported they will be sent whenever a not valid Modbus action or address is required Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 7 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng For each ballast following is the list of its related Modbus registers Point name Description Signal Point Dali Dxx Sts Byte value representing ballast xx status bz b9 R 4 xx 5 Bit bo Ballast failure o 0 Ballast is OK o 1 Ballast is in failure Bit b Lamp failure o 0 Lamp is OK o 1 Lamp is in failure Bit ba Lamp arc power on o 0 Lamp is OFF o 1 Lamp is ON Bit b3 Limit error o 0 Last requested arc power cmd between MIN and MAX level or OFF o 1 Last requested arc power cmd is out of MIN MAX level range Bit ba Fade running o 0 No fade is running fade is ready o 1 Fade is running Bit bs Reset state o 0 No reset state o 1 Reset state factory configuration values in ballast Bit be Missing short address o 0 Short address is programmed 1 Missing short address Bit b7 Power failure o 0 No arc po
19. e just edited or sent to the ballasts Note that you can edit any of the rows in this window even if its corresponding ballast is not present in IntesisBox database This is so so that you can edit a whole configuration for the ballasts without being in the installation being not connected in LinkBoxMB Thus being connected or not you can press buttons Save to PC and Read from PC to store and recover a configuration from your project folder Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 19 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 3 5 Modbus configuration Modbus TCP and RTU configuration parameters are accessed in tab Modbus of IntesisBox Configuration window E Configuration DALI Max Points 204 balba ModBus DALI Devices DALI Config SendtoGW ReadfiomGW __ Savetofie Read from file C ModBus TCP C ModBus RTU RS232 485 ModBus TCP ModBus RTU 192 168 100 246 IP R5485 gt Conexi n 255 255 255 000 NetMask 3600 gt Baudios Gateway none v Paridad 502 Patt 1 Slave 30 Timeout Keep Alive 8P4 Update present value on fading If Modbus TCP is selected then IP address of IntesisBox at its Ethernet port which will be used for both Modbus TCP
20. ered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng Current status of the ballasts though is not updated automatically you need to press button Refresh to obtain it at the moment you want to check it Remember that DALI ballasts locally keep their configuration parameters and short address in their own permanent storage memory as well as does the IntesisBox itself in particular this means that if you physically disconnect a ballast from the DALI bus controlled by the IntesisBox the ballast will still keep its short address and configuration values 3 4 Ballast configuration values The configuration parameters for the ballasts are accessible by clicking on tab DALI Config in IntesisBox Configuration window amp Configuration DALI Max Points 294 Cole e ModBus DALI Devices DALI Config Saveto DALI ReadhomDALI Save to fie Read from fie Short Status Name PhyMinLy MinLv MaxLv PonLv SfLv FadeRate FadeTime InLine 1 50 100 100 6 63 250 0 0 000 1 NotinDB 15 2795 0 0 000 2 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 3 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 4 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 5 _ Not inDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 6_ Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 7 Notin DB 15 2 795 0 0 000 8__ NotinDB 15 2 795 0 0 000 3 NotinDB 15 2795 0 0 000 10 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 11 Not in DB 15 2795 0 0 000 12 Not in DB 15 2 795 0 0 00
21. esis com 3 23 This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software tel 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng INDEX 1 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI Description eccceee eee ee eee eee teste e neta eee eaenees 5 1 1 DALI interfasean a dash cine enna ia Ea tina vides erates 6 1 2 Modbus interface rsisi niaaa NAAA vied sauateues ras NANENANE ATANAN ENAA NERSE NA 7 2 Installation and quick SetUP risrussrcirenvoiyine p y a n T E 11 2 1 IntesisBOX hardware sosesc cieciri si giva aininn iraa ia a ir aa a aaa 11 222 Quick SetUP ecir apana sian a A A ENEE ENEA E A AE NESA EE AE EATEN 12 2 2 1 DALI connection Setup iriciicnticciiamnecnainn watered E EE EA 12 2 2 2 Ethernet connection SCLUP cc cece cece eect e eect eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eens 12 3 Editing the configuration project for DALI cecceeeeeee eee eee eee eee ee eae ee eae ee ea eeed 14 3 1 IntesisBox Configuration WiINdOW cceceee eee eee e eee eee eee e eee eee eee eeee 14 3 2 Switching from Offline to Online mode ice ee cece eee erect eee e eens eee eee ee ea eees 14 3 3 Configuration of short addresses for DALI ballasts ccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeaeenees 15 3 4 Ballast configuration ValUES eccrine ene ene E tenet 18 3 5 Modbus COnfiguration cccccece eee een ene eee eee tenet 2
22. fo 1 Ballast not present in bus ballast failure lamp failure or not configured in database Bit b Status of ballast 1 Bit bis Status of ballast 15 Dali Err D31 16 2 byte value b s5 b9 representing status of ballasts with individual short addresses 16 to 31 bo relates to ballast 16 b to ballast 17 b7 to ballast 31 Dali Err D47 32 2 byte value b s5 b9 representing status of ballasts with individual short addresses 32 to 47 bo relates to ballast 32 b to ballast 33 b7 to ballast 47 Dali Err D63 48 2 byte value b s5 b9 representing status of ballasts with individual short addresses 48 to 63 bo relates to ballast 48 b to ballast 49 b7 to ballast 63 Intesis Software S L All rights reserved This information is subject to change without notice IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL URL http www intesis com ntes is E Email info intesis com software tel 34 938047134 10 23 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 2 Installation and quick setup 2 1 IntesisBox hardware Device uses a standard enclosure allowing DIN EN60715 TH35 rail mounting Its plastic meets standard PC UL 94 VO Sizes are 159mm x 105mm x 58mm Ethernet Modbus IP DALI Bus and IntesisBox configuration Serial Port Modbus RTU EIA485 EIA232 t fo o0 Power 230Vac LinkBoxMB Console cab
23. g proper text box and button under label Set next to the Devices in database list Change the name for identifying it also by using proper text box and button under label Set next to the Devices in database list Wink it in order to test it or locate it physically Delete it from the database this will remove ballasts short address from the database and the ballast will appear in the list of Scanned Devices over again Delete All ballasts from database same as previous option but for all ballasts in the database Refresh the database This option retrieves the database from a working IntesisBox you have just connected LinkBoxMB to so to know the list of addressed ballasts it is monitoring After adding ballasts into the database or Refreshing the database itself you will also get feedback on the current communication status of the ballast Ballast is Online when IntesisBox detects it in the bus i e ballast answers DALI poll requests triggered from IntesisBox Shown also by icon w in field for short address Ballast is Offline when IntesisBox does not detect it in the bus i e ballast does not answer DALI poll requests triggered from IntesisBox Shown also by icon in field for short address Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 17 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a regist
24. g to any number of them at the same time Level for scene 0 15 up to 16 scenes preset dim levels can be configured within each ballast Configuration of all ballast parameters can be done with IntesisBox using LinkBoxMB software configuration tool Usage of this tool is explained in detail in the LinkBoxMB User s Manual Information on DALI technology and a list of existing ballast manufacturers can be found at AG DALI association s website www dali ag org Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 6 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S i S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 1 2 Modbus interface DALI ballasts connected to IntesisBox are accessible by means of its Modbus server interface Each DALI ballast is abstracted at Modbus side as a set of Modbus registers The value they represent is always accessed in IntesisBox by means of its Modbus register ModBus functions 03 or 04 read holding registers and read input registers must be used to read Modbus registers ModBus function 06 Single Multiple Holding Registers must be used to write Modbus registers If poll records are used to read or write more than one register it is necessary that the range of addresses requested contains valid addresses if not th
25. hort and Device name in the right part Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 16 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n tes l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng of the window text boxes in the right part of Scanned Devices list Short stands for short individual address and should be a number between 0 and 63 Device name can be any name that is meaningful to you to identify this ballast later on Finally press button Add to DB to add the ballast to the ballast database This will make the ballast disappear from the list of scanned ballasts and appear in the list Devices in Database like shown below amp Configuration DALI Max Points 294 o eon ModBus DALI Devices DALI Config Delete All WT The ballast database is the list of ballasts with assigned short address that IntesisBox continuously monitors for checking their status Proceed to add the remaining scanned ballasts until you have them all added into the database Keep in mind that short addresses assigned to each of the ballasts in the channel must be unique Once you have a ballast in the database you can perform following operations using their corresponding buttons Change its short address by usin
26. lasts 0 Set Arc Power Off 1 Arc Power 100 2 Step Up 3 Step Down 10 Set Minimum Arc Power Level 11 Set Maximum Arc Power Level lyy Go to Scene yy RW 2yy Store Current Level as Scene yy 3yy Clear Remove Scene yy lyyy Set Fade Rate to yyy steps second 2yyy Set Fade Time to yyy seconds 3yyy Set Min Level Rate to yyy in 4yyy Set Max Level Time to yyy in 5yyy Set Power on Level Time to yyy in 6yyy Set System failure Level to yyy in 294 1 This command will overwrite ballast s permanent storage memory Permanent storage memories have a limited rated number of writes Therefore intensive repetitive use of this command will harm your ballast s permanent storage memory Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com s This information is subject to change without notice l n tes l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 9 23 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng Finally there is a set of 4 registers reporting in a compact way a faulty status of each ballast in the line Point name Description Signal Point Dali Err D15 00 2 byte value b s b9 representing status of ballasts with individual short addresses O to 15 in the following way Bit bo Status of ballast 0 fe 0 Ballast OK
27. le 1 8 m long Only needed for DB9 Female DB9 Male configuration configuration standard Supplied can also be done using Ethernet Ensure proper space for all connectors when mounted The items supplied by Intesis Software for this integration are e IntesisBox Modbus DALI hardware e Console cable Standard DB9F DB9M cable 1 8 meter long e Installation sheet containing a hard link for LinkBoxMB software download and this manual Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 11 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S i S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL ee 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 2 2 Quick setup Mount IntesisBox in the desired location follow instructions and recommendations in its installation sheet Next sections detail preliminary checks to perform to ensure DALI and Ethernet connectivity 2 2 1 DALI connection setup Connect and terminals of the DALI bus of your ballasts to IntesisBox DALI port Bus does have polarity though most DALI ballasts are polarity insensitive Having your DALI ballasts powered up you can perform a quick three step DALI connectivity test by pressing DALI test button at the left side of its connector on IntesisBox 1 Pressing the button once will set your ballasts to their configured maximum arc power level
28. oxMB s connection parameters to match accordingly see section 3 2 If Modbus RTU RS232 485 is selected then Connection Select the port to use RS232 or RS485 Baud rate Select the baud rate to use Parity Select the parity Slave Enter the Modbus slave number for IntesisBox Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 20 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng If Modbus TCP Modbus RTU is selected then Both Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU connections will be active with the parameters configured on each of them You can also read the actual configuration for these parameters in IntesisBox using button Read from GW or read your currently stored project configuration from file DALI ini in project folder using button Read from file Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 21 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S r Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng 4 Mechanical amp electrical characteristics Enclosure Plastic type PC UL 94 V 0 Dimensions 159mm
29. per explanation on how to do it Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 12 23 s This information is subject to change without notice l n te S l S E Email info intesis com tel IntesisBox is a registered trademark of Intesis Software SL software 34 938047134 IntesisBox Modbus Server DALI User s Manual r0 eng In order to setup Ethernet connection of your PC and the IntesisBox first connect suitable Ethernet cable to IntesisBox Use a crossover Ethernet cable if you are connecting your PC s Ethernet adapter directly to the IntesisBox Or use a straight Ethernet cable if you are to connect to the IntesisBox through a hub or switch in your LAN If the IP address of your PC is in the subnet 192 168 100 you are ready to communicate with IntesisBox If your PC has an IP address in a different subnet you will need to add a route in Windows routing table by doing following Choose Start gt Run and enter cmd exe This will open up a Windows console shell with which you can add the route to the IntesisBox with following command line route add 192 168 100 246 SCOMPUTERNAME ol In Windows Vista and Windows 7 you will need to run that command from a console shell with administration privileges Also in these systems you may have trouble using environment variable sCOMPUTERNAMES If this is your case try issuing the same command changing COMPUTERNAMES
30. wer ctrl command received after power up o 1 Arc power control command received after power up Dali Dxx PwrLvl Current arc power level reported by ballast xx R 4 xx 6 0 off 100 MAX level Dali Dxx PwrSet Requested arc power level on ballast xx 0 off 100 MAX level als anaes 7 Dali Dxx Cmd Requested command on ballast xx RW 4 xx 8 0 Set Arc Power Off 1 Arc Power 100 2 Step Up 3 Step Down 10 Set Minimum Arc Power Level 11 Set Maximum Arc Power Level lyy Go to Scene yy 2yy Store Current Level as Scene yy 3Byy Clear Remove Scene yy lyyy Set Fade Rate to yyy steps second 2yyy Set Fade Time to yyy seconds 3yyy Set Min Level Rate to yyy in 4yyy Set Max Level Time to yyy in 5yyy Set Power on Level Time to yyy in 6yyy Set System failure Level to yyy in 1 This command will overwrite ballast s permanent storage memory Permanent storage memories have a limited rated number of writes Therefore intensive repetitive use of this command will harm your ballast s permanent storage memory In the list value xx poses as the ballast short individual address and takes value 0 to 63 The Point is the modbus register number Intesis Software S L All rights reserved URL http www intesis com 8 23 Ss This information is subject to change without notice l n tes l S E Email info intesis com
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