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Manual MAXinBOX 8 v1.1 Ed.b

1. channels 511 11 MAXinBOX8 a GENERAL lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt Enamels Disabled T Disabled Channel B idividual Outputs Shutter Channel Channel C Disabled D Channel D Disabled y Manual Control Test Mode Off Test Mode On 52 Lock Manual Control No y Figure 5 Configuring the channels From this screen there is also the option to select which manual control modes will be available parameter Manual control d Disabled the manual control over the outputs will not be active and it will not be possible to activate it in runtime d Only Test Mode Off only the simple manual control e the one corresponding to the Test Off mode will be available see section 2 3 not being possible at all to access the Test On mode in runtime d Only Test Mode On only the Test On mode will be available see section 2 3 not being possible at all to access the Test Off mode in runtime http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 13 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 2 Test Mode Off Test Mode On default parameter value Both the Test On and the Test Off modes are available under the manual control being the Test Off mode the active one by default see section 2 3 MAXinBOX 8 allows locking the manual control in runtime This is possible after enabling the Lock manual control parameter which will bring up a new 1 bit
2. Startup Default y Figure 13 Channel A configured as a shutter no slats http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 24 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 E3 11 1 MaXinBox 8 GENERAL CHANNEL B lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt CHANNEL 4 1 CHANNELB TYPE Blind With slats D TIMES Main Time Shutter Length 150 x 0 1 sec Secondary Time Slats Length 20 CS x 0 1 sec Slats Step Time 2 x 0 1 sec Security Time Pause to change the 5 movement direction x 0 1 sec Are total Time UP and DOWN different No y Additional time when shutter gets the limit on Top or at the Bottom BLIND SPECIFIC Maintain Slats Position when shutter No completes motion H Slats Position at Bottom Pos 100 FUNCTIONS Status Object No zi Precise Control No e Scenes No L Alarms No X Reversed Moving No v Direct Positioning No X Start up Default ms Figure 14 Channel B configured as a blind with slats Apart from the shutter type it is necessary to configure some specific functions which are common to both types d Times this section allows setting the time intervals in tenths of a second that define the movement of the shutter gt Main time Shutter length this is the time the motor needs to move the shutter all the way down or up In case
3. Scene 4 1 64 0 Disabled Response Up Scene 1 64 0 Disabled Response Scene 18 1 64 0 Disabled Response l Specific Position Shutter Specific Position Yes Move to Position Select Shutter Position 50 Slats Specific Position No Current Position will be maintained d Alarms MAXinBOX 8 allows configuring up to 2 alarms for each shutter channel This function is designed for cases in which the actuator must react to an alarm situation Having two alarms configured allows carrying out different reactions to two external events lt 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL Alarms lt lt QUTPUTS gt gt CHANNEL A REES MEER OF ALARMS One E ALARM 1 TRIGGER VALUE CYCLICAL MONITORING PERIOD x 1 min 0 Disabled RESPONSE Specific Position X Select Shutter Position 50 Select Slats Position 50 DEACTIVATION alarm acknowledgement Normal x ENG Current Position X Figure 16 Alarms http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 29 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 The following parameters can be configured gt Number of alarms sets whether to use one or two alarms Both of them can be independently managed through their corresponding communication objects CX Alarm for Alarm 1 and CX Alarm 2 for the second one It is important to keep
4. communication object Manual control locking and two additional parameters d Value sets the value 0 or 1 the communication object should be sent to lock unlock the manual control Initialization sets whether the initial state of the lock function after an ETS download reset or after a bus failure should have the previous value or be locked or unlocked If the first option is selected the state will be unlocked after the very first start up of the device While the manual control remains locked presses on the on board pushbuttons will be ignored Manual Control l Test Mode Off Test Mode On X Lock Manual Control Yes X Value 0 Unlock 1 Lock Initialization Unlocked Last value Figure 6 Manual control type and lock In the next sections the configurable parameters are explained in detail depending on the selected output type 3 2 1 INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTS Figure 7 represents an example of how a channel can be parameterised in this case channel A is set to individual outputs which activates outputs 1 and 2 http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 14 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 m 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL OUTPUT 1 lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt IICA DUTPUT 2 E nabled xj TYPE Normally Open y FUNCTIONS Timers No D f Scenes No y Alarm No X Start up BUS v
5. Zennio Passion for KNX innovation MAXinBOX 8 8 Output KNX Actuator ZN110 MB8 USER MANUAL Application program version 1 1 User manual edition 1 1 _b www zennio com Zennio MAXinBOX 8 Contents Documentupdates cuina aaa 3 To INtrOQUCH ON sieiisiisieninenna aaeeea E E A 4 Tt IMAXINBOX Bicis na a 4 1 2 A TS 5 2 COMPISUPATI ON EE 7 2 1 Individual Outputs nr nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 7 2 2 Shutter Channel siscciisssssccssssesscsacsesesaassasscacsaasansaceasansaavavsecansassarsacvavansanvansabanvassabaaaaave 7 SE SEI Deeg e EE 9 2 3 1 TESTOM Mode eebe eebe ee e eebe eher 10 2 3 2 MOST OM OGG ee ee e e beer ees 11 3 ENS Hartert GIERENS 12 31 Det CAN eS E 12 32 ege UE 13 3 2 1 stelle DEI ef CN 14 3 2 2 Shutter channel seiceccossecsicascasceeassesdecaassodecassansacsacesssesasasssanssesssanscarsoanseansesaoeansate 23 3 3 Logical TUMCTIONS ita 35 ANNEX I Slat precise contra 36 ANNEX Il Communication oblects 40 http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 2 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 DOCUMENT UPDATES Version Changes Page s Update of various screenshots Le 1 1 b Correction of the maximum allowed amperage Simplification and revision of the object table 40 41 Changes in the application program e Improved management of the output order buffer Minor changes in the description of the elements of the device New detailed explanation about the manual cont
6. selecting Yes under Logical Functions in the General parameter screen 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL lt lt LOGICAL FUNCTIONS gt gt lt lt LOGICAL FUNCTIONS 1bit k be LOGICAL FUNCTIONS SELECTION 2bytes FUNCTION 1 Disabled H FUNCTION 2 Disabled X FUNCTION 3 Disabled D FUNCTION 4 Disabled e FUNCTION 5 Disabled y FUNCTION 6 Disabled z FUNCTION 7 Disabled xj FUNCTION 8 Disabled x FUNCTION 9 Disabled y FUNCTION 10 Disabled X Figure 19 Logical functions To get further information about how to use and parameterise the logical functions please refer to the Logical Functions X10 specific document available at http www zennio com http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 35 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 ANNEX I SLAT PRECISE CONTROL Zennio actuators allow controlling the movement of shutters blinds or any other window door automated drives as long as they match one of the following types A Shutters with no slats d Blinds with slats lamellas Depending on the drive type the MAXinBOX 8 application program will show different options This particular section is referred to the parameterisation of blinds with slats To begin with it is important to keep in mind the criteria followed by the actuator for shutter positioning d The shutter is in the
7. d Individual Output a simple press short or long will make the output switch its state as if a 0 1 order had been received through the SX ON OFF communication object Once the output state changes a message is sent through the corresponding status object SX Status d Shutter Channel when the button is pressed the device will act over the output according to the length of the button press and to the current state gt A long press makes the shutter start moving upwards or downwards depending on the actual button being pressed lighting the LED in green until the end of the movement unless no further movements are possible when the button is pressed because of being the shutter in a final position Hence the output will behave the same as when the device receives an order through the CX Up Down communication object gt A short press will make the shutter drive stop the movement if in motion as it would happen on the reception of a message through the CX Stop object In case of not being the shutter in motion pressing the button does not cause any action unless the shutter features slats lamellas in such case a step movement up down depending on the button pressed of the slats will take place as if the equivalent order had been received through the CX Stop Step communication object d Disabled output presses made on the pushbutton of a non enabled output will be igno
8. configuration Where the following parameters can be configured http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 22 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 gt Initial status this field defines the initial state of the output after a bus power failure or after a download The following options are available last saved position i e the state of the output before the bus power failure ON or OFF gt Update enabling this field Yes will make the actuator send the output status to the bus through the corresponding communication object after the start up or after a bus failure as a feedback for the rest of the devices in the domotic system A parameterisable delay can also be applied to this transmission If the delay is set to 0 the status will be sent immediately The state of the output is always sent through the OX Status object 3 2 2 SHUTTER CHANNEL MAXinBOX 8 also allows configuring its outputs as shutter channels making it possible to control up to 4 separate shutters in a domotic facility When a channel is configured in ETS as a shutter channel a 1 bit communication object CX Lock related to that particular channel becomes visible This object allows locking the channel outputs i e disabling the control over them through both the ON OFF and the timed control objects when it is received with value 1 Moreover if the shutter is already in motion at the moment
9. d reaction when alarm ends No Change xj Figure 11 Alam The following parameters can be configured for alarms gt Trigger value sets the value that will trigger the alarm 1 or 0 if received through the OX Alarm object The opposite value 0 or 1 will be considered as the no alarm value gt Cyclical monitoring period minutes defines for the case of having a periodically sent alarm object 1 or 0 as corresponding each time the maximum permitted time without receiving the no alarm value OX Alarm value contrary to the parameterised trigger value before the actuator automatically assumes the alarm state foreseeing the possibility of a failure in the transmitting device If for whatever reason the monitoring period expires MAXinBOX 8 will trigger the parameterised action unless it does not imply a change in the output status This will not happen while http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 20 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 the no alarm value keeps being sent before each monitoring period expires The cyclical monitoring can be disabled by simply setting a 0 under this filed The following example is provided for a better comprehension Example Let a cyclical monitoring period of 2 minutes be configured The trigger value is 1 and the reaction of the actuator when the alarm is activated consists in
10. of being locked the movement will be interrupted and any order over it will be ignored The channel outputs will become unlocked when a 0 is sent through this object Note only the alarm function has a higher priority than the lock function If an alarm signal arrives while the channel is locked the shutter will adopt the position configured for the alarm Once the alarm is deactivated the shutter will recover the position defined for the locked status The first parameter to be configured is the shutter type 2 Shutter no slats typical shutter drives with simple up down movements If this type is selected two communication objects are enabled CX Move and CX Stop to move the shutter up down and to stop it respectively http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 23 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 In addition the following remark will be shown under this shutter type Slats positions will be ignored for Shutter types which means that parameters and objects related to slats should be ignored under this shutter type Blind with slats special slat shutter drives where both the shutter itself and the slats lamellas are controlled with a single engine MAXinBOX 8 allows controlling both movements the slat rotation which permits varying the level of the incident light and the scrolling up down of the blind Two communication objects are enabled for this pu
11. of repetitions the value 0 makes the sequence endless until a 0 is received through the OX Flashing communication object It is also possible to define the final status ON or OFF of the output after the last repetition Wy LLI MAxinBox 8 GENERAL lt lt QUTPUTS gt gt QUTPUT 1 Timers QUTPUT 2 Timers SIMPLE TIMER FLASHING ON Duration x 0 1 sec OFF Duration x 0 1 sec Repetitions O Endless Status after last repetition Figure 9 Flashing Note MAXinBOX 8 allows parameterising both a simple timer and an intermitting sequence for the same output e Scenes scenes consist of a synchronised activation of the devices in the domotic system so that different predefined atmospheres can be generated by simply sending a scene value over the bus B 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL lt lt QUTPUTS gt gt OUTPUT 1 Scene OUTPUT 2 Scenes Response Scene 1 64 O Disabled Response Scene 1 64 0 Disabled Response Scene 11 64 O Disabled Response Scene 1 64 0 Disabled cene 1 64 0 Disabled Response OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Figure 10 Scenes A 1 byte communication object is provided in relation to Scenes for the individual outputs Scenes Individual Outputs which shows when the Outputs tab i
12. of the slats lamellas if any Each channel A B C or D consists of two consecutive individual outputs Le Channel A is made of the individual outputs 1 and 2 channel B consists of outputs 3 and 4 and so on The first output of every will send the orders to raise the shutter whereas the second output will send the orders to lower the shutter Therefore the cables of the shutter motor carrying out these actions should be properly connected to the corresponding output of the channel to perform the required action Table 1 shows the action carried out by the outputs of each channel e 1 Move up 2 Move down a 3 Move up 4 Move down c 5 Move up 6 Move down 7 Move up p 8 Move down Table 1 Shutter channels actions of the outputs Each channel can be configured as a Shutter No Slats or as a Blind with Slats Besides the shutter type MAXinBOX 8 allows the configuration of the following functionalities for the shutter channels Times Sets the main times that define the movement of the shutter the length of the rising movement the length of the descending movement a security time for making a pause in the movement of the motor when the direction changes and an additional movement time when the shutter gets to its limit top or bottom For blinds with slats or lamellas it is also possible to configure a secondary time for the entire slat movement and for
13. switching on the output while when the alarm is deactivated the output will be switched off Assuming that the output is initially off the alarm becomes active TOX Alarm 1 so the output is switched on While the alarm is not deactivated any action over the output will be ignored After some time t2 the alarm is deactivated TOX Alarm 0 which makes the output switch from ON to OFF Before the parameterised cyclical monitoring period 2 minutes ends a new alarm deactivation order arrives so the time count starts again After 2 minutes without receiving further values through the alarm object the alarm will be automatically activated making the output switch on As before any action over the output will be ignored until the alarm is deactivated See the following figure OX Alarm 1 Automatic Alarm TOX Alarm 0 Activation l TOX Alarm 0 Output status 2 minutes 2 minutes gt Response sets the response state of the actuator output when the alarm is activated e No change e ON e OFF e Flashing intermitting sequence three drop down lists are shown to configure the ON Duration the OFF Duration and the number of http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 21 MAXinBOX 8 repetitions of the sequence gt Deactivation two different procedures are provided to deactivate an active alarm e Normal depending on what was pa
14. d logical functions are disabled by default so there will be no communication objects available until the user enables some of the functions of the actuator If Sending of indication objects on bus voltage recovery is set to Yes two new 1 bit communication objects will show up Reset 0 and Reset 1 which will send to the KNX bus the values 0 and 1 respectively after a bus power failure in order to recover the communication with the rest of the devices in the facility This transmission may be immediate or after a configurable delay in seconds http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 12 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 3 2 OUTPUTS When Outputs is set to Yes a new tab will be added to the left side panel making it possible to configure the outputs of the device This screen will look as follows 711 1 MAXinBOX8 pes j GENERAL lt lt OUTPUTS gt gt lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt Channel A Disabled 52 Channel B Disabled Z Channel C Disabled Z Channel D Disabled X Manual Control Test Mode Off Test Mode Dn zj Lock Manual Control No e Figure 4 Configuring the outputs The outputs are grouped into channels Channel A Channel B Channel C and Channel D all disabled by default with two outputs each A drop down list permits configuring the behaviour of each channel as individual outputs or as shutter
15. e is no feedback from the shutter drive Therefore the shutter will be moved to the specified initial position by assuming that it is initially completely raised 0 gt Update by enabling this field Yes the position status object will be sent to the bus as a feedback for the rest of the devices in the domotic system In addition a delay can be applied to this transmission If the value 0 is set the status is sent immediately Note the initial status is always sent through the CX Current Shutter position and CX Current Slats position for slats object Note in the event of a bus power failure while the shutter is in motion MAXinBOX 8 opens the output relay prior to being unpowered as a security measure The interrupted movement is not resumed after the bus recovery http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 34 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 3 3 LOGICAL FUNCTIONS This option in MAXinBOX 8 makes it possible to perform mathematical or binary logic operations to incoming values received from the KNX bus and to send the result through other communication objects specifically enabled in the actuator for this purpose Up to 10 different and independent logical functions can be enabled being each of them capable of carrying out a maximum of 4 operations To use any of them it is necessary to enable it from the following ETS screen which becomes available after
16. eceives the order to perform an up down step movement CX Stop Step 0 or 1 respectively assuming that the blind is stopped These step orders allow gradually rotating the slats and modifying their position which may be very useful to prevent glare for example after a change in the position of the sun Note in case of joint controlling slat step movements of multiple shutter channels together through the same group address the time configured for this parameter is recommended to be slightly greater than N tenths of a second where N is the number of the channels that have been enabled and configured as blind with slats in order to ensure that rapidly sent consecutive orders are properly processed Note times referred to slat movements must be shorter than those configured for blind movements usual configuration Besides defining these times it will be necessary to configure the following options which are specific for blinds with slats d Maintain slats position when shutter completes motion this option allows choosing whether the slats should recover their position after the blind reaches the desired position or not Example Suppose the parameter Maintain slats positioning when shutter completes motion has been enabled The initial position of the slats is 50 and the initial position of the blind is 0 up An order to lower the blind is received thus making the blind and http www zenni
17. econdary parameter will be provided to define the time required to raise it gt Additional time when the shutter gets the limit this parameter is useful to prevent small maladjustments and to ensure that the shutter always gets to the lowest or highest position This is done by defining an extra time to keep the drive moving once the rising lowering times end This parameter is not visible by default however it is advisable to give it a value to guarantee a proper behaviour in the shutter If the shutter is configured as a blind with slats Figure 14 additional specific parameters appear All of them are explained in detail under ANNEX I Slat precise control Note after programming the device from ETS and unless a custom start up configuration has been parameterised MAXinBOX 8 will assume the shutter as completely raised so any raising order will be ignored The following is an example of a possible shutter configuration Example Channel A shutter without slats takes 15 seconds to be lowered and 20 to be raised Additional times for direction changes 5 tenths of a second and at the end of the movement 2 seconds are also required The corresponding parameterisation is as follows http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 26 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 TYPE Shutter No slats y NOTE Slats Positions will be ignored for Shutter types TIMES Main Time Sh
18. ene value 1 64 the shutter will react to If this value is O the corresponding option is disabled Response sets the precise position where the shutter will be moved to when the above scene number decreased by one arrives from the bus The shutter can be moved completely up completely down or to a specific position in percentage from 0 to 100 In case of choosing the latter the Shutter specific position parameter will become visible to allow the definition of a specific shutter position through the Select Shutter Position parameter after selecting Yes or to make the shutter stay as is For blinds with slats it is also possible to configure a specific position for the slats via the Select Slats Position parameter when the configured scene number is received or to make them maintain their current position http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 28 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 The following example illustrates the configuration process Example Consider a facility where 3 scenes will be distinguished values 4 6 and 18 and where MAXinBOX 8 will be used to move a blind with slats to precise positions on the reception of these scene values d Scene 4 shutter up d Scene 6 shutter down d Scene 18 central position 50 The slats maintain their current position The associated parameterisation should be as follows Scenes
19. ent configuration of positions 1 or 2 depending on the parameterised number in percentage of the blind and the slats gt Start up configuration Initial position Specific position The position percentages of the blind and slats can be configured independently To obtain further information about the configuration and options of the functions of the shutter channels please refer to the section 3 2 2 of this manual http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 39 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 ANNEX Il COMMUNICATION OBJECTS 2 Functional range shows the values that with independence of any other values permitted by the bus according to the object size may be of any use or have a particular meaning because of the specifications or restrictions from both the KNX standard or the application program itself 1st boot shows the cases where an object is assigned a certain value by the application program after a device download or a full reset In case the value of such assignment can be parameterised v is shown in column P Objects showing a hyphen are not assigned a particular value and therefore can be assumed to be initialised with the value 0 Moreover if the object is sent or is there an option to send it to the bus write or read requests after a download or a device reset from ETS the marks W or R will be shown Reboot shows the cases w
20. es then the actual duration will be n times the parameterised time being n the number of times the value 1 is received e If the Off delay count is already running and the value 0 is received several times then the actual delay time will be n times the parameterised time being n the number of times the value O is received Note the Multiply option may result particularly useful under parameterisations with no ON and OFF delays Nevertheless as already explained and as the following example shows these delay times if parameterised with a value other than 0 do also admit multiplication http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 17 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 Example the following is parameterised On Delay 3 seconds Off Delay 3 seconds On Duration 5 seconds The graphs bellow reflect some possible situations if the values 0 or 1 are received from the which is represented as 0 and gt 1 respectively for the cases of having the multiply option enabled and disabled With no multiplication http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 18 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 gt Flashing Figure 9 This function allows the execution of alternating ON OFF sequences when needed It is possible to parameterise the ON and an OFF time lengths as well as the number
21. figure the following parameters gt Total direct positionings one or two direct position functions can be defined gt Select shutter position sets the exact position to move the shutter to 0 Top 100 Bottom For blinds with slats an option called Select Slats position will also become visible making it possible to set a position for the slats when the value 1 is received through the corresponding positioning object If two direct positioning controls are configured two boxes will be displayed Select Shutter Position 1 and Select Shutter Position 2 as well as Select Slats position 1 and Select Slats position 2 for blinds with slats gt New positions saving allows Yes or not No saving new direct positions After enabling this option one or two new communication objects appear depending on the number of direct positioning controls CX Save Position and CX Save Position 2 To overwrite the parameterised direct position it is necessary to send a 1 to these objects when the shutter is at the desired position Note saving a new position is not possible while the shutter is moving d Start up configuration defines the shutter state that the device will assume order when it recovers from a bus power failure or after an ETS download A default or a custom configuration may be selected If Default is chosen after a partial or a complete download f
22. here an object is assigned a certain value by the application program after a bus power failure In case the value of such assignment can be parameterised v is shown in column P Objects showing a hyphen are not assigned a particular value and therefore can be assumed to maintain their previous value after the failure Moreover if the object is sent or is there an option to send it to the bus write or read requests after a bus failure the marks W or R will be shown eeTumber size O rags bata type DPT Functional rangelist boot P Reboot P inam runction Scenes Individual Outputs 0 63 Run 1 64 128 191 Learn i 2 33 34 49 50 65 66 75 76 85 86 95 96 98 100 102 97 99 101 103 1 Byte 1 Byte 1 Bit 1 Byte 2 Bytes 1 Bit 1 Byte 2 Bytes 2 Bytes 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit I I I LO E OK CO EE HOO OO C W DPT_Value_1_Ucount CTR DPT_Value_1_Ucount DPT_Value_Temp CTR DPT_Value_2_Ucount C W C W C W C W CTR CTR C W C W C W C W C W C W C W C W DPT_SceneControl DPT_SceneControl DPT_Bool DPT_Value_Temp DPT_Bool DPT_Switch DPT_Switch DPT_Alarm DPT_Alarm DPT_Switch DPT_Switch DPT_Alarm DPT_Alarm 0 63 128 191 0 63 128 191 0 1 0 255 0 00 120 00 0 65535 0 1 0 255 0 00 120 00 0 65535 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 o 1 Yoo o oo O
23. hutter Length 150 x 0 1 sec y Secondary Time Slats Length 20 zx F x 0 1 sec y Slats Step Time 2 x x 0 1 sec S Security Time Pause to change the 5 x movement direction x 0 1 sec i Are total Time UP and DOWN different No y Additional time when shutter gets the N limit on Top or at the Bottom a BLIND SPECIFIC Maintain Slats Position when shutter N completes mation o Slats Position at Bottom Pos 100 Figure 21 Blinds with slats Configuration screen ETS As shown in Figure 21 for this type of shutters various time parameters need to be parameterised on the one hand time parameters referred to the movement of the blind Main Time shutter length Security time Are total time up and down http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 37 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 different and Additional time when shutter gets the limit All of them were already explained in Section 3 2 2 of this manual On the other hand time parameters referred to the movement of the slats d Secondary time slats length sets the time in tenths of a second the drive takes to perform a complete slat movement cycle from 0 completely up to 100 completely down or vice versa This time must be manually measured d Slats Step Time sets the time in tenths of a second the drive will keep moving the slats every time it r
24. if this function is enabled MAXinBOX 8 will also raise the shutter when the value 1 is received through object CX Reverse movement and will lower it on the reception of the value 0 This reverse control is compatible with the usual control since CX Move and CX Reverse movement are provided as separate objects for normal and reverse control respectively Reverse control becomes particularly useful when a centralised OFF order is sent over the domotic system to turn the lights off and to lower the shutters at the same time In this case the value 0 can be sent to the light ON OFF objects and to the shutter Reverse movement objects d Direct positioning this function allows moving the shutter to a preset position by a simple 1 bit order through CX Direct Positioning and CX Direct Positioning 2 When a 1 is received through one of these objects the shutter will be moved to the parameterised position When a 0 is received no action is performed http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 32 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 a 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL Direct Positioning lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt CHANNEL A TOTAL DIRECT POSITIONINGS One X Direct Positioning SELECT SHUTTER POSITION 50 SELECT SLATS POSITION 50 NEW POSITIONS SAVING No X Figure 17 Direct positioning It is possible to con
25. ile MAXinBOX 8 is under the start up process after an ETS download or a bus power failure the Prog Test LED will blink in blue During the execution of the start up every order received will be taken into account and performed immediately once the start up is over Output control pushbuttons 1 permit a manual and individual control of each of the actuator outputs provided that such control has been configured The LED indicator next to every pushbutton 2 will show a green light whenever the corresponding output is active Outputs 5 and Output Securing Screws 7 slots for the insertion of the electrical output cables and screws for properly securing them once inserted Please refer to section 2 2 for details about the correct cable connection order for controlling shutters To get detailed information about the technical features of MAXinBOX 8 as well as on security and on the installation procedure please refer to the device Datasheet bundled with the original packaging and also available at http www zennio com http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 6 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 2 CONFIGURATION 2 1 INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTS The MAXinBOX 8 actuator incorporates 8 relay outputs that allow controlling different loads autonomously Each output can be enabled or disabled independently and perform different functionalities Every individual output can be configured as
26. in mind that Alarm 1 has a higher priority than Alarm 2 This means that if a channel is under the Alarm 2 state and Alarm 1 occurs then the shutter will switch to the Alarm 1 state and will only switch back to the Alarm 2 state once Alarm 1 finishes Analogously when the channel is under the Alarm 1 state and Alarm 2 occurs Alarm 1 prevails gt Trigger value sets the value 1 or Q that will trigger the alarm state This value is intended to be received through the CX Alarm or CX Alarm 2 object The inverse value 0 or 1 will be assumed as the no alarm value gt Cyclical monitoring period minutes defines for the case of having a periodically sent alarm object 1 or 0 as corresponding each time the maximum permitted time without receiving the no alarm value OX Alarm value contrary to the parameterised trigger value before the actuator automatically assumes the alarm state foreseeing the possibility of a failure in the transmitting device If for whatever reason the monitoring period expires MAXinBOX 8 will trigger the parameterised action unless it does not imply a change in the output state This will not happen while the no alarm value keeps being sent before each monitoring period expires The cyclical monitoring can be disabled by simply setting a O under this filed The following example illustrates the above behaviour Example Suppose that a c
27. is provided with power from the KNX bus both the physical address and the associated application program can be downloaded This actuator does not need any additional external power since it is entirely powered through the KNX bus 1 Output Control Button 2 Output status LED Indicator 3 Prog Test Button 4 Programming Test LED 5 Outputs 6 KNX Bus Connection 7 Output Securing Screws Figure 2 MAXinBOX 8 Element Scheme The functionality of the main elements of the actuator is described below Prog Test button 3 a short press on this button sets the actuator into the programming mode making the associated LED 3 light in red Note if this button is held while plugging the device into the KNX bus MAXinBOX 8 goes into secure mode The LED will blink in red every 0 5 seconds In case of having enabled the Test On manual control mode through the corresponding parameter see section 2 3 a long push e for at least three seconds until the red light from the Prog Test LED changes to yellow on this button enables the manual control over the actuator Just after releasing the button the LED light will become green indicating the activation of this manual control To leave the device manual control an additional press on the Prog Test button will be required the LED will turn off http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 5 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 Wh
28. it does not take the same time to raise it as to lower it parameter Are total times up and down different should be set to Yes In such case this Main time will define the time required to move the shutter all the way down while a secondary parameter Total time up will become available to define the time required for the inverse movement It is not necessary to periodically calibrate this parameter since the exact shutter position is stored by MAXinBOX 8 at any time even after power failures Security time pause to change the movement direction this is the time reserved by the actuator as a preventive measure to protect the shutter drive when the movement switches from one direction to the http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 25 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 inverse If the device receives an order to lower the shutter while it is being raised MAXinBOX 8 will temporarily interrupt the movement during the configured security time before lowering it or vice versa It is advisable to set a value not lower than 5 tenths of a second the default value gt Are total time Up and Down different heavy shutters may require different times to move up and to move down When this happens this field should be set to Yes making the device interpret the already mentioned Main time Shutter length parameter as the time required to lower the shutter while a s
29. led outputs as for individual outputs e the relay will switch its state The lock timer alarm scene and status object sending functions will not work while the device is under the Test On mode Note the device is factory delivered with all the output channels configured as shutters and with both manual control modes Test Off and Test On enabled http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 11 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 3 ETS PARAMETRISATION To begin with the parameterisation of the MAXinBOX 8 actuator it is necessary once the ETS application is running to import the database of the product MAXinBOX 8 application program Next the device must be added to the project where desired Finally right click on the device and select Edit parameters to start with the configuration The following sections provide a detailed explanation about each of the different functionalities of the application in ETS 3 1 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION This section shows the default configuration the device parameterisation starts from After entering the parameter edition for the first time the following window comes up 11 11 MAXinBOX8 ES GENERAL GENERAL Outputs l No e Logical Functions No Z Sending of Indication Objects 0 and 1 on BUS voltage recovery No Figure 3 Configuration screen by default As shown in Figure 3 outputs inputs an
30. llow performing a timed control of the outputs both through a simple timer and or through an intermittent sequence flashing http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 15 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 Wy 1 1 1 MAXinBOx 8 GENERAL Timers lt lt QUTPUTS gt gt QUTPUT 1 Tae SIMPLE TIMER Yes X DUTPUT 2 DN Delay x 0 1 sec 0 No delay d OFF Delay 0 x 0 1 sec 0 No delay ON Duration 0 x 0 1 sec 0 Endless Multiply No D FLASHING No D Figure 8 Timers screen Simple timer gt Simple timer allows automatically switching on and afterwards off the output on the reception of the values 1 and 0 through the OX Timer object subject to a set of parameterisable times e On Delay time the actuator will wait before switching the output on once the ON order has been received through the OX Timer object The value 0 will cause an immediate response e Off delay time the actuator will wait before switching the output off once the OFF order has been received through the OX Timer object The value 0 will cause an immediate response e On Duration time the output remains ON before switching back to the OFF state A 0 in this field means the output will remain permanently ON unless an OFF order arrives These parameters apply as follows o When MAXinBOX 8 receives a 1 th
31. n ETS is enabled even if the outputs are disabled http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 19 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 In the case of the individual outputs scenes allow linking a numerical value between 1 and 64 while 0 means that the option is disabled to an output state OFF or ON Thus when the defined scene value is received decreased by one through the Scenes object the parameterised action for the output a switch off or a switch on will be performed making it possible to create different ambient scenarios in the domotic system Besides running scenes it is possible to learn save scenes taking into account that the associated numerical values for learning scenes are in the range 128 191 which correspond to saving scenes 1 64 respectively MAXinBOX 8 allows defining up to 5 different scenes for each output Alarm for each output it is possible to configure an alarm which once triggered will have priority over the rest of the orders that the actuator may receive e any order received while the alarm is active will be ignored until the alarm situation stops B 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL Alarm lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt OUTPUT TRIGGER VALUE l1 zj Alarm OUTPUT 2 CYCLICAL MONITORING PERIOD 0 x 1 min O Disabled RESPONSE No Change m J DEACTIVATION alarm acknowledgement Normal y END PRE
32. normally open the activation of the output makes the relay close or normally closed the deactivation of the output makes the relay open Besides the output type MAXinBOX 8 allows the configuration of the following functionalities for the individual outputs d Timers Permit a timed control over the outputs being possible to set times for the switch on and for the switch off of the output d Scenes Allows running and or saving specific actions over the output s on the reception of a scene object The status of the outputs will vary depending on the action set for the parameterised scene d Alarm Allows changing the status of the output on the reception of an alarm message being possible to configure the state the output will be set to both on the alarm activation and on the alarm deactivation Note the alarm behaves with priority over any other functionality Start up configuration default or custom All these configuration options are explained in detail in section 0 2 2 SHUTTER CHANNELS The MAXinBOX 8 output channels allow controlling up to 4 different shutter drives or similar window door automated systems Thus it is possible to control the movement of the shutters in the domotic system http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 7 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 Basic control simple up down movements d Precise control precise control of the shutter and
33. o com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 38 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 therefore the slats start moving downwards until the position of the blind reaches 100 At this point the blind has completed its movement and MAXinBOX 8 will revert the position of the slats by additionally moving the drive back until they reach the position they had before 50 in this example thus causing a minor deviation in the position of the blind If parameter Maintain slats positioning when shutter completes motion had not been enabled when the position of the blind reached 100 down the slats would have maintained their resulting position after the movement of the blind Slats position at Bottom pos allows establishing the slats position in percentage when the blind is completely closed i e its position is equal to 100 This means that when the blind stops moving downwards and reaches 100 the slats will correct their position to the one established by parameter Apart from these configuration options it is necessary to define the Slats specific position for those enabled functions where particular positions are required to be parameterised These functions are gt Scenes Response Specific position The positions of the blind and the slats in percentage can be configured independently gt Alarms Response Specific position The same as above gt Direct positioning Independ
34. object CX Shutter Positioning in percentage Every time MAXinBOX 8 receives a new percentage value through this object e g 50 the shutter moves to the corresponding position e g the central position For blinds with slats the actuator also implements the CX Slats Positioning 1 byte object for setting the desired position in percentage for the slats http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 27 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 d Scenes this function makes it possible to use scenes to control the shutter It allows choosing precise positions where the shutter will be moved to upon the reception of certain scene numbers through the Scenes Shutter Channels 1 byte object Apart from running scenes it is possible to learn save scenes taking into account that the values that should be received to learn a scene must be in the range 128 191 values 0 63 are reserved for running scenes Up to 5 scenes can be run and or leant for each shutter channel 111 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL Scenes lt lt OUTPUTS gt gt CHANNEL A Scere Scenes 1 64 0 Disabled Response Il Scene 1 64 0 Disabled Response Up Si Scene 1 84 0 Disabled Response Up X Scene 1 64 0 Disabled Response Up y Scene 1 64 0 Disabled Response Up Figure 15 Scenes The Scene parameter indicates the sc
35. of these modes will be available can be parameterised from ETS Moreover it will be possible to enable a specific binary object for locking and unlocking the manual control in runtime See section 3 2 for further details on the device parameterisation Note the Test Off mode will be available anytime unless it has been disabled by parameter with no need of a specific activation after a download or a reset Accessing the Test On mode on the contrary will require unless disabled by parameter pressing the Prog Test button for at least three seconds until the LED turns yellow From that moment once the button is released the LED light will turn green to confirm that the device has switched from the Test Off mode to the Test On mode After that an additional press will turn the LED off setting the device back to the Test Off mode http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 9 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 2 3 1 TEST OFF MODE Under the Test Off Mode outputs can be controlled through both communication objects and through the actual pushbuttons located on the top of the device see Figure 2 When one of these buttons is pressed the output will behave as if an order had been received through the corresponding communication object see section 3 2 The behaviour of the outputs upon a button press depends on whether the outputs have been configured as individual outputs or as a shutter channel
36. olt recovery configuration LES Figure 7 Channel A configured as individual outputs Once the output is enabled the ETS topology window will automatically display the following communication objects 1 bit each d OX ON OFF allows switching the corresponding output to the on or the off states by sending the value 1 or 0 depending on the parameterised output type Whether the relay is actually open or closed under each state depends on the normally open normally closed configuration of the output as explained below d OX Status shows the current status of the output on or off d OX Block allows locking unlocking the output e disabling enabling its control by sending the values 1 or 0 to the object respectively Note only the Alarm function has a higher priority than the lock function if an alarm signal arrives when the output is locked the output will be set to the state defined by the alarm function When the alarm gets deactivated the output returns to the lock status The first thing to be parameterised is the type of each output of the channel 2 Normally open the output will be considered as on when the relay stays closed and off when the relay stays open d Normally closed the output will be considered as on when the relay stays open and off when the relay stays closed Next the list of functions available for each output d Timers a
37. put ON 1 Save Position O No Action 1 Lock O Unlock 1 Save Position O No Action 1 Lock O Unlock O Up Shutter 1 Down Shutter O to turn OFF 1 to turn ON 0 Down Shutter 1 Up Shutter O to turn OFF 1 to turn ON 1 Go to Position O No Action 1 Start Flashing O End Flash 1 Go to Position O No Action 1 Start Flashing O End Flash 1 Alarm O N0 Alarm O Alarm 1 No Alarm 0 Stop StepUp 1 Stop StepDown 0 or 1 Stop Shutter 1 Alarm 0 No Alarm O Alarm 1 No Alarm 1 Lock 0 Unlock 0 0 Open 255 100 Closed 0 0 Open 255 100 Closed Alarm 0 Unf 1 gt End Alarm 0 0 Top 255 100 Bottom 0 0 Top 255 100 Bottom Alarm 0 Unf 1 gt End Alarm Voltage Recovery gt Sending of 0 Voltage Recovery gt Sending of 1 1 Lock 0 Unlock O Lock 1 Unlock http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 41 Join and send us your inquiries about Zennio devices http zennioenglish zendesk com Zennio Avance y Tecnologia S L C Rio Jarama 132 Nave P 8 11 45007 Toledo Spain Tel 34 925 232 002 Fax 34 925 337 310 www zennio com ee C info zennio com K NX Zennto Passion for KNX innovation ROHS
38. r OO Ota OO OO Scenes Shutter Channels LF 1 bit Data Entry X LF 1 byte Data Entry X 0 63 Run 1 64 128 191 Learn Binary Data Entry 0 1 1 byte Data Entry 0 255 LF 2 bytes Data Entry X 2 bytes Data Entry LF Function X RESULT 1 bit FUNCTION X Result LF Function X RESULT 1 byte FUNCTION X Result LF Function X RESULT 2 bytes FUNCTION X Result LF Function X RESULT 2 bytes FUNCTION X Result Ox ON OFF Ox ON OFF Ca Alarm Ca Alarm Oy ON OFF Oy ON OFF Ca Alarm 2 Ca Alarm 2 N C 0O Close Relay 1 Open N O 0 Open Relay 1 Close 1 Alarm 0 No Alarm O Alarm 1 No Alarm N C O Close Relay 1 Open N O O Open Relay 1 Close O Alarm 1 No Alarm 1 Alarm 0 No Alarm http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 40 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116 118 113 115 117 119 120 122 124 126 121 123 125 127 128 130 132 134 129 131 133 135 136 138 140 142 137 139 141 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 size 1 0 Flags Datatype DPT Functional rangelist boot P Reboot PIName Function 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 By
39. rameterised under Trigger Value the alarm will become inactive as soon as the actuator receives a 0 or a 1 through the alarm object e Frozen this method requires a normal deactivation plus the reception of the value 1 over the OX Unfreeze Alarm object if the latter does not occur the alarm will still remain triggered This method makes the channel output remain locked even when the alarm situation is over until it is externally or manually enabled gt End reaction when alarm ends this parameter sets the state that will be adopted by the output once the alarm finishes e Nochange e ON e OFF e Last the output returns to the state it had before the alarm Start up configuration defines the desired state ON OFF to be adopted by the output when the device recovers from a bus power failure or after an ETS download reset A default or a custom configuration may be set Selecting the default configuration will make the output stay off after a partial or complete ETS download while after a bus power failure the state of the output will be the same it had before the failure ON or OFF If custom is chosen ETS will show the following window 1 1 1 MAXinBOX 8 GENERAL Start up lt lt QUTPUTS gt gt OUTPUT 1 INITIAL STATUS Start up SPURA UPDATE start up position sending Last saved position y No D Figure 12 Custom start up
40. red http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 10 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 Note multiple shutter channels can be manually controlled at the same time by pressing their corresponding pushbuttons Regarding the lock timer alarm scene and status object sending functions the device will behave under the Test Off mode as usual button presses are entirely analogous to the reception of the corresponding orders from the KNX bus 2 3 2 TEST ON MODE Once the Test On mode has been activated it will only be possible to control the outputs through the on board pushbuttons Orders received through communication objects will be always ignored with independence of the channel or the output they are actually addressed Depending on whether an output has been parameterized as an individual output or as a part of a shutter channel its reaction to the button presses will differ d Individual output short or long pressing the associated button will commute the state of the relay therefore switching the state of the output from on to off or vice versa d Shutter channel a press on the corresponding button will set the shutter drive in motion staying this way until the button is released thus ignoring the current position of the shutter and the parameterized up down times d Disabled output under the Test On mode short and long presses will cause the same effect for disab
41. rol Clarifications about the lock and manual control functions Clarification about the timed functions 15 17 Example added about the Multiply parameter EJ Brief clarification about the alarm functions 22 32 Note added about the initial position of the shutter 13 14 modes Test On and Test Off E General revision of texts and styles http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 3 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 MAXINBOX 8 MAXinBOX 8 is a KNX actuator that combines in only one device the following features d 8 multi function binary outputs up to 16A each configurable as gt Up to 4 shutter channels with or without slats lamellas gt Up to 8 individual outputs d 10x multi operation logical function module being possible to enable or disable each function independently through a specific communication object d Possibility of connecting different phases to the two channel outputs d Possibility of manually operating the actuator outputs The outputs and the logical function module work independently and can interact with each other as if they were two autonomous devices connected to the KNX bus Figure 1 MAXinBOX 8 http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 4 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 1 2 INSTALLATION MAXinBOX 8 connects to the KNX bus through the on board KNX connector Once the device
42. rom ETS MAXinBOX 8 will assume the shutter is completely up 0 independently of its actual state For blinds with slats MAXinBOX 8 also assumes that the http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 33 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 slats are completely open 0 no matter what their actual position is On the other hand after a bus power failure the device will assume the shutter and the slats maintains the same state as before the power failure When custom is chosen ETS will show the following window i 3 1 1 1 MAXinBOXx8 GENERAL Start up lt DUTPUTS gt gt CHANNELA i ees Curent Position keep stopped y UPDATE y start up position sending LES Start up Sending Delay 0 x 1 sec Figure 18 Custom Start up configuration where it is possible to configure the following parameters gt Initial position this field defines the desired initial position the shutter will be moved to both after a bus power failure or after programming the device The following options can be chosen Current position keeps stopped the shutter will remain stopped up down or specific position which moves the shutter to the position set for Select shutter position and the slats to the position set for Select slats position both shown after this option is chosen Note the actuator does not actually know the position of the shutter as ther
43. rough the OX Timer communication object an ON order is sent to the output relay after waiting for the On Delay time The output will switch off again after the On Duration time if other than 0 o When MAXinBOX 8 receives a 0 through the OX Timer communication object an OFF order is sent to the output relay after waiting for the Off Delay time e Multiply allows progressively increasing multiplying in runtime the On Duration time or the On Off delays of the output Two situations are distinguished http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 16 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 o No multiply e If the On delay count is already running it will be reset every time a new 1 is received through the OX Timer object e f the output has already been activated and the On Duration time is counting it will be reset whenever a new 1 is received e If the Off delay count is already running it will be reset every time a new 0 is received o Multiply e If the On delay count is already running and the value 1 is received several times through the OX Timer object then the actual delay time will be n times the parameterised time being n the number of times the value 1 is received e lf the output has already been activated and while the On Duration time is counting the value 1 is received several tim
44. rpose CX Move which will receive from the bus the orders to move the blind up down and CX Stop Step If the device receives a 0 or a 1 through the latter when the blind is already in motion the movement will be interrupted while if the blind was not in motion receiving a 0 through this communication object will make the slats slightly rotate upwards while receiving a 1 will make them slightly rotate downwards These step movements are useful to correct both the slat and the blind position together To get detailed information about blinds with slats and their ETS configuration please refer to ANNEX I Slat precise control The next figures show the screens with the parameterisable options for channels configured as Shutters no slats or as Blinds with slats E3 1 1 1 MAXinBOxX 8 GENERAL CHANNEL A lt lt OUTPUTS gt gt CHANNEL A TYPE Shutter No slats e NOTE Slats Positions will be ignored for Shutter types TIMES Main Time Shutter Length 150 x 0 1 sec Security Time Pause to change the 5 movement direction x 0 1 sec Are total Time UP and DOWN different No ne Additional time when shutter gets the N limit on Top or at the Bottom S FUNCTIONS Status Object No z Precise Control No X Scenes No y Alarms N o Y Reversed Moving No X Direct Positioning No ne
45. te 1 Byte 1 Bit 1 Byte 1 Byte 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit 1 Bit O CTR I C W I C w I C W I C W I C w I C w I C w I C W I C W I C W I C w I C W I C w I C w I C w I C w I C w I C w I C W O CTR I C W I C W O CTR I C W I C W CT CT VO C RW VO C RW DPT_Switch DPT_Trigger DPT_Enable DPT_Trigger DPT_Enable DPT_UpDown DPT_Start DPT_UpDown DPT_Start DPT_Trigger DPT_Switch DPT_Trigger DPT_Switch DPT_Alarm DPT_Alarm DPT_Step DPT_Step DPT_Alarm DPT_Alarm DPT_Enable DPT_Scaling DPT_Scaling DPT_Ack DPT_Scaling DPT_Scaling DPT_Ack DPT_Switch DPT_Switch DPT_Enable DPT_Enable 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 100 0 100 0 1 0 100 0 100 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ow y 0 0 v 0 0 v 0 W vV Ox Status Ca Save Position Ox Lock Ca Save Position 2 Oy Lock Ca Move Ox Timer Ca Reverse Movement Oy Timer Ca Direct Positioning Ox Flashing Ca Direct Positioning 2 Oy Flashing Ox Alarm Ox Alarm Ca Stop Step Ca Stop Oy Alarm Oy Alarm Ca Lock V Ca Current Slats Position Ca Slats Positioning Ox Unfreeze Alarm V Ca Current Shutter Position Ca Shutter Positioning Ca Unfreeze Alarm Reset 0 Reset 1 Y Manual Control Locking vV Manual Control Locking O 0utput OFF 1 Out
46. tegrator set a value for this specific position in the range 0 completely up to 100 completely down For blinds with slats an option called Select Slats position will also become visible making it possible to set a position for the slats between 0 totally open or up and 100 totally closed or down gt Deactivation two different procedures are provided to deactivate an active alarm http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 31 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 e Normal the alarm will become inactive as soon as the actuator receives a 0 or a 1 the inverse of the parameterised trigger value through the corresponding alarm object e Frozen this method requires a normal deactivation plus the reception of the value 1 over the corresponding unfreeze alarm object if the latter does not occur the alarm will still be active This method makes the channel output remain locked even when the alarm situation is over until it is externally or manually enabled gt End this parameter sets the desired shutter position once the alarm becomes inactive e Current position e Up e Down e Last position before the alarm Reverse movement this function makes it possible to control a shutter with the usual orders inverted MAXinBOX 8 normally raises the shutter when the value 0 is received through CX Move and stops it with value 1 Therefore
47. the slat step movements d Status objects They report the current position of the shutter and of the slats if applicable http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 8 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 d Precise control Allows moving the shutter to a particular position Moreover for blinds with slats it is also possible to establish a particular position for the slats value between 0 and 100 d Scenes Allows running and or saving a specific action over the channel s where this function is enabled Alarms Two alarms are available for each shutter channel The parameterised action will be executed when an alarm event is received 2 Reverse movement Allows an inverse shutter control Direct positioning Function that permits moving the shutter to a preset specific position by sending a 1 bit communication object Start up configuration Default or custom All these options are explained in detail in section 0 2 3 MANUAL CONTROL MAXinBOX 8 allows manually switching the state of its 8 output relays through the respective pushbuttons on the top of the device Therefore a specific pushbutton is available per output see Figure 2 Manual operation can be done in two different ways referred to as Test On Mode intended for testing the domotic system during the configuration of the device and Test Off Mode intended for using it anytime Whether both only one or none
48. up position 0 in percentage when it is completely open d The shutter is in the down position 100 in percentage when it is completely closed While the slat positioning criteria is as follows d The slats are in the up position or open 0 in percentage when their position is such that they can only move downwards d The slats are in the down position or close 100 in percentage when their position is such that they can only move upwards Figure 20 shows a scheme of the positions the slats may adopt It is necessary to take into account that shutter actuators control shutter drives without any feedback about their exact position and that the movement of the slats relays entirely on the movement of shutter drive itself This means that a movement in the slats will always provoke a certain change in the position of the shutter http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 36 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 e p Slats can only move gt downward gt Slats can move L N upward IN STNA and also a downward 5 Slats can only move 100 upward LLY Figure 20 Slat positions The ETS configuration screen for Blinds with slats is shown next as well as the details about the available options GENERAL CHANNEL A lt lt DUTPUTS gt gt CHANNEL A a TYPE Blind With slats D TIMES Main Time S
49. utter Length 150 x 0 1 sec Security Time Pause to change the 5 z movement direction x 0 1 sec y Are total Time UP and DOWN different Yes y Total Time Up x 0 15 Time Down is 200 the param named above as Main Time Additional Time when shutter gets the ly e limit on Top or at the Bottom ES Time added x 0 18 20 The following parameters add functionality or special features to both shutter types with or without slats d Status object this function provides a 1 byte communication object CX Current Shutter Position which will show at any time the exact position of the shutter in percentage This object returns the value 0 or 0 when the shutter in completely up and 255 or 100 when it is completely down The remaining values represent intermediate positions It is possible to set by parameter whether the shutter position will be sent every second or not This is done by enabling or disabling Send current shutter position every second while moving which appears once the Status Object parameter has been enabled For Blinds with slats the CX Current Slats Position 1 byte object is also provided It will show the value 0 0 when the slats are completely up and the value 255 100 when the slats are completely down d Precise control this function makes it possible to actually move the shutter to any position via a 1 byte communication
50. yclical monitoring period of 3 minutes is configured The trigger value is 1 and the reaction of the actuator when the alarm is activated consists in moving the shutter all the way up while when the alarm is deactivated the shutter will be lowered Assuming that the shutter has been lowered when the alarm becomes active http www zennio com Technical Support http zennioenglish zendesk com 30 Zennio MAXinBOX 8 the actuator will start raising the shutter While the alarm stays active any action over the shutter channel will be ignored by the actuator After some time t2 one 0 arrives through the alarm object which makes the alarm turn off and the shutter be raised Before the parameterised cyclical monitoring period 3 minutes ends a new alarm deactivation order arrives so the time count starts again After 3 minutes without receiving further values through the alarm object the alarm will be automatically activated making the shutter move up again As before any action over the shutter will be ignored until the alarm is deactivated See the following figure CX Alarm 1 Automatic Alarm CX Alarm 0 Activation l CX Alarm 0 Output status 3 minutes 3 minutes gt Response sets the response order to be sent to the shutter when the alarm is triggered e Stop e Up e Down e Specific position When the latter is chosen a new drop down list is shown letting the in

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