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DALI - MANAGE Menu 

The DALI-Manage menu provides three options. Use UP and DOWN to navigate and then press 
ENTER. 

 

The sub-menus are: 

1.

 

GROUPS 

Add or remove channels from groups. 

2.

 

STATES 

Playback or record the four key states of: fault level, power-on level, maximum and 
minimum levels. 

3.

 

PARAM 

Read and write all the key parameters of DALI devices. 

DALI 

 MANAGE - GROUPS Menu 

The DALI-Manage-Groups menu is used to add or remove a channel from a group. Use the LEFT and 
RIGHT keys to navigate through the option fields. In the product, option fields are shown in UPPER 
CASE. In this guide, option fields are highlighted in red.  

Use the UP and DOWN or keys to select the required option within an option field. 

 

The first option field selects the address of the DALI device to be set. The UP and DOWN keys select: 

 

Broadcast 

 send the commands to all devices. 

 

GROUP 

 send the command to one of the 16 possible groups. 

 

CHANNEL 

 send the command to one of the 64 possible channels. 

The second option field allows the specific command to be selected: 

 

ADD TO 

 The selected channel(s) will be added to the selected group. 

 

REMOVE FRM 

 The selected channel(s) will be removed from the selected group. 

To change the command either press the FUNCT key or select the field and use the UP and DOWN 
keys. 

The final option field is used to select the group number. 

To send the command, press ENTER. 

MANAGE 

 GROUPS 

<STATES  

K

  

 PARAM 

Dali Group 

CHANNEL 00 

ADD TO

 

Group: 

01

 

Summary of Contents for Commissioner dali

Page 1: ...Commissioner dali User Guide Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd Firmware v0 2 User Guide v1 0 ...

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Page 3: ...VEL TYPE 8 Menu 12 Example 13 DALI LEVEL SCENE Menu 14 Example 14 DALI MANAGE Menu 16 DALI MANAGE GROUPS Menu 16 Example 17 DALI MANAGE STATES Menu 17 Example 18 DALI MANAGE PARAM Menu 18 Example 19 DALI LISTEN Menu 20 DALI LISTEN GRAPH Menu 20 Example 21 DALI LISTEN DECIMAL Menu 21 DALI LISTEN SINGLE Menu 21 DALI LISTEN FLICKER Menu 22 DALI LISTEN COMMS Menu 22 DALI PHYSICAL Menu 23 DALI PHYSICAL...

Page 4: ...Short Address 24 DALI Device Type 24 DALI Control Gear 24 DALI Device 24 DALI Groups 24 DALI Scenes 24 DALI Circuit 24 DALI Bus Power 24 Warranty 26 Compliance 26 Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE 26 ...

Page 5: ...sses In power down standby the batteries will last for several months However if the product is used infrequently we recommend storing without batteries fitted Switching On and Off Commissioner is switched on by pressing FUNCT Switch off is achieved by holding FUNCT for three seconds Once powered on the product will display the splash screen which includes the firmware revision number and then dis...

Page 6: ...he top menu The UP and DOWN keys scroll the menu up and down The and icons indicate that the LEFT and RIGHT keys can be used to navigate through the menu The icon indicates that there is no LEFT function i e you are at the top menu As shown in the figure below the K icon indicates the option to run the selected function In this example the COMMISSION DISCOVERY function To do so press ENTER TOP MEN...

Page 7: ...C levels to single devices a range of devices set DT8 colours and control scenes 3 MANAGE Programme groups maximum minimum failure and power states plus read and write all DALI parameters 4 LISTEN Listen to other controllers display channel group and broadcast ARC levels flicker finder capture errors 5 PHYSICAL Check cable for power and shorts plus network integrity tests DALI COMMISSION Menu The ...

Page 8: ...nu has one option field with three options 1 ADD NEW Only devices without a short address will be added 2 ADD ALL All devices will be re addressed 3 DELETE ALL All devices will have their short address removed Press ENTER to start discovery with the selected option The display will update as discovery proceeds Be aware that discovery can take up to a minute The figure below shows a successful oper...

Page 9: ...d in red Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the required option within an option field The Change field selects short address that you wish to change Use the UP DOWN keys to edit The to field lists the available that is unused short addresses Once the option fields are set press ENTER to confirm the change The figure below shows a successful operation Commission Change 00 to 000 Enter GO Commissio...

Page 10: ...Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to navigate through the option fields Use the UP and DOWN or FUNCT keys to select the required option within an option field The operating functions are MAN DALI transmitted when user varies the level or presses ENTER SNAP snaps between on and off every second FADE slowly fades to full and rolls over to zero RAMP slowly fades to full then back to zero To change the oper...

Page 11: ...NTER is pressed or when the at field is edited The SNAP WALK modes send an ARC every 1 5s The other modes send an ARC value every 39mS This achieves a fade time of approximately 10s However in order to conserve bandwidth as the range of channels or groups is increased the resolution is lowered DALI LEVEL TYPE 8 Menu This menu allows control of Device Type 8 colour parameters Commands can be direct...

Page 12: ...OWN keys select Broadcast send the commands to all devices GROUP send the command to one of the 16 possible groups CHANNEL send the command to one of the 64 possible channels The final option field is the value to which the colour parameter will be set The colour parameters vary between 8 bit and 16 bit Data is entered in decimal so the field width varies between 3 digits 0 255 and 5 digits 0 6553...

Page 13: ...CK The selected scene will be played back on the selected channel s RECORD TO The current levels will be recorded to the selected scene of the selected channel s REMOVE FRM The selected channel s will be removed from the selected scene To change the command either press the FUNCT key or select the field and use the UP and DOWN keys The final option field is used to select the scene number To send ...

Page 14: ...14 Dali Scene CHANNEL 60 PLAYBACK Scene 14 ...

Page 15: ...n red Use the UP and DOWN or keys to select the required option within an option field The first option field selects the address of the DALI device to be set The UP and DOWN keys select Broadcast send the commands to all devices GROUP send the command to one of the 16 possible groups CHANNEL send the command to one of the 64 possible channels The second option field allows the specific command to...

Page 16: ...te command Maximum level o The maximum level to which a device can be commanded Minimum level o The minimum level to which a device can be commanded Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to navigate through the option fields In the product option fields are shown in UPPER CASE In this guide option fields are highlighted in red Use the UP and DOWN or keys to select the required option within an option field ...

Page 17: ...OWER ON MIN LEVEL MAX LEVEL To send the command press ENTER Example The following command will replay the fault level state for group 6 The following command will record the power on level for all devices DALI MANAGE PARAM Menu The DALI Manage Param menu is used to access the individual DALI parameters The DALI parameter list includes queries commands reads and writes This menu attempts to offer a...

Page 18: ...n the read or write of the parameter When a read is requested the data field displays If the device responds the value will be displayed If the remains the device did not respond Example The following command will write a maximum level of 250 to channel 2 The following command will read the maximum level of channel 2 confirming whether the previous example succeeded The following command will read...

Page 19: ...ng with the maximum and minimum ARC levels detected 5 COMMS Display a live tally of forward frames reverse frames and errors DALI LISTEN GRAPH Menu The DALI LISTEN GRAPH menu is used to monitor the ARC levels sent by another controller Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to navigate through the option fields In the product option fields are shown in UPPER CASE In this guide option fields are highlighted i...

Page 20: ...tion field The first option field selects the address of the DALI device to which Commissioner will listen The UP and DOWN keys select Broadcast only show broadcast ARC levels GROUP show group and broadcast ARC levels CHANNEL show channel and broadcast ARC levels The remaining three display lines show six consecutive ARC levels in decimal DALI LISTEN SINGLE Menu The DALI LISTEN SINGLE menu is used...

Page 21: ...red Use the UP and DOWN or keys to select the required option within an option field The first option field selects the address of the DALI device to which Commissioner will listen The UP and DOWN keys select Broadcast only show broadcast ARC levels GROUP show group and broadcast ARC levels CHANNEL show channel and broadcast ARC levels The middle large text line shows the current ARC level The low...

Page 22: ...ad DALI PHYSICAL NETWORK Menu The DALI PHYSICAL NETWORK menu is used to send high frequency Query Control Gear messages to the selected address This command is the basic are you there command of the DALI protocol The first option field selects the address of the DALI device to which Commissioner will listen The UP and DOWN keys select Broadcast only show broadcast ARC levels GROUP show group and b...

Page 23: ...ing controlled Also known as Lamp Luminaire Fixture and in DALI 1 Control Gear DALI Groups There are 16 DALI Groups which can contain any combination of DALI Channels The information is stored in the DALI Device DALI Scenes There are 16 DALI Scenes which can contain the level of any combination of DALI Channels The information is stored in the DALI Device DALI Circuit The physical wires to which t...

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Page 26: ...to change without notice Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material A...

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