6. Description of Communication Object

NO.

Name

Object Function

Type

Attribute

DPT

1

General

In operation

1bit

C,R,T

1.001 switch

This communication object is used to periodically send a telegram "1" to the bus to indicate that the device is functioning properly. This communication object is always enabled.

NO.

Name

Object Function

Type

Attribute

DPT

2

Output X - General

Normal(day)/Night mode

1bit

C,W

1.024 day/night

This communication object is used to enable or disable night mode via the bus.The object value is defined by the parameter "Normal (day)/Night mode".

3

Output X - General

Burn In function

1bit

C,W

1.010 start/stop

This communication object is used to enable or disable automatic burn in of the group. During the burn in process, all other switch, dimming or brightness value setting telegrams are ignored and the light is all on.

Burn in is usually done automatically after the configured burn in time. If the burn in is stopped by this object, the burn in will also stop timing, and the burn in will need to be restarted by this object, and the timing will start again.

4

Output X - General

DALI short circuit

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

This communication object is used to report whether there is a short circuit in the connected DALI bus.

Telegram:

• 1: A short circuit or over-current condition occurs at the DALI communication terminal

• 0: DALI communication terminal returns to normal

5

Output X - General

DALI power supply

1byte

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

The communication object is visible when “Failure object DALI power supply" is enable. It reports abnormality of DALI power supply.

Telegram:

• 1: Failure

• 0: Normal

6

Output X - General

General failure

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

This communication object is used to report failures on the DALI bus. When any type of failure occurs, the object will send a telegram "1" to the bus, and the failure will be cleared to "0".

7

Output X - General

light/ECG Failure status

1byte

C,W,T

238.600 DALI Diagnostics

The communication object is visible when “Central failure object "light/ECG Failure status" is enable. Used to send the light or ECG failure status.

The bits of the 1byte object are defined as follows:

Example:

1. 1000 0011 (object value 131) represents the ECG failure of ECG4;

2. 0100 0010 (object value 66) represents the ECG failure of ECG3;

This object can also be used to query the light and ECG failure. When the highest two bit value, both Bit7 and Bit6, of the telegram received by the object are 1, indicating to query the ECG x failure, such as:

• Query the failure status of ECG3: 1100 0010 (object value 194)

• If the ECG of ECG3 is faulty, the gateway will respond: 1000 0010 (object value 130)

8

Output X - General

General failure exceeds threshold

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

This communication object is used to report that the total number of all lights and ECG failures exceeds the set threshold.

9

Output X - General

General failure in Total

1byte

C,R,T

5.010 counter pulses

This communication object is used to report the total number of all lights and ECG failures.

NOTE:

When the ECG fails, the light will be faulty at the same time. It will only be counted once. Because the ECG is faulty, the light failure cannot be recognized or counted.

9

Output X - General

General failure in %

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

This communication object is used to report the failure rate, which is the percentage of the total number of devices on the DALI bus. All lights and ECGs are taken into account.

NOTE:

When the ECG fails, the light will be faulty at the same time. It will only be counted once. Because the ECG is faulty, the light failure is not recognized or counted.

10

Output X - General

light failure exceeds threshold

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

This communication object is used to report that the total number of all light failures identified by the gateway exceeds the set threshold.

11

Output X - General

light failure in Total

1byte

C,R,T

5.010 counter pulses

This communication object is used to report the total number of all light failures identified by the gateway.

11

Output X - General

light failure in %

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

This communication object is used to report the failure rate, which is the percentage of faulty lights in all lights on the DALI bus.

12

Output X - General

ECG failure exceeds threshold

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

This communication object is used to report that the total number of all ECG failures identified by the gateway exceeds the set threshold.

13

Output X - General

ECG failure in Total

1byte

C,R,T

5.010 counter pulses

This communication object is used to report the total number of all ECG failures identified by the gateway.

13

Output X - General

ECG failure in %

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

This communication object is used to report the failure rate, i.e the percentage of the faulty ECG to the total number of ECGs on the DALI bus.

14

Output X - General

Read DALI bus voltage(V)

4byte

C,R

14.027 electric potential(V)

The communication object is visible when "Read DALI bus voltage”is enable. Used to read the DALI bus voltage.

15

Output X - General

Read DALI bus current (mA)

2byte

C,R

7.012 current(mA)

The communication object is visible when "Read DALI bus current”is enable. Used to read the DALI bus current.

16

Output X - General

Global scene recall/store via KNX scene

1byte

C,W

18.001 scene control

This communication object is used to recall or store a global scene. Up to 16 scenes are available for the DALI gateway.

The KNX scene number assignment, and allow to add ECGs or groups to the scene and set the target brightness, colour temperature and colour for each ECGs or groups. There are 64 scene numbers available. The KNX scene number is defined as follows:

Set an 8bit instruction as (binary code): FXNNNNNN

• F: call the scene for '0'; store the scene for '1';

• X:0;

• NNNNNN: Scene number (0...63).

The options are KNX Scene No.1~64. In fact, the scene telegram received by the communication object corresponds to 0~63.

For example, setting KNX Scene No.1, the scene telegram received by the communication object should be 0.

17

Output X General

Converter failure in Total

1byte

C,R,T

5.010 counter pulses

This communication object is used to report the total number of all converter failures identified by the gateway.

17

Output X General

Converter failure in %

1bit

C,R,T

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

This communication object is used to report the failure rate, which is the percentage of faulty lights in all converters of the DALI bus.

18

Output X General

Converter failure exceeds threshold

1bit

C,W

1.005 alarm

This communication object is used to report that the total number of all converter failures identified by the gateway exceeds the set threshold.

19

Output X General

Test mode

1bit

C,W

1.010 start/stop

This communication object is used to activate/stop test mode for central battery emergency lights.

Telegrams:

• 1: Active

• 0: Stop

After the setting duration time, the test can also be automatically stopped (set independently in the each ECG).

20

Output X General

Converter inhibit mode

1bit

C,W

1.011 state

This communication object is used to active/inactive inhibit mode for self-contained battery lights.

Telegrams:

• 1: Active

• 0: Inactive

When it is active, emergency light will not change to emergency mode when power supply failure.

When it is inactive, emergency light is in normal mode, and will change to emergency mode when power supply failure.

21

Output X General

Panic mode

1bit

C,W

1.010 start/stop

This communication object is used to activate/stop panic mode for all ECGs and lights. Telegrams:

• 1: Active

• 0: Stop

22

Output X - Broadcast

Switch

1bit

C,W

1.001 switch

The communication object is visible when “Broadcast control function”is enable. Used for broadcast control and can turn all connected lights on the channel on or off. All ECGs can be switched at the same time, and the brightness value of the on is 100%, and the brightness value of the off is 0%.

Telegram:

• 1: ON

• 0: OFF

If the ECG works in the permanent mode, after the broadcast control is turned on, if the ECG brightness read by the gateway from the DALI bus does not match the brightness of the permanent mode, the brightness will become the brightness of the normal mode again.

23

Output X - Broadcast

Brightness dimming

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

This communication object is used for broadcast control to set a specific brightness value for all connected lights on the channel.

Telegram: 0…100%

24

Output X - Broadcast

Absolute colour temperature

2byte

C,W

7.600 absolute colour temperature

This communication object is visible when "colour Temperature" is selected for the colour control type. It is used for broadcasting colour control.

24

Output X - Broadcast

RGB colour value

RGBW colour value

HSV Hue(H) value

3byte

6byte

1byte

C,W

232.600 RGB value 3x (0..255)

251.600 RGBW value 4x (0...100%)

5.003 angle(degrees)

24

Output X - Broadcast

Colour XY value

Colour X value

6byte

2byte

C,W

242.600 colour xyY

7.001 pulses

25

Output X - Broadcast

Colour Y value

2byte

C,W

7.001 pulses

25

Output X - Broadcast

HSV Saturation(S) value

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage

26

Output X - Broadcast

White colour value

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage

Displays objects according to the colour control type. Used for broadcasting colour control.

• RGB colour value: Setting the RGB value

• RGBW colour value: Setting the RGBW value

• White colour value: Setting the White colour value

• HSV Hue(H) value: Setting the HSV Hue(H) value

• HSV Saturation(S) value: Setting the HSV Saturation(S) value

• colour XY value: Setting the XY value

• colour X value: Setting the X value

• colour Y value: Setting the Y value

1851

Output X - General

ECGs scene recall/store via DALI scene

1byte

C,W

18.001 scene control

This communication object is used to recall/store DALI scene via KNX bus, up to 16 scenes are available for ECGs .

The scene number assignment are configured in the DCA, there are 16 scene numbers available. Telegram is defined as follows:

Set an 8bit instruction as (binary code): FXNNNNNN

• F: call the scene for '0'; store the scene for '1';

• X:0;

• NNNNNN: Scene number (0...15).

The options are Scene 1st~16th. In fact, the scene telegram received by the communication object corresponds to 0~15.

For example, setting Scene 1st, the scene telegram received by the communication object should be 0.

NO.

Name

Object Function

Type

Attribute

DPT

27

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Disable function

1bit

C,W

1.003 enable

The communication object is visible when “Disable function” is enable. Used to disable/enable control of ECGs in group, the trigger value is defined by the parameter, the device reboot is enabled by default.

The name in parentheses changes with the parameter “Description (max 30char.)”. If description is empty, display “Output X Group y-...” by default. The same below.

28

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Switch

1bit

C,W

1.001 DPT_Switch

This communication object is used to switch on or off the ECGs in group, y=1..16.

The value for "Switch on" can be defined by a parameter template. See section 5.4.1 for details.

29

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative dimming

4bit

C,W

3.007 dimming control

This communication object is used for relative dimming of the ECGs in group. The highest bit Bit4 decides to brighten or darken, Bit 0..3 determines the dimming size, and Bit 0..3 is 0 to stop dimming. The correspondence between the value of the relatively dimming telegram and brightness chance is as follows:

NOTE:

In the DALI system,stop dimming is unsupported. When the gateway receives the command of stop dimming, it will send the current brightness status to the DALI bus again.

30

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Brightness dimming

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

This communication object is used to set the brightness value of the ECGs in group.

31

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Switch status

1bit

C,R,T

1.001 Switch

This communication object is used to send the switch status of the ECGs in group.

NOTE:

The correct feedback of the status is guaranteed only in the case of group control.

32

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Brightness status

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

This communication object is used to send the brightness status of the ECGs in group.

NOTE:

The correct feedback of the status is guaranteed only in the case of group control.

33

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Absolute colour temperature

2byte

C,W

7.600 absolute colour temperature(K)

This communication object is used to set the absolute colour temperature of the ECGs in group. Range is setting by parameters.

33

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative percentage colour temperature

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

This communication object is used to control the relative colour temperature via a percentage object type.

33

Output X Group y-{{...}}

RGB colour value

RGBW colour value

HSV Hue(H) value

colour XY value

colour X value

3byte

6byte

1byte

6byte

2byte

C,W

232.600 RGB value 3x(0..255)

251.600 RGBW value 4x(0...100%)

5.003 angle(degrees)

242.600 colour xyY

7.001 pulses

34

Output X Group y-{{...}}

HSV Saturation(S) value

colour Y value

1byte

2byte

C,W

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

7.001 pulses

35

Output X Group y-{{...}}

White colour value

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

Displays objects according to the colour control type. Used for colour control of ECGs in group.

• RGB colour value: Setting the RGB value

• RGBW colour value: Setting the RGBW value

• HSV Hue(H) value: Setting the HSV Hue(H) value

• HSV Saturation(S) value: Setting the HSV Saturation(S) value

• White colour value: Setting the White colour value

• colour XY value: Setting the XY value

• colour X value: Setting the X value

• colour Y value: Setting the Y value

36

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative colour Temperature

4bit

C,W

3.007 dimming control

The communication object adjusts the colour temperature of the ECGs in group by relative dimming. The telegram value refers to object 29.

The new colour temperature value is calculated relative to the current colour temperature value, for example, If the maximum value of colour temperature is set to 6500K, the minimum value is 2700K, and the current colour temperature value is 3000K, adjusted increase by 50%, the new colour temperature value is 4900K, as follows:

NOTE:

In the DALI system,stop Relative Control is supported.

36

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative HSV Hue(H) value

4bit

C,W

3.007 dimming control

37

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative HSV Saturation(S) value

4bit

C,W

3.007 dimming control

38

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative white colour value

4bit

C,W

3.007 dimming control

Displaying objects according to colour control type. Used for relative adjustment of colour.

40

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Absolute colour temperature, status

2byte

C,R,T

7.600 absolute colour temperature

This communication object is used to send the current absolute colour temperature value of the ECGs in group to the bus.

40

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Relative percentage colour temperature, status

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

This communication object sends the relative colour temperature status as a percentage to the bus.

40

Output X Group y-{{...}}

RGB colour value, status

RGBW colour value, status

HSV Hue(H) value, status

colour XY value, status

colour X value, status

3byte

6byte

1byte

6byte

2byte

C,R,T

232.600 RGB value 3x(0..255)

251.600 RGBW value 4x(0...100%)

5.003 angle(degrees)

242.600 colour xyY

7.001 pulses

41

Output X Group y-{{...}}

HSV Saturation(S) value, status

colour Y value, status

1byte

2byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

7.001 pulses

42

Output X Group y-{{...}}

HSV Saturation(S) value, status

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

42

Output X Group y-{{...}}

White colour value, status

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage

(0..100%)

Displaying objects according to colour control type. Used to send status in various colour.

43

Output X Group y-{{...}}

Group scene recall /store via KNX scene

1byte

C,W

18.001 scene control

The communication object is visible when “Group scene function”is enable.Used to recall or store a group scene. Up to 16 scenes are available for the DALI gateway. The KNX scene number is defined as follows:

Set an 8bit instruction as (binary code): FXNNNNNN

• F: call the scene for '0'; store the scene for '1';

• X:0;

• NNNNNN: Scene number (0...63).

The parameter setting option is 1~64. In fact, the scene telegram received by the communication object corresponds to 0~63.  

Such as setting the scene 1 of this parameter, the scene telegram received by the communication object should be 0.

NO.

Name

Object Function

Type

Attribute

DPT

315

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Disable function

1bit

C,W

1.003 enable

The communication object is visible when “Disable function” is enable.Used for ECG disable/enable control, the trigger value is defined by the parameter, the device reboot is enabled by default.

The name in parentheses changes with the parameter “Description (max 30char.)”. If description is empty, display “Output X ECG y-...” by default. The same below.

316

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Switch

1bit

C,W

1.001 Switch

This communication object is not visible when the operation mode is "Permanent mode". Used to switch on or off the ECG, y=1..64.

The value for "Switch on" can be defined by a parameter template. See section 5.4.1 for details.

317

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Relative dimming

4bit

C,W

3.007 dimming control

This communication object is used for relative dimming of the ECG. The highest bit Bit4 decides to brighten or darken, Bit 0..3 determines the dimming size, and Bit 0..3 is 0 to stop dimming. Refer to object 29 for the correspondence between the value of the relatively dimmed telegram and the change in brightness.

318

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Brightness value

1byte

C,W

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

This communication object is not visible when the operation mode is "Permanent mode". It is used to set the brightness value of the ECG.

319

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Switch status

1bit

C,R,T

1.001 Switch

This communication object is used to send the switch status of the ECG.

320

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Brightness status

1byte

C,R,T

5.001 percentage(0..100%)

This communication object is used to send the brightness status of the ECG.

321

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Reset Operating hours

1bit

C,W

1.015 reset

This communication object is used to reset the operating hours of the light to 0.

322

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Operation hours

4byte

C,R,T

13.100 time lag(s)

This communication object is used to send the operation hours of the light. Time unit: seconds. Send once every hour.

NOTE:

This object supports the write count time or the reset count time to 0, but the W attribute needs to be set via ETS. Normally, W does not set.

323

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Life time exceeded

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

This communication object sends status information when the operation hours of the light exceeds the life time limit of the parameter configuration.

324

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

ECG/light Failure status

1bit

1byte

2byte

C, R,T

1.005 alarm

238.600 DALI Diagnostics

237.600 DALI_Control_Gear_ Diagnostics

Displayed according to the parameter Object type of ECG /light/converter failure. Used to send failure status of the light and ECG.

325

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Converter, test start

1byte

C,W

20.611 converter test control

This communication object is used to start test for converter.

Telegrams:

• 0 : Reserved

• 1 : Start Function Test (FT), Acc. DALI Cmd.227

• 2 : Start Duration Test (DT), Acc. DALI Cmd.228

• 3 : Start Partial Duration Test (PDT), not supported

• 4 : Stop Test, Acc. DALI Cmd.229

• 5 : Reset Function Test (FT) Done, Acc. DALI Cmd. 230

• 6 : Reset Duration Test (DT) Done, Acc. DALI Cmd. 231

• 7..255 : Reserved

NOTE:

Parallel tests to the same DALI converter will be supported. This DPT controls a test of a DALI converter. It also allows to stop a running test.

326

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Converter, test result

6byte

C,R,T

245.600 DALI converter test result

This communication object is used to output the test result of converter. Telegram fields LTRF, LTRP, SD, SP, LDTR are defined as following:

327

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Converter, status

2byte

C,R,T

244.600 DALI converter status

This communication object is used to output the status of converter. Telegram fields CM, HS, FP, DP, PP, CF are defined as following:

328

Output X ECG y-{{...}}

Converter battery, status

2byte

C,R,T

DTP 246.600 Battery info

This communication object is used to output the status of converter battery.

NO.

Name

Object Function

Type

Attribute

DPT

1855

DALI X Motion sensor y-{{...}}

Output value,movement

1bit

1byte

C,T

1.001 switch

5.001 percentage

5.010 counter pulses

17.001 scene number

This communication object is used to send value when there is a movement, object datatype and range is depending on the parameters.

The name in parentheses changes with the parameter “Description (max 30char.)”. If description is empty, display “DALI X Motion sensor y-...” by default. The same below.

1856

DALI X Motion sensor y-{{...}}

Disable function,movement

1bit

C,W

1.003 enable

This communication object is used to whether disable movement detection. object value is defined by parameter.

1857

DALI X Motion sensor y-{{...}}

End presence (only off telegram)

1bit

C,W

1.001 switch

The communication object is used to receive the switch status of actuator, enter dead time when receive telegram OFF, and suppress presence detection. Telegram ON is no meaning.

1858

DALI X Motion sensor y-{{...}}

Failure status,movement

1bit

C,R,T

1.005 alarm

The communication object is used to send the failure status of movement detector to KNX bus.

Telegram:

• 1: Failure

• 0: Normal

1859

DALI X Motion sensor y-{{...}}

External brightness sensor

2byte

C,R,T

9.004 lux(lux)

The communication object is used to send the brightness value to KNX bus.

1860

DALI X Motion sensor y-{{...}}

Output value,brightness alarm

1bit

C,T

1.005 alarm

The communication object is used to send value when brightness value is lower than threshold. object value is defined by parameter.