ABB DGN/S 1.16.1

Configuration

In addition to the common configuration options the following configuration options are available for each channel:

parametertypeoptional/mandatorycommunication objectdescriptiondefault
Fault LampsItemIdMKNX Object #17, polledTrue, if there is a lamp error for at least 1 DALI device.
Fault BallastItemIdMKNX Object #18, polledTrue, if there is a ballast error for at least 1 DALI device.
Fault DALIItemIdOKNX Object #19, polledTrue, if there is a general DALI error.
Diagnostics ItemIdMKNX Object #20Used to trigger a normal DALI request and to get the test result.
Emergency Test StartItemIdOKNX Object #31Used to trigger an emergency DALI test for a dedicated device.
Emergency Test ResultItemIdOKNX Object #33Used to get the result of an emergency DALI test.
Emergency Mode ActiveItemIdOKNX Object #35True, if the DALI emergency lighting mode is active.
Emergency Test IntervalintO
Specifies how long the driver will wait between sending two emergency start requests.10 s


The ABB DGN/S 1.16.1 gateway uses emergency test start and result objects for all devices on one channel – there are no individual objects for each emergency ballast as it is for other gateways. Therefore, there will appear no entry within the Emergency Mapping Definitions. If the emergency configuration is enabled it will appear within the ABB DGN/S 1.16.1 gateway definition.

Functional Description

These KNX/DALI gateway types provide 1 with up to 64 DALI devices. In addition to normal DALI testing, they support emergency lighting and extended tests for emergency lighting too.

For all these gateway types, the following Server Items are available:

item namedescription
KNX IP ConnectionThis Item reflects the KNXnet/IP tunneling connection to KNXnet/IP router or interface which is used to communicate with the KNX/DALI gateway.
FaultTrue, if there is either a power failure, short circuit, lamp, ballast or converter fault.
Fault DALITrue, if there is a common DALI failure.
Fault DevicesThis communication object is true if there is a lamp, ballast or converter failure for at least 1 DALI device.
Fault LampTrue, if there is a lamp fault of one or more DALI devices.
Fault BallastTrue, if there is a ballast fault of one or more DALI devices.  
Fault ConverterTrue, if there is a converter fault of one or more DALI devices.  

Since these gateways also support emergency lighting, it has to be distinguished between a normal DALI test and an emergency DALI test. 

Normal DALI testing server items per DALI gateway

item name

access

description

Trigger faulty devices only

RW

If true then the next test will test only devices that are mentioned in the Faulty devices server item. Otherwise all devices are tested.

Trigger Test

W

Used to trigger a normal DALI test for all devices.

Test Running

R

True, when a normal DALI test is currently running.

Number Faulty Devices

R

Number of faulty devices as determined in the last test execution.

Faulty devices

R

A comma-separated sorted list of numbers of faulty DALI devices.


Emergency testing server items per DALI gateway

For DALI emergency testing, the following Server Items are available under the Emergency branch:

item name

access

description

Start Function Test

W

Used to trigger a function test for all emergency DALI lights.

Start Partial Duration Test

W

Used to trigger a partial duration test for all emergency DALI lights.

Start Duration Test

W

Used to trigger a duration test for all emergency DALI lights.

Start Battery Test

W

Used to trigger a battery test for all emergency DALI lights.

Test faulty devices only

RW

If set to True when a test is triggered, only DALI devices that failed the previous test will be submitted to the test.

Test Triggered

R

  • Changes from False to True after a test has beed triggered by writing to Start Function Test or Start Partial Duration Test.

  • Changes from True to False after the test result has been written to the database.

Use this data point as a callback to indicate that a test has been triggered.

Test Running

R

True, if an emergency DALI test is currently running.

Stop Test

W

Used to stop a running test.

Remaining Test Runtime

R

The remaining runtime in minutes of a triggered test.

Number Faulty Devices

R

The number of devices that failed on the latest test.

Faulty devices

R

Comma-separated list of device numbers of devices that did not pass the latest test.

Fault

R

True, if an emergency test of at least 1 DALI light failed.

Last test was

R

Shows the type of the last completed test, according to LaMPS test type encoding.

Last test faulted

R

True, if "Last test faulted" of at least 1 DALI light is currently true.

Last test stopped

R

True, if "Last test stopped" of at least 1 DALI light is currently true.

Converter defect

R

True, if "Converter defect" of at least 1 DALI light is currently true.

Battery fault or defect

R

True, if "Battery fault or defect" of at least 1 DALI light is currently true.

Fault emergency light

R

True, if "Fault emergency light" of at least 1 DALI light is currently true.

In addition, the following device-specific items are available under the sub tree "Emergency":

item namedescription
Emergency Lights On/OffTrue if the emergency mode is currently active within the gateway.

Please keep in mind that these items will only appear when emergency testing is available for the gateway. For these KNX/DALI gateways the "Emergency Test Start (#32, #40 or #1154)" and "Emergency Test Result (#33, #42 or #1156)" objects must be available and configured in order to support emergency testing. Note that emergency testing is only available for self contained battery lamps.

For each configured DALI device, a sub tree with the name "Device<number>" is shown within the Server Item Tree. Each device has at least the following Server Items:

item namedescription
NameHuman-readable name of the DALI device. The default name is "Device<number>". This name can be changed within the Device Name Mapping Definitions. 
FaultTrue, if either a lamp or a device fault occurred.
Fault LampTrue, if there is a lamp fault.
Fault BallastTrue, if there is a ballast fault.
Fault Converter(Emergency lighting only) True, if there is a converter fault.
Test succeededTrue, if a response is received during the test.

If emergency functions are available, the following items are available in the sub tree "Emergency":

item namedescription
Test RunningTrue, when an emergency DALI test is currently running.
Start Function TestUsed to trigger a function test for this device.
Start Duration TestUsed to trigger a duration test for this device.
Start Partial Duration TestUsed to trigger a partial duration test for this device.
Start Battery TestUsed to trigger a battery test for this device.
Stop TestUsed to stop a running test.
Remaining Test Runtime

Remaining runtime in minutes for a triggered test.

Last test was

Shows the type of the last test. 

valuedescription
0"No Test"
1"Function Test"
2"Partial duration test"
3"Duration test"
4"Battery test"
255"Test not supported"
Last test faultedTrue, if there was no test result response. This may be the case when the DALI does not support emergency tests.
Converter defectTrue, if the converter is defect.
Fault batteryTrue, if there is a battery fault.
Battery defectTrue, if the battery is defect.
Fault emergency lightTrue, if there is an emergency light failure.
Function test triggered but not executedTrue, if a function test was triggered but not finished.
Duration test triggered but not executedTrue, if a Duration test was triggered but not finished.
Function test failedTrue, if the function test failed.
Duration test failedTrue, if the duration test failed.
Test resultTest result: The raw data as received from the gateway. Time results have to be multiplied by 2 minutes; Battery charge status is from 0 to 255 and has to be converted to percentage.

Emergency testing server items per DALI device / results per test type

Following branches and server items are available for each DALI device, which is configured as emergency light:

  • FunctionTest branch: result of the latest function test.

item name

description

Last test faulted

True, if there was no test result response. This may be the case if the DALI device does not support emergency tests.

Function test failed

True, if the function test failed.

Fault Converter

True, if the device reported a converter fault.

Fault battery

True, if the device reported a battery fault.

Battery defect

True, if the device reported the battery as defect.

Battery fault or defect

True, if Fault battery or Battery defect is true.

Fault emergency light

True, if there is an emergency light failure.

Battery charging state

The battery charging state in percent.

  • PartialDurationTest branch: result of the latest partial duration test. (Not supported by Ipas, EAE gateways.)

item name

description

Last test faulted

True, if there was no test result response. This may be the case if the DALI device does not support emergency tests.

Duration test failed

True, if the duration test failed.

Fault Converter

True, if the device reported a converter fault.

Fault battery

True, if the device reported a battery fault.

Battery defect

True, if the device reported the battery as defect.

Battery fault or defect

True, if Fault battery or Battery defect is true.

Fault emergency light

True, if there is an emergency light failure.

Battery charging state

The battery charging state in percent.

  • DurationTest branch: results of the latest duration test.

item name

description

Last test faulted

True, if there was no test result response. This may be the case if the DALI device does not support emergency tests.

Duration test failed

True, if the duration test failed.

Fault Converter

True, if the device reported a converter fault.

Fault battery

True, if the device reported a battery fault.

Battery defect

True, if the device reported the battery as defect.

Battery fault or defect

True, if Fault battery or Battery defect is true.

Fault emergency light

True, if there is an emergency light failure.

Time period

Test duration in minutes.

  • BatteryTest branch: results of the latest battery test. (Not supported by EAE gateways.)

item name

description

Last test faulted

True, if there was no test result response. This may be the case if the DALI device does not support emergency tests.

Fault Converter

True, if the device reported a converter fault.

Fault battery

True, if the device reported a battery fault.

Battery defect

True, if the device reported the battery as defect.

Battery fault or defect

True, if Fault battery or Battery defect is true.

Fault emergency light

True, if there is an emergency light failure.

Battery charging state

The battery charging state in percent.

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