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Configuration

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

parametertypeoptional/mandatorycommunication objectdescriptiondefault
Fault GeneralItemIdMKNX Object #1524, polledTrue, if there is an error for at least 1 DALI device.
Fault Short CircuitItemIdOKNX Object #1527True, if there is a general short cut on the DALI bus.
Fault Power FailureItemIdOKNX Object #1525True, if there is a power failure on the DALI bus.
Emergency Mode ActiveItemIdOKNX Object #1541True, if DALI devices are in emergency mode.
Emergency Lighting FailureItemIdOKNX Object #1542, polledTrue, if there is an error for at least 1 emergency DALI device. This config element is optional. If it is not used, emergency lighting test features are not available.
Error per DALI DeviceItemIdMKNX Object #1544KNX feedback object for DALI device errors.
Emergency Test IntervalintO
Specifies how long the driver will wait between sending two emergency start requests.10 s


In order to use the object "Error per DALI device" within our LaMPS module, it is important to active the following options within the parameters of the device:


The objects Fault General (#1524) and Emergency Lighting Failure (#1542) can be configured as passive or active feedback objects. If at least one of them is set as passive, "Poll Device" should be set to true. 

The objects Fault General (#1524) and Error per DALI Device (#1544) must be linked to a group address. Otherwise the DALI gateway will be considere as "not used" and therefore be ignored for the export.

Since these gateways do not have a global KNX communication object for starting an emergency test and for getting the result (they have a separate object for each device), the ItemIDs has to be configured for each emergency lighting separately. This is done in the Emergency Test Mapping.

If you want to use emergency tests for single battery powered emergency lights, it is of utmost importance to enable the external activate within the ETS parameters of the gateway:

Functional description

These KNX/DALI gateway types provide 1 DALI channel 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 DevicesTrue, if there is a lamp, ballast or converter failure for at least 1 DALI device. If configured, LaMPS is starting to test all configured devices in order to see which device(s) have a fault.
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 ConverterThis item is only available for at least one DALI device that supports emergency lighting. If true, there is a converter fault of one or more DALI devices.
Fault Power FailureTrue, if there is a power failure on the DALI bus.
Fault Short CircuitTrue, if there is a general short cut on the DALI bus.

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

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

item namedescription
Emergency Lights On/OffTrue, if the gateway is in emergency mode.
Emergency Lighting FailureTrue, if there is an emergency failure of at least one emergency DALI light.


Please keep in mind that these items will only appear when emergency testing is available for the gateway. For these KNX/DALI gateways at least one DALI device must support emergency lighting tests. This means that there must be a "Emergency Mapping Definition" for at least one DALI device. 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 a device is also an emergency light (i.e. it has a valid emergency mapping definition), 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.
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.
Max time function test exceededTrue, if the maximum time for the function test exceeded.
Max time duration test exceededTrue, if the maximum time for the duration test exceeded.
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.

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