Product And Functional Overview - ABB i-bus KNX Product Manual

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ABB i-bus KNX
General
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Product and functional overview

The group-oriented ABB i-Bus
in ProM design. Up to 64 DALI devices can be connected to a DALI output and can be controlled in
16 lighting groups. The DALI power source for the 64 DALI devices is integrated into the DLR/S.
Control using KNX is implemented exclusively via 16 lighting groups. Only the first 8 lighting groups can be
used for direct constant light control combined with 8 Light Sensors LF/U 2.1. Using the Slave function,
any number of lighting groups can be assigned to a master, e.g. controller. A brightness value offset is
available for a slave, e.g. a second lamp strip, to control a brightness value that deviates from the master
for every controller group (master). The offset can, for example, be time-controlled or switched off or on
with KNX using an outdoor brightness sensor, so that the room is always lit with the optimum level of
brightness. Furthermore, the Staircase lighting function is available. As an option, constant light control
can be combined with the Staircase lighting function.
Furthermore, setting of 14 light scenes is possible, which can be recalled or stored via 8 bit or 1 bit KNX
telegrams.
The DALI devices connected to the DALI output (max. 64) can also be controlled or polled (broadcast)
together. This is also possible without previous commissioning (group assignment) via the KNX.
Information relating to a lamp and/or ballast fault is available individually for a lighting group or for a DALI
device on the KNX. DALI fault messages can be disabled on the KNX with the assistance of a KNX
communication object. Because of this disabling, the DLR/S can, for example, work together with the
emergency lighting monitoring systems which disconnect the lamps from the DALI during an emergency
lighting test. The resulting system-related ballast malfunction detected by the DLR/S is not reported.
Individual lighting groups can be switched or dimmed using manual control on the device. Furthermore,
errors/faults in the lighting group are displayed.
The brightness value (0...100 %) of the ballast after ballast supply voltage recovery (power-on level) can
be parameterized. The initial DALI address assignment occurs automatically via the DALI Light Controller.
For this, when a DALI device is replaced and there is seamless DALI addressing, the new DALI device can
be commissioned automatically without any aids. This function can be suppressed by a parameter in the
application.
Readdressing of the DALI devices and the assignment of the 64 DALI devices into 16 lighting groups is
implemented in the independent Software Tool, so that, for example, a facility manger without ETS
knowledge is capable of exchanging and reassigning DALI devices should maintenance be required.
Fault states of the individual DALI devices and/or lighting groups are represented graphically. Furthermore,
commissioning of the constant light control is simplified. DALI addresses and group assignments can be
deleted and DALI devices reset to their supplied state.
The setting of the parameters and allocation of the group addresses is implemented with the Engineering
Tool Software ETS. The most up-to-date version should be used.
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KNX DALI Light Controller DLR/S 8.16.1M is a modular installation device