1. STO/GM December 2011
ABB STOTZ-KONTAKT GmbH ABB i-bus® KNX DGN/S DALI Gateway for emergency lighting
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2. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1
DALI Standard EN
Normal operation
DALI Standard EN
Emergency lighting operation
Self-contained emergency lighting
Escape route sign
Security lighting
DGN/S
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3. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Hardware
ABB i-bus® KNX
Modular DIN-rail component (MDRC)
Mounting width 4
1 DALI channel
64 DALI participants including DALI emergency ballasts acc. IEC
16 DALI lighting groups controlled via KNX
110… 230 V AC/DC operating voltage
Integrated DALI-power supply
Channel-test, KNX independents
Note: Same Hardware as DG/S
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4. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Normal DALI lighting
Based on DALI Gateway DG/S
64 DALI participants
Normal DALI participants are controlled via 16 lighting groups
Independent switching, dimming and setting of a brightness value
Additional functions: Slave and staircase lighting
Scenes and a sequencer are available
Monitoring DALI failures per group or participant via KNX (in part with coded communication objects)
No overlapping DALI lighting groups
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5. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1. 16
DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S Self-contained emergency lighting
*) self-contained emergency devices acc. IEC
DALI emergency converters*) and normal DALI devices can be combined as required
Emergency test (e.g. function test, duration test, and battery capacity information) can be triggered via KNX
Test results will be sent back from the emergency converter to DALI and over the DGN/S to KNX
Emergency tests can be triggered and stopped via KNX
Building management system triggers emergency tests and documents the test results
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6. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Additional Functions
DALI emergency converters and normal DALI devices can be combined as required
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7. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Basic Characteristics
Map 16 DALI groups with 64 DALI devices on KNX
Thereby lighting groups with a great number of DALI devices can be controlled simultaneously
A DALI device could be a member only in one DALI lighting group (No overlapping DALI lighting groups, use KNX group allocations)
DALI devices can be controlled via KNX only with 16 lighting groups
Programming work is minimized
Great possibilities to visualize DALI failures via KNX
Per group a lamp-, ballast- or lamp / ballast failure can assigned
With coded status object you have the possibility to assign the failure status of each of the 64 DALI devices
By means of separate objects the full range of DALI failures and the group or device number of the faulty DALI device will be sent to KNX
The failure telegrams can be blocked via 1 bit communication object.
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8. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Basic Characteristics
Set Power On level of the DALI device via KNX
This brightness value (Power On level) is stored in the ballast and is thus set immediately after the ballast operating voltage recovery.
Set DALI fading time via KNX
Special lighting time settings, e.g. for coloured lighting, can be controlled flexibly and individually via a central visualization for the project
14 Light scenes
Recall scene via 1byte KNX scene object or 1bit telegram
Store individual brightness of scenes via KNX
Via parameter automatic DALI address assignment can be inhibited
DGN/S does not change the DALI address of DALI devices automatically
DALI light characteristic adjustment
DALI light characteristic can be linearised. Such it is possible to increase the resolution of the KNX control signal
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9. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Basic Characteristics
Slave function
Inclusion of a DALI gateway in energy efficient lighting control systems
Reaction on switch, dim, scene and brightness commands can be parameterised
Sequence function
Up to 10 scenes can be linked together
Repetition of the sequence between 1 and 254 times or endless
Light effects and running lights can be realized without additional time or logic devices
Staircase lighting function
Warning before light turned off
Basic brightness
Burn In function is available
During the phase of commissioning of electrical discharge lamps it is possible to allow the switching of the lamps only with 0% or 100% brightness
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10. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Basic Characteristics
Per lighting group an individual time curve can be adjusted
Staircase brightness and basic brightness are adjustable ( )
Time for dimming up, staircase time, time for dimming down and runtime basic brightness are individually adjustable ( s)
Reaction on dim, scene and brightness commands can be parameterised
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11. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Emergency lighting tests
The different mandatory tests are controlled by KNX communication objects
The test sequence is subsequently monitored by KNX communication objects, and the results are transferred by further communication objects on KNX
A other possibility is the use of an automated test interval which is controlled by the DALI emergency lighting converter itself
The interval duration can be determined by the KNX parameter
KNX communication objects (2byte-4byte) transmit the results
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12. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Emergency lighting tests
Function test
The function test is undertaken by the emergency lighting converter itself
The function test is requested at a parameterizable interval in the emergency lighting converter or by a KNX communication object
The operational reliability of the emergency lighting converter electronics and correct function of a lamp and a switch-over device for an individual battery are tested
Duration test
The duration test is used to determine whether the individual battery of the system is within the limits of the rated operating duration in case of emergency lighting operation.
Partial duration test
The partial duration test is controlled (start and stop) by the Gateway
The partial duration test is not stipulated or described by the standards
It simply offers an additional and enhanced possibility for faster availability of emergency lighting in a simple and time efficient way without completely discharging the battery
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13. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1. 16
DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S System description (typically)
Two separate DALI devices
Battery
emergency lighting operation
DALI
DALI Converter
DG/S-Notlicht
DALI device 2
DALI EBD
DALI device 1
normal line voltage
normal operation
Based on DALI Standard EN (Self-contained emergency lighting)
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14. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Slave emergency lighting
Independent of normal emergency situation (230V fault) the DGN/S can switch on the normal lighting with a special slave-emergency brightness
Slave emergency situation triggered by DGN/S itself
Criteria for slave emergency situation could be
Number of ballast or lamp fault
Number of emergency converter fault
Fault of Gateway supply voltage
Transfer slave emergency situation to other KNX participants
Condition
KNX available
DGN/S is ready for operation
(230V gateway supply voltage is available)
Emergency – lighting level triggered by DGN/S
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15. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 DALI Commissioning Tool
DGN/S-Tool Software
Shows the existing DALI participants and its fault status
Detection of all DALI participants either normal DALI ballast or DALI emergency converter
Assignment of DALI devices to DALI groups
If the emergency controller supports the variation of emergency brightness, it can be changed with the tool
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16. DALI Gateway Emergency Lighting DGN/S 1.16.1 Short Description
Application
Control of normal DALI illumination with 16 lighting groups via KNX, same as ABB i-bus KNX DALI Gateway DG/S
Additional gateway function between KNX and emergency devices acc. IEC
Activate self-contained emergency test cycles and send back test results to KNX
Controlling must be triggered and test results must be stored by superior emergency controller unit
Benefits
Controlling of normal and emergency illumination only via one KNX system
Great flexibility and simple commissioning from planning up to completion
Open and standardised emergency DALI communication to KNX
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