Artistic License Commissioner dali User manual

Commissioner dali
User Guide
Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd
Firmware v0.2 User Guide v1.0

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Introduction ........................................................................................................................................5
DALI Connection..................................................................................................................................5
Power..................................................................................................................................................5
Switching On and Off ..........................................................................................................................5
Menu Navigation.................................................................................................................................6
Top Menu............................................................................................................................................7
DALI Menu...........................................................................................................................................7
DALI - COMMISSION Menu.................................................................................................................7
DALI –COMMISSION - DISCOVERY Menu.......................................................................................9
DALI - COMMISSION - CHANGE Menu..........................................................................................10
DALI - LEVEL Menu............................................................................................................................11
DALI - LEVEL - SINGLE Menu .........................................................................................................11
DALI - LEVEL - RANGE Menu..........................................................................................................12
DALI - LEVEL –TYPE 8 Menu .........................................................................................................12
Example.....................................................................................................................................13
DALI - LEVEL - SCENE Menu...........................................................................................................14
Example.....................................................................................................................................14
DALI - MANAGE Menu ......................................................................................................................16
DALI –MANAGE - GROUPS Menu.................................................................................................16
Example.....................................................................................................................................17
DALI –MANAGE - STATES Menu...................................................................................................17
Example.....................................................................................................................................18
DALI –MANAGE - PARAM Menu ..................................................................................................18
Example.....................................................................................................................................19
DALI - LISTEN Menu...........................................................................................................................20
DALI –LISTEN - GRAPH Menu .......................................................................................................20
Example.....................................................................................................................................21
DALI –LISTEN - DECIMAL Menu....................................................................................................21
DALI –LISTEN - SINGLE Menu .......................................................................................................21
DALI –LISTEN - FLICKER Menu......................................................................................................22
DALI –LISTEN - COMMS Menu .....................................................................................................22
DALI - PHYSICAL Menu......................................................................................................................23
DALI –PHYSICAL - CABLE Menu....................................................................................................23
DALI –PHYSICAL - NETWORK Menu .............................................................................................23
Glossary.............................................................................................................................................24
DALI Channel.............................................................................................................................24

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DALI Short-Address ...................................................................................................................24
DALI Device Type.......................................................................................................................24
DALI Control Gear .....................................................................................................................24
DALI Device ...............................................................................................................................24
DALI Groups ..............................................................................................................................24
DALI Scenes...............................................................................................................................24
DALI Circuit................................................................................................................................24
DALI Bus Power.........................................................................................................................24
Warranty...........................................................................................................................................26
Compliance .......................................................................................................................................26
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE).............................................................................26

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Introduction
Commissioner dali is a battery-powered, hand-held tool for commissioning, programming and
analysing DALI devices (aka Control Gear).
DALI Connection
The DALI connection is made via the phono (RCA jack) at the top of the product. A lead which
crocodile clips is supplied. Prior to connecting to a DALI circuit, users should use a DVM to ensure
that the DALI circuit is at a nominal 16VDC (and has not been inadvertently connected to mains).
Power
Commissioner is powered by 2 x AA batteries. Approximately 100 hours of continuous operation is
expected on one set of batteries. Rechargeable batteries can be used. Commissioner will power
down after 10 minutes of inactivity (that is: no key presses). In power-down standby, the batteries
will last for several months. However, if the product is used infrequently, we recommend storing
without batteries fitted.
Switching On and Off
Commissioner is switched on by pressing FUNCT. Switch off is achieved by holding FUNCT for three
seconds.
Once powered on, the product will display the splash screen which includes the firmware revision
number and then display the top menu.
The 40-character LCD
display switches to two or
three-line mode for larger
text.
The cursor keys are
referred to as UP, RIGHT,
DOWN and LEFT in this
document.
The MENU keys toggles
between menu-mode and
run-mode.
We are saving the USER
key for a future version.
The ENTER key is used to
activate commands within
the sub-menus
The FUNCT key cycled
through all the available
functions within a sub-
menu
The FUNCT key also
doubles as the power
button. Hold for 3-seconds
to power-off.

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Menu Navigation
Menu navigation is intuitive and will be familiar to users of other Artistic Licence products. At a given
time, the product is either in menu-mode or run-mode. The MENU key switches between these
modes. The figure below shows the top menu. The UP and DOWN keys scroll the menu up and
down. The < and > icons indicate that the LEFT and RIGHT keys can be used to navigate through the
menu. The [ icon indicates that there is no LEFT function: i.e. you are at the top menu.
As shown in the figure below, the Kicon indicates the option to run the selected function. In this
example, the COMMISSION -> DISCOVERY function. To do so, press ENTER.
TOP MENU
[DALI >
CONFIG
COMMISSION
<DISCOVER K
CHANGE

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Top Menu
The top menu provides access to the DALI and CONFIG menus. Press RIGHT to access the DALI menu.
DALI Menu
The DALI menu categorises all the available DALI functions as listed below. Use the RIGHT key to
access the relevant sub-menus.
The DALI sub-menus are:
1. COMMISSION
Used to discover DALI devices and set, view or edit their short addresses.
2. LEVEL
Transmit ARC levels to single devices, a range of devices, set DT8 colours and control scenes.
3. MANAGE
Programme groups, maximum, minimum, failure and power states plus read and write all
DALI parameters.
4. LISTEN
Listen to other controllers, display channel, group and broadcast ARC levels, flicker-finder,
capture errors.
5. PHYSICAL
Check cable for power and shorts plus network integrity tests.
DALI - COMMISSION Menu
The DALI-Commission menu provides two options. Use UP and DOWN to navigate and then press
ENTER.
TOP MENU
[DALI >
CONFIG
DALI MENU
COMMISS
<LEVEL >
MANAGE
COMMISSION
<DISCOVERYK
CHANGE

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The sub-menus are:
1. DISCOVERY
Used to discover DALI devices and set or remove their short addresses.
2. CHANGE
Edit the short address of an individual device.
DALI –COMMISSION - DISCOVERY Menu
The DALI-Commission-Discovery menu is used to control short addresses. Use the LEFT and RIGHT
keys to navigate through the option fields. In the product, option fields are shown in UPPER CASE. In
this guide, option fields are highlighted in red.
Use the UP and DOWN or FUNCT keys to select the required option within an option field.
This menu has one option field with three options:
1. ADD NEW
Only devices without a short address will be added.
2. ADD ALL
All devices will be re-addressed.
3. DELETE ALL:
All devices will have their short address removed.
Press ENTER to start discovery with the selected option. The display will update as discovery
proceeds. Be aware that discovery can take up to a minute.
The figure below shows a successful operation.
At the start of discovery, all devices will be set to their minimum intensity. As they are discovered,
they are set to maximum intensity. This provides a visual cue to the order of short addressing and
also highlights any devices that are not operational.
Discover
ADD NEW
Enter = GO
Total: ???
Discover
ADD NEW
Completed
Total: 006

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DALI - COMMISSION - CHANGE Menu
The DALI-Commission-Change menu is used to edit the short address of a specific device. Use the
LEFT and RIGHT keys to navigate through the option fields. In this guide, option fields are highlighted
in red.
Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the required option within an option field.
The ‘Change’ field selects short address that you wish to change. Use the UP & DOWN keys to edit.
The ‘to’ field lists the available (that is - unused) short addresses.
Once the option fields are set, press ENTER to confirm the change.
The figure below shows a successful operation.
Commission
Change 00
to 000
Enter = GO
Commission
Change 00
to 006
Complete

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DALI - LEVEL Menu
The DALI-Level menu provides four options. Use UP and DOWN to navigate and then press ENTER.
The sub-menus are:
1. SINGLE
Transmit ARC values to single channel, group and broadcast addresses.
2. RANGE
Transmit ARC values to a range of channel or group addresses.
3. TYPE 8
Read and write colour parameters for all four of the device type 8 colour types.
4. SCENE
Record and playback scenes.
DALI - LEVEL - SINGLE Menu
This menu allows transmission of the DALI ARC command which is used to set the device’s intensity
level. Transmission can be directed to broadcast, channel or group address. Use the LEFT and RIGHT
keys to navigate through the option fields. Use the UP and DOWN or FUNCT keys to select the
required option within an option field.
The operating functions are:
•MAN –DALI transmitted when user varies the level or presses ENTER.
•SNAP –snaps between on and off every second.
•FADE –slowly fades to full and rolls over to zero.
•RAMP –slowly fades to full then back to zero.
To change the operating function either press the FUNCT key or select the Func field and use the UP
and DOWN keys.
In manual mode, a new ARC value is sent when ENTER is pressed or when the ‘at’ field is edited.
The FADE and RAMP modes send every allowed ARC value on a 39mS time-base which gives a 10s
fade time.
The SNAP mode sends an ARC every 1.5s.
DALI LEVEL
<SINGLE K
RANGE
Send Level
CHANNEL 00
at 254/254
Func: MAN