Ekinex EK-BF1-TP-D1 Instructions for use

Application manual
KNX/DALI gateways
EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2
and DCA App

Application Manual
KNX/DALI gateways EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 and DCA App
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Contents
1Revision history.......................................................................................................................... 4
2Using the application program.................................................................................................... 5
3General Product information ...................................................................................................... 5
3.1 DALI Bus system properties.................................................................................................. 5
3.2 EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 product overview..................................................................................... 6
3.3 EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 product features...................................................................................... 6
3.4 Improvements to the previous firmware 0.2.x ....................................................................... 8
3.4.1 Single ECG control ........................................................................................................ 8
3.4.2 ECG operating modes (normal, permanent, night and panic mode)............................. 8
3.4.3 Counting the operating hours of the individual ECGs.................................................... 8
3.4.4 Export and import of scenes.......................................................................................... 8
3.4.5 Editing and exporting/importing description texts.......................................................... 8
3.4.6 Manual override in schedules........................................................................................ 9
4Installation and Concept of Commissioning............................................................................. 10
4.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................. 10
4.2 ETS-App (DCA)................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Parameter Configuration ..................................................................................................... 13
5Devices for colour control (DT-8) ............................................................................................. 14
5.1 DALI device type 8 features ................................................................................................ 14
5.2 Colour display via XY coordinates....................................................................................... 14
5.3 Colour display via colour temperature................................................................................. 15
5.4 Colour display via 3 or 4 colour channels (RGBWAF) ........................................................ 15
6Manual mode............................................................................................................................ 16
6.1 1 Channel Device (EK-BF1-TP-D1)..................................................................................... 16
6.2 2 Channels Device (EK-BF1-TP-D2)................................................................................... 18
7Operating modes...................................................................................................................... 21
7.1 Normal mode....................................................................................................................... 21
7.2 Permanent mode................................................................................................................. 21
7.3 Staircase mode.................................................................................................................... 21
7.4 Night mode .......................................................................................................................... 21
7.5 Panic mode (exceptional case) ........................................................................................... 22
7.6 Operating mode hierarchy................................................................................................... 22
8Analysis and service functions ................................................................................................. 23
8.1 Recording operating hours .................................................................................................. 23
8.2 Individual fault recognition at ECG level.............................................................................. 23
8.3 Fault analysis at group level................................................................................................ 23
8.4 Fault analysis at device level............................................................................................... 24
9ETS communication objects..................................................................................................... 25
9.1 General objects.................................................................................................................... 25
9.2 Objects for the time control module..................................................................................... 30
9.3 Objects for Energy Saving................................................................................................... 30
9.4 Group objects ...................................................................................................................... 31

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9.4.1 Objects for colour control............................................................................................. 35
9.4.1.1 Colour temperature 35
9.4.1.2 RGB (DPT 232.600) 36
9.4.1.3 RGB (separate objects) 37
9.4.1.4 HSV 38
9.4.1.5 RGBW (DPT 251.600) 39
9.4.1.6 RGBW (separate objects) 40
9.4.1.7 HSVW (separate objects) 41
9.4.1.8 XY (DPT 242.600) 42
9.4.1.9 XY (separate objects) 43
9.5 ECG objects......................................................................................................................... 44
9.5.1 ECG objects behaviour................................................................................................ 44
9.5.2 ECG objects analysis and service ............................................................................... 45
9.6 Objects for scene control..................................................................................................... 45
10 ETS parameters ....................................................................................................................... 47
10.1 General................................................................................................................................ 47
10.1.1 Parameter page: Analysis and service ........................................................................ 47
10.1.2 Parameter page: Special functions.............................................................................. 50
10.2 Group................................................................................................................................... 52
10.2.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 52
10.2.2 Behaviour..................................................................................................................... 56
10.2.3 Analysis and service.................................................................................................... 60
10.2.4 Colour control............................................................................................................... 61
10.3 ECG..................................................................................................................................... 66
10.3.1 ECG 1 (2.. 64).............................................................................................................. 66
10.3.1.1 Behaviour 71
11 DALI Channel Selection ........................................................................................................... 75
12 DALI commissioning................................................................................................................. 75
12.1 ECG info and errors............................................................................................................. 80
12.2 ECG and group detail info ................................................................................................... 82
12.2.1 ECG info in the right-hand side tree ............................................................................ 83
12.2.2 ECG info in the ECG table........................................................................................... 83
12.2.3 Group info in the group tree......................................................................................... 83
12.3 Operating DALI devices....................................................................................................... 84
12.4 Post Installation ................................................................................................................... 86
12.5 ECG Easy Replacement...................................................................................................... 87
12.6 Data Restore of DALI configuration..................................................................................... 87
13 Scenes...................................................................................................................................... 88
13.1 Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 88
13.2 Colour entries ...................................................................................................................... 90
13.3 Programming scenes........................................................................................................... 91
13.4 Testing a scene event ......................................................................................................... 91

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13.5 Testing the whole scene...................................................................................................... 91
13.6 Export/Import/Delete............................................................................................................ 92
14 Time Control............................................................................................................................. 93
14.1 Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 93
14.2 Action types......................................................................................................................... 95
14.3 Disabling/Enabling............................................................................................................... 98
14.4 Manual Override.................................................................................................................. 99
14.5 Timer.................................................................................................................................... 99
14.6 Export/Import..................................................................................................................... 100
15 Extras...................................................................................................................................... 101
15.1 Menu: Edit Descriptions..................................................................................................... 101
16 DCA OSS ............................................................................................................................... 103
17 Markings................................................................................................................................. 104
18 Maintenance........................................................................................................................... 104
19 Disposal.................................................................................................................................. 104
20 General warnings ................................................................................................................... 104
21 Other information.................................................................................................................... 105
1 Revision history
Revision
Changes
Date
Written by
Verified by
1.0
First issue
06/05/2023
G. Schiochet
C. Baldini
1.1
Added instructions in case the ETS App installation fails
(par. 4.2).
06/10/2023
G. Schiochet
C. Baldini

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2 Using the application program
The application description is valid for firmware version 0.3.0 and higher.
Product family: Lighting
Product type: Gateway
Manufacturer: Ekinex S.p.A.
1 Channel Device:
Name: EK-BF1-TP-D1_V1.0.0
Order no.: EK-BF1-TP-D1 DALI2 1CH
Number of objects: 1279
Number of group addresses: 1279
Number of associations: 1279
2 Channels Device:
Name: EK-BF1-TP-D2_V1.0.0
Order no.: EK-BF1-TP-D2 DALI2 2CH
Number of objects: 2316
Number of group addresses: 2316
Number of associations: 2316
3 General Product information
3.1 DALI Bus system properties
The cross-functional DALI-Bus (DALI = Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) is a system used to
control electronic ballasts (ECGs) in lighting technology. The specifications of the DALI
communications interface are set in the international norm EN62386.
The DALI Bus enables the receipt of switch and dim commands. In addition, the DALI can be used
for status information about light values or the notification of a fault such as a light or ECG failure.
Via the connected control device / gateway (Master), up to 64 individual DALI ECGs (Slaves) can
be connected in a DALI segment. When the DALI is commissioned, the ECGs receive an
automatically generated 3 Byte long address. Based on the long address a short address between
0 and 63 is assigned during the further commissioning process. As the address assignment is
automatic, the device order is random. The individual ECGs/lights therefore need to be identified
during the further commissioning process (see below).

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The addressing of individual ECGs in the system is either based upon the short address (individual
addressing) or upon a DALI group address (group addressing). For this purpose, any number of
ECGs within a segment can be assigned to up to 16 groups. The group addressing in the DALI
system guarantees that switch and dim processes of different lights within a system are performed
simultaneously without time delays.
In addition to short and group addresses, the light values of individual DALI ECGs can also be
merged into scenes and addressed via scene addresses.
For a detailed description of the DALI system, please see the DALI handbook at
https://www.digitalilluminationinterface.org
3.2 EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 product overview
The EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 is delivered in 2 product variants:
Feature
Description
Order No.
1 Channel
EK-BF1-TP-D1
EK-BF1-TP-D1 DALI2 1CH
2 Channels
EK-BF1-TP-D2
EK-BF1-TP-D2 DALI2 2CH
The application of the second DALI channel is an identical copy of the first channel.
All functions, objects and parameters are available twice.
Both DALI segments are commissioned separately.
Therefore, both DALI segments are configured independently of each other.
The following documentation describes the configuration and commissioning of one DALI channel
as an example.
3.3 EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 product features
The Ekinex KNX/DALI gateway EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 is a device used to control ECGs with a DALI
interface via the KNX installation bus. The device transforms switch and dim commands from the
connected KNX system into DALI telegrams and status information from the DALI bus into KNX
telegrams.
The EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 is a Single Master Application Controller (in accordance with EN 62386-
103). This means the device must only be used in DALI segments with connected ECGs and not
with other DALI control devices within the segment (no multi-master function). Power supply for the
up to 64, resp. 128 connected ECGs comes directly from the EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2. An additional
DALI power supply is not required and not permitted. . Supported are ECGs according to EN

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62386-102 ed1 (DALI1) as well as devices according to EN 62386-102 ed2 (DALI2). The device is
DALI-2 certified and listed in the corresponding database of DiiA.
The device comes in a 4 units wide DIN Rail casing so it can be directly integrated into the mains
distribution box.
In addition to the pure gateway function, the EK-BF1-TP-D1/D2 offers numerous additional
features:
Addressing of 16, resp. 32 DALI groups or 64, resp. 128 Single ECGs
Flexible DALI commissioning concept in the ETS5
Coloured light control with the help of device type 8 ECGs (DT-8)
Coloured light control depending on ECG sub-type:
oColour temperature (DT-8 Sub-Type Tc)
oXY colour (DT-8 Sub-Type XY)
oRGB (DT-8 Sub-Type RGBWAF)
oHSV (DT-8 Sub-Type RGBWAF)
oRGBW (DT-8 Sub-Type RGBWAF)
The DT-8 sub-type PrimaryN is not supported.
Support of time scheduling programmes to control groups and ECGs according to values
and/or colour
Different operating modes such as permanent mode, night-time mode or staircase mode
Integrated operating hours counter for each group and ECG with an alarm for when the
maximum life-span has been reached
Individual fault recognition with objects for each light/ECG

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Complex fault analysis at group/device level with number of faults and fault rate calculation
Fault threshold monitoring with individually configurable threshold values
Scene module for extensive scene programming and possibility of dimming scenes,
“Quick exchange function“ for easy replacement of individual faulty ECGs,
Manual control of group and broadcast telegrams via control buttons on the device,
Indication of a fault status via LEDs on the device.
The special interface for the configuration of DALI segments is designed as a DCA (Device Control
App) for the ETS5.
Please remember to install the corresponding ETS App in addition to the product database
KNXprod. The ETS App is available for download on the Ekinex website or from KNX website.
3.4 Improvements to the previous firmware 0.2.x
Firmware 0.3.0 also introduces a new ETS application and a new DCA.
3.4.1 Single ECG control
Special attention is now given to the possibility of single ECG control.
Single ECGs can be addressed in scenes, in schedules or via KNX communication objects.
3.4.2 ECG operating modes (normal, permanent, night and panic mode)
The individual ECGs can be used in different operating modes, just like the groups.
3.4.3 Counting the operating hours of the individual ECGs
This function counts the switch-on times of groups and/or ECGs. The counter reading can be used
as threshold value for an alarm notification, for example when the service life has been reached.
3.4.4 Export and import of scenes
In order to be able to use configured scenes easily in other projects, the possibility of importing and
exporting has been implemented.
3.4.5 Editing and exporting/importing description texts
All description texts of the groups or the single ECGs can be edited now additionally centrally.
There, the texts can also be easily imported or exported from other file formats.

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3.4.6 Manual override in schedules
An automatic schedule can be manually overridden for certain requirements. More information can
be found in chapter 14.4 Manual Override.

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4 Installation and Concept of Commissioning
The Commissioning is separated in following steps:
4.1 Overview
After the wiring of the DALI segment according to the operating and installation instructions
document, software start-up can begin.
To do this, the product database is loaded and the corresponding ETS App installed in the ETS5,
see Chapter: 4.2 ETS-App (DCA).