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3.3 KNX Interface
The gateway connects directly to the KNX TP-1 (EIB) bus and behaves as one more device in the
KNX system, with the same configuration and operational characteristics as other KNX devices.
Internally, the circuit part connected to the KNX bus is opto-isolated from the rest of the
electronics.
The gateway receives, manages and sends all the telegrams related to its configuration to the
KNX bus.
On receiving telegrams of KNX groups associated to internal datapoints, the corresponding
messages are sent to Modbus to maintain both systems synchronised in every moment.
When a change in a signal of the external system is detected, a telegram is sent to the KNX bus
(of the associated KNX group) to maintain both systems synchronised in every moment.
The status of the KNX bus is checked continuously. If a bus drop down is detected (e.g. due to a
failure in the bus power supply), when the KNX bus is restored again, the gateway will retransmit
the status of all the KNX groups marked as “T” Transmit. Also the Updates of the groups marked
as “U” Update will be performed. The behaviour of each individual point into the gateway is
determined by the flags configured for the point.
3.3.1 KNX Points Definition
Every internal datapoint to define has the following KNX properties:
Property Description
Description Descriptive information about the Communication Object or Signal.
Signal Signal's Description. Only for informative purposes, allows identifying the signal
comfortably.
DPT It is the KNX data type used to code the signal's value. It will depend on the type of signal
associated in the external system in every case. In some integrations, it is selectable, in
others it is fixed due to the intrinsic characteristics of the signal.
Group It is the KNX group to which the point is associated. It is also the group to which the read
(R), write (W), transmit (T) and update (U) flags are applied. Is the sending group.
Listening addresses They are the addresses that will actuate on the point, apart of the main Group address.
RRead. If this flag is activated, read telegrams of this group address will be accepted.
Ri Read. It this flag is activated, the object will be read on initialization.
WWrite. If this flag is activated, write telegrams of this group address will be accepted.
TTransmit. If this flag is activated, when the point's value changes, due to a change in the
external system, a write telegram of the group address will be sent to the KNX bus.
UUpdate. If this flag is activated, on gateway start-up or after a KNX bus reset detection,
objects will be updated from KNX.
Active If activated, the point will be active in the gateway, if not, the behaviour will be as if the
point is not defined. This allows deactivating points without the need of delete them for
possible future use.
Modbus to KNX Gateway User Manual SCM-1202-050 1.2 en-US