Zennio DALIBOX ZDI-DLB6 User manual

DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH/4CH
KNX-DALI Interface for 6/4 Channel Broadcast Control
ZDI-DLB6
ZDI-DLB4
MANUAL DE USUARIO
Application Program Version: [1.0]
Manual Edition: [1.0]_a
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Contents
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Installation..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Compatible Ballasts....................................................................................................... 6
2 Configuration......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 General Configuration................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Channels ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.1 Main Configuration............................................................................................. 13
2.2.2 Limits................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.3 Switch On/Off ..................................................................................................... 17
2.2.4 Dimming.............................................................................................................. 18
2.2.5 Error Objects....................................................................................................... 20
2.2.6 Status Objects..................................................................................................... 23
2.2.7 Custom On/Off.................................................................................................... 24
2.2.8 Timers ................................................................................................................. 25
2.2.9 Scenes/Sequences .............................................................................................. 29
2.2.10 Lock ..................................................................................................................... 33
2.2.11 Custom Initialisation ........................................................................................... 34
2.2.12 Modes ................................................................................................................. 35
ANNEX I. Error indicators ............................................................................................................ 40
Annex I. Communication Objects................................................................................................ 41

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1INTRODUCTION
1.1 DALIBOX BROADCAST 6CH
DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH and DALIBOX Broadcast 4CH are the KNX-DALI broadcast
gateways from Zennio. Featuring six and four DALI channels respectively, they are
intended for interconnection of the KNX and DALI buses, thus making it possible to
send broadcast control messages (i.e., addressed to all ballasts that may be present)
through the output channels, as well as to monitor the DALI installation.
Their main functions are:
General ballast control through universal DALI.
Support for up to 20 ballasts per channel, and therefore up to 120 ballasts
(6CH model) or up to 80 ballasts (4CH model) in total.
110V or 230V power supply.
Ballast swap with automatic address re-assignment.
Light regulation with customisable dimming limits and times, or by manually
characterising the dimming curve.
Lock function.
Timed actions: simple timers, flashing sequences and automatic switch-off.
Scenes and sequences,
Custom On/Off controls,
Standby Mode to help save power consumption in the ballasts by controlling
the power supply to the output channels.
Error detection and notification: short circuit, overconsumption, power
failure, open circuit, ballast error and lamp failure.
Support for the Burn-in mode, required by certain lamps during the switch-on
in order to ensure an optimal life period.

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Manual control through the on-board pushbuttons and LEDs.
Figure 1. DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH
Note: certain figures or sections of this manual may refer specifically to DALIBOX
Broadcast 6CH. However, please bear in mind that everything applies to DALIBOX
Broadcast 4CH as well, with the only difference of the available output channels.

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1.2 INSTALLATION
DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH / 4CH connects to the KNX bus through the on-board KNX
connector. Once the device is provided with power from the KNX bus, both the
individual address and the associated application program can be downloaded.
Figure 2. Element Diagram.
The main elements of the device are described next:
Prog./Test Pushbutton (5): a short press on this button sets the device into
the programming mode, making the associated LED (7) light in red.
Note: if this button is held while plugging the device into the KNX bus, the
device will enter into safe mode. In such case, the LED will blink in red every
0.5 seconds.
Output Channels (1): slots for the connection of the DALI bus wires.
Neutral and Phase Inputs (2): slots for the connection of the neutral and the
phase of the power line.
To get detailed information about the technical features of the device, as well as on the
installation and security procedures, please refer to the corresponding Datasheet,
bundled with the original package of the device and also available at www.zennio.com.
1. DALI output channel.
2. External power supply.
3. DALI channel control button.
4. DALI channel status LED.
5. Prog./Test button.
6. External power supply LED.
7. Prog./Test LED.
8. KNX connector.

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1.3 COMPATIBLE BALLASTS
DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH / 4CH is able to control DALI-certified ballasts (i.e., with
the DALI logo) that make use of only one individual address.
Correct operation cannot be guaranteed for other ballasts.
Nevertheless, not all DALI-certified ballasts behave the same way – certain
particularities apply:
Ballasts with LED loads do not report lamp failures; therefore, with these
ballasts it is not possible to notify such circumstance to the KNX bus.
When a lamp failure takes place, certain ballasts with fluorescent lamps may
cause the remaining lamps flash briefly.
Fluorescent-lamp ballasts need an extra time to switch off the load when a
non-immediate regulation to 0% is commanded.
Certain ballast models, on the event of a DALI communication error (e.g.,
short-circuit or power failure), do not switch to the dimming value configured
for such circumstance – the ballast will maintain the last dimming value that
may have been set.
Some lamps may implement a significant delay when they are switched on.
Such circumstance must be taken into account in case of parameterising
timed actions or flashing and dimming sequences.
There may be some other (minor) particularities depending on the ballasts and on the
lamps in the installation. Therefore, the integrator is advised to perform some testing to
ensure compatibility.

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2CONFIGURATION
The DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH / 4CH application program allows, as stated in previous
sections, controlling DALI ballasts grouped into up to six or four channels. Such control
is performed according to a set of customisable options which make DALIBOX
Broadcast 6CH / 4CH a very versatile device:
Different alternatives to control the luminosity of the connected loads:
One-bit objects to switch on / switch off each channel,
Four-bit objects for per-channel step dimming,
One-byte objects for per-channel absolute dimming (in percentage).
General dimming features:
Configurable dimming times, being possible to modify them through
communication objects. Up to three different dimming times are available.
Dimming limits, i.e., maximum and minimum lighting levels.
Minimum luminosity level reachable by each channel, i.e., the ballast
physical minimum.
Maximum luminosity level allowed in the ballasts under the economy
mode.
Custom on/off: possibility of enabling and configuring up to two different
switch-on/off controls, with custom dimming values and times.
Simple timer and flashing: timed switch-on and switch-off sequences of the
ballasts connected to the device.
Scenes/Sequences:up to ten different, customisable scenes or sequences
(with up to five configurable steps each), being possible to define the dimming
type of each step action, among other things.
Lock: channel control enabling/disabling, with the additional option to define
actions for the lock and unlock events.

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Initialization: custom configuration of the initial status (upon the recovery of
the KNX bus power or after an ETS download or a restart) for each channel,
or either of an initial sending (immediate or delayed) of the status to the bus.
Error identification: detection of anomalies that may affect the proper
operation of the device: power supply error, short circuit, ballast error, ballast
overload, open circuit or lamp failure.
Special operation modes:
Standby: mode that allows notifying an external actuator after switching
off a channel, so the power supply to the ballasts in such channel can be
interrupted, thus reducing the power consumption.
Auto Off: mode that allows automatically switching off one channel,
provided that it remains steady under a certain, parameterisable dimming
threshold for more than a certain, parameterisable time period.
Burn-in: mode that prevents the execution of dimming orders during a
certain, parameterisable time period after the switch-on of the ballast, with
the aim of stabilising the lamp response and of optimising its life time. This
feature may be required by certain lamp models.

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2.1 GENERAL CONFIGURATION
The general configuration of DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH / 4CH entails enabling the
desired number of channels, depending on the number of loads to be controlled and
their distribution along the DALI installation.
Besides, the manual control type desired (i.e., the control type that will be available
through the on-board pushbuttons of the device) may be selected, as well as whether a
one-bit object should be enabled to notify the KNX bus about any interruption of the
external power supply in the device.
Once the basic configuration is defined, it is possible to enable and configure some
additional functions for each channel (please refer to section 2.2).
Related to the manual control, DALIBOX Broadcast 6CH / 4CH allows manually
switching the state of its channels through the respective pushbuttons on the top side
of the device. A specific pushbutton is therefore available per channel.
Manual operation can be done in two different ways, named as Test On mode (for
testing purposes during the configuration of the device) and Test Off mode (for a
normal use, anytime). Whether both, only one, or none of these modes should be
accessible needs to be parameterised in ETS. Moreover, it is possible to enable a
specific binary object for locking and unlocking the manual control in runtime.
Notes:
The Test Off mode will be active (unless it has been disabled in parameters)
after a download or a reset with no need of a specific activation – the
pushbuttons will respond to user presses from the start.
On the contrary, switching to the Test On mode (unless disabled in
parameters) needs to be done by long-pressing the Prog./Test button (for at
least three seconds), until the LED is no longer red and turns yellow. From
that moment, once the button is released, the LED light will remain green to
confirm that the device has switched from the Test Off mode to the Test On
mode. After that, an additional press will turn the LED yellow and then off,
once the button is released. This way, the device leaves the Test On mode.
Note that it will also leave this mode if a bus power failure takes place.

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Test Off Mode
Under the Test Off Mode, the channels can be controlled through both their
communication objects and the actual pushbuttons located on the top of the device.
When any of these buttons is pressed, the corresponding channel will behave as if an
order had been received through the analogous communication object, depending on
the channel configuration:
A short press will be equivalent to receiving a switch order (either a switch-
on or a switch-off – this will alternate on every short press). The first time, it
will always consist in a switch-on, unless the current level is already
maximum (in such case, the regulation will be towards 0%). This regulation is
subject to the “On/Off Dimming Time” (see section 2.2.3) for each channel.
A long press will be equivalent to receiving a relative dimming command
(see section 2.2.4). The dimming direction will be contrary to that of the
previous regulation, although the first time the regulation will always be
upwards (unless the current level is already the maximum one – in such case
the regulation will be towards 0%). The dimming speed will correspond to that
defined in parameters for the relative dimming. Once the pushbutton is
released, the regulation is interrupted.
Regarding the rest of the functions, the device will behave under the Test Off mode as
usual. As stated, button presses during this mode are entirely analogous to the
reception of the corresponding orders from the KNX bus, thus the status objects will
also be sent normally.
Test On Mode
After entering the Test On mode, it will only be possible to control the output channels
through the on-board manual control pushbuttons. Orders received through
communication objects will be ignored, with independence of the channel they are
addressed to.
Enabling the Test On mode allows the direct control of every channel with
independence of the device parameterisation – the output channels can be controlled
in the Test On mode no matter if they have not been enabled in parameters: