Z-Wave to DALI

Z-Wave to DALI Controller gears on a DALI circuit and can be controlled by other Z-Wave devices. It can be included and operated in any Z-Wave network with other Z-Wave certified devices from other manufacturers and/or other applications. All non-battery operated nodes within the network will act as repeaters regardless of vendor to increase reliability of the network.

The device cannot act as Z-Wave network controller (primary or secondary), so a security enabled controller is needed to take full advantage of all functions for the device.
The encryption modes that the Z-Wave to DALI controller supports are S0, S2 Unauthenticated. When the device is being included into a Z-Wave network, you can use your primary controller/gateway to enable encryption mode or disable encryption (the primary controller/gateway shall support encryption mode configuration).

Device description

A – Inclusion/Exclusion button
B – Rotary Switch to select Group or Address control to DALI circuit
C – 12/24VDC power input
D – DALI signal output
E – Rotary switches for setting DALI Group number (0-15 or Address number (0-63) to be controlled, the number equals to tens position plus units position
F – 1*(0~9) for setting units position
G – 10*(0~9) for setting tens position
H – LED indicator

Please read carefully the enclosed user manual before installation of the Z-Wave to DALI controller, in order to ensure an error-free functioning.
ATTENTION: Prior to the assembly of the product, the voltage network has to be switched OFF and protected against re-switching.

Inclusion (adding to a Z-Wave network)

1. Set the main Z-Wave controller into adding/removing mode.
2. Power on the Z-Wave to DALI controller, make sure that does not belong to any Z-Wave network.

• When the LED indicator on the Z-Wave to DALI controller flashes quickly for 6 seconds, it means the controller does not belong to any network. Triple press the “Inclusion/Exclusion” button, it will be set in inclusion mode automatically, and waiting to be included.
• When the LED indicator is solid on status, it means the Z-Wave to DALI controller has already been included in a network. First, you have to set it into exclusion mode, once excluded, it will be set into inclusion mode automatically, and waiting to be included.

The LED indicator stays solid 3 s to indicate successful inclusion.

Exclusion (removing from a Z-Wave network)

There are two exclusion methods:

Method 1: Exclusion from the primary controller/gateway as follows:

1. Set the primary controller/gateway into an exclusion mode (Please refer to your primary controller manual on how to set your controller into exclusion).
2. Triple press the “Inclusion/Exclusion” button, the Z-Wave to DALI controller will be set to exclusion mode, the LED indicator will flash quickly for 6 seconds, and waiting to be excluded, then the LED indicator stays solid 3 s to indicate successful exclusion.

There are 3 methods for the Z-Wave to DALI controller to quit “exclusion mode”. Once it quits “exclusion mode”, the LED indicator will stop the fast flash status.

• Automatically quits after successful exclusion.
• Quits after 10 seconds timeout.
• Power off and power on the Z-Wave to DALI controller

Note: When the Z-Wave to DALI controller already included in a network, triple press “inclusion/exclusion” button, it will be set into exclusion mode and quit exclusion mode alternatively.

Method 2: Factory reset the Z-Wave to DALI controller will force it to be excluded from a network.
Note: Factory reset is not recommended for exclusion, please use this procedure only if the primary controller/gateway is missing or otherwise inoperable.

How to check whether the Z-Wave to DALI controller already included in a network
There is a method to check whether the Z-Wave to DALI controller already included in a network: Power it off and power it on. If the LED indicator flashes quickly for 6 seconds, it means the Z-Wave to DALI controller to any network. When the LED indicator is solid on status, it means the Z-Wave to DALI controller has already been included in a network.

Factory Reset

Press and hold down “Inclusion/Exclusion” button for over 10 seconds, the LED indicator stays solid for 3 s to indicate a successful factory reset.

Connection diagram

Z-Wave devices, control other Z-Wave devices. The relationship between one device controlling another device is called association.
In order to control a different device, the controlling device needs to maintain a list of devices that will receive controlling commands. These lists are called association groups and they are always related to certain events (e.g. button pressed). In case the event happens all devices stored in the respective association group will receive a common wireless command.

Association Group
Group Identifier: 1
Group Name: Lifeline
Max Nodes: 5
Description:

• Z-Wave to DALI controller Factory Reset, send Command Class “Device Reset Locally Notification V1” to associated devices of this group to report factory reset information when factory reset the controller.
• When Z-Wave to DALI controller ON/OFF or light intensity value changes, send Command Class “Basic Report” to associated devices of this group to report ON/OFF or light intensity value information.

Set and unset associations:

Note: All association information will be cleared automatically once the Z-Wave to DALI controller is excluded from a network.
Set association by operating primary controller/gateway to send packets to the Z-Wave to DALI controller:
The primary controller/gateway sends packets to the Z-Wave to DALI using “Command Class ASSOCIATION”

Operating the device

Short press inclusion/exclusion button on the Z-Wave to DALI controller to switch ON/OFF the DALI control gears on the DALI circuit.

Node Information Frame

The Node Information Frame contains information about the device type and the technical capabilities. The inclusion and exclusion of the device are confirmed by sending out a Node Information Frame. Beside this, it may be needed for certain network operations to send out a Node Information Frame.

How to send out Node Information Frame:

When the Z-Wave to DALI controller is set to inclusion/exclusion mode again, it will send out Node Information

Frame, there are 2 kinds of operation as follows:

1. When the LED indicator on the Z-Wave to DALI controller is solid on status, triple press the “inclusion/exclusion” button, the Z-Wave to DALI controller will be set to inclusion/exclusion mode, then send out Node Information Frame.
2. When the LED indicator on the Z-Wave to DALI controller is a fast flashing status for 6 seconds, it means the Z-Wave to DALI controller is under inclusion mode. There are two kinds of operation:
   • Triple press inclusion/exclusion button, the Z-Wave to DALI controller will be set to inclusion mode again, and send out Node Information Frame.
   • Power off and power on the Z-Wave to DALI controller, it will be set to inclusion mode automatically, and send out Node Information Frame.

SUPPORTED COMMAND CLASS

Configuration parameters

Remarks: Parameter number 5~8 is united parameters, it is recommended to use the Configuration Bulk Set to configure synchronously.

Parameter Number Definitions

Parameter number 2 defines the load state after re-power on it:

• Value 0 is off state.
• Value 1 is on state.
• Value 2 is the state before re-power on.

Parameter number 3 enables/disables to send Basic report to the Lifeline when load state changed:

• Value 0 disables to send .
• Value 1 enables to send.

Parameter number 7 defines execution times of stage mode:

• Value 0 is unlimited times.
• Value 1~0xFF is 1~255 times.

Parameter number 8 defines the hue of stage mode:

• Value 0~0xFF is hue 0~255.

Select DALI Address/Group Control Mode

• A rotary switch is used to select Address/Group control mode.
• When the rotary switch arrow is at Add. Position, address control mode is selected.
• When the rotary switch arrow is at Group position, group control mode is selected.

Select DALI Address to be Controlled

• When Address control mode is selected, use the two rotary switches for setting the address number (00-64) to select the DALI address (00-63) you would like to control, the number equals to tens positions plus the units position.
• Set the address number as 0, all DALI devices on the circuit will be controlled through broadcast.
• Set the address number as X except 0 (01-64), control gear with DALI address X-1 will be controlled.

Note: if X is set as 64, control gears with DALI address 63 will be controlled by the controller.

Refer to the detailed Address setting table as follows

Select DALI Group to be Controlled

• When Group control mode is selected, use the two rotary switches for setting a group number to select the DALI group (0-15 selectable) you would like to control, the number equals to tens position plus units position.
• This DALI controller enables on/off and dimming commands to be sent to 1 Group of devices on the DALI circuit.
• When group number is set as 0, all DALI devices on the circuit will be controlled through broadcast.
• When group number is set as the X except 0 (1-15), the controller will control DALI Group X-1.

Note: Please first group all DALI control gears on the circuit by a master controller.

Refer to the detailed Group setting table as follows: