SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission Release

Notes
Version 2.2.0
C-BUS
Table of Contents
SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.2.0 ....................................................................................................... 1
Released .............................................................................................................................................. 1
What’s New ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Known Issues....................................................................................................................................... 1
C-Gate 3.3.0 ........................................................................................................................................ 2
C-Gate 3.3.0 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Released .............................................................................................................................................. 3
What’s New ......................................................................................................................................... 3
C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway ........................................................................................................................ 3
C-Bus Digital Dimmers ........................................................................................................................ 3
C-Bus Key Input Devices ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Performance Improvement ................................................................................................................ 3
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Known Issues....................................................................................................................................... 3
C-Gate 3.2.4 ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Released .............................................................................................................................................. 4
What’s New ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Known issues....................................................................................................................................... 4
SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.1.2 ....................................................................................................... 5
Released .............................................................................................................................................. 5
What’s New ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Known Issues....................................................................................................................................... 5
C-Gate 3.2.3 ........................................................................................................................................ 6
C-Gate 3.2.3 ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Released .............................................................................................................................................. 7
What’s New ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Known Issues....................................................................................................................................... 7
SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.1.0 ....................................................................................................... 8
Released .............................................................................................................................................. 8
What’s New ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Known Issues..................................................................................................................................... 10
C-Gate 3.2.2 ...................................................................................................................................... 10
C-Gate 3.2.2 .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Released ............................................................................................................................................ 11
What’s New ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Fixes .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Known Issues..................................................................................................................................... 11
SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.0.0 ..................................................................................................... 12
Released ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Need to Know ................................................................................................................................... 12
What’s New ....................................................................................................................................... 13
New Project Format ...................................................................................................................... 13
Updated User Interface................................................................................................................. 13
Window Layouts ........................................................................................................................... 13
Projects ......................................................................................................................................... 14
C-Bus Device Name ....................................................................................................................... 14
Properties (Property Editor).......................................................................................................... 14
Deployment Queue ....................................................................................................................... 14
Catalogue Library .......................................................................................................................... 15
C-Gate Runtime ............................................................................................................................. 15
C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway................................................................................................................... 15
DIMDD4 / DIMDD8 Dimmers ........................................................................................................ 15
Supported C-Bus Devices .............................................................................................................. 15
Software Features (New) .............................................................................................................. 15
Future Features Planned for Development .................................................................................. 16
Known Issues..................................................................................................................................... 17
C-Gate 3.2.0 ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Other Fixes ........................................................................................................................................ 17
C-Gate 3.2.0 .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Released ............................................................................................................................................ 18
What’s New ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Folder Changes.............................................................................................................................. 18
Project Format Change ................................................................................................................. 18
C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway................................................................................................................... 18
DIMDD4 / DIMDD8 Dimmers ........................................................................................................ 18
Other Fixes ........................................................................................................................................ 18
SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.2.0
Released
March 2024

What’s New

• Dimmer conversion will add default channel name

When converting older LE dimmers DIMDN4 or DIMDN8 (L5504D2A or L5508D1A) to the
new digital dimmers DIMDD4 (5504D2D) and DIMDD8 (5508D1D), the software will now
automatically insert a default channel name per channel.

• Network Summary for a C-Bus Network

The C-Bus Network node will show the summary of network information and status
including the C-Bus Current supplied and consumed values plus the network impedance
value. This data is only taking the project devices into consideration (not the live network
devices).

• View the in-built C-Bus power supply status of C-Bus Digital Dimmers on the live network
An icon has been added to the Status column in the Network Devices section of the C-Bus
Devices workspace indicating whether the in-built C-Bus Power Supply for the new C-Bus
Digital Dimmer (DIMDD4 and DIMDD8) is enabled or disabled.

Fixes
• Project conversion issues. The software will now show correctly when a project has truly
failed to convert. Issue with projects in “Waiting” resolved.
• Multiple confirmation dialogues when delete a device in project.
• When transferring to a C-Bus Automation Controller and C-Bus Application Controller,
updating a Tag Map name will create an Object if one does not exist, this can result in
additional objects created in controller that were not defined in the Object List. Note, this
release of SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission software is only compatible with the C-Bus
Automation Controller and C-Bus Application Controller firmware version 1.16.0 (when using
the Controller Sync function).
• Warn Before Off Enable Group in live network Digital Dimmer is blank and not auto created
during a network scan.
• Network burden property of Digital Dimmers did not update the C-Bus summary data (not
included in network calculator).

Known Issues
• A slight delay may be seen when switching views back and forth between the Measurement
and Error applications where a large amount of data (150 items or more) exists.
• Clicking on the Main Menu repeatedly will result in a decrease in software performance.

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 • Switching projects 10 or more times will result in a decrease in software performance.
• Measurement application values presented from the live network may not appear truncated
and rounded to reasonable decimal places.

C-Gate 3.3.0
This release includes C-Gate 3.3.0 For further details, refer to the C-Gate release notes later in this
document.

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C-Gate 3.3.0
Released
April 2024

What’s New
Updates to C-Gate include:

C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway

Additional Measurement and Error Reporting application parameters are now supported in this
release (future client feature).

C-Bus Digital Dimmers

The network burden property of the digital dimmer devices are now supported in the network
calculator in this release.

Performance Improvement
Support has been added for the extended range of C-Bus replies for both new input and output
devices in this release.

Fixes
• Fixed an issue with setting the C-Bus power supply property for new output devices (future
client feature).

Known Issues
None.

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C-Gate 3.2.4
Released
February 2024

What’s New
Updates to C-Gate include:

C-Bus Digital Dimmers

In this release, support has been added for the dimmer mode and override flags in SET Commands in
the C-Bus Digitial Dimmer device DIMDD4 (5504D2D) and DIMDD8 (5508D1D).

C-Bus Automation Controller and Application Controllers

In this release, support has been added for version 1.16.0 of the C-Bus Automation Controller and C-
Bus Application controller. This applies to the following devices:

o SYS_SHAC (5500SHAC & LSS5500SHAC)

o SYS_NAC (5500NAC & LSS5500NAC)
o SYS_NAC2 (5500NAC2)
o SYS_AC2 (5500AC2)

Fixes
• Unexpected error when scanning C-Bus Universal Dimmer device (DIMDU4).
• Project conversion issues:
• Some projects appear with a “Failed” status (in C-Bus Commission and Toolkit), which may
result from:
o A conflict in the conversion process between project files
o Importing a Toolkit backup project and proceeding to replace an existing project
o XML files that are not actually project files (e.g. device template files)
o Device template file is not being handled and incorrectly recognised as a normal
project.
o The conflict between the project XML files in backup folder and the XML file in
Projects root folder, during Toolkit Project Restore operation.
o Project not converted successfully is not reflected as Failed in PROJECT DIR
command.
• When a project file is imported and replaced using Toolkit the XML project file shall not
remain in the root project folder.
• Project XML files will be restore if a project conversion has failed.

Known issues
None

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SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.1.2
Released
January 2024

What’s New
• New C-Bus Digital Dimmer firmware released
New firmware is now available for the DIMDD4 (5504D2D) and DIMDD8 (5508D1D) C-Bus
Digital Dimmer devices and is version 1.3.0. This is seen in the Firmware Updater window
and is also the default firmware version when adding a new device to a network.

• Channel Dimming Mode comparison when deploying the C-Bus Digital Dimmers
As required for the C-Bus Digital Dimmer version 1.3.0 firmware, the dimming mode for each
channel must be confirmed during the device installation process. The software now
performs a comparison upon deployment of a C-Bus digital dimmer, checking for differences
between the dimming mode set for all channels of the dimmer within the software versus
the dimmer on the live network. If any differences are found, a window is then presented
including the results and instructions for next steps (continue to deploy or cancel).

• Updated Custom Load Profile settings and default values (C-Bus Digital Dimmers)
The custom load profile settings and default values of the C-Bus Digital Dimmer have been
updated to improve the dimmer performance for certain load types and when setting a
Mains Frequency of 60 Hz. Changes apply to the following properties: Minimum Brightness
and Maximum Brightness, Soft Turn On and Soft Turn Off, Kickstart Brightness and Kickstart
Turn On.

Fixes
• When performing a Transfer to or Retrieve from a C-Bus Automation Controller and
Application Controller, if a Level name already exists in a Lighting application, it is not
counted and presented within the Duplicate count.
• C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway keeps displaying “C-Gate Error” when extracting that was previously
loaded (Full Gateway Scan required after DALI line changes).
• Stop Identify (DALI device) was not always successful.
• The loading of live DALI devices into the PE was not displaying the correct information.

Known Issues
• A slight delay may be seen when switching views back and forth between the Measurement
and Error applications where a large amount of data (150 items or more) exists.
• Clicking on the Main Menu repeatedly will result in a decrease in software performance.
• Switching projects 10 or more times will result in a decrease in software performance.
• Measurement application values presented from the live network may not appear truncated
and rounded to reasonable decimal places.
• When transferring to a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application Controller, updating a
Tag Map name will create an Object if one does not exist, this can result in additional objects

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 created in C-Bus Automation Controller and Application controller that were not defined in
the Object List of software.

C-Gate 3.2.3
This release includes C-Gate 3.2.3 For further details, refer to the C-Gate release notes later in this
document.

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C-Gate 3.2.3
Released
January 2024

What’s New
Updates to C-Gate include:

• Support firmware version 1.3.0 of DIMDD4 (5504D2D) and DIMDD8 (5508D1D) C-Bus Digital
Dimmer devices.

Fixes
• None

Known Issues
• Incorrect project conversion status reflected in C-Bus Commission or Toolkit upon restart.
Workaround: Close all C-Bus commissioning clients (both C-Bus Commission software and
Toolkit) and restart the application(s).
• Some projects appear with a “Failed” status (in C-Bus Commission and Toolkit), which may
result from:
o A conflict in the conversion process between project files
o Importing a Toolkit backup project and proceeding to replace an existing project
o XML files that are not actually project files (e.g. device template files)

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SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.1.0
Released
December 2023

What’s New
• Import and Export of projects.
You can now Export and Import your projects to share with your team or keep as a backup.
Only single project files are supported.

• Notification upon loss of C-Gate connection.

Users will now see a notification if C-Gate has lost connection at any time.

• Notification upon closing the project, switching projects, or exiting the software if
deployment activities are in progress or if a network scan is in progress.
User will now receive notification upon closing, switching, or existing the software if the
deployment activities are in progress. Users will need to cancel all other waiting activities
before performing these functions.

• New properties in the Error Reporting category of the new C-Bus Digital Dimmers (dimmer
firmware v1.1.0).
Users can now configure more error reporting properties for the new digital dimmers. Users
can now set error reporting for C-Bus voltage warning set and clear, C-Bus voltage critical set
and clear thresholds and C-Bus power supply warning set and clear thresholds.

• New properties in the Measurement category of the new C-Bus Digital Dimmers (dimmer
firmware v1.1.0).
User can now configure more measurement parameters for regular broadcast options.

• Support for local interface device unit type on live network (PCLOCAL4 and PCLOCALU).
Users can now configure, deploy, and extract with PCLOCAL4 and PCLOCALU devices.

• Notification when closing a network when there are deployment activities in progress or
when network scanning is in progress
Users will now receive notification upon closing a network if there are deployment activities
in progress. Users will need to cancel all other waiting activities before performing these
functions.

• Disallow extract of unmatched C-Bus Bridge devices

Users will not be allowed to extract C-Bus Bridge devices if they are unmatched. There must
be an existing bridge device in the project to be able to extract the device from live.

• New Status column in the C-Bus Network Devices section.

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 A Status column has been added to the C-Bus Network Devices section of the C-Bus Devices
workspace. This column contains a firmware notification icon against each applicable device
when a newer version of firmware is available for a live device scanned on the network.

• New C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway firmware.

The latest firmware for the C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway is version 1.7.0. This is seen in the
Firmware Updater window and is also the default version when adding a new device to a
network. C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway firmware version 1.6.0 has been removed from the
software.

Fixes
• C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway and DALI Device Primary Control Function now includes instant ramp.

To support C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway firmware version 1.7.0, the C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway and
DALI Device Primary Control Function has been updated to support an Instant setting. The
8.0 sec value has been removed from the Primary Control Function options. If you have an
existing C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway or DALI Device configured, please check your Primary Control
Function settings as the values have changed from the previous configuration by one setting.

• Levels are missing when transferring to a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application
Controller.

New/additional levels within groups that already exist within the C-Bus Automation
Controller and Application Controller were not being transferred from the software to the C-
Bus Automation Controller and Application Controller. This issue is now resolved where new
levels will be successfully added to existing groups on the next transfer from the software to
the C-Bus Automation Controller and Application Controller.

• Some projects not able to convert to new project files

• Software freezing during Digital Dimmer deployment
• Levels missing when transferring to a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application
controller
• Export logs will always show if the file was created
• When upgrading the firmware of Digital Dimmers or the DALI-2 Gateway, the new firmware
version will not be reflected in the live network section of the workspace until a rescan of
the network is performed
• In Bridge units, when remote C-Gate Applications are both unchecked, the policy rules were
still enabled
• When connecting to the Automation Controller and Application controller, the user could
not use the enter key on the keyboard to proceed with login

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Known Issues
• A slight delay may be seen when switching views back and forth between the Measurement
and Error applications where a large amount of data (150 items or more) exists.
• Clicking on the Main Menu repeatedly will result in a decrease in software performance.
• Switching projects 10 or more times will result in a decrease in software performance.
• Measurement application values presented from the live network may not appear truncated
and rounded to reasonable decimal places.
• When transferring to or retrieving from a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application
Controller, if a Level name already exists in a Lighting application, it is not counted and
presented within the Duplicate count.
• When transferring to a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application C-Bus Automation
Controller and Application Controller, updating a Tag Map name will create an Object if one
does not exist, this can result in additional objects created in C-Bus Automation Controller
and Application controller that were not defined in the Object List of software.

C-Gate 3.2.2
This release includes C-Gate 3.2.2. For further details, refer to the C-Gate release notes later in this
document.

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C-Gate 3.2.2
Released
November 2023

What’s New
Updates to C-Gate include:

• Update C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway firmware version default to version 1.7.0.

• Device update to support C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway and DALI Device Primary Control Function.
• Added support for C-Bus Network Devices section firmware update notification.
• Fixed the transfer of new levels to a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application Controller
within existing groups

Fixes
Project conversion in “Failed” or “Waiting” state.

• A data migration bug that may affect the conversion of some projects from XML to the new
format is now resolved.

Known Issues
• C-Gate may still be running after closing the software.
• After the installation is complete, C-Gate will start up automatically.

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SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission 2.0.0
Released
October 2023

Introduction
Welcome to the new SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission software. With this release, the C-Bus
Commission software offers capabilities to design a C-Bus project and incorporate the new C-Bus
DALI-2 Gateway and DALI devices as well as the new C-Bus Digital Dimmer devices.

A shortlist of activities that can be performed include:

• Create new, open and work with existing C-Bus Projects

• Support standalone and bridge C-Bus network topologies
• Add, Delete and Edit C-Bus application data
o Including the newly supported applications Error, Measurement, and Emergency &
Exit Lighting
• Add, Readdress and Delete C-Bus devices
• Configure supported devices
• Open and scan C-Bus networks
• Deploy and extract supported devices
• Update C-Bus device firmware
• Define DALI lines
• Create and pre-program / plan DALI ECG devices
• Scan, Unravel, Identify and Reconcile DALI devices with the project
• Configure and deploy to DALI devices
• Deploy C-Bus applications from a project to a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application
Controller tag map for supported applications
• Deploy a customised list of objects uniquely assigned per C-Bus Automation Automation
Controller and Application Controller
• Extract network and tag maps from all networks in a C-Bus Automation Controller and
Application and update them in the project
• Extract object lists from a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application and add them to the
project
• Create and save customised load profiles as supported by the new C-Bus digital dimmers

Need to Know
The new C-Bus Commission software is built upon and includes a new version of C-Gate (C-Gate
3.2.0). The new version of C-Gate requires that updates are performed to the broader suite of C-Bus
software installed on the PC including C-Bus Toolkit, plus other applications such as PICED, etc.

If you have C-Bus Toolkit V1.16.x or earlier currently installed on your PC, you must also install the
latest release of C-Bus Toolkit (V1.17.0 or later) accompanying this release of C-Bus Commission.
Both C-Bus Toolkit and C-Bus Commission software applications are bundled with C-Gate 3.2.0.

For correct operation, other C-Bus software installed on your PC, such as PICED, HomeGate, etc.
must also be updated to work with C-Bate 3.2.0.

The new software approach to design, configure and commission a C-Bus solution is an evolution of
known methods. The C-Bus Commission software enables the configuration and deployment to new

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C-Bus devices including the new C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway and DALI devices as well as the new C-Bus
Digital Dimmer devices. C-Bus Toolkit can continue to be used for other C-Bus devices in your
project.

This multi-tool approach offers a level of synergy between both C-Bus software applications. Use
both C-Bus Toolkit and C-Bus Commission for the task at hand, meaning for key fundamental design
functionality you could use either, for supported C-Bus devices use C-Bus Commission and for
remaining C-Bus devices use C-Bus Toolkit. Outstanding functionality can still be performed in C-Bus
Toolkit as per usual.

Importantly, you can work on the same C-Bus project from either the C-Bus Toolkit software or the
C-Bus Commission software. The same project file is used.

What’s New
New Project Format
This release includes support for the new project file format used by C-Gate 3.2.0. Only projects that
have been successfully converted can be opened.

Once projects have been converted to the new format, they cannot be used by C-Gate 2 or below.

The project conversion process creates a backup of the old project file, which can be found in

C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\ C-Bus Commission 2\Projects\ProjectName\XML Backup Files

where

• YourUserName is the name of your user account

• ProjectName is the name of the C-Bus project that was converted

We strongly recommend creating a separate back up of projects before installing and running
this release.

If project files are being shared between team members, then all people working on that project will
have to upgrade to this release of C-Bus Commission, as well as upgrade to C-Bus Toolkit 1.17.0 (or
later) at the same time.

C-Bus Toolkit versions less than 1.17.0 still include and use C-Gate 2. These C-Bus Toolkit versions
must not be re-installed onto a PC that has been updated to use C-Bus Commission and C-Bus Toolkit
1.17.0. This is because C-Gate 2 and C-Gate 3 cannot co-exist on the same PC.

Updated User Interface

The C-Bus Commission user interface has been revamped to give it a fresher, modern look, but many
operations will still feel familiar to long time C-Bus Toolkit users.

Window Layouts
Docking and undocking of windows is now supported to allow the layout to be customised to suit
the task being performed. Any customised layout will be remembered and restored the next time
the application is started, which can be enabled or disabled via the Settings > General Settings >
Remember Window Layout option.

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Projects
Unlike C-Bus Toolkit, C-Bus Commission allows you to only work with one active project at a time.
The current open project will be closed when you switch to another project. This means that once a
project is opened, the project Explorer window only displays that single project.

The project hierarchy displayed in the Explorer window for an open project now includes the DALI
lines that are accessible from each C-Bus network. These can be found under the DALI Devices node.
DALI lines are automatically added to the node when C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway devices are added to a
C-Bus network in the Devices in Project list of the C-Bus Devices node.

C-Bus Device Name

C-Bus Commission introduces a Device Name property for C-Bus devices. It exists to supersede the
Tag Name field as you know it from C-Bus Toolkit.

Upon opening an existing project and selecting a C-Bus network for the first time, the C-Bus
Commission software will work through the list C-Bus devices and populate the Device Name
property with a unique Device Name.

If a Tag Name or Part Name have already been defined for a device, then either of them will be used
for the new Device Name property. A Tag Name other than NEWUNIT will be used before the Part
Name. If the Part Name is also NEWUNIT then the device’s catalogue number will be used.

The Device Name can be modified and saved using the “Name” property at the top of the Property
Editor for a selected device.

When adding devices to a project using the Add Multiple function of the Library, you have the option
to define the Device Name at this time to speed up this process in new projects. When adding
devices one at a time to a project, the Device Name will be defined as a catalogue number by
default.

Properties (Property Editor)

C-Bus Commission now provides an integrated editor for device properties. This is a significant
change to the unit dialogs used in C-Bus Toolkit. Properties are organised into categories of related
properties and are adaptive (enable, disable, etc) based on values being selected. Categories can be
expanded or collapsed to suit, but this state is not persisted between sessions.

To display the properties for a project device, single click on a device in the C-Bus Devices > Device in
Project or DALI Devices > DALI Line > Devices in Project lists.

To display the properties for a network device, double click on a device in the C-Bus Devices >
Network Devices or DALI Devices > DALI Line > Line Devices lists.

Changes are saved by clicking the Save button at the bottom of the Properties window. Likewise,
they can be cancelled by clicking the Cancel button at the bottom of the Properties window.
Changes can be saved back to the project or network device at the same time by selecting the
Deploy to Network or Save to Project option.

Deployment Queue
C-Bus Commission now provides an integrated queue for viewing the status of jobs that are
transferring configurations between project and network devices. This means that you can now

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continue to work on other devices while the configuration of one is being saved to/from the
network, which represents a significant improvement from C-Bus Toolkit.

Catalogue Library
C-Bus Commission now provides an integrated catalogue of C-Bus and DALI devices. The Library
window is adaptive and displays C-Bus devices when a C-Bus Devices node is selected in the Explorer
window and displays DALI devices when a DALI line node is selected in the Explorer window.

The Library window allows you to search for and filter devices based on given criteria to make it
easier to find the required device. A single instance of a device can be added by either double-
clicking it, dragging it to the Workspace area, or clicking the Add button. Multiple instances of the
device can be added by using the Add Multiple option from the Add button.

C-Gate Runtime
C-Bus Commission automatically starts and stops C-Gate locally when it is started and stopped. This
is regardless of whether C-Gate is running in service or console mode.

C-Bus Commission will not attempt to stop C-Gate if there are other clients such as, for example,
Schedule Plus or C-Bus Toolkit connected to it.

C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway

This release adds support for the C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway (5502CDGP230) and DALI devices.

DIMDD4 / DIMDD8 Dimmers

This release adds support for the DIMDD4 (5504D2D) and DIMDD8 (5508D1D) dimmer devices.

Supported C-Bus Devices

Within this release of C-Bus Commission, only the below listed C-Bus devices are fully supported at
this stage. Any remaining C-Bus devices must be configured and commissioned in C-Bus Toolkit.

• 5502CDGP230 – C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway (and DALI devices)

• 5504D2D and 5508D1D – Digital Dimmers
• 5500NB – Network Bridge
• 5500PC (PCINT4), SLC5500PC (PCINT4), 5500PCU – PCI Interface
• 5500CN2 – CNI Interface
• 5500NAC, 5500NAC2, 5500SHAC, 5500AC2, LSS5500NAC, LSS5500SHAC – C-Bus Automation
and Application Controllers
• 5200WHC2, WHC2_5918 – C-Bus Wiser 2 Controllers
Supported means all properties/options can be configured, with Deploy to and Extract from a
matched C-Bus device on the live network possible.

Software Features (New)

C-Bus:

• Create, Open, Close and Rename project

• Add Single and add multiple C-Bus devices to project / Delete devices from project
• Configure, Extract and Deploy supported devices
• C-Bus applications supported: Lighting (48-127), Enable, Trigger, Error Reporting,
Measurement, Emergency Exit Light
• Application Log

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 • Firmware Updater – latest firmware for C-Bus devices
• General Settings
• Transfer to and Retrieve from a C-Bus Automation Controller and Application Controller
• Open/Scan/Unravel C-Bus networks
• Convert existing LE dimmers to new Digital dimmers
• Deployment Queue
DALI:

• Add Single and add multiple DALI devices to project / Delete devices from project
• Configure DALI devices in project and network: DT1, DT6, DT0, DT6 part of DT8
• Deploy and Extract of DALI devices
• Readdress Short Address in project and live
• Identify, 50/50 Identify and reconcile device
• Quick scan, Extended scan of DALI lines / Full Gateway Scan
• Reset/Remove/Replace DALI Devices
• Discover Faults on DALI lines
• Address all Unaddressed DALI devices

Future Features Planned for Development

• Edit Network
o Currently C-Bus Commission has no method for editing the interface settings of a
network, preventing users from defining a new serial port or interface type for the
network
o This feature will be added in the future, along with a new feature called Open Using
that allows a temporary interface to a network to be opened without the need to
modify the project’s designed network topology
• Extract and Deploy all C-Bus devices (include unsupported devices)
o Currently C-Bus Commission does not provide the means to extract or deploy C-Bus
devices that do not have a full implementation within the Properties window.
o Currently C-Bus Commission and C-Bus Toolkit are required to be used together in
sequence to extract or deploy C-Bus devices that are supported within each
application (see the supported C-Bus devices section within these release notes)
• Import and Export of project
o Currently C-Bus Commission does not provide the ability to import or export
projects
o This feature remains in C-Bus Toolkit 1.17.0 and it will import / export all project
contents created for the project
• Dimmer Load Profile live testing
o Currently the digital dimmer configuration must be deployed to the device and
tested using C-Bus commands to observe the impacts of their modifications
o In a future release of C-Bus Commission a feature will be added that will allow for
rapid validation of configuration changes against a load when creating a custom load
profile or dimming curve for the new C-Bus digital dimmers
• Network Topology view
• Network Calculator
o Currently C-Bus Commission does not provide the ability to calculate network
metrics for devices within the project

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 o This feature is still present in C-Bus Toolkit 1.17.0 (and above) and supports all new
C-Bus devices that are supported by C-Bus Commission

Known Issues
• A slight delay may be seen when switching views back and forth between the Measurement
and Error applications where a large amount of data (150 items or more) exists.
• Clicking on the Main Menu repeatedly will result in a decrease in software performance.
• Switching projects 10 or more times will result in a decrease in software performance.
• When upgrading the firmware of Digital Dimmers or the DALI-2 Gateway, the new firmware
version will not be reflected in the live network section of the workspace until a rescan of
the network is performed.
• Measurement application values presented from the live network may not appear truncated
and rounded to reasonable decimal places.

C-Gate 3.2.0
This release includes C-Gate 3.2.0. For further details, refer to the C-Gate release notes later in this
document.

This release of C-Bus Commission is not compatible with C-Gate 2 and below.

C-Gate 2 and C-Gate 3 cannot co-exist on the same PC.

Other Fixes
None

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C-Gate 3.2.0
Released
October 2023

What’s New
Folder Changes
This release changes where the C-Gate application and its project files are stored on disk.

C-Gate is now installed into C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\C-Gate 3 by default.

Project files are stored in C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\SpaceLogic C-Bus Commission

2\Projects

Project Format Change

This release introduces a new database format for projects, replacing the old XML format.

This new project format is not editable outside of C-Gate and other associated C-Bus software.

This new project format is not compatible with C-Gate 2 or below.

Old format projects are converted by C-Gate automatically to the new format as a background task
when C-Gate is started. Projects are converted according to their last modified date, meaning that
the most recently used will be converted first. Projects waiting to be converted or in the process of
conversion cannot be opened until they have been successfully converted.

After conversion, backups of the old format projects can be found in

C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\ C-Bus Commission 2\Projects\ProjectName\XML Backup Files

where

• YourUserName is the name of your user account

• ProjectName is the name of the C-Bus project that was converted

We strongly recommend creating a separate back up of projects before installing and running
this release.

C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway

This release adds support for the C-Bus DALI-2 Gateway (5502CDGP230) and DALI devices.

DIMDD4 / DIMDD8 Dimmers

This release adds support for the DIMDD4 (5504D2D) and DIMDD8 (5508D1D) dimmer devices.

Other Fixes
None

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