Contents DALI MASTER CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION

1.SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
The Functionality Structure of the Software is as follow:
1 SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY INTRODUCTION --------------- 2
1.1 Data Loading ------------------------------------------------------------ 2
1.2 Data Categories & Applications-------------------------------------- 2
1.3 Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
2 SOFTWARE OPERATION INSTRUCTION ------------------------ 3
2.1 Functionality Home Page -------------------------------------------- 3
2.2 Operation Instruction -------------------------------------------------- 3
2.2.1 Serial Port Connection Communication ------------------------ 3
2.2.2 Device Addressing --------------------------------------------------- 4
2.2.3 Master Controller Configuration ---------------------------------- 6
2.2.4 Group Configuration ------------------------------------------------ 10
2.2.5 Control Gear Configuration --------------------------------------- 10
2.2.6 Control Device Configuration ------------------------------------- 12
2.2.7 Menu Main Functionality ------------------------------------------- 16
2.2.8 Extended Functionality --------------------------------------------- 18
2.2.9 Firmware OTA Functionality --------------------------------------- 18
3 INSTALLATION PROCESS & NOTES ------------------------------ 18
3.1 Installation Steps ------------------------------------------------------- 18
3.2 JRE Environment Variables Configuration ----------------------- 20
3.3 Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
4 INSTALL CH340 DRIVER ---------------------------------------------- 22

Figure 1: DALI Configuration Tool Functionality Structure Figure

1.1 Data Loading:
Device Data Loading:
Directly read from the master controller or load cache.
Master Data Loading:
Besides directly reading from the master or loading cache, the user can also do parameter configuration by importing configuration file.

1.2 Data Categories & Applications:

According to actual applications, the data categories of this software can be sorted as control data, configuration data, status data.
Control Data:
The direct control or other operations of the master to the control gears, such as ON(MAX), MIN or OFF, will occur data interaction, these data are control
data, control data is invisible and different from other two data types.
Configuration Data:
The configuration parameters to the master, the configuration parameters to different types DALI device, and the all configuration parameters that can be
edited in the window of this software and written into DALI devices are all configuration data.
Status Data:
Status data is a type of configuration data, this type of data is used to display the response data, and it can not be edited.

1.3 Notes:
The software must open the serial communication port first, then it can execute operations such as read, write to the DALI devices.
Note:The serial communication port baud rate needs to be set to 115200.
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2 SOFTWARE OPERATION INSTRUCTION Click “OK”, then the software starts to connect the serial connection port, as shown in Figure 4:

2.1 Functionality Home Page

After the software is running, it enters the home page, as shown in Figure 2:

Figure 4: Connect the serial connection port

Figure 2: Home Page

After connecting the serial port successfully, “Online + Serial Port Number information” will be displayed at the lower left
corner of the window, there should be flashing indication if connecting fails or suspends as shown in Figure 5:
2.2 Operation Instruction
2.2.1 Serial Port Connection Communication
Please make sure that the CH340 driver for the USB to Serial Communication Port Converter has already been installed,
otherwise please refer to the part “Install CH340 Driver” to install the driver first.
As long as the software needs to communicate with DALI master, the serial connection port shall be opened so that data
interaction can be executed, click “DALI Bus” at the title bar of the home page, then choose bus port, choose at the pop-
up window as shown in Figure 3:

Figure 5: Connecting Suspends or Fails

Figure 3: Select Serial Connection Port

2.2.2 Device Addressing

Select the menu “DALI bus”, then select “Addressing” to open the window of addressing function as shown in Figure 6:
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 Click on “Done”, the addressing guide window will be closed, meanwhile the
device tree on the left of the main window will be loaded:

Figure 6: DALI Addressing Guide

Figure 8: Device Tree

The user can select to address
“Control Gears” or “DALI24 bit
devices”or both of them, the
software will execute corresponding
application according to the user’s
selection, the “DALI24 bit devices” 2.2.3 Master Controller Configuration
means the DALI input devices such Click the master controller node in the left tree diagram to open the master controller configuration interface.
as push buttons, absolute input The control gear area is to execute lighting control to all control gears under the master controller and configure
devices, and sensors: corresponding configuration parameters:
System Extension:

This function is to discover all node

devices under current master
controller, when the devices which
are not addressed are discovered,
the master controller will assign the
smallest ID value which is not
occupied currently and verify, if
verified successfully, the master will
create device nodes and update the
device tree structure, and continues
Figure 7: Device Discovering Completed
to discover, until there is no
reponse, the user needs to click the
“Done”button manually to update the device tree structure.

Completely New Installation:

According to the user’s demand, to determine whether to maintain the devices’ group setting, once completely new
installation starts, the addresses of all devices under current master will be cleared, and the master will assign addresses
to the devices randomly from small number to large number (address range 0 to 63), in order to avoid application
corruption caused by command and device type confusing, this function is different from “System Extension”, after
discovering and addressing completed, the device tree will be updated directly since all addresses are re-assigned.

Since this software works depending on device data, when it starts addressing, to ensure correct discovering of the
devices, please avoid operation of the end devices until discovering is completely executed.
Figure 9: Master Configuration – Control Gear
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Host parameters area is to manage the parameters such as system settings, scene name, recall of timer scheduler, Click “Save” at the bottom right corner at the pop-up window as shown in
recall of cycle scheduler, bionics mode, schedule running etc. and provide various operations such as read from and Figure 12, close the pop-up window, then click “Store” at the top right corner
store to different blocks: of the list table as shown in Figure 11 to enable the setting to be valid.

Figure 12 Modify a Timer Scheduler

Figure 10: Host parameters – system settings

Figure 13 Host parameters – Cycle Scheduler

The right side of the system settings area is overall scene name setting, total 16 scenes, the name of each scene is In the Cycle Scheduler, the change of cycle type can only be valid after clicking the data to set the control gear. Double
divided into top and below two parts, which will be convenient for the master controller OLED display to show the name click a line of the table showed in Figure 13 to edit the data.
in multiple lines and center aligned.

Edit the color value, stay time, fade

time of the selected step at the pop-
up window as shown in Figure 13 &
14, then click “Save”, close the pop-
up window, then click “Store” at the
top right corner of the list table as
shown in Figure 10 to enable the
setting to be valid.

Figure 11 Host parameters – Timer Scheduler

Timer Scheduler is to directly apply a designated scene or cycle schedule setting at a scheduled time, double click the
line data of the table showed in Figure 11 to edit the selected timer scheduler. Figure 14 Cycle Scheduler – Step Color Edit
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 2.2.4 Group Configuration
Click the Group node of the device tree diagram on the left side, open the group configuration interface.
Control Gear Area mainly provides the lighting control operations and corresponding parameter configuration to the
control gears in current group.

Figure 15 Right Click Menu Function on Timer Scheduler (left), Cycle Scheduler (right) List Tables

Timer Scheduler and Cycle Scheduler list tables also provide parameter value batch editing function, the user can open
the function by clicking the list table with the right button of the mouse as shown in Figure 15, and then edit as per
requirements.

Figure 18 Group Configuration

2.2.5 Control Gear Configuration

Here we take DT8 RGBWA control gear as an example, configuration functionality includes direct lighting control, control
gear group control, scene configuration, and control gear DALI parameter configuration.

Figure 16 Bionic Data Setting

Bionics Mode is to mimic creature’s clock, apply corresponding preset value at each whole hour time to achieve the goal
of lighting control, it supports total 4 modes, the user can modify the color temperature and brightness depending on real
requirements, the bionic effect can be previewed by adjusting the color of the picture as shown in Figure 16, then send
the data and apply.

The direct lighting control area

enables the user to set control gear’s
brightness level and corresponding
channel color, once set successfully,
Figure 17 Running Parameters View
the real values will be displayed on
As shown in Figure 17, the user can view corresponding device info and running status of the cycle scheduler and the actual value area.
bionics mode. Figure 19 RGBWA Direct Lighting Control
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 Figure 20 Control Gear Group

The master controller can set total 16 groups, in the group configuration area of the control gear configuration interface,
the user can add the control gear to designated groups or remove the control gear from designated groups by clicking
the group numbers 0-15 as shown in Figure 20. This operation is real time operation.

Figure 24: DT6 Failure Status

Finally, DALI control configuration mainly restricts or directly defines specific attributes of control gears as shown in
Figure 25.

Figure 21 Control Gear Scene Configuration

To enable the configuration of designated scene numbers, you have to tick the checkbox of the designated scene
numbers, and modify the level percentage and color value of each channel as shown in Figure 21, default value MASK
(255) means invalid.

Note: the dimming curve of DT6 control gear can be configured as shown in Figure 22:

Figure 25: DALI Control Configuration

2.2.6 Control Device Configuration

Figure 22: DT6 Dimming Curve Configuration Control device configuration includes general configuration, instances configuration, application configuration, and
feedback configuration as shown in Figure 26:

Control gear status, DT6, DT8 control gears will present general status and specific information, DT6 specific information
is control gear failure status as shown in Figure 24, DT8 specific information is color specific information as shown in
Figure 23, when the user stays at the status tab, all status information displayed on the interface will update
automatically and periodically.

Figure 23: DT8 Status Information Figure 26: Control Device Configuration
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The general configuration area can activate or deactivate device itself and functionality of instances, meanwhile the
device can be assigned to or removed from designated groups by clicking on the group number buttons on the right side
so that the corresponding group control logic can be applied.

Figure 27-4: Type 304 Light Sensor Input Device Configuration

Figure 27-1: Type 301 Push Button Instance Configuration

Figure 27 series are configuration interfaces of different instance types (currently supported by the software), change the
instance trigger source by clicking on different event buttons: tick the checkbox of the event as shown in Figure 27
series, and configure command for corresponding event of current instance, after the parameter sent to the device, the
real effect can be viewed (the instance must be activated so that it can send the event notification).

Figure 27-2: Type 302 Absolute Input Device Configuration

13 Figure 28-1: Type 301 Push Button Instance Application Configuration

If the user would like to configure more events for the push button instance, please go to the instance configuration
interface and tick the checkbox of the required events as shown in Figure 27-1, then go back to Application configuration
interface to configure command as shown in Figure 28-1.
Figure 27-3: Type 303 Occupancy Sensor Input Device Configuration
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 The application configuration of sensor input device instance is to define the upper limitation value and lower limitation
value of illuminance, when the actual illuminance value is within the limitation range, the configured command will be
triggered.

Figure 29: Feedback Configuration

The user can get the control range (address) of the instance by switching the bind instance, and form fixed association
with current specific control device, and achieve logic association through follow-up or reverse effect.

Figure 28-2: Type 302 Absolute Input Device Instance Application Configuration 2.2.7 Menu Main Functionality
The application configuration of absolute input device instance is simple, the user can select corresponding control type DALI Command Monitor:
according to their detailed requirements.
Please configure controlled address range for both two instances, if address range is not configured, the application of
specific control device will be affected and can not reach the expected effect.

Figure 28-3: Type 303 Occupancy Sensor Instance Application Configuration

Figure 30: DALI Command Monitor

All commands between PC and DALI master controller, and the response information from the master to the PC will be
displayed on this window, multiple monitor windows can be opened to control monitor list table rolling output according to
Figure 28-4: Type 304 Light Sensor Instance Application Configuration
the requirements.
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 2.2.8 Extended Functionality

As shown in Figure 34, from left to right, the icons are

Figure 31: Command Monitor Tool Bar
control gear location, serial communication port
connection status, read device on selection.
The functions of the icons on the tool bar from left to right are: clear list table,import record (under development), save
record (under development), current list table stops receiving, current list table continues to receive, filter find (under
development), filter display (under development).
Figure 34: Status and Extended Functionality Icons
DALI Command Sending and Continuous Testing
Location functionality is only valid when a control gear node on the left side device tree diagram
of the home interface is selected, by clicking the location button, the lighting of the selected
The user can customize the sent
control gear will flash 10 times, which will be convenient for the user to find the control gear.
command, according to device’s
actual status and response data, Read Device on Selection
conclude the indexed results, and When tick the checkbox of this item, then the device data will be read automatically when it is
test and apply according to the selected by the user in the device tree diagram on the left of home page, if the checkbox is not
environment. ticked, the cached data will be loaded and applied, the check box is ticked by default.
Command test function is still under
development and will be released
2.2.9 Firmware OTA Functionality
on the next revision.

Choose corresponding “device type”, “MCU”, “firmware

name & version”. Click on “Download” button to start
firmware OTA update. If you would like to stop update,
Figure 32: DALI Command Sending just click on “Abort” button.
Scene Configuration:
This function is the extension of Figure 35: Firmware OTA Update & PC Software Update Checking
control gear scene configuration
function, the user can configure real
time scene to the control gears from
the master by switching the control
area condition (scene preview
switch shall be enabled).
The scene configuration can also be
saved as a file, which will be
convenient for the user to load and
apply next time, every time open the
configuration, it will automatically
load the system cached
configuration (the cache will be
cleared after restarted).
When the user read or send the Figure 36: Firmware OTA Update Process & Update Complete Interfaces
scene configuration, the control area
condition needs to be filtered, if it’s 3 INSTALLATION PROCESS & NOTES
for the short address control gear, 3.1 Installation Steps
the device type of the control area • Run the installation file
must be in accordance with selected • Select installation mode • Select language
device type condition, so that the
scene data can be executed.

Figure 38 Installation Language

Figure 33: Scene Configuration Figure 37: Select Installation Mode

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• Select installation path • Starting installation

Figure 39: Installation Path Figure 42: Complete Installation

• Create desktop shortcut

3.2 JRE Environment Variables Configuration

Step 1: right click the computer icon

on the desktop, select

“Properties”, then “Advanced
system settings” to open the system
properties setting window as shown
in Figure 43:

Figure 40: Create Desktop Shortcut

• Starting installation

Figure 43: System Properties Window

Figure 41: Starting Installation

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 Step 2: switch to “Advanced” tab,
then click button “Environment
Variables” to open the environment
variables setting window as shown
in Figure 44:

Figure 44: Environment Variables Setting Window

Step 3: Click “New” button, the parameter setting window will pop-up, Variable name must be set as
“EXE4J_JAVA_HOME”, Variable value should be set as the installation path of the software (the parameter in Figure 44
is just for your reference), then click “OK” one by one to go back to the window in Figure 43, then click “OK” to save the
environment variables setting. Figure 45: Run this program as an administrator

Step 4: Re-start the computer to apply the environment variables configuration. Click “OK” to complete the setting.
(3) If you need to re-install the software, if you need to change the installation path please first uninstall previous
installation, otherwise just install to cover the previous installation.

4 INSTALL CH340 DRIVER

3.3 Notes: (1) Connect the USB serial communication port wire, double click the file “CH341SER.EXE” to install.
(1)Please install the software according the installation steps, otherwise it can not be started correctly.

(2)This software is installed to disk C by default, if the installation path is not modified, please run the software as
administrator, detailed method is as follows:

Right click the desktop icon to check the properties, switch to “Compatibility” tab, and check item “Run this
program as an administrator”.

Figure 46: Double Click “CH341SER.EXE”

(2) If there is an indication that installation failed, please first uninstall the installation, then install again.

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 Figure 47: Driver Installation

(3) Right click “This PC”, then click “Management”, then click “Device Manager”, then you can check whether the
installation is successful or not.

Figure 48: Driver Installation Successful

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