2. Usage and safety The DCI 4 DALI was developed for open-loop control of control gear on a DALI lighting control bus. The unit switches the bus devices at brief intervals during configuration. You must therefore check in advance that...
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Doepke the devices used are suitable for this purpose. This applies in particular to mercury vapour luminaires (HQL). Please observe the following safety instructions in order to protect peo- ple as well as components: electrical shock can cause serious burns and WarNiNg: potentially fatal injuries.
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DE EN incorrect installation can damage the gateway and WarNiNg: other system components and result in fires and other hazards. » Note the wiring diagram. » Applying mains voltage to the inputs or to the DALI bus will immediately damage the DALI gateway. »...
Doepke 3. Installation The device is installed by snapping it onto a mounting rail. The patented snap-on system allows easy removal of the device from the mounting rail by sliding the housing upwards until it is released. Note the wiring diagram during installation (see Section 9 “Wiring diagram”...
DALI EVG 19 EVG 14 max. cable length 300 m 4. Indicators and controls The gateway has the following controls and indicators: warning indication DCI 4 DALI Ready for use LC display context-sensitive pushbuttons DCI 4 DALI Dupline Operation of the unit is completely menu-prompted via the LCD display.
Doepke Explanation of symbols used Show previous menu item � Show next menu item � Quit menu item without saving Save setting and quit menu item The menu structure generally gives you the option of quitting the menu and going to the next higher level:...
DE EN Message Description Gateway is in manual mode or in configura- tion mode and is offline, it therefore does Continuously lit not respond to switch commands via the inputs or the Dupline bus. An error was detected. Possible error sources Flashing 1/s are described in the following section.
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Doepke Message Description DALI fault There is at least one fault on the DALI bus. Press the display middle keys to confirm and access individual messages. There is no active device on the bus. DALI bus idle Inspect the control gear.
DE EN 5. Commissioning 5.1 Function test without configuration DALI devices must be taught-in and assigned to groups for normal com- missioning. This step is essential. Nevertheless, you can test the instal- lation and operating capability of devices and the gateway in two ways without having previously configured them: 1.
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Doepke Active groups can be displayed by using the Dupline bus. To do this, the groups must be linked to addresses. 2. Saving lighting scenes a) Combine the groups into lighting scenes (16 scenes max.) (see Section 5.7.2 “Creating lighting scenes” on page 28)
Doepke DE EN 5.3 Menu structure DCI 4 DALI ready for use manual operate operate operate operation all devices light group light scene set-up display scan new scan all device devices num devices devices devices diagnostics set-up light groups create configure...
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Doepke 5.4.1 Switching devices on and off To make it simple to commission and/or check the lighting, this menu item can be used to switch all devices off by pressing key ② or switch all devices on by pressing key ③, even without having previously configured the DALI gateway.
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DE EN S e l e c t g r o u p E s c ① ② ③ ④ Press ② or ③ to select the required group and press ④ to confirm. Only groups that actually exist are displayed. Example: select group 04 ->...
Doepke L i g h t s c e n e � O p e r a t e � ① ② ③ ④ Pressing ② or ③ brings up the Operate lighting scene menu item. S e l e c t...
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DE EN being created or worked on , see Section 5.5.1 “Device information” on page 17. During the teach-in process, the gateway dims all the devices that it has not yet learned up to maximum brightness and dims any devices that it has learned down to minimum brightness.
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Doepke S e l e c t d e v E s c ① ② ③ ④ Here you can use the middle keys to select a device, it is switched on immediately by the gateway as soon as it is selected. You can then note down the device number in order to subsequently create groups and scenes�...
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DE EN Finally, data is transferred to the devices and the gateway displays the number of logged-out (-) and newly learned (+) devices. Example: this search finds that two control gear devices have been removed (-) and one new control gear device has been added (+). D e v s : - 0 2 + 0 1...
Doepke Note: finding all devices can take several minutes. Devices are not auto- matically assigned to groups. Data is then transferred to the devices and the user is automatically taken back to the "Number of devices" menu item. 5.5.4 Device diagnostics Detailed diagnostic information for devices can be obtained in the “Dev...
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DE EN Explanation of symbols used No group created Group created, no control address assigned Group created, control address assigned 1 1 - x - - - - - - - - - - - - E s c ① ②...
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Doepke Assigning addresses To allow subsequent activation, e.g. using a momentary-action switch, an address must then be assigned to the lighting group. Select the address by pressing ② and ③ and confirm it by pressing ④: G r : 0 4...
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DE EN Assigning devices The next step allows you to assign devices to the selected group. The gateway identifies devices that have already been assigned by brighten- ing them to their maximum value. Pressing ② and ③ selects a control gear device which is identified by flashing and pressing ④...
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Doepke Pressing key ② or ③ brings up the menu for configuring a lighting group. S e l e c t g r o u p E s c ① ② ③ ④ Pressing ② and ③ selects the lighting group that is to be configured or all the lighting groups.
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DE EN pressing ④, this value is adopted and the next menu appears. Pressing ① takes you back to the higher-level menu. Note: the relevant group indicates the currently set dimming level. If electronic ballasts do not support the previously set value, there may be no recognisable changes in brightness.
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Doepke Devices use the fade time and their current and required desired bright- ness to calculate the dimming speed. This ensures all devices complete the dimming process at the same time, assuming they all support the minimum/maximum values in question. The table below provides an...
DE EN L i g h t g r o u p s � D e l e t e � ① ② ③ ④ Then select the group that is to be deleted (group number or "all"): S e l e c t g r o u p E s c ①...
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Doepke L i g h t s c e n e s � O v e r v i e w � ① ② ③ ④ Select the desired menu item by pressing ① and ④. 5.7.1 Lighting scene overview If the overview is activated by pressing ②...
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DE EN S e l e c t s c e n e E s c ① ② ③ ④ Lighting scene status Identifies lighting scenes that have already been created Pressing key ② or ③ selects the desired lighting scene number to which the lighting scene is to be assigned.
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Doepke When you have added one or all the groups, the gateway prompts you to specify the light settings for the groups: G r : 0 2 a c t : 1 2 8 o f f d i m ①...
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DE EN 5.7.3 Disabling/enabling a lighting scene In order to disable or enable the storage of lighting scenes by external commands over the Dupline bus, you have to select this menu option. L i g h t s c e n e � ( u n ) l o c k �...
Doepke 5.8 Directly assigning control addresses and/or inputs The gateway offers you a time-saving way of assigning Dupline addresses directly to lighting scenes or lighting groups without having to switch to Group mode or Scene mode. Bring up the following menu item: S e t - u p �...
DE EN 5.9 Directly assigning feedback addresses and/or outputs The gateway offers you a time-saving way of assigning feedback addresses directly to lighting groups without having to change to Group mode. Bring up the following menu item: S e t - u p � O u t p u t s �...
Doepke 5.10 Configuring the response to faults In order to ensure the lamp is in a defined operating state after a power supply failure (restoration of supply), a fault in the DALI bus (DALI bus fault) or a fault in the Dupline bus (Dupline fault), it is possible to define presets for both types of faults.
DE EN V o l t a g e r e c o v e r y � � ① ② ③ ④ Pressing key ② or ③ then selects the brightness. Pressing key ① or ④ takes you to the other priority settings or to the display for quitting the submenu.
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Version Save Defines whether the new data is to be settings? saved: Saves the new settings Discards the new settings This menu item must only be used when the user is explicitly instructed to do so by Doepke Schaltgeräte GmbH.
The warranty will be rendered null and void if the device is opened without authorisation. 7. Technical data DCI 4 DALI minimum typical maximum DaLi Output voltage 11.5 V DC...
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Doepke DCI 4 DALI minimum typical maximum Display format 2 lines with 16 characters each Display size 43.9 x 10.0 (W x H in mm) Backlighting LED, can be switched off Fault indicator Red LED Controls Type 4 navigation keys...
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DE EN DCI 4 DALI minimum typical maximum general Operating temperature -10 °C +45 °C Humidity 85 % max. (no condensation) IP20, EN 60669-2-1, EN 50428, Protection class/standards EN 50491-3/-4-1/5-1/5-2, EN 60929, EN 62386-101/-103 Order number 09501243 Only applies if entire installation is carried out in accordance with requirements for SELV, acc.
Doepke 9. Wiring diagram DCI 4 DALI Dupline Dupline central DALI DC - DC + 24 V DA + DA - zentral ein zentral aus (central on) (central off) 24 V DC 0 V DC...
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