Dali Connection Setup; Ethernet Connection Setup - IntesisBox IBOX-BAC-DALI User Manual

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IntesisBox BACnet/IP Server – DALI

2.2.1 DALI connection setup

Connect + and – terminals of the DALI bus of your ballasts to IntesisBox' DALI port. Bus
does have polarity, though most DALI ballasts are polarity insensitive.
Having your DALI ballasts powered up, you can perform a quick three-step DALI
connectivity test by pressing DALI test button, at the left side of its connector on
IntesisBox:
1. Pressing the button once will set your ballasts to their configured maximum arc
power level. DALI test red LED next to the button will start blinking, as a way of
indicating that the test has started.
2. Pressing again the button will set your ballasts OFF. DALI test LED will remain
steadily ON during this stage of the test.
3. And pressing again the button will end up the test, switching DALI test LED steadily
OFF and leaving your ballasts at their maximum configured arc power level.
If the button is not pressed during 30s, the test will move on to the next step, until the final
step is reached (step 3 above).
While performing this test, IntesisBox will not execute any DALI command that may have
been requested from its BACnet/IP interface.

2.2.2 Ethernet connection setup

Although it is not necessary, you may want to check connectivity of your PC against the
IntesisBox by means of Ethernet. This will allow you to:
Configure IntesisBox using LinkBoxBacnet tool (explained in section 3)
Access BACnet/IP server objects from a BACnet client in your PC (BACnet/IP client
software is not provided with the device)
IntesisBox comes from factory with configured IP address 192.168.100.254. LinkBoxBacnet
software tool allows for changing it to the one that suits your Ethernet network
configuration, while being connected to IntesisBox – by either the PC Console serial port or
the Ethernet / TCP/IP connection itself.
If you need to setup a different IP address before connecting the IntesisBox to the Ethernet
network, just skip this section and move on to section 3, where all the configuration process
is explained.
In order to setup Ethernet connection of your PC and the IntesisBox, first connect suitable
Ethernet cable to IntesisBox:
Use a crossover Ethernet cable if you are connecting your PC's Ethernet adapter
directly to the IntesisBox.
Or use a straight Ethernet cable if you are to connect to the IntesisBox through a
hub or switch in your LAN.
If the IP address of your PC is in the subnet 192.168.100.* you are ready to communicate
with IntesisBox. If your PC has an IP address in a different subnet, you will need to add a
route in Windows routing table, by doing following:
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