KLIC-PA 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 KLIC-PA KLIC-PA from Zennio is a gateway that provides full-duplex communication between the KNX home automation system and Panasonic air-conditioning systems through connection wires provided by the latter. Because of this bidirectional communication, the air conditioning system can be controlled from the home automation system in the same manner as it is through its own controls.
5. KNX connector Figure 1. Element scheme. KLIC-PA connects to the KNX bus via the corresponding built-in terminal (5). Once the device is provided with power from the KNX bus, both the physical address and the KLIC- PA application program can be downloaded.
Important: if intending to control the A/C unit both through its incorporated wired remote control and through KLIC-PA, it must be taken into account that orders sent from the wired control will have a higher priority than those sent through KLIC-PA. In addition, certain parameterisations made in the device can be ignored.
KLIC-PA 2 CONFIGURATION 2.1 GENERAL After importing the corresponding database in ETS and adding the device into the topology of the desired project, the configuration process begins by entering the Parameters tab of the device. ETS PARAMETERISATION Figure 3. General The “General”...
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For more information, see section 2.3. • AC Gateway [enabled]: entails all functions specific to KLIC-PA, relating to communication with the A/C unit and management of the climate control system. For more information, see section 2.4.
All inputs are disabled by default. Depending on the function selected for each input, additional tabs will be included in the menu on the left. 2.2.1 BINARY INPUT Please refer to the “Binary Inputs” user manual, available in the KLIC-PA product section, at the Zennio website (www.zennio.com). 2.2.2 TEMPERATURE PROBE Please refer to the “Temperature Probe”...
It is possible to connect motion detectors (models ZN1IO-DETEC-P and ZN1IO-DETEC- X from Zennio) to the input ports of KLIC-PA. Please refer to the “Motion Detector” user manual, available in the KLIC-PA product section, at the Zennio website (www.zennio.com). Notes: •...
KNX bus, and to send the results through other communication objects specifically enabled for this purpose. KLIC-PA can implement up to 10 different and independent functions, each of them entirely customisable and consisting in up to 4 consecutive operations each.
KLIC-PA allows controlling and monitoring an air-conditioning unit in the same way it would be through the wired remote control it is provided with. Through the KNX bus, KLIC-PA can be sent orders to control the following basic functions of the air conditioning unit: •...
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These functionalities imply changes in the state of the A/C unit, which therefore notifies KLIC-PA periodically about the current state. When KLIC-PA is notified about a change, it updates the status objects and sends them to the KNX bus. In addition, KLIC-PA provides an error management function (see section 2.4.4), which allows sending messages to the KNX bus in case the A/C unit reports any errors.
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KLIC-PA KLIC-PA allows controlling the A/C unit operating mode through the following objects, available by default: • “[AC] Mode”: 1-Byte object which allows selecting the A/C unit operation mode. There will be only taken in account values that are appropriated with some of available modes in Panasonic units, which are represented in Table 1 •...
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FLAPS Figure 8. A/C Gateway. Configuration. Flaps The Flaps function allows sending the A/C unit orders to switch the position of the flaps (or vanes) that direct the air flow outwards. To that end, KLIC-PA provides a percentage control. •...
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0 = Swing Off; 1 = Swing On]: sets the polarity of the above objects. Besides, KLIC-PA allows activating the Standby function in case of being available in the unit: ➢ Standby Object [disabled/enabled]: sets whether the A/C unit incorporates the standby function.
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In addition, KLIC-PA allows activating the automatic fan speed mode, in case of being available in the unit. The number of fan speeds of KLIC-PA will be always three levels. This determines the values of the "[AC] Speed: Percentage Control” and "[AC] Speed: Percentage Control (Status)"...
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Heating and Auto modes), provided that the limits are still within the predefined limits of the A/C unit. When KLIC-PA receives an order to send the A/C unit a setpoint, which is greater (or lower) than the configured limits, it will actually send the limit value.
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If during 3 minutes, no temperature values are received, values of the internal probe will be recuperated again to execute temperature control, in the same way as it will be controlled if KLIC-PA was configured disabling this option. If a new external temperature value is received, the control will be again executed by using this external value.
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KLIC-PA Figure 12. A/C Gateway. Configuration. Filter • Filter Objects [disabled/enabled]: enables 1-Bit objects “[AC] Filter (Status)” and “[AC] Filter: Reset”. “[AC] Filter (Status)” will send to the bus KNX the value “1” to indicate that the filter needs to be cleaned. Once the filter is cleaned, the alarm has to be reset through the object “[AC] Filter: Reset”...
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During the temporary switch-off state, KLIC-PA will still monitor any control orders being received (setpoint, fan speed, etc.), so they can be applied once it leaves such state.
/ Custom]: allows setting the desired initial state that KLIC-PA will send the A/C unit after programming or restarting the device: ➢ “Default”: the initial state will be the last one KLIC-PA is aware of. ➢ “Custom”: see section 2.4.2.
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KLIC-PA Figure 17. A/C Gateway. Initial Configuration. • On/Off [Last (Before Restart) / On / Off]. • Mode [Last (Before Restart) / Heating / Cooling / Fan / Dry / Automatic]. Note: if fan mode is selected, setpoint temperature and automatic fan speed cannot be selected.
2.4.3 SCENES The Scenes function allows defining a set of statuses (in terms of On/Off, mode, fan speed, etc.) that KLIC-PA will send to the A/C unit whenever it receives the corresponding scene values from the KNX bus. ETS PARAMETRISATION After enabling this function (see section 2.4.1), a new tab named Scenes will be...
Internal errors: errors in the communication process between KLIC-PA and the A/C unit: ➢ Communication error: KLIC-PA received no response of the A/C unit during 2 minutes. A notification led is available, so the LED of the device will shine in green when no response error is activated, and will turn off when this error disappears.
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KLIC-PA and the status will be the previous to the error activation. • Errors in the A/C unit: errors reported by the A/C unit itself. KLIC-PA can notify the KNX bus about the reported error code, although referring to the specific documentation of the A/C unit is advisable in order to obtain further information.
KLIC-PA ANNEX I. COMMUNICATION OBJECTS • “Functional range” shows the values that, with independence of any other values permitted by the bus according to the object size, may be of any use or have a particular meaning because of the specifications or restrictions from both the KNX standard or the application program itself.
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KLIC-PA 0xB (Inc. by 25%) 0xC (Inc. by 12%) 0xD (Inc. by 6%) 0xE (Inc. by 3%) 0xF (Inc. by 1%) 0x0 (Stop) 0x1 (Dec. by 100%) … 0x7 (Dec. by 1%) 4 Bit C T - - - DPT_Control_Dimming...
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KLIC-PA 1 Bit C T - - - DPT_UpDown [Ix] [Long Press] Move Down Shutter Sending of 1 (Down) [Ix] [Long Press] Move Up/Down 1 Bit C T - - - DPT_UpDown Switching 0/1 (Up/Down) Shutter [Ix] [Long Press] Stop/Step Up...
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KLIC-PA [Ix] [Long Press] Constant Value 1 Byte C T - - - DPT_Scaling 0% - 100% 0% - 100% (Percentage) [Ix] [Long Press] Constant Value 1 Byte C T - - - DPT_Value_1_Ucount 0 - 255 0 - 255...
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KLIC-PA 50, 55, 60, 79, 84, 89, 1 Bit C T R - - DPT_Switch [Ix] [Cx] Detection State (Binary) Binary Value 108, 113, 118 51, 56, 61, 80, 85, 90, 1 Bit C - - W - DPT_Enable [Ix] [Cx] Enable Channel...
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KLIC-PA 1 = Heat 3 = Cool 1 = Heating; 3 = Cooling; 9 = Fan; 1 Byte C T R - - DPT_HVACContrMode [AC] Mode (Status) 9 = Fan 14 = Dry 14 = Dry 0 = Auto 1 = Heat 0 = Automatic;...
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KLIC-PA 1 Bit C - - W - DPT_Switch [AC] Flaps: Standby 0 = Standby On; 1 = Standby Off 1 Bit C T R - - DPT_Switch [AC] Flaps: Standby (Status) 0 = Standby Off; 1 = Standby On...
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