SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Table of Contents Table of Contents Safety instructions Symbols General safety instructions General device description Delivery content Optional accessories Number of data points Product specifications Connectors and interfaces User interface: LEDs Reset button / options General remarks Transport Unpacking...
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Safety instructions Safety instructions Please read the safety instructions, provided in a separate manual, carefully. Make sure that the environmental, mounting, and installation prerequisites are met. This manual should be kept at a safe place and in reach of the device.
With regard to data points, gateways of the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet are available in three gradations: • 25 data points (AM476230031) • 500 data points (AM476240031) • 2,500 data points (AM476250031) You can upgrade your data points at any time. Please contact support@ecue.com.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | General device description Product specifications Product specifi cations Dimensions 31 x 100 x 65 mm / 1.22 x 3.94 x (W x H x D) 2.56 in (excl. fastening clip) Weight 250 g / 0.55 lb Power supply input 12 ...
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | General device description On the casing, there is a product label with the following data: • Ethernet MAC address(s) • Default IP address User interface: LEDs The SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet has four LEDs on the front panel. The LEDS show the basic states of the device.
Support In case of technical problems or questions regarding installation and repair please contact: OSRAM GmbH Customer Service Karl-Schurz-Str. 38 33100 Paderborn, Germany +49 (5251) 54648-0 support@ecue.com...
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Installation Installation The installation of the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet consists of mounting the device, connections to the network via Ethernet and to power supply. The sequence of cabling is not defined. Supply the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet with power after all cabling is completed;...
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Configuration using the web interface Power supply Connect the gateway to the green, two-pole port with a power supply as per the technical specifications. • Risk of injury due to electrical current on 230 V mains: Do not use a defective power supply unit or connection lines.
“General”, “System”, “BACnet” and “MQTT”. content For optional data point setup support via remote maintenance or on site, contact support@ecue.com. Web interface: operation and functions When you have successfully logged in, you will see the gateway configuration interface with an overview page.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Bottom left-hand menu area Each menu area includes sub-menus in the left-hand column which you use to call up the individual configuration pages / views. “General” menu 6.1.1 General | Overview After logging in, the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet loads an overview page for the device.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Edit the input fields for this purpose. To save the settings on the configuration pages, click on [Save]. An info dialogue then confirms the application of the entries. 6.1.3 General | IP network Configure the IP network settings on this configuration page.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Network adapter LAN1: For the Ethernet interface, configure the IP address, network mask and default gateway (if required). The network adapter’s MAC address is displayed. Network name: The host name as well as two name servers can be stated here for name resolution.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Manual time setting: This is where you make the manual time setting using the input fields. With the [Refresh] button, you copy the current PC time to the input fields for the time setting. [Set Time] saves the set time in the gateway.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.1.5 General | Dropbox The Dropbox function can be enabled as an option. Contact us or click [Request] to order this option by mail. 6.1.6 General | Web services The gateway offers web services to read data point lists or change data points.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.1.7 General | Email Activate and configure the email service on this configuration page. 6.1.8 General | User The password for the user admin can be changed on this configuration page. For security reasons, you are required to enter the current password once and then the new password twice.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.1.9 General | Backup/Restore You can back up and restore the entire gateway configuration. The backup consists of a tgz archive file. Create gateway data backup: Use this option to generate a data back-up of the gateway configuration. Click [Start] and save the back- up file.
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License request The current license is displayed. To request a license (= more data points), contact support@ ecue.com. Do not use the web interface. content License upgrade You can load the new license with this tab. You will receive a license file from the manufacturer of the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet. This license file...
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions license file cannot be transferred to other devices. Load the license file in the input field with [Choose File]. Click [Start]. The license file is transmitted to the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet and checked.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.1.11 General | Restart Changing the configuration, importing a data backup or adjusting any other settings requires you to restart the communication software of the gateway. If the system needs to be restarted, this will pop up below the upper menu bar as a [Restart Required!] button.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions You can select two options (check boxes) for restarting: • Complete system restart (takes approx. 1 minute): Automatically selected when changing certain system settings. • Delete trendlog data Deletes all data collected up to this point, e.g.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions • Upper range of values S • Lower limit warning w • Lower limit alarm a • Lower range of values s • Historical value H • Value has changed c •...
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Clicking the [Info] button will show the detailed properties of a data point. To edit the set value of a data point, click the [Edit] button. Enter the new set value in the New Value dialogue and confirm with [OK]. 6.3.2 System | Settings You can make further driver settings on this configuration page.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.4.1 BACnet | Status This page displays the current statuses of all BACnet data points. These data points can be used for data point mapping. The [Info] button loads details on the data points. If necessary, you can change BACnet values using the [Edit] button.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Default priority: Enter the preset priority here. Disable default NC object: Deactivate specification of a notification class object (NC) using the check box. Datalinks: You can set which BACnet data links are to be used via the Data links drop-down list. The following are supported: •...
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions b) IP mode = BBMD The gateway provides BBMD functionality for its own IP subnetwork and allows logins of external FD or BBMD devices. Direct broadcasts to own IP network (one hop): This option enables the use of “one hop”...
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions B) Gateway mode: Data links = BACnet MS/TP BACnet MS/TP is the connection for BACnet devices via the RS-485 (two-wire) interface. The necessary settings can be made here. Ask the BACnet coordinator about the settings for your project. Network number: Defines the network number of the BACnet network for the datalink.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Connect timeout: Timeout for the establishment of a modem connection. If no connection is established within this time, it counts as a connection attempt. There is a maximum number of APDU retries. IDLE timeout: If no relevant data are transferred within this time during a connection, the connection is terminated.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Device instance: Defines the device instance number of the gateway, which has to be unique within the overall BACnet network. The value range of this property is between 0 and 4,194,302. ...
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions APDU timeout: This value in milliseconds defines the period of time after which a telegram that requires confirmation is deemed to have failed in the absence of confirmation. The default value is 3000 ms. APDU retries: This value defines how often a failed telegram is to be repeated (default = 5).
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Dialogue example of BACnet binary value object The dialogue for editing a BACnet binary value object is shown as a representative dialogue here: The status texts for the values 0 and 1 can be edited in the Inactive text and Active text input fields. For this object type, BACnet allows a Change-of-State-Counter to be activated.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Rows with a hash # at the beginning are comments. Rows without # at the beginning are activated settings. content Confirm changes with [Save]. Then close the information dialogue and carry out a simple restart of the communication software.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.4.7 BACnet | EDE file The BACnet objects and functions configured in the gateway can be shared with other partner companies in projects in the form of a specified CSV file (EDE file, Engineering Data Exchange). To generate the EDE file automatically on this configuration page and then download it from the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet to your computer, click [Start].
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.5.2 MQTT | Settings You can make general settings for the MQTT driver and for the MQTT data links on this configuration page. Confirm changes with [Save]. Then close the information dialogue and carry out a simple restart of the communication software.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Rows with a hash # at the beginning are comments. Rows without # at the beginning are activated settings. Confirm changes with [Save]. Then close the information dialogue and carry out a simple restart of the communication software.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions 6.6.2 Help | Open source licenses 6.6.3 Help | Device info This page displays general information about the SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet. content Type: Manufacturer’s internal hardware designation. GW version: Manufacturer’s internal protocol ID.
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SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Web interface: operation and functions Free system memory: Size of used RAM and total RAM in MB Too little free space can lead to operational problems. Last update: Validity of the last firmware update 6.6.4 Help | System status This page displays a detailed system map of the gateway.
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Dismounting 6.6.6 Help | Process information (System) The statuses of all operating system processes are provided here. The Mem (memory usage) and CPU (processor utilization) columns provide important information on the status of a process. Dismounting Before dismounting, appropriate measures must be taken to protect the respective components against damage caused...
SYMPHOLIGHT Gateway BACnet — Information for Use | Dimensions The IP is shown under: Source: 192.168.123.1 (in this example) Network protocol: BACnet Info: I–Am–Router-To-Network RS-485 connection problems For RS485 connections, do not connect the GND, especially between switching cabinets with different GND potentials, if possible.
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