Ekinex KONNECT4 Configuration Manual
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- Page 1 KONNECT4 Configuration Manual Product: EKINEX KONNECT4 Description: KONNECT4 - CONFIGURATION MANUAL Date: 2023-07-25 SW Version: 2.0.0 DOC Version:...
- Page 2 Any information container in the document can be modified at any time without notice. © 2023 Ekinex Spa. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista and Internet Explorer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
SUMMARY SUMMARY............................3 OVERVIEW............................5 INTRODUCTION..........................5 EASY AND ETS MODE....................... 5 SETUP............................... 8 INSTALLATION..........................8 DRIVERS INSTALLATION......................9 KONNECT4 DRIVER INIT......................10 SDDP DISCOVERY......................10 PROPERTIES........................10 CONFIGURATION........................11 ACTIONS..........................12 NETWORK CONFIGURATION....................12 COMMUNICATION DRIVER...................... 13 KNX NETWORK DRIVER....................14 KNX ROUTING GATEWAY....................15 EASY CONFIGURATION........................ - Page 4 THERMOSTAT CONFIGURATION - HEATING / COOLING.......... 32 FANCOIL CONFIGURATION..................33 CONNECTIONS........................34 ACTIONS..........................34 ON/OFF ACTUATOR......................... 35 INTRODUCTION........................35 GENERIC SETTINGS......................35 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION..................... 35 CONNECTIONS........................37 DIMMER.............................39 INTRODUCTION........................39 GENERIC SETTINGS......................39 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION..................... 39 CONNECTIONS........................40 GRAPHIC PROXIES........................42 INTRODUCTION........................42 THERMOSTAT...........................
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Page 5: Overview
The devices must be connected with a KNX certified cable (the “BUS”), with at least one power supply unit; the bus cable must be connected to KONNECT4 too, which interacts with CONTROL4 controllers over the local IP network, as shown in the following diagram:... - Page 6 The specific DEVICE DRIVERS can still be used in ETS MODE, by adding the manually to the project (outside the guided procedure of KONNECT4); in such a case, the devices must be preliminarily configured with ETS PROFESSIONAL, and their KNX group addresses must be entered manually in the PROPERTIES section of the corresponding driver.
- Page 7 The following EKINEX devices are supported by DEVICE DRIVERS in the two configuration modes: FAMILY CODES FUNCTIONALITY EASY MODE MODE Keypads EK-ED2-TP Short / long press on buttons EK-E20-TP LED control EK-E13-TP EK-EV2-TP Integrated thermostat monitoring ON/OFF EK-FA1-TP Generic switch relay control...
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Page 8: Setup
SETUP INSTALLATION KONNECT4 is designed to be installed on a DIN rail, by requiring a 2 module-size free space. The following connections are required: 24 V DC power supply Ethernet connection to LAN KNX (standard red-black TP 2-wire connector) The server offers also an USB and RS485 port, prepared for future use (not available at the present moment in the configuration process). -
Page 9: Drivers Installation
KONNECT4 is expected to be connected to the same LAN as the CONTROL4 controller(s); in case of different installations, please refer to the IT manager in order to ensure proper communication. The front LEDs offer the following signaling: ● POWER: indicates the presence of 12-24 Vdc power supply at terminals ●... -
Page 10: Konnect4 Driver Init
KONNECT4 DRIVER INIT SDDP DISCOVERY As soon as KONNECT4 is connected to the local network, it can be found in the DISCOVERED section in COMPOSER PRO: Double-click on the discovered item, to add the main KONNECT4 driver to the project. -
Page 11: Configuration
Automatically filled by SDDP; change it only in case of manual configuration STATUS Indicates if the driver is communicating with KONNECT4 device CONFIGURATION The CONFIGURATION tab contains all the info and functions needed for the EASY MODE configuration; it offers a graphical user interface similar to the following example picture:... -
Page 12: Actions
ACTIONS The ACTIONS tab of the KONNECT4 driver offers a list of commands that can be sent to the driver. The following actions are available: ACTION DESCRIPTION COPY DRIVER Use this action to quickly duplicate settings among DEVICE CONFIGURATION BY ID... -
Page 13: Communication Driver
CONTROL4 controller, due to its internal caching. COMMUNICATION DRIVER KONNECT4 and EKINEX devices use the KNX standard protocol to communicate with each other, and to exchange information and commands with CONTROL4. One of the following CONTROL4 KNX communication drivers must be preliminarily added to the... -
Page 14: Knx Network Driver
The first driver that can be used is called KNX NETWORK and can be found in the online DRIVER SEARCH (manufacturer: CONTROL4): The IP address of KONNECT4 must be (manually) entered in the KNX GATEWAY ADDRESS field; once entered, the driver attempts a connection and, if successful, updates the CONNECTION STATUS to CONNECTED. -
Page 15: Knx Routing Gateway
The KNX MULTICAST ADDRESS parameter, in fact, is the default multicast address used for communication, and must not be changed. In order to make the KNX ROUTING GATEWAY work with KONNECT4, the routing protocol must be enabled, by pressing the CONFIGURE COMMUNICATION button and enabling the flag “ENABLE INTEGRATED KNXNET/IP ROUTER”... - Page 16 PAGE...
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Page 17: Easy Configuration
EASY CONFIGURATION INTRODUCTION KONNECT4 can be used as a gateway between EKINEX pushbuttons and CONTROL4, with a simplified configuration in COMPOSER PRO (no need of ETS PROFESSIONAL software). At the present moment, only EKINEX pushbuttons can be used in EASY MODE. -
Page 18: Configuration Overview
COMPOSER PRO, and add it to the project with a double-click: STEP 2: DISCOVERY In the next step, the other devices can be connected to the bus; KONNECT4 addresses them automatically and adds them in the SDDP discovery panel of COMPOSER PRO. -
Page 19: Step 3: Configuration
KONNECT4: STEP 4: BINDING Finally, EKINEX devices can be combined with other devices to make them work together; this is done by binding their connections, or by handling events in the PROGRAMMING section of... -
Page 20: Discovery
DISCOVERY Open the KONNECT4 driver in COMPOSER PRO and select the CONFIGURATION tab; a screen similar to the following picture is shown: Press the DISCOVERY button, and connect the first device to the same bus, where the power unit and KONNECT4 are already connected: Different topologies can be used to connect the devices;... - Page 21 Once done, press its programming button, or the combination of front buttons that makes it enter in programming mode (please refer to the user manual of the specific product for more details): After some seconds, KONNECT4 recognises the new device, assigns it a unique address, and shows it in the DEVICES list:...
- Page 22 As soon as a new device is addressed, it is listed to the DISCOVERED panel in COMPOSER PRO. To add it to the project, simply double-click on it; the corresponding line in KONNECT4 drivers changes to UNSYNCED status: Repeat the same procedure by keeping the discovery active, until the last device has been added.
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Page 23: Configuration
For more details about settings for the specific products family, please refer to the DEVICE DRIVERS dedicated chapter later in this document. Once the configuration has been done for all the drivers, it is required to open the KONNECT4 driver again. The devices with changes in the configuration will appear in UNSYNCED status;... - Page 24 During the download process, no other operation can be done in KONNECT4 driver. When the download procedure ends, the devices can be used accordingly with their configuration, as better explained later in this document.
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Page 25: Duplication
Fill the fields required in the popup as follows: SOURCE ID Number of the DEVICE DRIVER to be copied. The number can be obtained in the DEVICES list of the KONNECT4 driver (column DEVICE ID) or inside the interested driver (DEVICE ID property) -
Page 26: Connections
Here are some examples of functions that can be obtained by binding connections: ● Command relays of a CONTROL4 actuator by pressing a button on an EKINEX keypad ● Set the status of an EKINEX keypad’s LED with the state of another device, or a logic condition ●... -
Page 27: Device Drivers
DEVICE DRIVERS INTRODUCTION DEVICE DRIVERS identify an EKINEX product inside COMPOSER PRO. As previously mentioned, DEVICE DRIVERS can be added to the project in two different ways: EASY MODE Automatically discovered with SDDP by KONNECT4 In this configuration mode, the DEVICE DRIVERS are useful to set... -
Page 28: Keypad
KEYPAD INTRODUCTION The KEYPAD driver can be used in both EASY and ETS MODE to manage EKINEX pushbuttons. In ETS MODE, only the buttons can be managed with this driver; the integrated thermostat can be handled separately with CONTROL4’s UNIVERSAL KNX THERMOSTAT driver:... -
Page 29: Properties
The KNX group addresses configured in ETS PROFESSIONAL for the functioning of the thermostat, must be inserted in this driver, in order to instruct CONTROL4 to send the appropriate commands and monitor the status addresses used by the heating and/or cooling controller. PROPERTIES GENERIC SETTINGS When entering the PROPERTIES tab of the DEVICE DRIVER for a keypad, the following fields... -
Page 30: General Configuration
The following read-only fields contain information about the driver status when in EASY MODE: DEVICE ID Numeric identifier of the device (corresponding to the devices list in the KONNECT4 driver when in EASY MODE) DEVICE STATUS Synchronization status between the driver and KONNECT4... - Page 31 LONG PRESS If enabled, the following sub-properties are shown: CLICK DELAY Minimum time for long press COMMAND TYPE The BUTTON_LINK connection can transport the following commands: DO_CLICK A toggle effect when you press & release the butto typically used to switch ON/OFF a light DO_PUSH The press event on the button DO_RELEASE...
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Page 32: Thermostat Configuration
LED ADDRESS KNX group address (in the format X/Y/Z) listened by the keypad, where to send 1/0 commands to switch LED ON/OFF As previously mentioned, these fields are not needed when operating in EASY MODE. THERMOSTAT CONFIGURATION The following general settings for the integrated thermostat are available (only in EASY MODE): THERMOSTAT Select ENABLED to activate the integrated thermostat ENABLED... -
Page 33: Fancoil Configuration
PROPORTIONAL BAND In the case of “PWM” these parameters define how the pulse with modulation controller must work. INTEGRAL TIME Please refer to the documentation of the keypad for more details PWM CYCLE TIME about these parameters. MIN CONTROL TIME MAX CONTROL TIME SETPOINT MODES Determine if to use multiple setpoints (associated to the operating... -
Page 34: Connections
DESCRIPTION KNX CONTROL KNX_DEVICE Must be associated to the KNX communication driver inserted in the project KONNECT4 KONNECT4 Must be associated to the KONNECT4 driver CONTROL For each active channel, the following additional connections are available: NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION LINK... -
Page 35: On/Off Actuator
ON/OFF ACTUATOR INTRODUCTION EKINEX relay actuators can be managed in COMPOSER PRO with the ACTUATOR DEVICE DRIVER. After choosing the product model, each channel can be configured accordingly with the programming previously done in ETS PROFESSIONAL, in order to instruct CONTROL4 about the channel usage (single relay, shutter / blind controller) and the corresponding KNX group addresses. - Page 36 corresponding connections In case of RELAY configuration, the following properties must be configured: OPERATION Association between numeric value 1/0 and relay status. Only available for RELAY configuration. SET ADDRESS KNX group addresses to be used to command and to read the STATUS ADDRESS status of the relay INVERT STATUS VALUE...
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Page 37: Connections
KNX CONTROL KNX_DEVICE Must be associated to the KNX communication driver inserted in the project KONNECT4 KONNECT4 Must be associated to the KONNECT4 driver CONTROL For each channel configured as RELAY, the following additional connections are available: NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION... - Page 38 BUTTON_LINK Use these connections in combination with EKINEX KEYPAD driver, CONTROL4 or 3rd TOGGLE party pushbuttons to command the relay respectively ON, OFF or in TOGGLE (ON > OFF > ON…) mode In case of BLINDS, the following connections are available:...
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Page 39: Dimmer
DIMMER INTRODUCTION EKINEX dimmer actuators can be managed in CONTROL4 with this DEVICE DRIVER. This driver cannot be used in EASY MODE at the moment. GENERIC SETTINGS DEBUG MODE Activate this option to enable extended logs, when requested by EKINEX technical support for diagnostics DEVICE Product model;... -
Page 40: Connections
KNX CONTROL KNX_DEVICE Must be associated to the KNX communication driver inserted in the project KONNECT4 KONNECT4 Must be associated to the KONNECT4 driver CONTROL For each channel configured, the following additional connections are available: NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION GRAPHIC PROXY... - Page 41 PAGE...
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Page 42: Graphic Proxies
The visualization in CONTROL4 requires a GRAPHIC PROXY for each functionality. EKINEX DEVICE DRIVERS have to be connected to one or more GRAPHIC PROXIES to be inserted into the visualization; they can be provided by EKINEX or by 3rd parties: GRAPHIC PROXIES do not typically require configuration, being capable of inheriting parameters from the connected DEVICE DRIVER. -
Page 43: Thermostat
THERMOSTAT In EASY MODE, the KEYPAD DEVICE DRIVER takes control of the HVAC regulator integrated into the devices; in order to handle it in the visualization, the THERMOSTAT GRAPHIC PROXY driver must be added to the project, and connected with the DRIVER_CONNECTION: The following screenshots give an example of visualization for the heating and cooling seasons, when navigating with a smartphone: PAGE... -
Page 44: Shutters / Blinds
The following picture contains the corresponding visualization for tablets or touch panels: In ETS MODE the CONTROL4 UNIVERSAL THERMOSTAT DRIVER has an integrated thermostat proxy and therefore can be used for the visualization SHUTTERS / BLINDS Channels of an ON/OFF actuator configured in ETS to work as a shutter / blind controller can be represented in the visualization by means of the SHUTTER GRAPHIC PROXY, connected by means of the DRIVER_CONNECTION named “GRAPHIC PROXY”: PAGE... -
Page 45: Lighting
LIGHTING The ON/OFF LIGHT GRAPHIC PROXY can be connected to a RELAY channel of an ACTUATOR DEVICE DRIVER to bring to visualization the management of a simple light. In a similar way, the DIMMER LIGHT GRAPHIC PROXY can be used in conjunction with the DIMMER DEVICE DRIVER to control a light with brightness intensity regulation. -
Page 46: Operations
BACKUP / RESTORE It is possible to save the configuration of KONNECT4 and load it later in the same device, or in another server. The page SETUP > BACKUP / RESTORE... -
Page 47: Date / Time
DATE / TIME When connected to a LAN with internet access, KONNECT4 automatically updates its internal clock. As an alternative, it is possible to setup date, time and time zone manually, by entering the corresponding details in the following page: SETUP >... -
Page 48: Reset
RESET IP ADDRESS RESTORE If necessary, you can restore the factory IP address of the server KONNECT4 using the RESET available. Follow the procedure below: ● open the front panel of the server KONNECT4 using a small slotted screwdriver, and exerting a slight leverage effect in one of the side slots ●... - Page 49 ● When the LED goes off, remove and restore the power supply Wait about one minute for the reset to be completed. PAGE...
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Page 50: Open Source
Lesser General Public License (LGPL), and use, distribute and modify them in accordance with their respective licenses. EKINEX cannot be held liable in any way for the source code so distributed, which is provided without warranty. EKINEX shall also not be liable for any damages or consequences resulting from modifications (additions / removals) made to such software by third parties, unless specifically authorized. -
Page 51: Revisions
REVISIONS DATE NOTES 2021-04-30 EKINEX.KONNECT4.MANUAL.EN.001 First release of this document 2023-04-15 EKINEX.KONNECT4.MANUAL.EN.002 Revision for software release 2.0 2023-07-25 EKINEX.KONNECT4.MANUAL.EN.003 Adaptations of the manual for EASY MODE configuration PAGE...
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