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Operating Manual LiNA Connect / LiNA
Programming the Blu2Light
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Using LiNA Connect
Operating the Blu2Light System
Using LiNA Touch
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  • Page 1 Operating Manual LiNA Connect / LiNA Programming the Blu2Light System Using LiNA Connect Operating the Blu2Light System Using LiNA Touch...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS General Notes ........................3 Legal notice ........................3 Downloading the APP....................3 Preparation ..........................4 How to create a simple system ................... 4 Using an automation ......................16 Setting up the tunable white function ................18 Implementing a DigiLED (186839) + manual configuration ..........20 Daylight control explained ....................

  • Page 3: General Notes

    GENERAL NOTES Thank you for choosing the Vossloh-Schwabe Blu2Light system. Prior to using the product, please read this operating manual to familiarize yourself with the system's functions. Any person tasked with system setup, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and repair must be: ...

  • Page 4: Preparation

    PREPARATION Make sure that all your Blu2Light nodes are powered and that the QR codes of the nodes are ready, for example stuck on your floor plan! Figure 1: Floor plan HOW TO CREATE A SIMPLE SYSTEM Open the LiNA Connect app and click on the button in the lower right corner to create a project, then name your project and create a system with the same procedure.
  • Page 5 The following picture shows a successful scanning of a Blu2Light device in LiNA Connect – the QR-Code is shown in green color: Figure 2: Scanning a Blu2Light device Scanning of 2 Blu2Light device which has already been commissioned to another system on the tablet –...
  • Page 6 Color selection of a Blu2Light device in the device settings: Figure 4: Color selection A long press on the device symbol offers the device-overview. You have the options "Name", "Power On Behavior" and "Properties" furthermore you can choose the color for every node in which it should be displayed in the option “Power on behavior”...
  • Page 7 Figure 5: Selection of switch-on behavior Select "Switch on with last state" in the "Power On Behavior" tab. Figure 6: Switch on with last state Now the node uses the “last state” as “Power On behavior”. Please be aware not to cut off the power for at least 30 seconds before a new “power on last state”...
  • Page 8 Figure 7: Overview before automatic setup Select a node and select "Express Setup" to start automatic setup. Figure 8: Express setup with active DALI search A rotating circle at "DALI addressing" indicates an active DALI search.
  • Page 9 Figure 9: Overview after successful DALI search If the DALI search is completed, all DALI devices should be displayed, and a functional group should have been created. Figure 10: Menu for creating scenes Now you can create scenes according to your wishes, "50 %", "Off" and "On" are the most common ones.
  • Page 10 Figure 11: Creating a new scene Here you can name the scene as you wish and select the type of luminaire module used. Figure 12: Created “Off” scene In most configurations, it is recommended to leave at least one channel switched on. The slider for the master dimmer should be set to zero for the “Off”...
  • Page 11 Figure 13: Setting the brightness level The brightness can be set using the slider or by pressing the brightness value displayed above (allows digital or percentage values to be entered). If all scenes are configured as desired, only thing left is to generate a user interface in the LiNA Touch App, for that, switch to the tab "LiNA Touch".
  • Page 12 displayed in the LiNA Touch app. If more touch panels are needed more fields can always be added. Figure 15: Assigning a function Each control panel must now be assigned a function that can later be used in the Touch App.
  • Page 13 Figure 17: Event configuration Now the control panels are assigned to the respective functional groups and (Figure 18) to the respective scenes via the event configuration using drag & drop. Figure 18: Assignment of the scenes...
  • Page 14 Figure 19: Export the desired LiNA Touch profile In the last step, press and hold the respective touch profile you want to export in the main window of the Connect app and select "Export". Now you are free to scan the generated QR code with another device using the LiNA Touch app or to export it in another way by pressing "Share".
  • Page 15 Figure 21: Importing the profile Congratulations! Your basic system is now fully operational and can be operated via the LiNA Touch App!

  • Page 16: Using An Automation

    USING AN AUTOMATION To set up an automatic setup, return to the overview shown in Figure 9. Now press and hold the control panel, Functional Group. A window called "Setting/Parameters" appears, offering the following choices: Sets the dimming speed of the stored scene in a DALI value fixed (0-254) Here the light level for the...
  • Page 17 If the "Semi auto mode" or “Manual mode” is activated, a "return to auto" time must be set, this defines when automatic mode. Here you define the state to which the system should return as soon as it is in auto mode again.

  • Page 18: Setting Up The Tunable White Function

    SETTING UP THE TUNABLE WHITE FUNCTION The following steps describe the “Tunable White” function: Figure 22: Overview of existing systems Add your node to the system and enter the configuration. Figure 23: Overview after successful DALI search Now set it up as you did in the basic configuration.
  • Page 19 Figure 24: Channel assignment within the functional group Connect the DALI device to the channels (W=white, WW=warm white) per drag and drop. Figure 25: Create the desired scenes In the next step you can configure the scenes you need. And prepare your touch overlay as you did in the Figures 14 –...

  • Page 20: Implementing A Digiled (186839) + Manual Configuration

    IMPLEMENTING A DIGILED (186839) + MANUAL CONFIGURATION For scanning in the Digi LED 4CH please refer to the 3. Step of the manual until you reach figure 7 of the manual. Figure 26: View of the available channels After that you will see that channel 1-4 have already been recognized by the LiNA Connect App.
  • Page 21 Figure 27: Create new functional group As you probably already have mentioned, you can’t do an express setup here. Therefore you must create a Functional Group by yourself! To do this, press the button. Here you must select, how many channels your modules have. In this case it is RGBW. Figure 28: Assigning the channels In the next step you must connect every channel of the DigiLED (R, G, B, W) to every channel of the Functional Group (also applicable for other systems).
  • Page 22 Figure 29: Create the desired scenes Now we configure our scenes as we did for a simple configuration (Figure 10-12). For the DigiLED you have the option to either use the channel overview or change the type of the scene and use RGBW directly, this could make the selection of colors easier. Which should look something like this: Figure 30: Scene creation with direct color selection If you configured every scene you like, go back to Figure 14 and onward to move on.

  • Page 23: Daylight Control Explained

    DAYLIGHT CONTROL EXPLAINED Go to the tab „ Sensor “ to see the possible settings. Activate the sensor by using this switch. If using a normal gateway or one in bridge mode, you must activate “send always to mesh” to track or forward sensor If clicking on event configuration, you can...
  • Page 24 The actual sensor value shows the automatic measured senor value. The “reference sensor value” shows what is used for the Light regulation (automatic filled, if using the automation) When you are finished with the configuration, press either the upper start button for control according to the manually set sensor value or the lower...

  • Page 25: How To Use Motion Detection

    HOW TO USE MOTION DETECTION Figure 1: Motion detection menu Go to the tab “Sensor” and switch on motion detection, if using a normal gateway or one in Bridge mode, you must activate “send always to mesh” to track or forward Sensor Information.
  • Page 26 Figure 32: Sensor Test Mode With the “Sensor Test Mode” you can check your sensor before installing. While active, the sensor indication LED blinks when detecting movement and the circle in “Figure 32” gets filled, it resets every time movement is being detected. Figure 33: Event configuration Movement The only thing left to do is to couple the “Motion”...

  • Page 27: Using Sequences

    USING SEQUENCES Figure 34: Creating a sequence Go to the Tab „Sequences” press the (+) on the lower right corner and name your sequence as you wish.
  • Page 28 Figure 35: Overview of previously created scenes On the left side you can see all scenes you have created before. Figure 36: Configuration of a sequence You can simply add each scene by drag and drop in the desired order. Multiple scenes can as well be added.
  • Page 29 Figure 37: Setting the duration for a scene within a sequence If you added every Scene you need/want, you can configure how long every scene will be used until the next scene will be started. Figure 38: Starting the sequence in a loop By clicking on the button , the sequence will run in a loop forever.

  • Page 30: Add And Use Timers

    10 ADD AND USE TIMERS Figure 39: Menu for creating timers Go to the tab „Timers” and add a new timer by clicking on the button in the left lower corner.
  • Page 31 Figure 40: Configuration of timer Now you have a couple of settings to choose from, “once, weekly, daily”, with different sub menus. Figure 41: One-time timer For once, you can select a date and time when it shall work.
  • Page 32 Figure 42: Weekly timer For weekly, you can select between days and time. Figure 43: Daily timer For daily, you can select only time for a daily use.
  • Page 33 Figure 44: Event configuration Timer After setting and selecting the Timer the only thing left is to connect the timer to the Functional Group in the event configuration.

  • Page 34: Using The Air Sensor

    11 USING THE AIR SENSOR Figure 45: Menu of Multisensor Air Our air sensor has the options to be used as a motion or brightness sensor which can be configured same, as described in chapter 6 and 7.
  • Page 35 Figure 46: Current sensor values You can see the values of CO , humidity in %RH and temperature in °C in the Tab „Air“. Figure 47: Settings of sensor...
  • Page 36 Figure 48: Air quality indicator For the CO Level, temperature and Humidity, there is an option to change the threshold as well as the refreshing interval of all of those. Underneath you have the option to switch on and off the air quality indicator and define the orange and red threshold, the LED is turned on in default.
  • Page 37 Figure 49: Setting the digital inputs For switching on and of air conditioning, we have 2 digital inputs where we can detect openings and closings of a window. This function can only be used in a cloud solution, as well as the usage of the air sensor values (CO , humidity etc.).

  • Page 38: Using The Blu2Light Relais

    12 USING THE BLU2LIGHT RELAIS Figure 50: Selection of operating mode Start scanning in your node and go into the settings as in “Figure 2”. Now you can either use the relay mode, roller shutter mode or the blinds mode by changing the wiring on the relay itself and set the mode to the function you need.
  • Page 39 Figure 51: Jalousie mode The set running time must correspond to the time that the blind needs to move from one end point to the other. You can also change the time manually using a slider (see Figure 51). The time that has been set must be equal to the time the blind including the slats do need to achieve position from one endpoint to another.
  • Page 40 Figure 52: Blind mode The set running time must match the time that the roller shutter needs to move from one end point to the other. You can also change the time manually using a slider (see Figure 52). Figure 53: Relay mode Non-dimmable lights or similar loads can be controlled in relay mode.
  • Page 41 After importing the device in relay operating mode, you will see the following view with 2 preset channels and functional groups. Figure 54: Overview of channels and FGs in relay operating mode When creating scenes, the on and off scenes are set with channel 1. Figure 55: Menu for creating scenes Please note that this is only a relay, i.e.
  • Page 42 Figure 56: Wiring diagram We are looking at the colored wiring of the relay. Even if you wire the left relay contact instead of the right one, you must set channel 1 when creating the scene. Figure 57: Creating the touch user interface In the event configuration, you must note which relay contact you have wired.
  • Page 43 Figure 58: Event linking with both FGs However, you also have the option of linking the events to both functional groups. This means that both contacts are switched.

  • Page 44: Using The B2L Connect Pb4

    13 USING THE B2L CONNECT PB4 Figure 59: Menu of Blu2Light Connect PB4 By scanning in the PB4 and clicking on the Node you will notice that you have the Option to add another En Ocean Switch. You can also add Timers. Figure 60: View after scanning If you don’t need the options in “Figure 59”...
  • Page 45 Figure 61: Assignment of the push-button inputs Figure 62: Linking the button inputs with the desired action By connecting the nodes to the desired functional group, you can decide which action shall be triggered by pressing the switches, connected to the output according to the scenes you configured in “Figure 10”...

  • Page 46: Including An Blu2Light Repeater

    14 INCLUDING AN BLU2LIGHT REPEATER For better connection between the nodes, you can use a repeater. The repeater can only be used to strengthen the mesh and is simply scanned in. The device can’t be configured. Figure 63: View after scanning...

  • Page 47: Including The Blu2Light Connect Dmx Controller

    15 INCLUDING THE BLU2LIGHT CONNECT DMX CONTROLLER Start scanning the node in your system and go into the settings as in “Figure 2”. You can now select either receiver, master or master follower mode by setting the mode to the desired function.

  • Page 48: Receiver Mode

    15.1 RECEIVER MODE This mode is used when the device is connected to a DMX controller. After scanning the Node, please select the “Receiver Mode” and press the button “Continue”. Figure 65: Receiver mode By pushing the button for the commissioned device, you will come to the following overview.
  • Page 49 Figure 67: Menu for assigning the channels Please select the tab “DMX” to access the input channels. In this view, the channels must be assigned according to the channels used by the DMX controller. Figure 68: Assignment of channels...
  • Page 50 Figure 69: Overview of the assigned channels...

  • Page 51: Master Mode

    15.2 MASTER MODE This mode is used when the device is connected to a DMX spotlight. After scanning the Node, please select the “Master Mode” and press the button “Continue”. Figure 70: Master mode By printing the button for the commissioned device, you will come to the following overview.
  • Page 52 Figure 72: Creating of a functional group You cannot perform an express setup. You must therefore create a function group by yourself! Here you must select how many channels your spotlight has. In this case, it is RGBW. Figure 73: View with created functional group...
  • Page 53 Pressing the tile of the just created Functional Group takes you to the next step where you must connect every channel of the device (R, G, B, W) to every channel of the Functional Group (also applicable for other systems). Figure 74: Assigning of channels Figure 75: View of the linked channels Now we configure our scenes as we did for a simple configuration (Figure 10-12).
  • Page 54 Figure 76: View of created scenes Once you have configured all the desired scenes, go back to Figure 13 to create a user interface for the LiNA Touch app.

  • Page 55: Using Receiver And Master Mode In Combination

    15.3 USING RECEIVER AND MASTER MODE IN COMBINATION This combination is used when you want to control a spotlight via DMX controller. Please repeat the steps of configuration for Receiver and Master Mode (Figures 65 – 76). Figure 77: Combination of Receiver and Master Please open the Event configuration and assign the Push button inputs 1 to 4 of the DMX device in Receiver Mode to functional group of DMX device in Master Mode.
  • Page 56 Figure 79: Linking the button inputs with the desired actions Select the type of action and the desired scene. See the overview mentioned in figure 80. Figure 80: Overview of the created links After completing the event configuration, you can control the connected DMX spotlight via the DMX control device.

  • Page 57: Master Follower Mode

    15.4 MASTER FOLLOWER MODE The Master Follower Mode allows the DMX light control commands to be passed on as dimming levels. After scanning the Node, please select the “Master Follower Mode” and press the button “Continue”. Figure 81: Master Follower mode You cannot perform an express setup.
  • Page 58 Figure 82: Combination of Master Follower and Master Please open the FollowMe configuration. Figure 83: Linking the functional groups Assign the Functional Group of DMX Master Follower to the Functional Group of DMX Master. After completing the event configuration, you can control the connected DMX spotlight via the DMX control device.
  • Page 59 the DMX device in Master Follower Mode to the DMX device in Master Mode using a Bluetooth connection. Switching on the channels on the DMX controller follows the position as dimming level. The mixing of colours is possible. Figure 84: Combination of DMX device with a DigiLED Figure 85: Linking the functional groups...

  • Page 60: Do's And Don'ts

    Instead of a second DMX device in master mode, a DigiLED 4CH can also be integrated into the system. The linking is identical (figure 85). The DigiLED 4CH can also be added to a system consisting of 2 DMX devices (figure 84). 16 DO’S AND DON’TS 16.1 DO’S •...

  • Page 61: Don'ts

    • Make a DALI bus power calculation for every DALI bus. • Place nodes with GPS receivers with open view to the sky. • Blu2Light is designed to be always ON. To turn OFF the light, create a scene with luminance 0 %.

  • Page 62: Informal

    16.3 INFORMAL • Each functional group has its own state. • Manual • Auto • Sequence • The “Auto” state has a sequence of steps, based on the configuration not all of them might be reached. • Active • Passive •...

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