Monitor Window

The Monitor Window lets you see what’s happening by showing you all system activity and communication between SB and DyNet.

The Monitor Window has four views:

sb icon application log Application Log
The Application Log records a message for all actions undertaken by SB with an ID sequence number and the message type, date and time.

sb application log

sb icon network log Network Log
The Network Log is the most commonly used monitor window. The network log records messages (hexadecimal data) travelling on the network. It shows messages sent by SB as well as messages sent by other devices. A description of the message is provided as well as the message direction.

sb network log

sb icon network log DALI Network Log
This network log records DALI messages (hexadecimal data) travelling on the selected DALI line, showing messages sent/forwarded by the controller as well as other devices on the line. A description of the message is provided as well as the message direction.

To toggle the network log for a DALI line/universe, right-click the DALI controller and select
sb icon network log Monitor DALI Network > Universe [X] > Start/Stop Monitoring

DALI network logging requires a constant stream of data tunneling messages from the controller to SB, significantly increasing DyNet traffic and potentially interfering with other DyNet operations. Ensure that you sb icon log stop Stop Logging when no longer required.
sb network log dali

sb icon command monitor Command Monitor
The Command Monitor shows the status of SB messages sent to the network, and provides a higher level summary of commands sent from SB.

sb command monitor

Application Log

sb application log toolbar

The Application Log toolbar appears at the top of the Application Log window. The following commands are available from the toolbar in the Application Log:

  • sb icon open Open Existing Log File - Opens a previously saved daily log file.

  • sb icon save Save current Log Entries - Saves a backup copy of the current log file.

  • Open Complete Current Log - Opens a new page in the monitor window showing all log files for that day. When the log file’s maximum limit is reached a new log file is created for that day.

    • Open Previous Log - Opens the previous daily log file before the one currently being viewed.

    • Open Next Log - Opens the next daily log file after the one currently being viewed.

  • sb icon log start Start Logging - Updates the application log in real time.

  • sb icon log pause Pause Logging - Freezes the application log display.

  • sb icon log clear Clear Log Entries - Clears the Application log display. Entries are still available in the saved log file.

  • sb icon sort order Ascending/Descending Order - Sorts messages in ascending/descending order according to the ID number.

  • sb icon show hide columns Show/Hide Columns - Allows you to select the columns from the available list:
    sb application log columns

  • sb icon copy Copy Selected Log Entries - Copies the entire log entry to the clipboard.

  • sb icon find Find - Finds the specified text in the log file entries.

  • sb icon find next Find Next - Find the next log entry matching the specified text.

  • sb icon find previous Find Previous - Find the previous log entry matching the specified text.

  • Message type filtering - Filter by the following message types:

    • sb icon log info detailed Show Log Detailed Information

    • sb icon log info Show Log Information

    • sb icon warning Show Log Warnings

    • sb icon error Show Log Errors

Network Log

sb network log toolbar

The Network Log toolbar appears at the top of the Network Log window. The following commands are available from the toolbar in the Network Log:

  • sb icon open Open - Open a previously saved daily log file.

  • sb icon save Save - Save a backup copy of the current log file.

  • Open Complete Current Log - Open a new page in the monitor window showing all log files for that hour. When the log file’s maximum limit is reached a new log file is created for that hour.

    • Open Previous Log - Open the previous hourly log file before the one currently being viewed.

    • Open Next Log - Open the next hourly log file after the one currently being viewed.

  • sb icon log filter Filter - Select Filter Areas or Filter Devices, then select areas or devices in the tree. Hold the shift key to multi-select. Select No Filter to cancel filtering

  • sb icon log filter lock Lock Filter - Click the lock filter allows to select other areas and devices in the tree without affecting the filter.

  • sb icon log start Start Logging - Update the application log in real time.

  • sb icon log pause Pause Logging - Freeze the application log display.

  • sb icon log clear Clear Log Entries - Clear the Application log display. Entries are still available in the saved log file.

  • sb icon sort order Ascending/Descending Order - Sort messages in ascending/descending order according to the ID number.

  • sb icon show hide columns Show/Hide Columns - Allows you to select the columns from the available list.
    sb network log columns

  • sb icon resend packet Resend Packet - Allows you to resend the selected packets to the network.

  • sb icon copy Copy Selected Log Entries - Copy the packet or log entry line to the clipboard.

  • sb icon find Find - Finds the specified text in the log file entries.

  • sb icon find next Find Next - Find the next log entry matching the specified text.

  • sb icon find previous Find Previous - Find the previous log entry matching the specified text.

  • sb icon find clear all Clear Find All - Remove the highlight from entries found with the find all function.

  • sb icon bookmark toggle Toggle Bookmark - Add and Remove bookmark on selected line. Bookmarked entries are shown in Bold. Bookmarks are saved in all logs.

  • sb icon bookmark next Next Bookmark - Find the Next bookmark.

  • sb icon bookmark previous Previous Bookmark - Find the previous bookmark.

  • sb icon bookmark delete all Delete All Bookmarks - Remove all bookmarks from the current Network log.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show Names - For devices it displays the name given in the target logical column. For Areas, Channels and Presets it displays the name given in both the description and the target logical columns. It also displays device names for physical messages.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show Data - Toggle the Data pane, which displays the hex string for the selected message.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show Details - Toggle the Details pane, which displays a description of the selected message.

    • sb icon checkbox tick Scroll Details - Updates the Details and Data windows to the newest message in the network log. Only available when Show Details is active.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show Statistics - Toggle the Statistics pane, which displays total and average network activity as well as a graph of the most recent five minutes.

Network Log Colors

The color of each Network Log entry indicates the following conditions:

Color Meaning

20 Yellow

Find all highlight

20 Orange

Bad packet

20 Medium Green

Program preset

20 Light Green

Logical message

20 Light blue

Device application sign-on

20 Royal Blue

Bootloader sign-on

20 Light Coral

Device reset

20 Firebrick

Bootloader reboot

20 Wheat

Device load and save

20 Thistle

Firmware upgrade

20 Tan

All other physical messages

DALI Network Log

sb network log dali toolbar

This is identical to the Network Log toolbar above, except for the following:

  • sb icon log stop Stop Logging - Terminates the stream of data tunneling messages from the controller to SB.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show Data/Details/Statistics displays information for the monitored DALI line only.

The sb icon log pause Pause Logging button only pauses the log display, NOT the data tunneling message stream from the controller to SB. Ensure that you sb icon log stop Stop Logging after using this feature to reduce unnecessary DyNet traffic.

DALI Network Log Colors

The color of each DALI Network Log entry indicates the following message type:

Color Meaning

Blue

Message to Driver (Short Address)

Green

Message to Group

Black

Standard Broadcast message

Purple

Special Broadcast Command

Orchid

Special Emergency Command

Sky Blue

Response from Driver

Dark Grey

Unknown Message

Command Monitor

sb command monitor toolbar

The Command Monitor displays the status and sequence of SB commands. The following commands are available from the toolbar in the command monitor:

  • sb icon command log cancel Cancel Selected Command Cancels the current command selected in the command monitor.

  • sb icon command log cancel Cancel All Command Cancel all running and currently queued commands.

  • sb icon sort order Ascending/Descending Order Sorts messages in ascending/descending order according to the ID number.

  • sb icon show hide columns Show/Hide Columns Allows you to select the columns from the available list.
    sb command monitor columns

  • sb icon copy Copy Selected Log Entries Copies the entire log entry to the clipboard.

  • sb icon log clear Clear Completed Commands Clears all commands from the Command Monitor window.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show Completed Commands
    If ticked completed commands are displayed in the list.
    If unticked, completed commands are not displayed.

  • sb icon checkbox tick Show simple Commands
    If ticked simple messages are displayed in the list.
    If unticked, simple commands are not displayed.

Commands will be in one of the following states:

  • sb icon clock Command Queued

  • sb icon command delayed Command Delayed

  • sb icon command active Command Active

  • sb icon command active delayed Command Active Delayed

  • sb icon command complete Command Complete

  • sb icon command expired Command Expired

  • sb icon command log cancel Command Cancelled

  • sb icon command superseded Command Superseded

  • sb icon command failed Command Failed

DyNet commands are categorized into the following command types:

  • Physical Command

  • Physical Request

  • Logical Command

  • Logical Request

  • Device Load

  • Device Save

  • Device Attributes

  • Device Change Box Number

  • Device Firmware

  • Device Discovery