Wireless Commissioning

The PDZG-E wireless gateway, together with the PDDEG-S Ethernet gateway, adds control of compatible Zigbee luminaires to the Dynalite system.

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PDZG-E
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PDDEG-S
Please read this entire guide carefully before proceeding!

  • The commissioning process for Zigbee drivers differs significantly from the traditional process for wired drivers.

  • Zigbee drivers are not suitable for closed loop light control areas (e.g. daylight harvesting).

  • Zigbee drivers do not support Join commands.

  • Commissioning of Zigbee devices such as sensors, signal dimming controllers, etc., is currently out of scope.

  • Additional topics will be added to this guide as new features are enabled and tested.

Wireless Control Architecture

The PDDEG-S acts as a secure TCP server, connecting up to 25 client PDZG-E wireless gateways to the rest of the Dynalite system.

Each PDZG-E supports up to 200 Zigbee drivers (recommended max: 60 per gateway).

Zigbee drivers are controlled like any other luminaire, using standard area preset and channel level commands from UIs, sensors, scheduled tasks, etc.

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Example architecture combining wired DALI and wireless Zigbee into a single control system

Wireless Driver Commissioning Prerequisites

  • Dynalite Caretaker cloud platform
    The job file must be uploaded to Dynalite Caretaker in order to add the Zigbee drivers.

    Please refer to the Dynalite Caretaker section for information on managing your Caretaker account and job files.

  • Philips Dynalite Enabler app (iOS 13+ only)
    An iPhone/iPad with the Philips Dynalite Enabler app detects wireless luminaires over Bluetooth, assigns them to a Zigbee network, and adds them to areas/channels in the System Builder job file via Caretaker.

    SB then opens the job file from Caretaker, connects locally to the system, and saves Zigbee driver information to the PDZG-E.

    The next version of Philips Dynalite Enabler for Android is in active development.
    This section will be updated when it becomes available.

Commissioning Process Overview

This guide documents the process of adding a single PDZG-E and Zigbee drivers to an existing Dynalite system with an available PDDEG-S to act as a secure Ethernet gateway. The process can easily be scaled or repeated to add additional hardware.

The PDZG-E is configured as a TCP client to the PDDEG-S.

  1. Add areas and channels to site in SB

  2. Configure the PDDEG-S Ethernet gateway

  3. Add the PDZG-E wireless gateway to the system

  4. Configure the PDZG-E

  5. Add and test wireless drivers

  6. Remove unsecured network ports