Configuring circuit properties

Outputs editor

There are two Outputs editors that provide properties for viewing and configuring circuit settings:

Areas view Outputs editor - shows the DALI drivers assigned to an area.

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System view Outputs editor - shows DALI drivers on the controller.

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The Areas view Outputs editor toolbar contains the following functions.

Outputs toolbar icon Description

sb icon save to device Save to Device(s)

Saves the modified properties for all controllers with circuits in the area.

sb icon clear area link bits Clear Area Link Bits

Clears the Area Link bits linking two or more areas within a base link area.

sb icon clear r mask bits Clear R-Mask Bits

Clears the R-Mask bits and returns the controller to normal operation.

sb icon show hide columns Show Columns

Show/hide DALI channel property columns. Selected columns are marked with a sb icon checkbox tick tick. At the bottom of the list, you can select Reset Columns and Show All Columns.

Outputs editor properties

The Outputs editor contains the following properties for each circuit.

Outputs editor columns

Device name

Dimming Curve

Switch Level

Number

Load shedding

Min Level

Name

Output Type

Max Level

Area

Join (hex)

Current Preset

Channel

Join (bit)

Preset offset

Load (Watts)

R-Mask (hex)

Stored Preset

Power Category

Base Link Area

Channel Runtime

Flash

Area link bits

Switching

On Delay

Off Delay

Duplicate

The default columns in the Outputs editor enable the following actions:

  • Double-click the Name to rename the circuit to something more meaningful.

  • Enter the area and channel numbers (Select Areas view for a visual representation of the logical assignments)

  • Select the sb icon checkbox tick checkbox in the sb icon flash Flash column to flash a circuit.

  • Select the sb icon checkbox tick checkbox in the Switching column to limit the circuit to ON/OFF only (not dimmable).

  • Select the sb icon checkbox tick checkbox in the Duplicate column to indicate that this circuit is assigned to the same channel as another circuit (this checkbox is automatically selected when assigning more than one circuit to a channel).

  • Click the Output Type dropdown list column and select one of the following options:

    • DALI Enumerated

    • DALI Broadcast

    • DSI

    • 1-10V Analog

For all signal dimmer circuits, you must select the Output Type and then save modified device data (Shift+F12) to the controller. To speed up output type selection for newly created devices, set the default output type in Tools > Settings > System Settings > Defaults > Default driver channel output type.

sb settings system defaults output type enumerated