Device Properties

Standard properties are shown in bold. Advanced properties are shown in bold italics.

Initially only the basic fields are shown. Most standard setups do not require advanced properties, but you can reveal all fields by clicking the sb icon advanced  Advanced button.

Displayed fields can be sorted in one of two ways by clicking the following icons:
sb icon categorized Categorized
sb icon alphabetical Alphabetical

Refer to the property description pane at the bottom of the editor for explanations of each property.

The Device Properties editor includes the following categories for information about the device and basic configuration:

Device Identification

Property Description

Device Name

Used to identify the device.

Location

The physical location of the device.

Description

Other identifying information for the device.

Box number

Physical address used for identification by the Dynalite system.

Serial number

The serial number of the device.

Device location sequence

Identifies devices sequentially on a series network, not required.

System designer device number

Not required.

IPv4 Address

32-bit network address expressed in decimal

IPv6 Address

128-bit network address expressed in hexadecimal (32 hexadecimal numbers)

Product Information

Property Description

Product name
Product category
Product type
Device code
PCB assembly
Model ID
Firmware version
Bootloader version

These fields are populated automatically.

Has RTC

Device has a built-in real-time clock. Leave set to True.

Device Status

Property Description

Device status list
Date time created
Date time modified
Date time memory loaded
Date time memory saved
Date time task compiled
DyNet bus voltage

These fields are populated automatically.

Start-up Settings

Property Description

Metric polling startup delay (sec)

If Enabled, the device sends a sign-on DyNet message when turned on or reset.

Start delay (rounded to 10 ms)

Delay after start-up before sending sign-on message (maximum: 00:30:000).

Real-Time Clock

Property Description

Broadcast time

Enable or disable the real-time clock’s time reporting.

Broadcast date

Enable or disable the real-time clock’s date reporting.

Broadcast interval (seconds)

The real-time clock reporting interval 1-65534 seconds. The default is 10 minutes.

Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Enabled or Disabled.

NTP Polling Interval (days)

Default 30, maximum 366.

NTP IP Address / Hostname

The server to poll for NTP updates.

Ethernet Applications

The PDTS does not currently support remote web server access. These properties should be left to their default settings unless instructed by Dynalite support.
Property Description

Web server

Enabled or Disabled.

Secure connection (HTTP/HTTPS)

HTTPS only.

Authentication required for

Specifies when web service authentication is required:

  • None - No authentication. All users can access all options without needing to log on.

  • Web pages and CGI - Web pages and CGI requests require separate authentication (Not recommended).

  • CGI Only - CGI requests such as GetDyNet.cgi, SetDyNet.cgi, and WebPage.cgi need authentication.

Starting web page

The default UI uses index.htm.

Web server caching

Enabled or Disabled. Certain browsers such as Safari may require caching to be disabled to work.

CGI Timeout (milliseconds)

Changes the CGI command timeout period

Anti-CSRF token

Enabled or Disabled

Scheduler

Property Description

Event schedule

Enable or Disable all schedules.

Reserved event schedule records

The number of reserved schedule records.

Reserved task length (bytes)

Default minimum reserved length of task list.

Grace Period (minutes)

Task grace period.

Reserved event schedule name (bytes)

Reserved bytes for UTF-8 text title.

Reserved special event records

The number of reserved special event records.

Reserved special event name (bytes)

Reserved bytes for UTF-8 text title.

Reserved public holiday records

The number of reserved public holiday records.

Reserved public holiday name (bytes)

Reserved bytes for UTF-8 text title.

Panel Data

Property Description

Locale

Select the onscreen keyboard language:

  • Danish

  • German

  • Spanish

  • Finnish

  • French

  • Italian

  • Dutch

  • Norwegian

  • Polish

  • Russian

  • English (US)

  • Default (system)

Project Settings

Property Description

UI Creator project path

The location (on the SB machine) of the UI Creator project folder for this device.

Display Setting

Property Description

Screen Rotation Angle (°)

0 (landscape) or 90 (portrait)

Temperature Sensor

Property Description

Control

Enable/disable temperature sensor

Broadcast temperature

If enabled, the device periodically broadcasts temperature to the network.
If there are multiple devices in one area, this feature should only be enabled on one of them to avoid unnecessary network traffic.

Respond to temperature requests

Enable/disable sending of temperature status from this device.
If there are multiple devices in one area, this feature should only be enabled on one of them to avoid unnecessary network traffic.

Measured temperature offset (°C)

Adjusts the broadcast temperature by the positive or negative figure defined here.

Min trigger time

The time the sensor must wait between each broadcast, even if temperature change is greater than Delta Value. This is to prevent frequent broadcast of temperature over the network.

Max trigger time

The maximum time between broadcasts, even if the temperature change is less the defined Delta Value.

Delta value (°C)

If the temperature changes by more than the defined value, AND the Min trigger time has elapsed, the current temperature will be broadcast.

Logical Area

Logical Area where the device is located

BLA

The base link area, if any, where the device is located. Can be set to Disabled if not applicable.

Logical Channel

The logical channel the device is assigned to.

Join

The static join of the device

Humidity Sensor

Property Description

Control

Enable/disable humidity sensor

Broadcast humidity

If enabled, the device periodically broadcasts humidity to the network.
If there are multiple devices in one area, this feature should only be enabled on one of them to avoid unnecessary network traffic.

Respond to humidity requests

Enable/disable sending of humidity status from this device.
If there are multiple devices in one area, this feature should only be enabled on one of them to avoid unnecessary network traffic.

Measured humidity offset (%)

Adjusts the broadcast humidity by the positive or negative figure defined here (default: 5).

Min trigger time

The time the sensor must wait between each broadcast, even if humidity change is greater than Delta Value. This is to prevent frequent broadcast of temperature over the network.

Max trigger time

The maximum time between broadcasts, even if the humidity change is less the defined Delta Value.

Delta value (°C)

If the humidity changes by more than the defined value, AND the Min trigger time has elapsed, the current humidity will be broadcast.

Logical Area

Logical area where the device is located

BLA

The base link area, if any, where the device is located. Can be set to Disabled if not applicable.

Logical Channel

The logical channel the device is assigned to.

Join

The static join of the device