Switching / dimming actuators properties

The listed properties are displayed in the Hardware and network editor > Inspector window > Properties tab when the device with KNX PL-Link is selected in the Device view tab.

N 536D31	N 536D51	N 525D11

General and Catalog information

The General and Catalog Information group provides information about the device.

Property	Description	Default value
Mode	Mode shows the network mode of the device. Read only.	KNX PL-Link
Name	Name is a text field to enter the name of the device. The name is used to identify the device in the device view.	Depends on other settings.
Comment	Comment is a free text field to enter any helpful information on the device.	-
Power consumption	Power consumption shows the power the device consumes. Read only. Unit: [mA] The value is used to calculate the remaining power of the KNX rail. See also power consumption and supply on KNX rail of PXC3 or KNX rail of DXR2.	Depends on the device type.
Short designation	Short designation shows a short description of the device. Read only.	Depends on the device type.
Order number	Order number shows the device type. Read only.	Depends on the device type.
Version	Version shows an internal version of the device. Read only.	-
Description	Description shows a short description of the device. Read only.	Depends on the device type.

Device information

Property text	Description	Default value
Device address (KNX):	Device address (KNX) shows the fixed standard address for devices with KNX PL-Link. Read only.	255
Serial number used	Serial number used defines the method used for device identification. : The serial number entered in the text field Serial number is used for device identification. : Device identification has to be done in Web interface. The device has to be in programming mode for Web interface to perform the device identification.	: Device identification has to be done in Web interface.
Serial number	Serial number defines the serial number used for device identification. Serial number is only enabled and relevant if Serial number used is enabled.	000000000000

Property text

Description

Default value

Device address (KNX):

Device address (KNX) shows the fixed standard address for devices with KNX PL-Link. Read only.

255

Serial number used

Serial number used defines the method used for device identification.

: The serial number entered in the text field Serial number is used for device identification.

: Device identification has to be done in Web interface. The device has to be in programming mode for Web interface to perform the device identification.

: Device identification has to be done in Web interface.

Serial number

Serial number defines the serial number used for device identification.

Serial number is only enabled and relevant if Serial number used is enabled.

000000000000

Alarming

Property	Description	Default value
Alarming	: Alarming is disabled. : Alarming is enabled. An Event Enrollment (EE) object is created.	: Alarming is disabled

Property

Description

Default value

Alarming

: Alarming is disabled.

: Alarming is enabled. An Event Enrollment (EE) object is created.

: Alarming is disabled

Functions

The functions table in the Channel Overview provides an overview of the channels of the device. Depending on the device the values in the table are read only or can be edited. The available types depend on the device and the application function.

Property	Description
Name	Name of the channel. Read only.
Type	Name of the function.
Zone	Part of the geographical address of the device. Range: 1...126
Room	Part of the geographical address of the device. Range: 1...63
Subzone	Part of the geographical address of the device. Range: 1...15 Note Each channel has to be in a separate subzone.
Activate	Activate defines if the channel is activated. : The channel is activated. : The channel is deactivated and is not considered in the calculation of the limiting factors of the automation station.

The functions are described briefly in the table below.

Type	Description	Number of channels used
System	Device information that is mapped to the BACnet object peripheral device (PrphDev). Read only.	1

Some of the functions can be configured. The properties of those functions are described below in order of their appearance in the drop-down list.

Light switching actuator basic LSAB

Property text	Description	Default value
Prio forced control	Prio forced control sets the priority for forced control commands. Range: 1...16	6
Power return mode	Power return mode defines the behavior of the light when power returns after a power failure or when the application is restarted. off: The lights are off. on: The lights are on. no change (meaningful for bistable relay output): The actuator keeps the switching state of the moment of power failure. not allowed last (saved value at power down): The light goes to the value saved at power down.	on
Power return value	Power return value defines the dimming value of the actuator after the return of power. Range: 0...100 [%]	100
Power failure mode	Power failure mode defines the behavior of the actuator if the power fails. off: The actuator is switched off. on: The actuator is switched on. no change: The actuator keeps the actual value.	off
Switch-on mode	Switch-on mode defines the dimming value of the actuator when it is switched on. last actual value (dimming value in the last ON-State): The dimming value is set to the value before the light was switched off. value according additional parameter SwitchOnSetvalue: The dimming value is set to the value defined in the property Switch-on value. last received absolute setvalue: The dimming value is set to the last absolute set-value the actuator received.	last actual value (dimming value in the last ON-State)
Switch-on value	Switch-on value defines the dimming value of the actuator when it is switched on. The value is only relevant if the property Switch-on mode is set to "value according additional parameter SwitchOnSetvalue". Range: 0...100 [%]	100
Blink On-time	Blink Off-time and Blink On-time define the blinking frequency for the blink warning function. The Blink On-time defines how long the light will be switched on. Range: 0...50 [0.1 s] 0 [0.1 s]: The blink warning function is disabled.	10
Relative On enable	Relative on enable defines if the light can be switched on using dimming. : The light can be switched on using dimming. : The light cannot be switched on using dimming.	: The light can be switched on using dimming.
Relative Off enable	Relative Off enable defines if the light can only be dimmed down to a minimum dimming level or switched off using dimming. : The light can be switched off using dimming. : The light can only be dimmed down to the minimum dimming level using dimming.	: The light can only be dimmed down to the minimum dimming level using dimming.
Load adaption	Load adaptation defines how the actuator determines the load type of the connected device. The load type determines how the actuator controls the connected ballast. Note Which load types an actuator supports is product specific. automatic: The actuator detects the load type of the ballast automatically. The actuator can detect the load types inductive load, capacitive load and resistive load. leading edge (inductive load): The load type is manually set to inductive load. trailing edge (capacitive load): The load type is manually set to capacitive load.	automatic
Rel. dimming speed	Rel. dimming speed defines the time to dim from 0...100 [%] or from 100...0 [%]. Range: 10...2400 [0.1 s]	50
Fade time switch On/Off	Fade time switch On/Off defines the time to dim down to 0 [%] or up to 100 [%] after receiving a switch-on or switch-off command. Range: 0...2400 [0.1s] 0: The actuator is switched on or off without dimming.	0
Fade time abs dimming	Fade time abs dimming defines the time to dim down or up the a set dimming value. Range: 0...2400 [0.1s] 0: The actuator changes to the set dimming value without dimming.	10
Min. set value default	Min. set value default defines the lower limit of the dimming range. Range: 0...100 [%]	1
Max. set value default	Max. set value default defines the upper limit of the dimming range. Range: 0...100 [%]	100
Idle duration actuator status	Idle duration actuator status defines the time interval to report the actuator status and the actual dimming value. Range: 0...2400 [0.1s]	100
Blink On-time	Blink Off-time and Blink On-time define the blinking frequency for the blink warning function. The Blink On-time defines how long the light will be switched on. Range: 0...50 [0.1 s] 0 [0.1 s]: The blink warning function is disabled.	50
Blink Off-time	Blink Off-time and Blink On-time define the blinking frequency for the blink warning function. The Blink Off-time defines how long the light will be switched off. Range: 0...50 [0.1 s] 0 [0.1 s]: The blink warning function is disabled.	10
Prewarning min. level	Prewarning min. level defines the level to which the light is dimmed during the prewarning time. Range: 0...100 [%]	1
Dimming Curve X Values Element 1	Range: 0...100 [%]	1
Dimming Curve X Values Element 2	Range: 0...100 [%]	100
Dimming Curve Y Values Element 1	Range: 1...10 [V]	1
Dimming Curve Y Values Element 2	Range: 1...10 [V]	10