Specifications
C-Bus Wireless Gateway (433.92 MHz) Installation Instructions
4.4 Communication Options
The Gateway supports explicit routing of messages into and through both
wired and wireless networks. Such messages are used by control software
such as C-Bus Toolkit and control devices such as the C-Touch Colour
Touch Screen.
Several options are available when using C-Bus Toolkit software to edit
the Gateway unit. The following options are included on the “Connection”
tab:
• Send to adjacent network — this causes standard messages (such
as button presses) on either of the specified “Connect
Applications” to be sent to the adjacent wired or wireless network.
When this option is enabled, a unit with a specific Group Address
on one side of the Gateway will be associated with units with the
same Group Address on the other side (if units have the same
Application Address).
• Send to other remote network — this allows standard messages on
either of the specified “Connect Applications” to be sent from the
wireless network to a remote (non-adjacent) C-Bus network
(possibly through one or more network bridges).
• Synchronise to wired — this option is present on the wireless far
side of the Gateway, and applies when the Gateway is powered up.
It causes the Gateway to retrieve the levels of groups in the wired
C-Bus network, and set the levels of corresponding groups in the
wireless network to the same values.
4.5 Status Reporting
Wired C-Bus networks use a status reporting system (known as an MMI).
This provides automatic detection and correction of discrepancies
between the states of grouped inputs and outputs. It also allows the C-Bus
Toolkit software, and special C-Bus control units, to take a snapshot of the
states of units or groups in the network.
Wireless C-Bus networks use a different method of status reporting, which
is slower but better suited to a radio transmission/reception environment.
The Wireless C-Bus status reporting system serves the same purpose as
the wired C-Bus MMI.
The Gateway translates between the two status reporting types, allowing
wireless C-Bus networks to be scanned and browsed using the C-Bus
Toolkit software.
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