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Intelligent DALI DIM | Contents
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Contents
1 Introduction 04
1.1 Dimmable lighting installations 04
1.1.1 Economy 04
1.1.2 Light comfort 04
1.1.3 Reliability/Safety 05
1.1.4 The right control unit for every application 05
2 Overview of dimmable control gears 06
2.1 Block diagrams of a digital/analog dimmable ECGs 06
2.1.1 Block diagram of a digital dimmable ECG with DALI interface 06
2.1.2 Block diagram of an analog dimmable ECG with
110-V interface 06
2.2 DALI in comparison to 110 V and KNX/LON 07
2.2.1 DALI and 110-V properties 07
2.3 Installation and wiring instructions for dimmable
luminaires/lighting installations 08
2.3.1 Burn-in instructions, wire insulation
and voltage loads 08
2.3.2 Safety and installation instructions 08
2.3.3 Wiring instructions for dimmable luminaires –
suppression of radio interference 08
2.3.4 Wiring instructions for dimmable luminaires
when operating multiple ECGs in a luminaire 09
2.3.5 Wiring examples for dimmable control gears 10
2.4 The DALI interface – technical details 12
2.4.1 Simplifi ed installation 12
2.4.2 Construction site operation 12
2.4.3 Advantages of DALI ECG with group assignment 12
2.4.4 Integrated scene memory 12
2.4.5 ECG status report 12
2.4.6 Switching relay no longer necessary 12
2.4.7 Addressing is not a must 12
2.4.8 The DALI system principle 12
2.4.9 The DALI topology 12
2.4.10 DALI parameters in the ECG 13
2.4.11 Transmission wire requirements 13
2.4.12 Connection diagram for the DALI ECGs 13
2.4.13 DALI data transmission 14
2.4.14 Behavior in the event of failure 14
2.5 The DALI dimming curve 14
2.5.1 Logarithmic dimming curve 14
2.5.2 Linear dimming curve 14
2.6 Features and performance characteristics
of the digital interface 15
2.7 Properties of the 110-V interface 15
2.7.1 The 110-V dimming curve 16
3 New properties of QTi DALI 17
3.1 Corridor Function and parametrization options 17
3.1.1 Description 17
3.1.2 Activating the Corridor Function 18
3.1.3 Changing from the Corridor Function
to the Touch DIM Function 18
3.1.4 Setting Corridor Function parameters 18
3.2 Touch DIM Function 18
3.3 Emergency lighting: DC voltage detection, EL (optional) 19
3.4 SMART GRID and management 19
3.5 POWER2LAMP power matching (optional) 19
4 Additional properties of dimmable control gears
from OSRAM 20
4.1 OSRAM DALI/110 V-ECGs: Added value through intelligent
features 20
4.2 OSRAM DALI ECG and Touch DIM interface 21
4.2.1 Setting Touch DIM Function parameters 21
4.2.2 Automatic lamp switch-off at suffi cient light level 21
4.2.3 Wiring and cable compensation 22
4.2.3.1 Operating parameters for Touch DIM and Corridor
functionality 23
4.2.3.2 Interference compensation (for wiring > 25 m) 23
4.2.4 Touch DIM operation 24
4.2.5 Operating modes with Touch DIM 24
4.2.6 Asynchronism 24
4.2.7 Synchronization 24
4.2.8 Avoiding asynchronisms: DALI repeater 25
4.2.9 Behavior after power voltage disruption 25
4.3 OSRAM DALI ECGs in emergency lighting applications (EL –
Emergency Lighting) 25
4.3.1 Power failure in sub-distributor (SD)
general illumination 26
4.3.2 DC emergency lighting operation in the event of
power failure in main distributor (MD) battery operation 26
4.3.3 DC emergency lighting operation without additional
external monitoring module (e.g.: CEAG 2L-CG-SB) by
shutting down the DALI control units 26
4.3.4 Advantages of OSRAM DALI control gears in
emergency lighting applications 27
4.4 OSRAM DALI magic and OSRAM DALI Wizard 27
4.5 Basic circuits in 110-V control gears 28
4.5.1 “Standby” operating modes with the 110-V interface 28
4.5.1.1 Applications 28
4.5.1.2 Control via analog output 30
4.5.1.3 Matching circuit 30
4.5.1.4 Control via KNX 30
4.6 Special circuit diagrams, tips and tricks for the
110-V interface 30
4.6.1 Temperature-dependent control 30
4.6.2 Limiting top and bottom control voltage 30
4.6.3 Line length of the 110-V control line 31
4.6.4 110-V DIM ECGs and emergency lighting 31
4.7 Terminals/cable cross sections/wire stripping 31
4.7.1 Pressing in and loosening the connection cables 32
4.7.2 Cable cross sections 32
4.7.3 Basic insulation 32
4.7.4 Sockets 32
4.7.5 Master/slave circuit 32
4.7.6 Minimum refl ector distances 32
4.8 Temperature behavior of dimmable ECGs from OSRAM 33
4.8.1 Intelligent thermal management allows operation
in a wide ambient temperature range through
power reduction control 33
4.8.2 Color temperature 35
4.8.3 Outdoor applications 35
4.8.4 Functional testing for luminaires 35
4.9 Dimming amalgam lamps with OSRAM ECGs 36
4.9.1 Falling below the min. dimmer setting at low temperatures 37
4.9.2 The advantages of amalgam technology 37