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B Protocols TAC Xenta Server – Gateway, Technical Manual
176 (184) Schneider Electric Buildings AB, June 2011
04-00124-06-en
B.8.2 C-Bus Lighting Interface
The Clipsal C-Bus interface is added into the network pane of XBuilder,
as shown for a Workshop example network in the following screenshot.
Interface Properties
• Port Type – Only the RS-232 option can be used for the Clipsal
C-Bus PC Interface.
• Baud Rate, Parity, #Data Bits, #Stop Bits – All the communica-
tion parameters, such as baud rate and parity, must be set to match
those of the C-Bus PC Interface.
Interface Status Signals
The Clipsal C-Bus interface driver generates a network specific com-
munication status signal.
• ComsFail – Flags if communications with the Clipsal C-Bus PC
Interface have failed. Normally caused by incorrect communica-
tion property settings, or by faulty wiring of the RS-232 link
between the Xenta 913 and the PC Interface.
• online – Flags ONLINE during normal network communications,
and will change to OFFLINE only if communication has failed to
the Clipsal C-Bus PC Interface. An OFFLINE condition normally
indicates incorrect communication property settings, or faulty wir-
ing of the network between the Xenta 913 and the PC Interface.