Component: DALI Master (Comms: System)
Author | MatrixTSL |
Version | 1.0 |
Category | Comms: System |
Contents
DALI Master component
A serial based communications protocol designed for controlling lighting, specifically digitally controlled dimmable fluorescent ballasts. DALI requires the signals to be level shifted from VCC and GND to +9.5V - +25.5V and GND. The master component can addess up to 64 individual slaves & up to 16 groups.
Component Source Code
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Detailed description
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Examples
DALI Master Example, reads the value of a keypad and sends out DALI commands based on the key pressed, 1 = switch on a slave's light, 2 = switch off a slave's light, 3 = read the slave's light level. DALI Master Example1
For a DALI Slave example see: Component: DALI Slave (Comms: System)
Macro reference
Initialise
Initialise | |
Configures the UART serial interface. | |
- VOID | Return |
ReceiveBackwardFrame
ReceiveBackwardFrame | |
Attempts to receive an 8-bit reply 0 indicates timeout or no reply | |
- BYTE | Return |
TransmitForwardFrame
TransmitGroupForwardFrame
TransmitIndividualForwardFrame
Property reference
Properties | |
Serial Properties | |
TX Pin | |
RX Pin | |
Simulation | |
API | |