Component: DALI Slave (Comms: System)

Author	MatrixTSL
Version	1.0
Category	Comms: System

DALI Slave 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 using external circuitry.

Component Pack

COMMSC

Detailed description

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Examples

DALI Slave Example, listens for DALI messages and checks that the group is correct before attempting to process the request and if required reply to the master. DALI Slave Example1

For a DALI Master example see: Component: DALI Master (Comms: System)

Downloadable macro reference

	ReceiveForwardFrame
Attempts to receive an 16-bit command from the master controller. 0xFFFF indicates timeout or no reply
- UINT	Return

	CheckForIndividualAddress
Tests the 16-bit incoming data for the defined individual address Returns 0 for no match, returns 1 for a match
- UINT	Data
- BYTE	Return

	CollectDataByte
Returns the data byte from a 16-bit data packet
- UINT	Data
- BYTE	Return

	CheckForGroupAddress
Tests the 16-bit incoming data for the defined group address Returns 0 for no match, returns 1 for a match
- UINT	Data
- BYTE	Return

	CollectPacketType
Returns if the incoming packet was data or a command. Return of 0 = Data Return of 1 = Command
- UINT	Data
- BYTE	Return

	TransmitBackwardFrame
Send out a 8-bit frame consisting of a data byte.
- BYTE	Data
Data Byte
- BYTE	Return

	Initialise
Configures the UART serial interface.
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	TX Pin
	RX Pin
	Individual Address
Address ranging from 0-63
	Group Address
Address ranging from 0-15
	Connections
	Simulations
	API