6 – SETTING NODO-MASTER TO "DALI" MODE
6-1 - CONNECTIONS
Use cables as shown in paragraph 5. Refer to Fig. 3a and 3b.
Connect cables from DALI bus to M1 terminal block.
Connect feeding cables from power supply to M5 terminal block, respecting the polarity.
Connect the cable toward the fixtures to M6 terminal block, respecting the polarity.
In case of "Master-Slave" layout, connect "–" and "S" on M7 of "Master" NODO-MASTER DALI to "–" and "S" on M2 of "Slave"
NODO-MASTER, respecting the polarity, Fig. 3b.
6.2 - DIP-SWITCHES SETTINGS FOR DALI MODE
Please refer to Fig. 6.
To set the bus type, locate S1 dip-switches. To set DALI bus:
S1-1: OFF
S1-2: ON
S1-3: OFF
S1-4: OFF
To set the reserved addresses number on the bus, locate S2 dip-switches:
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If on the section connected to the NODO-MASTER under setting are present only RGB direct fixtures, NODO-MASTER DALI
occupies 3 addresses. Set S2 dip-switches as below:
S2-1: ON
S2-2: OFF
S2-3: OFF
S2-4: OFF
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If on the section connected to the NODO-MASTER under setting are present only monochrome (only white, only red, only green,
only blue, only amber) direct fixtures, NODO-MASTER DALI occupies 1 address. Set S2 dip-switches as below:
S2-1: OFF
S2-2: ON
S2-3: OFF
S2-4: OFF
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If on the section connected to the NODO-MASTER under setting are present RGB and/or monochrome and/or different typology
(direct and indirect) fixtures, set S2 dip-switches as per actual situation, NODO-MASTER DALI occupies N addresses as per
attached Table 2 (where ON = fixtures are present, OFF = fixtures are NOT present):
Total occupied
Addresses
(DIRECT RGB)
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
8
NB: due to the limited number of addresses (64) managed by DALI protocol, it's advised to always set the minimum number of
addresses, compatibly with layout requirements.
S3 and S4 are meaningless under NODO-MASTER DALI mode.
S2-1
(DIRECT MONOCHROME)
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
ON
Table 2: settings of dip-switches S2
S2-2
(INDIRECT RGB)
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
S2-3
(INDIRECT MONOCHROME)
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
S2-4
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
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