See ApplicationNote: 2-wire network
See ApplicationNote: Hidden installation and Multi Room Control
For information on electrical wiring, see below.
The LinTronic BusCommands are probably one of
the most powerful features of the TableTop series. A BusCommand is simply a number in the
range from 1 to 200 and you customize the functionality on each and every one of them.
Examples:
Command 10 = close curtains, Command 32 = Phone ringing, Command 47 = Motion detection in
livingroom, Command 53 = Somebody activating front doorbell, Command 61 = Dusk, Command 62
= Dawn, etc. etc.
By detection of a Trigger the TableTop will
send the BusCommand as a DirectCommand to a specific addressed TableTop or as a
BroadcastCommand to all TableTop's. All TableTop's listen to the bus and will
receive/evaluate the BusCommand at the same time. If the command is send to a specific
address, then only the particular TableTop's with the correct address will react if
programmed to do so. If the command is send as a broadcast command, then all TableTop's
will receive the command and perform as they have been individually programmed to do.
TableTop's not programmed to react to the specific BusCommand will disregard the command.
Examples:
"when detecting B&O remote control 'LIGHT 4', send BusCommand 14 to all
TableTop's, or ..
"when detecting Philips RC5 remote control 'CHANNEL UP', send BusCommand 22 to all
TableTop's", or ...
"when detecting livingroom motion detector active, send BusCommand 72 to TableTop
addressed as number 10", or ...
"when detecting dusk then send BusCommand 110 to all TableTop's", or ...
"when detecting dawn then send BusCommand 111 to all TableTop's", or ...
etc. etc. etc.
The TableTop's receiving the BusCommand,
concider the BusCommand as a Trigger and will activate the Actions you have specified:
"when receiving BusCommand 32 then close curtains and turn on lamps in livingroom at
40% light level", or ...
"when receiving BusCommand 76 then mute stereo", or ...
"when receiving BusCommand 114 then turn OFF all X10 light and appliance
modules", or ...
"when receiving BusCommand 142 then turn ON all X10 light modules", or ...
When you learn how to use the BusCommands, you
get an extremely powerful system.
For more information on Triggers and Actions -
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So what can you do ?
The below is just an example:
When the TableTop addressed as number 5, detects for example a B&O signal
from the remote control, or detects an X10 command from the Power Line, or detects that
the Phone rings, or detects a person is moving in the living room, or you activate a
switch on the wall, then a BusCommand is send onto the bus as a Broadcast BusCommand.All TableTop's receive and evaluate the BusCommand at the same time,
but in this case only the Tabletop addressed as number 8 will react and carry out
Action(s) as programmed.
The programmed Action(s) could be: Send InfraRed code(s)
for example to mute stereo or close curtains, send X10 command(s) onto the power lines,
control an output/relay, etc.
For a better understanding of the 1.000's of possibilities,
see
Triggers and Actions. |
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| RS485 2-wire industrial bus-system/network wiring |
The 2-wire RS485 industrial bus-system allows
up to 32 TableTop devices to communicate on the same network.
If you wish to configure the TableTop's in the
network you can optionally connect a computer to the network by means of an RS232-RS485
converter.
As most privately owned computers do not offer
an RS485 bus-system connector, you will need an RS232-RS485 interface converter if you
want to operate the computer or want to operate the system from the computer.
We recommend products from http://www.icpdas.com
I-7520A - RS232 to RS485
converter
I-7561 - USB to
RS485 converter
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