Douglas Lighting Dialog

The Douglas Lighting Dialog integrated system provides a digital, addressable, and programmable lighting control system.

Note: BACnet integrated systems support cross subdomain communication via BBMD (BACnet Broadcast Management Device) without the need for additional configuration in Designer.

Definitions

BACnet — Communication protocol for Building Automation and Control networks.

Setup

See the Data Servers page for information on configuring driver communication.

Compatibility

The Douglas Lighting Dialog integrated system is compatible with WNG-3131 BACnet IP Gateway.

Prerequisites

Software Minimum Version
IPFusion — Douglas Lighting Dialog 1.0
.NET Framework 4.7.2

When completing your setup, be sure to have the Douglas Lighting Controls documentation available for reference.

Ports

These ports must be open in your network firewall for the integration to work.

Purpose Default Value Configurable
Communication Settings 47808 Yes
Dataserver 9520 Yes
Debug Tools 9566 No

Communication Configuration

In the integrated system configuration panel, you will find the Communication Settings. The following information is required:

IP Address The IP Address of the Douglas Lighting Dialog BACnet gateway.
Port The Port number for the Douglas Lighting Dialog BACnet gateway connection.
Device ID The Device ID of the Douglas Lighting Dialog BACnet gateway.
Note: Red X indicates an invalid or out of range value given for field.

Assets

Light

This asset represents a single light device in the Douglas Lighting system. This could be an LED Driver module.

Required Property Grid Fields

BACnet Object Id The ID of the BACnet entity in the range of 1152–1407.

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Supported States

Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
On The asset is currently on.
Off The asset is currently off.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
On Turn the asset on.
Off Turn the asset off.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Dimmer

This asset represents a dimmer instance in the Douglas Lighting system. This asset will perform like the light, but it will be controlled by a percentage range rather than on and off.

Required Property Grid Fields

BACnet Object Id The ID of the BACnet entity in the range of 0–255.

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Supported States

Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
Percent Dimmed Range A configurable range from 0–100% for the light levels.
  • Lower Threshold — The lower range of the light level from 0–100.
  • Upper Threshold — The upper range of the light level from 0–100.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
Percent Dim Sends a command to set the value of the dimmer.
  • Light Level — The light level from 0–100 for the dimmer.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Lighting Group

Light groups are represented in the system as predefined groups of lights and are configured using the Douglas proprietary software.

Required Property Grid Fields

BACnet Object Id The ID of the BACnet entity in the range of 0–127.

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Supported States

Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
On The asset is currently on.
Off The asset is currently off.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
On Turn the asset on.
Off Turn the asset off.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Workflow Integration

System Commands

System commands are commands executed through Workflows at the system level. For more information about Workflows, see the Workflows section.

Change Dimmer Level

Sends a command to set the light level value for the dimmer.

Table 1. Parameters
Asset ID The unique identifier for the asset.
Dimmer Level The light level from 0–100 of the dimmer.

Troubleshooting

Logs from the driver and Runtime can be viewed in the Debug Tools client. These messages contain information which can provide further context for issues during initialization, or while actively running. This can help diagnose problems.