Introduction
The IO Bridge allows you to integrate an external device in various ways into your existing Smart network. The input signal of the IO Bridge can be controlled by a 0-10V input signal or any potential-free contact (switch), while the output can switch up to 5A (230V) with help of an internal relay.
Important; never exceed the 10V DC input limit of the IO Bridge.
The amount of inputs and outputs can be extended by placing extra IO Bridge's, Digital Input Bridge's or Digital Output Bridge's next to each other and configure them in such way that they operate in the same Smart network.
Table of Contents
Core Functions
The IO Bridge can be used to achieve the following use-cases:
Use the analog input to send a percentage, relative to the 1-10V input, to devices in the Smart Network.
These devices will use this percentage to, for example, update their luminair output.
Configuration of the IO Bridge is needed to specify the network and group of Smart devices that should be informed.
Use on external switch (e.g. motion sensor) to inform devices in the Smart Network about sensor or scene information.
The analog input can be used as a digital input where an input < 0.5V is considered as the OFF state, while higher voltages are considered to be a trigger on the input. On this trigger, devices in the network can be informed about detected motion or provided with a given percentage or scene to be used.
Switch the internal relay output based on sensor value received from the Smart Network.
The bridge can listen to sensor information, such as motion or level percentages, send throughout the Smart network. On motion, or a given level, the bridge can switch the relay to turn on or off any attached hardware.
Settings overview
In this section we describe the different settings to configure the behaviour of the IO Bridge. These settings can be viewed and updated using the BeverApp. Example configurations for the three core functions are given below.
| BASIC Tab | |||
| Name | Values | Description | Default |
Core functions | |||
| Use analog input | ON/OFF | Enable/disable analog input | ON |
| Use analog input as digital trigger | ON/OFF | Use the analog input as a digital trigger instead of the derivation of a percentage | OFF |
| Use output relay | ON/OFF | Use the output relay functionality | OFF |
Analog input behaviour | |||
| Percentage inform type | [0-1] | 0: Send the percentage as a single output percentage (e.g. used to control the white part of the NXTLED) 1: Send the percentage as a multi-channel output percentage (e.g. used to control either the PAR or FR part of the NXTLED) | 0 |
| Channel used for percentage | [1-4] | If percentage inform type = 1: Which channel should the percentage be sent to (e.g. for the NXTLED 1:PAR, 4: FR. 2 and 3 currently not used) | 1 |
Digital input behaviour | |||
| Response type | 0-5 | 0: Level 1: Motion 2: Light 3: Not used 4: Scene 5: Multi-level Use the advanced tab for detailed configuration for level, scene and multi-level | 0 |
Target devices | |||
| Networks to inform | [0-30] | The networks to inform | None |
| Groups to inform | [0-30] | The groups to inform | None |
| Hops to inform | 1-10 | Amount of hops to send information | 5 |
Relay behaviour | |||
| External groups to listen to | [0-30] | Groups used for relay functionality. Note: Bridge should be in the network of which these groups are part of. | None |
| Sensor type to listen to | [0-2] | 0: Motion 1: Light 2: Level 3: Digital input Use the advanced tab for detailed configuration | 0 |
| ADVANCED Tab | |||
| Name | Values | Description | Default |
Analog input behaviour | |||
| Voltage 0 percent (x 10mv) | 0-1000 | 1V equals 0% (check with voltage meter) | 100 |
| Voltage 100 percent (x 10mv) | 0-1000 | 10V equals 100% (check with voltage meter) | 1000 |
| Voltage lower than 0% = 0% | ON/OFF | If value is lower than the configured 0% level, we still send a 0% percentage level | OFF |
Digital input level response | |||
| Set to level | 0-100 | Percentage to send on input trigger | 100 |
Digital input scene response | |||
| Set to scene | 0-15 | Inform about scene number on input trigger | 0 |
Digital input multi-level response | |||
| Set to multi-level | 0-100 for 4 levels | 4 percentages to send on input trigger. A value > 100 is ignored by the receiver | 0 for all levels |
Relay behaviour thresholds | |||
| Time since motion | 0 - 60 min | Set relay as long as time since motion is lower than this value | 1 min |
| Light sensor value | 0-100% | Set relay as long as received light value is lower than this percentage | 50% |
| Level percentage | 0 - 100% | Set relay as long as received level is lower than this percentage | 50% |
| Digital input threshold | 0 - 600 sec | Set relay as long as time since latest digital trigger is lower than threshold | 10 sec |
For more information on the expert settings, please contact your support departement or sales representative.
Examples
Analog Input (1-10V)
In this example we set the configuration such that the bridge controls the FR channel of devices (such as the Hortilux NXTLED) located in networks 1 and groups 10 and 11. The percentage of the FR channel output is based on the 1-10V input received.
| BASIC Tab | ||
Core functions | ||
| Enable analog input | ON | Enable (analog) input |
| Use analog input as digital trigger | OFF | Disable digital trigger functionality |
| Use output relay | OFF | Disable output relay functionality |
Analog input behaviour | ||
| Percentage inform type | 1 | Send a multi (channel) level percentage |
| Channel used for percentage | 4 | Send to channel 4, which is used by the NXTLED to control the FR channel |
Target devices | ||
| Networks to inform | 1 | Inform network 1 |
| Groups to inform | 10, 11 | Groups 10 and 11 |
Digital input trigger
In this example we set the configuration such that we inform the devices in networks 1 and groups 10 and 11 about motion detected by the digital motion sensor connected to the analog input.
| BASIC Tab | ||
Core functions | ||
| Enable analog input | ON | Enable (analog) input |
| Use analog input as digital trigger | ON | Enable digital trigger functionality |
| Use output relay | OFF | Disable output relay functionality |
Digital input behaviour | ||
| Response type | 1 | Send a motion sensor packet to your Smart Network. |
Target devices | ||
| Networks to inform | 1 | Inform network 1 |
| Groups to inform | 10, 11 | Groups 10 and 11 |
Output relay usage
In this example we set the configuration such that we switch the output relay if motion is detected at most 2 minutes ago by one of the devices from groups 10 and 11.
| BASIC Tab | ||
Core functions | ||
| Enable analog input | OFF | Disable (analog) input |
| Use analog input as digital trigger | OFF | Disable digital trigger functionality |
| Use output relay | ON | Enable output relay functionality |
Relay behaviour | ||
| External groups to listen to | 10, 11 | Listen to groups 10 and 11 |
| Sensor type to listen to | 0 | Listen to motion infomation |
| ADVANCED Tab | ||
Relay behaviour tresholds | ||
| Time since motion | 120 s | Trigger the output relay if motion detected at most 2 minutes ago |