| Author | MatrixTSL | 
| Version | 1.0 | 
| Category | Comms: System | 
DALI Master 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.  The master component can addess up to 64 individual slaves & up to 16 groups.
Component Source Code
Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_DALI_Master.fcfx
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_DALI_Master.fcfx
Detailed description
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Examples
DALI Master Example, reads the value of a keypad and sends out DALI commands based on the key pressed, 1 = switch on a slave's light, 2 = switch off a slave's light, 3 = read the slave's light level.
 DALI Master Example1
DALI Master Example1
For a DALI Slave example see: Component: DALI Slave (Comms: System)
Macro reference
|   | ReceiveBackwardFrame | 
| Attempts to receive an 8-bit reply  0 indicates timeout or no reply | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitForwardFrame | 
| Send out a 16-bit frame consisting of the 8-bit address and data bytes. After sending the controller will attempt to receive  If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Address byte | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
| Data Byte | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitIndividualForwardFrame | 
| Sends out an individual frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Individual Address 0-63 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitGroupForwardFrame | 
| Sends out a group frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Group Address 0-15 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | Initialise | 
| Configures the UART serial interface. | 
|  - VOID | Return | 
Property reference
|   | Properties | 
|   | Serial Properties | 
|   | TX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | RX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | Simulation | 
|   | API | 
|  | 
==Macro reference==
|   | ReceiveBackwardFrame | 
| Attempts to receive an 8-bit reply  0 indicates timeout or no reply | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitForwardFrame | 
| Send out a 16-bit frame consisting of the 8-bit address and data bytes. After sending the controller will attempt to receive  If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Address byte | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
| Data Byte | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitIndividualForwardFrame | 
| Sends out an individual frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Individual Address 0-63 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitGroupForwardFrame | 
| Sends out a group frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Group Address 0-15 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | Initialise | 
| Configures the UART serial interface. | 
|  - VOID | Return | 
Property reference
|   | Properties | 
|   | Serial Properties | 
|   | TX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | RX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | Simulation | 
|   | API | 
|  | 
==Macro reference==
|   | ReceiveBackwardFrame | 
| Attempts to receive an 8-bit reply  0 indicates timeout or no reply | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitForwardFrame | 
| Send out a 16-bit frame consisting of the 8-bit address and data bytes. After sending the controller will attempt to receive  If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Address byte | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
| Data Byte | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitIndividualForwardFrame | 
| Sends out an individual frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Individual Address 0-63 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitGroupForwardFrame | 
| Sends out a group frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Group Address 0-15 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | Initialise | 
| Configures the UART serial interface. | 
|  - VOID | Return | 
Property reference
|   | Properties | 
|   | Serial Properties | 
|   | TX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | RX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | Simulation | 
|   | API | 
|  | 
==Macro reference==
|   | ReceiveBackwardFrame | 
| Attempts to receive an 8-bit reply  0 indicates timeout or no reply | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitForwardFrame | 
| Send out a 16-bit frame consisting of the 8-bit address and data bytes. After sending the controller will attempt to receive  If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Address byte | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
| Data Byte | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitIndividualForwardFrame | 
| Sends out an individual frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Individual Address 0-63 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | TransmitGroupForwardFrame | 
| Sends out a group frame containing address and data. After sending the controller will attempt to receive a reply. If a reply is detected then the Return value will equal to the reply. If no reply is detected then the Return value will be 0. | 
|  - BYTE | Address | 
| Group Address 0-15 | 
|  - BYTE | Type | 
| 0 = Data, 1 = Command | 
|  - BYTE | Data | 
|  | 
|  - BYTE | Return | 
|   | Initialise | 
| Configures the UART serial interface. | 
|  - VOID | Return | 
Property reference
|   | Properties | 
|   | Serial Properties | 
|   | TX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | RX Pin | 
|  | 
|   | Simulation | 
|   | API | 
|  |