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| Reference | Title | About |
|---|---|---|
| APN-RAPIX-001 | Using eHub With Third-Party Sensors | How to use a RAPIX eHub with sensors that have relay contacts. |
| APN-RAPIX-002 | eHub and Sensor Switch CM PDT 9 AU | (Obsolete) How to connect and use the SensorSwitch CM PDT 9AU with a RAPIX eHub. |
| APN-RAPIX-004 | Light Level Maintenance using RAPIX LCS | Light Level Maintenance is sometimes called Constant Brightness or Daylight Harvesting. This note describes how to use RAPIX products to perform light level maintenance and the steps needed for setup. |
| APN-RAPIX-005 | RAPIX / Eisbaer Quick Start Guide | How to quickly get started using Eisbaer SCADA with a RAPIX system. |
| APN-RAPIX-007 | Using RAPIX with Modbus | Modbus is a commonly used protocol used for communicating between industrial devices. A RAPIX Zone Controller can act as a Modbus Slave. This note describes how to set up, configure and use a RAPIX Zone Controller as Modbus Slave. |
| APN-RAPIX-010 | DALI Colour Control with RAPIX | DALI control gear may support Device Type 8 for colour control. This note shows how to configure Device Type 8 devices, how to quickly set colour scenes, and use of colour with RAPIX products such as push button and rotary switches. |
| APN-RAPIX-011 | Circadian Lighting with RAPIX | How to set up and use a RAPIX Zone Controller for circadian lighting. |
| APN-RAPIX-012 | RAPIX Properties | The RAPIX system includes features not contemplated by DALI standards. Two of these features are Operating Properties and Flags. These features allow the operation of a building or site to be changed, or enabled or disabled. This note introduces Operating Properties and Flags, describes what these are, what to use them for and how to set them up. |
| APN-RAPIX-013 | Control of Common Areas and Exhaust Fans |
How to set up common areas, that must be kept on at some level when adjacent areas are occupied or lit. How to control exhaust fans, for example with a delay before switch-on and a timed running period before switch-off. |
| APN-RAPIX-014 | RAPIX Schedules | How RAPIX Schedules work. How to set them up, and what they can do. |
| APN-RAPIX-015 | RAPIX Scenes | Description of RAPIX Scenes, how they differ from DALI scenes, when to use them and how to configure them. |
| APN-RAPIX-016 | Network Connectivity, IP Networking and RAPIX | IP networking relevant to a RAPIX system, including Ethernet switches, Zone Controller daisy-chaining, IP addresses, subnets, types of IP addresses, VLANs, Gateways, DNS and protocols. Includes how RAPIX Commissioning software communicates with Zone Controllers, basic network connectivity and diagnostic methods, firewalls, etc. |
| APN-RAPIX-017 | Using the Steinel IR Quattro with RAPIX | How to configure a Steinel IR Quattro sensor for use in a RAPIX system. |
| APN-RAPIX-018 | Zone Controller Serial Port Interface | The RAPIX Zone Controller includes an RS-232 serial port for general-purpose control and monitoring. This note describes how to configure and use the serial port from C# logic code. |
| APN-RAPIX-020 | Using the Ethernet Interface with the RAPIX Zone Controller | How the RAPIX Zone Controller can be used with the DGLMIFE02 (Ethernet Interface) to add more DALI lines to a Zone Controller. |
| APN-RAPIX-021 | Implementing a Heartbeat Monitor with RAPIX | Sometimes a Building Management System needs to determine that system components are present, using a watchdog timer. The system components need to send a regular “heartbeat” to the building management system. This note describes how to do that using a RAPIX Zone Controller. |
| APN-RAPIX-022 | Remote Site Access | RAPIX Integrator can be used with 3rd-party remote access solutions (such as VPN or RPORT) for remote access to a site. This note shows how these arrangements work and how to set up RAPIX Integrator for access. (Ozuno does not supply or support a remote access solution.) |
| APN-RAPIX-023 | RAPIX Emergency – How to Perform a Duration Test | A walkthrough showing how to perform an emergency lighting Duration Test using the RAPIX Emergency software. |
| APN-RAPIX-024 | RAPIX DALI-2 Sensors – Installation and Operation | General notes about RAPIX sensors including installation, location and performance. |
| APN-RAPIX-025 | Using DALI-2 Input Devices with RAPIX | How to use DALI-2 switches and sensors from any manufacturer in a RAPIX DALI-2 system, with a RAPIX Zone Controller. |
| APN-RAPIX-026 | Using RAPIX with MQTT | MQTT is a commonly used protocol used for communicating between industrial devices. In the RAPIX Lighting Control System, a Zone Controller can act as a MQTT Client. This note describes the MQTT system architecture, the default behaviour of a RAPIX Zone Controller for MQTT, and how to set up for control and monitoring of RAPIX Zones using MQTT. |
| APN-RAPIX-027 | Using RAPIX with BACnet | BACnet is a commonly used protocol used for communication between industrial devices. In the RAPIX Lighting Control System, a Zone Controller can act as a BACnet server. This note describes the BACnet objects available from RAPIX Zone Controller, and how to configure the controller to expose BACnet objects for control and monitoring. |
| APN-RAPIX-028 | Virtual Zones | A RAPIX zone is an area of lighting that is controlled or monitored by the RAPIX system. A zone can range from a single device or room, through to larger areas such as corridors or whole floors, up to an entire building or site. If a non-RAPIX device or system needs to control a RAPIX Zone, this can be done using a “virtual” zone member (Short Address or DALI Group). This note describes the use of Virtual Zone members for control of a DALI or DALI-2 system. |
| APN-RAPIX-029 | Zone Lux | Using the RAPIX API with a Zone Controller for high level measurement of light level in Zones. |
| APN-RAPIX-030 | Operating Modes | A DALI-2 Operating Mode allows a product to implement manufacturer-specific behaviour. This note documents all of the DALI-2 Operating Modes supported by Ozuno and RAPIX products. |
| APN-RAPIX-031 | Replacement of Output Units | The RAPIX Zone Controller support a fast, simple user-guided method to replace failed Control Gear. This note describes the feature and process. |
| APN-RAPIX-032 | Tags and Tenancies | In a RAPIX System, a “tag” is used to identify some item as belonging to a group of items. Tags provide significant improvements to efficiency and flexibility, particularly for large projects. In particular, tags allow simpler and faster commissioning when a building has multiple tenancies. |
| APN-RAPIX-033 | Tracking Commissioning Progress | This note describes the method that can be used in RAPIX Integrator to track progress during commissioning. These methods provide visibility and control of the various stages of programming, commissioning and sign-off. |
| APN-RAPIX-034 | Using RAPIX with DMX | A RAPIX Zone Controller can be integrated with a DMX lighting system using either the Art-Net or sACN Ethernet protocols. This note describes how to set up the Zone Controller to control DMX lighting. |
| APN-RAPIX-035 | Using RAPIX with Home Assistant | Home Assistant is a popular open-source software for control of building systems and services. This note describes how to use Home Assistant with MQTT and a RAPIX Zone Controller. |
| APN-RAPIX-036 | Master Configurations | In many buildings, much of the programming for control gear, switch or sensor behaviour will be the same, with the only difference being the lighting Zones that are controlled. This note describes “Master Configurations” – A RAPIX method used to define favourites or common settings that are to be used repeatedly and quickly. Master Configurations can reduce programming time by up to 90%. |
Version 15 – 1st June 2021
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