IEC 62386-102:2022

Digital addressable lighting interface - Part 102: General requirements - Control gear

IEC 62386-102:2022 is applicable to control gear for control by digital signals of electronic lighting equipment. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2014 and Amendment 1:2018. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
the scope has been updated;
references have been updated;
memory bank reading of multi-byte values has been added;
memory bank 0 and common memory bank requirements have been updated;
reserved memory banks have been updated;
non-volatile memory (NVM) save time has been added, and SAVE PERSISTENT VARIABLES removed;
version number has been updated;
bus unit configuration has been added.

Interface d'éclairage adressable numérique - Partie 102: Exigences générales - Appareillages de commande

L'IEC 62386-102 s'applique aux appareillages de commande par signaux numériques des équipements d'éclairage électroniques. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la seconde édition parue en 2014 et l'Amendement 1:2018. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
le domaine d'application a été mis à jour;
les références ont été mises à jour;
la lecture dans le bloc de mémoire de valeurs à plusieurs octets a été ajoutée;
le bloc de mémoire 0 et les exigences communes pour les blocs de mémoire ont été mis à jour;
les blocs de mémoire réservés ont été mis à jour;
la durée de sauvegarde de la mémoire non volatile (NVM) a été ajoutée, et la commande SAVE PERSISTENT VARIABLES a été supprimée;
le numéro de version a été mis à jour;
la configuration de l'unité de bus a été ajoutée.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Nov-2022
• ICS: 29.140.50 - Lighting installation systems
• ICS: 29.140.99 - Other standards related to lamps
• Technical Committee: TC 34 - Lighting
• Drafting Committee: WG 11 - TC 34/WG 11
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 02-Dec-2022
• Completion Date: 16-Nov-2022

Relations

• Revises: IEC 62386-102:2014 - Digital addressable lighting interface - Part 102: General requirements - Control gear
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 62386-102:2014/AMD1:2018 - Amendment 1 - Digital addressable lighting interface - Part 102: General requirements - Control gear
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD .7
INTRODUCTION . 10
1 Scope . 12
2 Normative references . 12
3 Terms and definitions . 12
4 General . 15
4.1 General . 15
4.2 Version number . 15
5 Electrical specification . 16
6 Interface Bus power supply . 16
7 Transmission protocol structure . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 16-bit forward frame encoding . 16
7.2.1 General . 16
7.2.2 Address byte . 16
7.2.3 Opcode byte . 17
8 Timing . 17
9 Method of operation . 17
9.1 General . 17
9.2 Control gear . 17
9.2.1 General . 17
9.2.2 Control gear phases . 17
9.3 Dimming curve . 18
9.4 Calculating "targetLevel" . 22
9.5 Fading . 22
9.5.1 General . 22
9.5.2 Fade time . 23
9.5.3 Fade rate . 25
9.5.4 Extended fade time . 26
9.5.5 Using the fade time . 28
9.5.6 Using the fade rate . 28
9.5.7 System response to changes during a fade . 29
9.5.8 System response to changes during standby and startup . 29
9.5.9 Stopping a fade . 29
9.6 Min and max level . 29
9.7 Commands . 30
9.7.1 General . 30
9.7.2 Level instructions without fade . 31
9.7.3 Level instructions initiating a fade . 31
9.7.4 Configuration instructions . 31
9.7.5 Queries . 31
9.7.6 Special commands . 31
9.7.7 Application extended commands . 31

9.8 Command iterations . 32
9.8.1 General . 32
9.8.2 Command iteration of "UP" and "DOWN" commands . 32
9.8.3 DAPC SEQUENCE (deprecated) . 32
9.9 Modes of operation . 33
9.9.1 General . 33
9.9.2 Operating mode 0x00: standard mode . 33
9.9.3 Operating mode 0x01 to 0x7F: reserved . 33
9.9.4 Operating mode 0x80 to 0xFF: manufacturer-specific modes . 33
9.10 Memory banks . 34
9.10.1 General . 34
9.10.2 Memory map . 34
9.10.3 Selecting a memory bank location . 35
9.10.4 Protectable memory locations . 35
9.10.5 Memory bank reading . 36
9.10.6 Memory bank writing . 37
9.10.7 Memory bank 0 . 38
9.10.8 Memory bank 1 (optional) . 41
9.10.9 Manufacturer-specific memory banks . 43
9.10.10 Reserved memory banks . 43
9.11 Reset . 43
9.11.1 Reset operation . 43
9.11.2 Reset memory bank operation. 43
9.12 System failure . 44
9.13 Power on . 44
9.14 Assigning short addresses . 45
9.14.1 General . 45
9.14.2 Random address allocation . 45
9.14.3 Identification of a device . 46
9.14.4 Direct address allocation . 47
9.15 Failure state behaviour . 47
9.16 Status information . 47
9.16.1 General . 47
9.16.2 Bit 0: Control gear failure . 48
9.16.3 Bit 1: lamp failure . 48
9.16.4 Bit 2: lamp on . 50
9.16.5 Bit 3: limit error. 50
9.16.6 Bit 4: fade running . 50
9.16.7 Bit 5: reset state . 50
9.16.8 Bit 6: missing short address . 50
9.16.9 Bit 7: power cycle seen . 50
9.17 Non-volatile memory . 50
9.18 Device types and features . 51
9.19 Using scenes . 51
9.20 Current bus unit configuration . 52
10 Declaration of variables . 53

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11 Definition of commands . 56
11.1 General . 56
11.2 Overview sheets . 56
11.3 Level instructions. 61
11.3.1 DAPC (level) . 61
11.3.2 OFF . 61
11.3.3 UP . 61
11.3.4 DOWN .
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Part 102: General requirements – Control gear

Interface d'éclairage adressable numérique –

Partie 102: Exigences générales – Appareillages de commande

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms and definitions . 11
4 General . 14
4.1 General . 14
4.2 Version number . 14
5 Electrical specification . 15
6 Bus power supply . 15
7 Transmission protocol structure . 15
7.1 General . 15
7.2 16-bit forward frame encoding . 15
7.2.1 General . 15
7.2.2 Address byte . 15
7.2.3 Opcode byte . 15
8 Timing . 16
9 Method of operation . 16
9.1 General . 16
9.2 Control gear . 16
9.2.1 General . 16
9.2.2 Control gear phases . 16
9.3 Dimming curve . 17
9.4 Calculating "targetLevel" . 20
9.5 Fading . 20
9.5.1 General . 20
9.5.2 Fade time . 21
9.5.3 Fade rate . 22
9.5.4 Extended fade time . 23
9.5.5 Using the fade time . 25
9.5.6 Using the fade rate . 25
9.5.7 System response to changes during a fade . 26
9.5.8 System response to changes during standby and startup . 26
9.5.9 Stopping a fade . 26
9.6 Min and max level . 26
9.7 Commands . 27
9.7.1 General . 27
9.7.2 Level instructions without fade . 27
9.7.3 Level instructions initiating a fade . 28
9.7.4 Configuration instructions . 28
9.7.5 Queries. 28
9.7.6 Special commands. 28
9.7.7 Application extended commands . 28
9.8 Command iterations . 28
9.8.1 General . 28

9.8.2 Command iteration of "UP" and "DOWN" commands . 28
9.8.3 DAPC SEQUENCE (deprecated) . 29
9.9 Modes of operation . 30
9.9.1 General . 30
9.9.2 Operating mode 0x00: standard mode . 30
9.9.3 Operating mode 0x01 to 0x7F: reserved . 30
9.9.4 Operating mode 0x80 to 0xFF: manufacturer-specific modes . 30
9.10 Memory banks . 30
9.10.1 General . 30
9.10.2 Memory map . 31
9.10.3 Selecting a memory bank location . 32
9.10.4 Protectable memory locations . 32
9.10.5 Memory bank reading . 32
9.10.6 Memory bank writing . 34
9.10.7 Memory bank 0 . 35
9.10.8 Memory bank 1 (optional) . 37
9.10.9 Manufacturer-specific memory banks . 39
9.10.10 Reserved memory banks . 39
9.11 Reset . 39
9.11.1 Reset operation . 39
9.11.2 Reset memory bank operation . 39
9.12 System failure . 40
9.13 Power on . 40
9.14 Assigning short addresses . 41
9.14.1 General . 41
9.14.2 Random address allocation . 41
9.14.3 Identification of a device . 42
9.14.4 Direct address allocation .
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