
1250SM0904R10/09 C-Bus™ Basic Programming
10/2009 C-Bus™ Products Training Course
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C-Bus Addressing
C-Bus Addressing
For each site that has C-Bus installed, C-Bus Toolkit will create a project
that contains all of the programming information. This includes all
addressing information associated to that specific site.
C-Bus utilises a number of different addressing methods, to allow C-Bus
input and output units communicate with each other. These addresses are:
network address
unit address
application address
group address
area address
levels.
C-Bus Toolkit allows you to assign meaningful names to various address
types. These meaningful names are referred to as tags.
Multi-Network Connectivity
Communications between multiple C-Bus networks can be achieved by
using a C-Bus Network Bridge. Multiple C-Bus networks are required when:
more than 100 C-Bus units are needed (or calculated max)
more than 1 km of C-Bus cable is needed
more then 2 A of current is provided
separation of networks is required.
A C-Bus Network Bridge will:
allow all C-Bus networks to be programmed from a central location
pass Bi-directional C-Bus commands from one network to another.
NOTE: The C-Bus Network Bridges may be configured not to pass C-Bus
messages, or not to pass C-Bus messages in a particular direction.
A C-Bus
Projects may contain up to 255 C-Bus networks configured in four possible
network layouts:
daisy chain topology
star topology
a combination of daisy chain and star topologies
ring topology.
NOTE: Ring topologies are rarely used as they are complex to commission,
and require a large number of C-Bus Network Bridges.
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