Intesis IntesisBox ASCII User Manual

IntesisBox

®

ASCII Server

KNX

User Manual

r1.0 EN

Issue date: 03/2019

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Gateway for the integration of KNX installations into ASCII IP or
ASCII Serial enabled monitoring and control systems.

Order code:

IBASCKNX6000000, 600 points version
IBASCKNX3K00000, 3000 points version

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INDEX

1 Description ................................................................................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.2 Functionality ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

1.3 Gateway’s capacity ............................................................................................................................................ 6

2 KNX System ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Description.......................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Points definition .................................................................................................................................................. 7

3 ASCII interface ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 Description.......................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 ASCII Serial ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

3.3 ASCII TCP .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.4 Address Map ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.5 Points definition .................................................................................................................................................. 8

3.6 ASCII messages ............................................................................................................................................... 10

4 Connections ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

4.1 Powering the device ......................................................................................................................................... 12

4.2 Connection to ASCII ......................................................................................................................................... 12

4.2.1 ASCII TCP/IP ............................................................................................................................................ 12

4.2.2 ASCII Serial .............................................................................................................................................. 12

4.3 Connection to KNX ........................................................................................................................................... 12

4.4 Connection to the configuration tool ................................................................................................................. 12

5 Set-up process and troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 13

5.1 Pre-requisites ................................................................................................................................................... 13

5.2 IntesisBox MAPS. Configuration & monitoring tool for IntesisBox ASCII series .............................................. 13

5.2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 13

5.2.2 Connection ................................................................................................................................................ 13

5.2.3 Configuration tab ...................................................................................................................................... 14

5.2.4 Signals ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

5.2.5 Sending the configuration to IntesisBox ................................................................................................... 16

5.2.6 Diagnostic ................................................................................................................................................. 16

5.3 Set-up procedure .............................................................................................................................................. 18

6 Electrical & Mechanical Features ............................................................................................................................. 19

7 Dimensions .............................................................................................................................................................. 20

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1 Description

1.1 Introduction

This document describes the integration of KNX installations into ASCII serial (EIA232 or EIA485) or ASCII IP compatible
devices and systems using the IntesisBox ASCII Server – KNX gateway.

The aim of this integration is to make accessible KNX system signals and resources from any system capable to be
programmed to read and write simple text messages through EIA232 or EIA485 serial port or Ethernet TCP/IP port (for
example Extron, LiteTouch systems).

The gateway acts as a KNX device in its KNX interface, reading/writing points of other KNX device(s), and offering this
point's values of KNX device(s) through its ASCII interface using simple ASCII messages.

Configuration is carried out using the configuration software IntesisBox® MAPS.
This document assumes that the user is familiar with ASCII and KNX technologies and their technical terms.

Figure 1.1 Integration of KNX into ASCII IP or ASCII Serial control and monitring systems

ASCII EIA232 / EIA485

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1.2 Functionality

From the KNX system point of view, after the start-up process, the gateway reads the points configured to be read at
the start and remains listening for changes of value of group addresses associated with internal data points. Any of
these changes, when detected, are immediately updated in memory and become available to be read by the ASCII
system in any moment.

From the ASCII system point of view, after the start up process of the gateway, IntesisBox waits for any query (ASCII
messages requesting readings of points or ASCII messages requesting writings of points) and acts according to the
message received. See ASCII interface section for details about this ASCII messages.

Each KNX group address from the KNX is associated to an ASCII, with this, all the configured points of the KNX are
seen as a single ASCII point.

When a new value is read from KNX group address, the new value is updated in the gateway's memory and made
accessible at ASCII Server interface.

1.3 Gateway’s capacity

IntesisBox capacity is listed below:

Element

600

version

3000

version

Notes

KNX groups

600

3000

Maximum number of different KNX group
addresses that can be defined.

KNX associations

1200

6000

Maximum number of KNX associtations
supported.

Number of ASCII Registers

600

3000

Maximum number of points that can be defined in
the virtual ASCII Server device inside the gateway

ASCII link layers supported

Serial (EIA485/EIA485)

TCP/IP

Communication with ASCII client with simple
messages through a TCP/IP or serial connection