GE TLC communication driver (GE Total Lighting Control)

 

GE TLC communication driver is the driver to communicate with Total Lighting Controller of GE in U.S.A.

 

Reference) RLINK, DLL-RLINK communication driver

 

1. Read settings

 

<Figure 1> is read setting example of GE TLC communication driver. 

<Figure 1>  Read setting example of GE TLC communication driver

Device part of  <Figure 1> input Com Port(COM1), Baud Rate(19200), Parity Bit(0), Data Bit(8), Stop Bit(1) respectively according to setting of controller.

 

GE TLC communication driver read schedule

Read schedule setting parameters are as follows:

1) STATION – Controller station number or panel number.

S, F read command = 0 ~ 999 station number,

PSS read command = 0 ~ 999 panel number.

2) Read command – Command = S(default) - read of relay On/Off status,  F - read of each relay fail status,   PSS - read of PSS status.

3) Read start addresst – Don't care.

4) Save Start Address for Communication Server – saveing start address of Communication Server.

5) Read Size – Read size.  S, F = fixed to 3,  PSS = fixed to 1.

 

Read schedule example)

READ,   111,     S,     0,    0,   3,

READ,   111,     F,     0,    3,   3,

READ,      1,  PSS,    0,  10,   1,

 

2. Write settings

You can control the lighting controller by using write settings.

 

Digital Write

Digital write setting parameters are as follows:

1)  PORT                   Port no. (0 ~ 255)

2)  STATION             Controller station number or panel number.

S write command = 0 ~ 999 station number,

PSS write command = 0 ~ 999 panel number.

3)  ADDRESS           Writing channel number or PSS switch number.

S write command = 0000 ~ 002F,  

ex) 001A - 27th bit of RLINK,

PSS write command = 0000 ~ 000F.

4) Extra1                    Write command = S or blank, etc - write of relay On/Off status,  PSS - write of PSS status.

5) Extra2                    Don't care.

 

<Table 1> is address of RLINK(GE TLC) and GE TLC communication driver.

RLINK

AutoBase

RLINK

AutoBase

RLINK

AutoBase

1

0000

17

0010

33

0020

2

0001

18

0011

34

0021

3

0002

19

0012

35

0022

4

0003

20

0013

36

0023

5

0004

21

0014

37

0024

6

0005

22

0015

38

0025

7

0006

23

0016

39

0026

8

0007

24

0017

40

0027

9

0008

25

0018

41

0028

10

0009

26

0019

42

0029

11

000A

27

001A

43

002A

12

000B

28

001B

44

002B

13

000C

29

001C

45

002C

14

000D

30

001D

46

002D

15

000E

31

001E

47

002E

16

000F

32

001F

48

002F

<Table 1> Address of RLINK(GE TLC) and GE TLC communication driver

Write example 1)

Port : 0  Station : 18  Address : 0003   Extra1 :  , EXTRA2 :

The setting parameter shown above is a relay control( ON/OFF ) example for 4th channel of RLINK.

 

Write example 2)

Port : 0  Station : 1  Address : 0002   Extra1 : PSS , EXTRA2 :

The setting parameter shown above is all relay control( ON/OFF ) example for 3rd switch number at 1 PSS pannel number:

 

Analog Write

GE TLC communication driver don't support analog write.