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BACnet Interface - Analog Input Object - Light Sensor

Analog Input Object - Light Sensor

To obtain the light sensors' illuminance level, use the Analog Input objects.

Light Sensor

List of available properties for these objects.

Property IdentifierProperty IDProperty DatatypeConformance Code
Object_Identifier75BACnetObjectIdentifierR
Object_Name77CharacterStringR
Object_Type79BACnetObjectTypeR
Present_Value85REALW
Description28CharacterStringR
Device_Type31CharacterStringR
Status_Flags111BACnetStatusFlagsR
Event_State36BACnetEventStateR
Reliability103BACnetReliabilityR
Out_Of_Service81BOOLEANW
Units117BACnetEngineeringUnitsR
Min_Pres_Value69REALR
Max_Pres_Value65REALW
COV_Increment22REALW
Light_Hystereris564UnsignedW
Light_Hystereris_Minimum565UnsignedW
Light_Raw_Value570REALR
Light_Calibration_Measured_Value571REALR
Light_Calibration_Sensor_Value572REALR
Device_Serial_Number573OCTET STRINGR

Object_Identifier

The object instance number is represented as TCLL.

  • "T" is the type of object as follows, 5 for DALI sensors.

  • "C" represents the DALI channel number, 0, 1, 2, or 3.

  • "LL" represents for sensor objects, numbers 00-31.

Object_Name

The name of the light sensor.

Object_Type

ANALOG_INPUT (0).

Present_Value

The current illuminance level.

Description

A description of the light sensor.

Device_Type

A text description of the physical DALI device connected to the analog input. For light sensor objects, it is "DALI sensor".

Status_Flags

This property indicates the general "reliability" of an analog input object.

Reliability

This property indicates whether the operation of the DALI sensor is reliable. The values are as follows:

  • NO_FAULT_DETECTED (0) - No fault has been detected.

  • NO_SENSOR (1) - No physical device is connected to the input object.

  • COMMUNICATION_FAILURE (12) - DALI device is offline.

  • UNRELIABLE_OTHER (7) - A DALI error has been reported by the DALI sensor.

Out_Of_Service

It indicates whether the physical device that the object represents is in service.

Units

The unit for the Present_Value is luxes.

Min_Pres_Value

The minimum value is always zero (0). It represents the lowest value for the property Present_Value.

Max_Pres_Value

The maximum value is always infinity. It represents the highest value for the property Present_Value.

COV_Increment

This property specifies the minimum change of the Present_Value that issues a COVNotification.

Light_Hystereris

This is a percentage of the current sensor internal illuminance level.

The valid values are from 0 to 25 percent.

Light_Hystereris_Minimum

The minimum hysteresis.

The valid values are from 0 to 255.

Light_Raw_Value

The uncalibrated light sensor reading before applying any calibration calculations.

Light_Calibration_Measured_Value

The value measured by an external lux meter, used for calibrating the light sensor.

Light_Calibration_Sensor_Value

The light sensor reading value used as a reference point during the calibration process.

Device_Serial_Number

The DALI serial number of the input device.