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Remote Link

Remote Link shares lighting control between DALI channels and controllers on the same Ethernet IP network.

The occupancy, warning hold, light level and manual commands of a Room Light Control, together with the actions of a DALI push button, can control lamps and actions on any channel on the network.

Values are shared by broadcast on the local network (UDP). Every controller on the same subnet and on the same Link Network receives them, so no point-to-point address needs to be configured. Remote Link is best-effort: a sender broadcasts a value when it changes and re-sends it periodically (heartbeat) so a controller that joins later stays up to date.

Concepts​

The Link Network (0-255) groups the controllers that share values. A controller only sends to and receives from other controllers set to the same Link Network. Link Network 0 is the default.

A Link ID (1-32767) is a shared channel that carries one value or event. A controller sends a value into a Link ID and any controller receiving from the same Link ID (on the same Link Network) acts on it. Controllers that do not follow the Link ID ignore it.

Sharing a Push Button​

A DALI push button can share its input events into a Link ID so that virtual buttons on other controllers execute them. This is configured on the button itself, from DALI Commissioning. The Send to Link ID option publishes the button events, leaving it empty keeps the button local.

Web Interface​

Remote Link is configured from the web interface under Automation → Remote Link, which groups four sub-pages:

  • Link Network — selects the Link Network this controller belongs to.
  • RLC Links (Send) — publishes Room Light Control values into Link IDs.
  • Virtual Buttons (Receive) — executes button events received from Link IDs.
  • Link Monitor — a diagnostic view of the Link IDs seen on the network.

See Automation for the detailed pages.